Next weekend on the 22nd I will be competing in my first rallycross with my new Lancer. So yesterday I went out and got some practice in on a lakebed to get a feel for exactly how the car will handle. Here are a few pics:











That one of the side of the car is after only 10 minutes of driving. Right now the car has a good layer of dirt on her. I had to clear the windows and side mirrors off to drive on the streets

Anyways, I will have some better pics from this coming weekend at the event

 

Awsome. would be a lot of fun I could imagine. should try to get some action pics of you doing it. Nice thread topic name. ha

 

thats hot

 

You got it dirty?!





Good job!

 

So... how does it handle?

 

Damn. I wish there were dry lakebeds around Ohio.

Have fun at the Rallycross!

 

That ain't dirty. This is dirty.


How my car looked after a very spirted run down a muddy/slushy/snowy dirt road a winter or two ago. It's fun to get our cars dirty. Enjoy the rally! Take some good pics

 

It handles great actually. The only time dirt plays a factor in the handling is when you are turning sharply. Other than that, the lakebed is so compacted and hard that its like driving on a road.

The stock dunlops get a good amount of grip when I keep the straight, and I spent a good 4 hours learning the best ways to attack a corner and control the slide in the dirt. I set the cones up for practically every type of situation possible in a rallycross.

Then I spent another half hour getting to about 60mph and throwing the ebrake. Front wheel drive drift FTL! The first time I did it I was concentrating on the drift so much that I forgot I had a clutch pedal

 

Hahaha, ok my goal is to get my car more dirty than yours now next weekend

 

I look forward to it

 

where did u go(which lake bed) looks like applevalley,lucernvalley

 

Sweet! Rally FTW!! Might want to invest in making some rally flaps to keep the paint chip free!

 

niiiice. alota fun bro.

i bet she handles great

 

Looks like some good fun. Good luck at the competition!

 

Yep, it is in Apple Valley where the 18 and Rabbit Springs Rd meet.