Rallycross in a Bronco!?!

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Go do it!
This was at an event at Dirtfish hosted by the NWRallyAssociation Northwest Rally Association

Three of us Broncos invaded and had a great time. Lots of people came up to us amazed at how well these things dance around!

Thanks to @ezapar 2 for encouraging me to sign up!

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Go do it!
This was at an event at Dirtfish hosted by the NWRallyAssociation Northwest Rally Association
Three of us Broncos invaded and had a great time. Lots of people came up to us amazed at how well these things dance around!
Thanks to @ezapar 2 for encouraging me to sign up!

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Looks like fun, need to get out there myself and do it.

 

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What modes did you try and what worked best for you on this track?

 

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What modes did you try and what worked best for you on this track?

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I did the first run in Sport mode with the AdvanceTrac button held down until it gave the 'Off' indication. The 4A of this mode definitely helps turn in, but acceleration is severely limited when wheel slip and/or rotation is detected - I'd give full throttle and it would cut power and be laggy on the exit resulting in not being able to hold a slide.

On the second run I switched to Baja mode (added via Forscan) with AdvanceTrac button held down until it gave the 'Off' indication. This was certainly the ticket and would allow lots of power and sliding on the exit -so much so that at first I didn't adjust my driving in time and had a very exciting but sloppy run. I ran it in Baja w/o AdvanceTrac for the rest of the weekend and learned to be a bit more graceful with the throttle.

 

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I'm in, where do you sign up?

 

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and Why have I not known of this before?

This is going onto my list of places to visit and things to do!

thanks for the post!

 

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This looks amazing, going to try and find one in southern California. If anyone has any leads, chime in.

 

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Reminds me of old conversations with this guy back before the Bronco even released, anyone remember him?

He wanted a Bronco to race rally like his Mitsu Pajero Evo. Not sure if he ever got one or ever raced it. I was always curious how it would perform against the Pajero or other rally platforms!

 

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I'm in, where do you sign up?

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and Why have I not known of this before?

This is going onto my list of places to visit and things to do!

thanks for the post!

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Events — Northwest Rally Association
There are two more events this year - but I think they are both full and waitlist only at this point.

 

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Nice! Way to represent.

This looks awesome and I want in.

I had a day and the Jameson is open. But still…

 

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Nice shots! What PSI did you run in your tires?

 

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Nice shots! What PSI did you run in your tires?

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I ran 24psi on the first day and 26psi on the second day. After looking at how much they rolled over in the photos, that was probably a little low. Will try 30psi next time and go from there

 

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Did the 3-day RWD class in a Subaru BRZ 10 years ago - most fun I've ever had in a car. Would be awesome to take my Wildtrak there. They would definitely need to do more course maintenance afterward simply due to the tire size (~205 vs. 315) and torque.

 

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Great photos and super cool event. Makes me want to move the PNW.

 

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Years ago when I still lived in Colorado the local rallycross organizer excluded SUVs and pickups as they had someone roll one and the organizers insurance said they won't cover any liability cases for vehicles with a high center of gravity. So just a heads up that if you plan to join an event, check with them that the Bronco is ok to take there.

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