Inside the cab of a RallyCross Nissan Hardbody

[Rev_D21]

One of my runs from yesterday's Rallycross event put on by the Finger Lakes Region SCCA driving the black rallycross truck. If you haven't seen this truck here's the build thread... 1996-nissan-d21-daily-driven-stadium-tr ... 68490.html .

This was my ninth run and by this point between 2 drivers we had blown both front shocks and ripped a heim joint off the rear triangulation bars so this thing was a handful in the tight spots. I came in 3rd in the <2.4L 2wd class overall. The truck made a total of 30 passes between Barry Brown and myself. Barry was running 4wd class and beat my times consistantly...except for one time:). He came in 4th overall in <2.4L 4wd class.


Here's my ninth run and by this time my arms were starting to fall off as I did 5 runs in the morning followed by ten runs in a row that afternoon.
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[WDRacing]

That looks wicked fun! I've always wanted to try a rally course. I learned how to work a manual trans driving an old Chevette in the power lines by my house growing up, ultra fun times.

[Rev_D21]

It's very fun and anyone looking to get involved just get out there and do it! Grab yourself a cheap Subaru anything and hit the course. My heart was pounding after the second run and the people out there are really cool and down to Earth maniacs.

[MinisterofDOOM]

That looks insanely fun. Makes me wish I still had my old Ranger to do a prerunner setup on.

[IanS]

Rallycross is a lot of fun, especially on a well designed course where you can open it up a bit, which that one looks to be.

Playing on the track is fun, but playing on gravel is what really gets my heart racing. Throw in trees, jumps, double the power, and more traction, then see how your arms feel. Typical rally weekend is 130+ Special Stage Miles. I am in pretty good shape, and every race weekend leaves me feeling like I ran a marathon.

[Rev_D21]

I bet. We are just starting out. This is the truck's second time out since it was finished. The first time was a mud fest. This time was a lot faster. I have gone crawling and muddin' before but this was out of this world! I hope to do more with my own truck once it's completed. I can only imagine what 130+ miles does to the human body. Something about the word 'sore' comes to mind.

Currently uploading more vids.

[Rev_D21]

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[Rev_D21]

Some pics.

Here's me.


And the trucks builder and owner...Barry Brown (LSR 620 builder and owner).