Mainland Challenge - Offroad, this coming weekend.

[RedMist]

The biggest offroad event in Canterbury is on this weekend.
A two day event of pretty dramatic carnage. 175km enduro on Saturday followed by bump and grind of close courters short course racing on Sunday.
If you're keen on viewing its probably best to come to the Sunday event as you'll see considerably more of the track, cars and damage. Racing both days starts at 11am.
Saturday at number 10 road, off Tram road, just north of the Waimak bridge.
Sunday racing is at the canterbury offroad club track, Weedons Ross Road.
More details can be found on the CORC website. www.dirt.org.nz

[Brick]

when will you no if your racing? because thats the only reason id be going

[RedMist]

Unfortunately won't know until the day. Its work days from 6am -11pm at the moment. But its looking likely that I'll be there.

[Elmo]

Unfortunately won't know until the day.

Nothing new there ay!

Its work days from 6am -11pm at the moment.

Something new there though!

[RedMist]

Unfortunately won't know until the day.

Nothing new there ay!

Its work days from 6am -11pm at the moment.

Something new there though!

Smartarse... and yes I just got back from working on it. I sware the byatch doesnt like me.

[Elmo]

Its funny, last night I was showing someone some pics and vids, and found the ones from when you last raced at #10 (well it may have been last race) in the Buni.

[Mr Revhead]

good luck!!


to those going to watch, go early

if you go after the start like i did when he came to nelson... all i got to see was redmist walking back without the car mumbling something about trees and needing a drink....

[Elmo]

if you go after the start like i did when he came to nelson... all i got to see was redmist walking back without the car mumbling something about trees and needing a drink....

So true! So true!

[RedMist]

For a first outing the car performed fantastically. Its got tonnes of power to spare. Although the course had some tight sections I only used 4th and 5th. The only problem we had today was rolling two tyres off the bead. I had the fastest lap times by far even though I was only at 80%. Had the guy that won come in behind me at one stage and I left him in a shower of shyte... that is until I rolled the second tyre off the bead.

.... looks like I'll be investing in beadlocks then!

[Mr Revhead]

cant be true!!

nice one

[RedMist]

I'll get some shots of her racing when I recieve them... but the wife got this shot

[Brick]

so how this all go in the end

[RedMist]

Car went fantastically well. First in class 1, second overall even with three pit stops for tyres rolled off the bead.

Full writeup here.
http://www.dirt.org.nz/writeups.php

[RedMist]

Couple of shots of the weekends action.

[rolla_fxgt]

Impressive effort!

I just want one, looks like a heap of fun.

I love that photo of you above the green one, makes you look like your about to drive over the top of him and squash him for getting in your way

[RedMist]

TV coverage.

Monday (tonight) Sky Sport 3 @7pm
Tuesday Sky Sport 1 @ 6pm
Wednesday Sky Sport 1 @ 9am
Thursday Sky Sport 1 @ 12pm

[fangsport]

some good coverage of you there, Daniel.
you appear to have the new toy flying (literally and metaphorically), the Jimco does look very bulky compared to the likes of the Cougar in the same race, but looks to keep the power down better.

[RedMist]

some good coverage of you there, Daniel.
you appear to have the new toy flying (literally and metaphorically), the Jimco does look very bulky compared to the likes of the Cougar in the same race, but looks to keep the power down better.

Jimco is huge compared with the cougars. Unfortunatley I'll have to compete with some very high powered, light weight examples in the national finals. Power down? Thats its biggest problem. Its got tonnes of it (power) and its sitting far too high at the moment. With no anti roll and high CG it rolls and pitches like its on a high sea. This consequently lowers the weight on the inner drive wheel and allows it to spin. The Jimco is currently point and squirt only.
I thought the coverage made offroading look rather slow... a bit like watching roundy rounders and finding they are doing 160kph on the back end of the straights... when the look like they are doing 20kph.
All I can say is it was bloody fast in the cockpit.

[7apples]

I thought the coverage made offroading look rather slow... a bit like watching roundy rounders and finding they are doing 160kph on the back end of the straights... when the look like they are doing 20kph.
All I can say is it was bloody fast in the cockpit.

ya us roundy rounders are going alot faster then tv makes out. and then when its on tv, people dont really understand what the thrill is about. the joys of the lesser nz motorsports ay.

what kind of speeds are you doing offroading??

[RedMist]

what kind of speeds are you doing offroading??

Anything up to 220kph. But generally considerably slower, the things are bricks afterall. They tend to be very very squirrely at that pace. In the Mainland Challenge probabaly around 170ish (based on gear ratio, tyre size calcs). Motorcross helmet ends up acting like a wing at that speed. It lifts from your head and is only restrained by your chin strap.