GLRE Time Attack presented by KC HiLiTES

[scarrjack]

Practice.

I wish I could find a good place to practice around here even though I'm not too concerned about my time.
Is running the track in 2 wheel drive the way to go or would 4 wheel drive help grab and come out of the corners better?

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Michigan sticker question. Just got two of my green ORV and ORV Trail sticker in the mail. I believe there was a passport I did too, is that also a sticker or something you need to have in your wallet/truck? Haven't gotten it yet.

On the two ORV stickers, the back states that it should be centered on the fender or bumper. Yeck! Is my back window good enough for whoever is even watching for these (want it to be easily removable)?

 

[Huck]

Passport is a sticker that goes in front window. Rear window is fine for orv stickers.


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[Gilligan]

Michigan sticker question. Just got two of my green ORV and ORV Trail sticker in the mail. I believe there was a passport I did too, is that also a sticker or something you need to have in your wallet/truck? Haven't gotten it yet.

On the two ORV stickers, the back states that it should be centered on the fender or bumper. Yeck! Is my back window good enough for whoever is even watching for these (want it to be easily removable)?

We must have ordered the same day. I also got the 2 ORV stickers today, I'm guessing since you order from 2 different websites that the turn around time is a bit different as well.

I was wondering about putting them on the rear window too.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

I wish I could find a good place to practice around here even though I'm not too concerned about my time.
Is running the track in 2 wheel drive the way to go or would 4 wheel drive help grab and come out of the corners better?

I thought we had practice on Saturday to learn the track and see what works best before the timing runs on Sunday?

 

[BramageDained]

I wish I could find a good place to practice around here even though I'm not too concerned about my time.
Is running the track in 2 wheel drive the way to go or would 4 wheel drive help grab and come out of the corners better?

It depends.

It's much easier to get the truck to rotate around corners in 2wd. But, you can get on the power sooner in 4wd. You have to really commit to throttle steer in 4WD. It looks from the pictures that the track is mostly clay. If it rains a lot beforehand it will be nearly impossible to turn without 4WD. Wet clay balls up tires really well and is as slippery as ice. You need to have the tires powered and spinning to clean out and keep biting. You can see it packed in those general grabbers in the pictures.

This was 10MAY14. It was an SCCA RallyCross. But, was a test N tune so basically an open track day.

Wet clay course:



Same layout, but dried up some.



Wet track times were 48-55 seconds. Dry, I had a fastest of 36.3.

There's a non-negligible concern over durability of the IWEs in the front. Some people tear them up in 5k. I spent every weekend this winter at an ice track in 4WD, plus all the other winter shenanigans including both Snoballs, and do RallyX in 4WD. I've had no issues with mine. I probably have >2000 miles of offroading in 4WD.



RallyX isn't a high speed event, but, teaches you a lot about how to control the truck around corners. The same goes for ice tracks on frozen lakes.

Since everyone basically has the same vehicle it will be all about corner entry/exit.

Guys with aftermarket suspension might be a little faster over whoops or be able to carry a little more speed over jumps, but, I still think it will be all about corners.

 

[All The Way]

The oval will probably be black from Friday nights racing, unless they disc it or grade it

 

[BramageDained]

I forgot there was a race that Friday.

 

[Deleted member 12951]

ORV stickers on. That much closer to being ready!

 

[Gilligan]

Looks like I'll be joining the Chicago convoy on the way back Sunday.