Spring Rally Day 1
I'm back from the wilds of Wisconsin where I spent the past two days at a semi-annual rally for Midwest automotive
journalists. For two days we took over Road America at Elkhart Lake to test
out the latest offerings from manufacturers. On day one we were given access to the track, yes the actual race track at
Road America, and a slew of available cars to take out. There was a Ford GT40, Lotus Elise and Mercedes CLS 55 AMG. All
required a ride-along nanny to make sure the yahoos wielding pens kept them in one piece. But everything else was open
to test to our heart's desire.
Day two was a half day. The morning was split between off-road and auto-cross courses. Yes I know, this is a tough gig sometimes. I just got back home and am physically feeling the effects of so much driving. My right leg is actually a tad stiff. Over the next 24 hours Ill be posting reports from the event and all the cars I drove, so dont worry, there will be more to come.
As you can tell in the first image, the morning I arrived was not friendly. It was in the 30s and very overcast. But a huge assortment of cars greeted me at the Road Americas hilltop paddock. Ive never been on a real racetrack before and getting to hit this baby was mighty impressive, daunting and at times downright scary (imagine seeing a GT40 flying up behind you at triple digit speeds, especially when they space out the starts so no one has that problem!).
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Mark 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
Is that bottom shot from a WRX STi? Also did you get a chance to take the new Eclipse for a spin?
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jinnik 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
wow that eclipse is silly looking
cheers for a FWD wannabe musclecar, hah
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Finishing.Law.School 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
You could have at least given us some photos of some of the more interesting cars here...blah, this post is a tease containing no useful info
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David Thomas 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
yes sti indeed
full eclipse report will come later
it is not a fwd musclecar nor pretends to be
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kevin 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
hmm, i see an elise, 2 vettes, an escape? a mustang convertible, eclipse, legacy outback, cts, 7 series, LS430? the rest i can't make out. i bet the elise was fun on the track. the legacy outback would be fun off road.
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theautoprophet 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
Was that GT or GT40?
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Bart 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
I only read autoblog so I don't get time to date... sorry
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David Thomas 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
gt40
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David Thomas 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
gt40
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J S K 11:00PM (12/18/2005)
I am so jealous!
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