WildHare Racing is on the Air!

Thanks to help from my brother Mark, the computer genius, WildHare Racing has a new blogsite to update you on our latest activities, rally results, plans for the future, and sponsorship information.

What is RALLY you may ask?

Rally is a sport like no other.  There are no ovals, pace cars or rain delays.  Rally racing features real cars racing against the clock on closed-off sections of real roads that are usually unpaved and unforgiving.  Events can last several days and cover hundreds of miles through rain, snow, day or night.  This extreme test of skill, speed, and endurance is what makes rally racing the world's premiere and most exciting motor sport, one that is quickly growing in North America.

DRIVERS:

Insiders and even casual fans consider rally drivers to be the best all around drivers on the planet.  They must master every road surface and every weather condition while possessing the endurance and stamina needed to make it through long hours and hundreds of miles.  As the old saying goes, "Circuit racers see 10 turns 1000 time while rally drivers see 1000 turns 1 time!".

CO-DRIVERS:

The key to rally drivers' success are their co-drivers.  Rally drivers cannot practice the course and must rely on their navigators (or co-driver) to survive.  The co-driver uses a computerized odometer along with a supplied route book to communicate to the driver what lies ahead on he road.  The route book describes in detail the road ahead and includes warnings for hazards such as cliffs, trees and junctions.  Rally drivers determine what speed and angle to enter each turn or crest in the road by listening to their c0-drivers' constant instructions.

EVENTS:

Gravel logging roads, mountain passes, well groomed forest roads - these are what make up the tracks for rally drivers.  They are temporarily closed, actual public roads on which rally drivers can go flat out.  

THE CARS:

A rally car is the ultimate real world sports car: one that is capable of high speed, and incredible handling on any road surface and in every weather condition.  Fast yet strong, they must survive hundreds of miles and several days of torture.  As an additional challenge, all rally cars must be street legal, since they must traverse public roads with traffic between the competitive timed sections.

WildHare Racing will take on the Plan B Rally as its first "tune up" event in Ridgecrest, California on Saturday, January 31st.

Stay tuned for results, photos, and highlights!