Dirt Fish
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02-13-2011 | 01:46 PM
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Anyone been to Dirt Fish Rally school in Snoqualimie? I just finished their 1 day course and I got to throw around a Group P Rally WRX STi around their rally course for a few hours, with an instructor coaching me the entire time and it was awesome.
Driving a car/kart fast on tarmac is one thing, but I quickly found out that driving a car on gravel/mud/water requires a counter-intuitive style from what I am used to. The same weight tranfer/trail braking rules apply, however flicking the steering wheel 20 feet before a hard 90 degree turn at 50MPH to get the car into a slide while left foot braking and tyring to line the car up in a straight line for the next turn took some getting used to. But once you are able to link the turns in their circuit, HOLY CRAP - it was additcting. More so than any karting or road course that I have been on.
Anyway, I only took a few pics (a few high res action pics will be coming later). but here are our cars:
Our cars:
A Group N car in their shop that can be used in their 3 day course:
And while I am waiting for the high-res action/course shots, here is a quick vid of what we did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhsvk...layer_embedded
If any of you want to learn some rally techniques, I highly recommend this place.
Driving a car/kart fast on tarmac is one thing, but I quickly found out that driving a car on gravel/mud/water requires a counter-intuitive style from what I am used to. The same weight tranfer/trail braking rules apply, however flicking the steering wheel 20 feet before a hard 90 degree turn at 50MPH to get the car into a slide while left foot braking and tyring to line the car up in a straight line for the next turn took some getting used to. But once you are able to link the turns in their circuit, HOLY CRAP - it was additcting. More so than any karting or road course that I have been on.
Anyway, I only took a few pics (a few high res action pics will be coming later). but here are our cars:
Our cars:
A Group N car in their shop that can be used in their 3 day course:
And while I am waiting for the high-res action/course shots, here is a quick vid of what we did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhsvk...layer_embedded
If any of you want to learn some rally techniques, I highly recommend this place.
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02-14-2011 | 12:06 PM
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DirtFish is awesome! I took both their 1 day course and 3 day course last year and had a blast! Even the idea of "having fun" with those guys is an understatement. These guys really know how to show a good time. Did you get to ride a hot lap with any of the guys?
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02-14-2011 | 11:25 PM
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06-11-2011 | 10:00 PM
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Old thread I know, but I recently got to do their half day class (as a birthday gift from my wife) and it was a terrific time! I highly recommend checking them out, and I do agree that it was addictive and highly entertaining!
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