NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
05-17-2007, 05:49 PM
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NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
Before considering coming in and watching any of this, please remember that gen4acclude could outrun all of these drivers in the woods using his sticker infested honda accord. 
Thought I'd drop the scoop on this weekends rally here for everyone, if you wanna come up and spectate. FYI you can find all of this info on http://www.olympusrally.com
Here is the Schedule
http://www.olympusrally.com/?p=schedule
This takes place in the forests between Olympia and Shelton, WA (Olympia is a 2 hour roadtrip from portland)
Here is the Spectator Guide
http://www.olympusrally.com/files/spectato...007spectate.pdf
This is an article about Olympus taken from a website called Special Stage.
Thought I'd drop the scoop on this weekends rally here for everyone, if you wanna come up and spectate. FYI you can find all of this info on http://www.olympusrally.com
Here is the Schedule
http://www.olympusrally.com/?p=schedule
This takes place in the forests between Olympia and Shelton, WA (Olympia is a 2 hour roadtrip from portland)
Here is the Spectator Guide
http://www.olympusrally.com/files/spectato...007spectate.pdf
This is an article about Olympus taken from a website called Special Stage.
The top rally drivers in the country will battle each other and the rugged terrain of the Pacific Northwest when the Rally America National Championship Series moves to Washington State for the Olympus Rally on May 19 and 20.
A demanding and technical course that winds through dense forest and over 125 miles of dirt and gravel roads in and around Olympia, Wash., the Olympus Rally is also known for the unpredictable – and often inclement – weather characteristic of the region. The constantly changing surface conditions produce hours of exciting racing action for competitors and spectators alike.
€œThe opportunity to race in the Pacific Northwest is a wonderful experience for our drivers and our fans,€ said J.B Niday, managing director of Rally America. €œThe Olympus Rally is an exciting and historic event for our national and regional racers to compete in. With a deep field of competitors, racers will compete on a variety of road conditions as they challenge one another for valuable points.€
Although a new addition to the Rally America schedule for 2007, the Olympus Rally was part of the first SCCA PRO Rally Championship in 1973 and was a World Rally Championship race from 1986-1988. Rally racing legends such as Rod Millen, Juha Kankkunen and American John Buffum have claimed victories at the famed event.
Rally America drivers compete in street-legal vehicles that are modified for safety. Six vehicle classes, ranging from stock to highly modified, compete under the Rally America banner. Eleven different automobile manufacturers are represented in Rally America events, led by Subaru, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Ford and Volkswagen.
Entering the Olympus Rally, the top four drivers in the 2007 Rally America standings are separated by just 10 points. After three of nine events, Ken Block and co-driver Alessandro Gelsomino lead the standings, followed by Tanner Foust and co-driver Christine Beavis. The 2006 Rally America national champions, Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom, are third, while Oregon Trail Rally winner Andrew Pinker is fourth.
In addition to the 2007 Rally America National Championship title, drivers are competing for entry into X Games 13. For the second consecutive year, rally racing will be featured in the Summer X Games, with the first five races of the 2007 Rally America season serving as qualifying events for the popular action-sport competition.
A demanding and technical course that winds through dense forest and over 125 miles of dirt and gravel roads in and around Olympia, Wash., the Olympus Rally is also known for the unpredictable – and often inclement – weather characteristic of the region. The constantly changing surface conditions produce hours of exciting racing action for competitors and spectators alike.
€œThe opportunity to race in the Pacific Northwest is a wonderful experience for our drivers and our fans,€ said J.B Niday, managing director of Rally America. €œThe Olympus Rally is an exciting and historic event for our national and regional racers to compete in. With a deep field of competitors, racers will compete on a variety of road conditions as they challenge one another for valuable points.€
Although a new addition to the Rally America schedule for 2007, the Olympus Rally was part of the first SCCA PRO Rally Championship in 1973 and was a World Rally Championship race from 1986-1988. Rally racing legends such as Rod Millen, Juha Kankkunen and American John Buffum have claimed victories at the famed event.
Rally America drivers compete in street-legal vehicles that are modified for safety. Six vehicle classes, ranging from stock to highly modified, compete under the Rally America banner. Eleven different automobile manufacturers are represented in Rally America events, led by Subaru, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Ford and Volkswagen.
Entering the Olympus Rally, the top four drivers in the 2007 Rally America standings are separated by just 10 points. After three of nine events, Ken Block and co-driver Alessandro Gelsomino lead the standings, followed by Tanner Foust and co-driver Christine Beavis. The 2006 Rally America national champions, Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom, are third, while Oregon Trail Rally winner Andrew Pinker is fourth.
In addition to the 2007 Rally America National Championship title, drivers are competing for entry into X Games 13. For the second consecutive year, rally racing will be featured in the Summer X Games, with the first five races of the 2007 Rally America season serving as qualifying events for the popular action-sport competition.
05-18-2007, 03:57 PM
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Re: NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
Originally Posted by AbaZ
Rallys are not that fun, its way better if you are driving, a face full of gravel every 10 mins isnt that great.
05-20-2007, 12:13 AM
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Re: NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
Actually you can go to the spectation at the ORV park on hwy8 and watch 120+ cars run thru a man made course.
(well, not now)
Driving I am sure is alot of fun, running the stages as us (Sweep Crew) is pretty fun too. The stage captain did say we were faster than the last group of 10 rally cars.
I just got done dragging a Focus out of the woods and back to the Casino, just enough time to grab some food and a shower, head to sleep, and be up at 5am to do it all again tomorrow.
(well, not now)
Driving I am sure is alot of fun, running the stages as us (Sweep Crew) is pretty fun too. The stage captain did say we were faster than the last group of 10 rally cars.
I just got done dragging a Focus out of the woods and back to the Casino, just enough time to grab some food and a shower, head to sleep, and be up at 5am to do it all again tomorrow.
05-20-2007, 12:19 AM
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Re: NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
SO you get to see each car go by once and that's it and eat it's gravel afterwards? Woot woot! I'll just stay home and watch the WRC on the Speedchannel from the comforts of my couch.
05-20-2007, 02:56 AM
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Re: NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
Originally Posted by stillnoturbo
SO you get to see each car go by once and that's it and eat it's gravel afterwards? Woot woot! I'll just stay home and watch the WRC on the Speedchannel from the comforts of my couch.
05-20-2007, 02:59 AM
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Re: NW People, Olympus Rally 2007 info here, come spectate!
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Because WRC is more fun to watch
That's like saying to a Rescue EMT, why save the victims, its more fun to watch the wrecks on the news.
