Every time i see these hill climbs, i think “Man, why hasn’t anyone done this with an 4.0 XJ - just put the biggest turbo you can find on it, and pin it till it kicks the crank out the bottom”

There are a few paddle tire’d Toyota Hilux (work trucks! they all have the same graphics over there!) towards the end of the video.  They’re RWD, and clearly not at the same pace up the hill

IIRC, they had a something like a tiny differential in the steering column. Something they could pin to drive normal, then un-pin and reverse steer? I didn’t dive into the technical bits, but I vaguely remember it being a modification in the column, not at the knuckles

I got to drive a Saab 900 with this done a while back. Its a real head trip to drive, at least for a lap or three. They had it set up in a gravel lot, so when the car starts to rotate, the instinct to counter steer got real weird...

Check out North Versailles - a township of Pittsburgh. That’s North Ver-Sails for those of you who pronounce things wrong.

The day I rode through Capitol Reef, I woke up covered in frost (in a Bivy), and had to boil water under my bike to get the battery warm enough to start the damn thing. Then it hit ~90 in the park...

Some cars, you just turn the knob to “ON” and the car is smart enough to turn the lights off when you take the key out. That way, you always have your lights on, regardless of condition, but don’t drain your battery!

They DNF’d Friday, but finished on Saturday! The Williams Boys DNF’d at the start of stage 2, restarted for the evening on Friday, then rolled on the first evening stage. Rebuilt the bodywork overnight, and restarted on Saturday. They even towed an Audi across stage 17 (the fastest flat tow I’ve ever seen. they…

My 100 AW experience was awesome, even if it did end earlier (and harder) than i’d hoped.

Usually we do a course walk with Brianne leading, giving pointers on where to be on course, and how to drive it. Its not end all, be all instruction, but a good “where does the course go” walk through.

Agreed! All the FWDLOL Hatches!

Show up! Seriously! If you have a car that meet’s their rollover guidelines (usually a “not taller than it is wide” rule), and a helmet, come check out your local one! Some places have different requirements for helmets, and may have loaners

I found a clean, rust free, (nearly) unmodified ‘94 DX Hatch.