My printer took a dump the other day and I scored a printer/scanner for .99 cents. Anyways seemed like a good time to dig up some old pics and try out the scanner.


First group we have dads Rx3 Rally car. This was his first competitive rally car after running rx2s for few years.

Then we have dads last rally car, the SA. The seats used in the Re-Speed widebody came from this car. This was a Bridgeport on a Dellorto. He ran all over the country for a decade or so. I started going with him before I was 6 and even co-drove with him for a few years. I ran the car once in the "sand hills" rally in SC.

Third pic was my first race car ever. This was known as the "community" rally car. There were 10+ owners (as a rally car) before I got hold of it. The log book had 15+ events on it and 5+ documented rolls. Once someone ran it a few times they would sell it off to the next guy and build a nicer car. Unless they scared themselves to badly

Fourth pic was a car that ran here in the south east. This guy was crazy fast. P-Port, 4 link rear end, really nice build. IIRC, this was taken in Helen Georgia where we used to run Rally sprints each year.


More to come as I scan them........

 

awesome pictures Billy. It's always cool to see cars that turn into ****** that keep on racing.

-Jim

 

Next we have a few shots of a Ford RS200 Rally car.

These were taken at a shop we used to hang out at here in GA. They were basically a prep shop and one of the customers had some really nice toys. This was one of his RS200s. He also had a street car version.

You can read up on these killer rally cars here -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_RS200

 

A few random pics.

One of my Rx3s. This car came to us from Arizona as a bare shell. I put the car back together with spares we had and many trips to Mazmart and MazMedics here in GA (Way before you could post a WTB thread on the internet

Then we have a few shots of a SCCA Spec Racer Ford I ran for a few years in the famous 787 paint scheme.

 

That was Billy

 

And last but not least...........

The SCCA Improved Touring car I built and ran back in the early nineties.

 

Well found a few more.

This was another super quick rally car that was local here. The pictures you are seeing are from Friday morning BEFORE the rally

The driver was asked to take a local news paper reporter through the rally course for a "press stage" the night before. Normally press stages are run at 50% just to give them an idea what it feels like. I never heard the real story as to what happened that Thursday night but needless to say the car was rolled 3 or 4 times If I remember correctly.

A bunch of guys got together and the car made the start of the rally. Toughest was to find a windshield in the middle of nowhere. I believe he had to meet someone three hours away to find it.

 

Man, sweet pics Billy! It's starting to look/sound like you've got just a little bit of experience in this business.




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why are the fc phone dial wheels used?are they stronger, better for rally?

i mean one of them. i guess it just was a spare, never mind.

 

billy i just added you on facebook... lol

 

I have been lucky to be involved with motorsports most of my life, both on a amateur level as well as professional. Mainly within the manufacturing side of professional motosports.

-billy

 

Very cool pics Billy, thanks for posting them!

 

You are a very lucky man Billy! I got stuck in a family of musicians, but I can't play a lick, or sing worth a darn.

 

i got stuck in a family of machinists and engineers. and i'm not that good at anything except computers. bummer

 

Love the pics dude! Action motor sports pics are the *hit!!

 

Good show. Always enjoy seeing stuff like this.

 

It looks like that white car that was rolled on the press stage was fitted with a GSL-SE suspension, likely for the rear brakes. I imagine that they'd run nearly any 4x4.5 wheel they could find, as I could see wheels getting beaten up pretty regularly.

 

Wow Billy, those are some awesome pictures and cars! I want to be involved in motorsports like your are

 

When were you racing the spec racer? If it was in the mid 90's onward you may have raced against my dad, lol.

 

Great pictures. I hope you don't mind if I saved a couple of them for backgrounds on my computer.

 

Bingo. Wheels get torn up badly on rally cars. He ran some wheels from a z-car or a conquest as well. They were stock but a bit wider and cheap. IIRC, he would pick them up for $50 a set from local salvage yards.

Yes, I ran nationals in mid 90's. We were going to run the pro series in '95 (I believe) but the funding fell through and then they canceled the series a year later.
It was a fun car. They were all so equal that one missed shift or turn in and 10 cars would pounce all over you. What was your dads name?

-billy

 

There is a huge announcement coming next week. From what I hear it may be run out of a town near you. Use the email link and send in a Resume, you never know!

http://www.usf1.com/


-billy

 

My dad's name is Doug Christensen, He used to run nationals all over the place (mostly southeast). For the first ~5 years or so his car was bright yellow with the center painted white and "Christensen Speed Sport" up the side of the car, later he painted the car all white and did vinyl zebra stripes, The car's number was always 89. I was always at the track with him when I was young, which is what made me get an RX7 (I REALLY liked the first gen IT cars) I'll see if I can find a picture of it later and post it.

 

That would be cool. I would like to see them and see if it jogs my memory. We mainly ran in the southeast, Roebling, Moroso, Road Atlanta, Rockingham, Charlotte.......

-billy

 

Very cool stuff. Love the old school race cars.