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

Sno Drift Pro Rally
Jan 19-20, 2002
Atlanta, MI

The New Season:

The Car: Improvements to the car were minimal. Due to the severe launches rally cars endure at the start of a stage, I upgraded the clutch to an ACT 2600. (still using the same clutch to this day). Also added an A/F gauge just to make sure we never ran too lean. I repositioned the driver's seat...

Dave532

Lake Superior Pro Rally
OCt 19-20, 2001
Houghton, MI

Before this event I had a small "to-do" list of things that were evident from the last Rally in Bemidji. In an attempt to keep the turbo from loosening and fracturing the oil return line, I safety-wired the four bolts that holds the turbo to the manifold. The external lighting bar was reinforced in an attempt...

Dave532

Ojibwe Forests Pro Rally
Aug 17-18, 2001
Bemidji, MN

Being this was my first true Pro Rally, I was understandably excited. Though I cannot afford to compete in the actual nationwide Pro Rally itself, the Club Rally competitors drive on the exact same stages and abide by the same rules. The major difference being we were not eligible for National Points. Because of this,...

Dave532

Arkansaw Sunset Club RallySprint
7/14/01
Arkansaw, WI

The true start of my "Rally Career". On May 12 this year I had attempted to start my first ClubRally in Park Rapids, MN at the Headwaters ClubRally...only to DNS (Did Not Start) due to a failed RR brake line on the way to the first stage.
Arkansaw, WI is approximately a 1 hour tow from Minneapolis....

Dave532