Lake Superior Pro Rally 2002
Oct 19,20 2002
Houghton, MI

Pre-Race: Once I threw my 'new' blown motor, I re-installed the old rally motor. I tightened every last bolt and triple-checked everything on the car. I still had vivid memories of this rally last year and I knew how hard it could be on my 200,000+ mile DSM.
Assuming my PGT competitors didn't have any problems,...

Dave532

Magnum Opus ClubRally
Sep 21, 2002
Munising, MI

Pre-Race: After a disappointing rally last month in northern Minnesota, I was looking to increase the points gap between myself and the 2nd place competitor and give myself a greater cushion. After the ECU replacement, the new car seemed fairly sorted out.
Up to this point, my only co-driver had been mybrother, Bob....

Dave532

Pre Race: The rally car was officially totaled at the last rally in Park Rapids MN. I had two and a half months to build a new rally car. Luckily I had become the local 'DSM recycling yard' and had accumulated a few DSM's in various conditions over the past few months; an overheated blue Talon, white eclipse with a bad trans, black cherry Talon with a bad turbo, black Talon with bent valves, etc....

Dave532

Headwaters Club Rally
May 10-11, 2002
Park Rapids, MN

Not for the squeamish...

Pre-Race: Between the last rally in February and the upcoming Headwaters rally in May I was introduced to a local import-only repair shop just down the road from my house in Saint Paul. Metric Auto Works is a local favorite if you need high quality work performed on your import...

Dave532

100 Acre Wood National Club Rally
Feb 22-23, 2002
Salem, MO

Pre-Race: This was the first running of the 100 Acre Wood Club Rally as a National event. The top 3 season finishers from each division were invited to this event for the coveted 2001 National ClubRally Championship. I was not eligbile as I had finished 4 in my division due to my late start to the 2001 season....

Dave532