Rally Comanche

I know it's not Jeepspeed, or even pre-runner, and to add insult, they're (GASP!) East-coast, but these guys do the go-fast thing with a 'manche. One of 'em is even a member here.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/member.php?u=49392
They're running a stage rally on the 8th.
If you're on Facebook, give 'em a shout.
Team Hazard Rally on Facebook

thats cool, i guess desert racing minus the desert, is still... racing?!?

if theyre on here, wheres tha further pics? (or is that the reason for this thread)

looks so much fun

xcm said:

if they're on here, wheres the further pics? (or is that the reason for this thread)

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Guy's not a real active member. They logged on here last year looking for power and suspension upgrades;
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=998367
They're stuck using a 2.5 by the rule book.

Their pics are mainly on facebook.
Here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=90481&id=101096979356

i remember this, there was a video too of them (if its the same guys i'm thinking of) nailing a hairpin in the woods, and hitting it way faster than the car that went before them. i'll try to find it.

edit: the link to the youtube vid is in their first post in that other thread.

hazard rally was a big inspiration for me, they got me hooked on rally.

Stock height? looks awesome.

rally is where it is at!

thats so bad ass too

There was a big thread about rally trucks over on special stage.

http://specialstage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38575&highlight=rally+truck

I'm not very active here, but that's only because my job has been crazy over the past couple months, and prep work on the truck occupies the rest of my time.

However, I have a few free minutes to thank everyone for their support!

It's a fairly bone-stock 86 Comanche. We swapped in a Ford 8.8 with 3.73s and a (gasp) Trac-Lock. It works for what we need. And then minor stuff like an electric fan, open exhaust, and the 4 other mods you can do to a 2.5L. Suspension is also fairly stock at this point, with ZJ front springs, 4x4 comanche rear (it's 2wd), and Pro Comp 6000 shocks. We have plans for it for next season, but for now, this is what we have to work with.

If you guys aren't familiar with rally, you really should check it out. Open class rally cars can do 0-60 in under 5 seconds...on gravel. We aren't there yet - yet

The only downside to running a truck in a series that is mostly cars??? Those that have crashed expect you to stop and yank them out of ditches! At the last event, we finished 3rd in class, but that's only because we pulled 2 guys out. Trying to bank some good karma

Photo albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/sureshot007

Next event is the Susquanhook Trail Performance Rally (http://www.stpr.org) June 4-5 in Wellsboro, PA. If you aren't doing anything, stop by and say hi!

A little update:

This past weekend was the Susquahanook Trail Performance Rally (stpr.org). We had a solid performance with no real problems - bent a wheel but was able to continue to service on it, and the idle stepper motor decided to rattle apart and stick at 4500 rpms (was able to remove it in a few minutes between stages). We would have had a 3rd place finish in class, but some penalties we picked up for speeding between stages added 12 minutes to our overall time and dropped us back to 5th. This puts us in a tricky spot, as we'll need a very good performance at the next event (newenglandforestrally.com) in order to have a chance at the Eastern Regional Championship title.

orange wheels are pimping!

Are you going to travel to LSPR this fall?

I'm already registered!

I look forward to seeing you there.

you guys planning on running the rallycross events in NJ?

Not this year, and certainly not with this truck. It has maybe 100 hp at the crank right now, which would never be competitive with the rallyx cars. After we put a v8 in there, then we can talk...

Thanks for posting up pics.

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I'm already registered!

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Let us know if you need any service help at LSPR.

Ok, so I don't know if I had a complete lapse in judgment, but I thought you asked if I was going to NEFR, and that's the event I'm registered for.

LSPR is probably not in the cards for this season. After Maine, I have a new motor to go in, so I will probably be out of commission for a while as we try to figure it out.