2 Rally VX photos...

[Joe_Black]

I put recessed valve stems on my rally tires 'cause I was always getting dirt packed in around the regular rubber ones making them leak constantly. Recessed stems have a screwed-on metal cover and fit neatly down in the valve well. They're also all metal and built very solid. The issue with my front-left tire (which gets the most abuse on the directional Yokohama set) was that either the mounting nut inside the wheel had loosened or that the rubber sealing washer had shrunk or hardened. In either case, with me running the event and taking care of everyone else I'm left with little time to fidget with my own problems. So no rallying for me that day. I'll need to just de-bead the tire and put a new sealing washer on the stem plus use some good thread-locker.

Although the next rallycross in December will probably see me driving the $75 Jetta since it just came back from the shop, especially since it's a night event too and we're planning to have some fun bolting auxiliary lights all over the thing. We're going to flog it around the course Sunday and see if it holds together first.

[mbeach]

Joe,
I realize that this is off track, but I have to ask.

Exactly how many cars do you own anyways?

[Joe_Black]

Too many! LOL!

Okay, just for fun, here's the run-down: '01 VX, '99 VX, '86 XR4Ti, '88 XR4Ti, '88 XR4Ti, '82 Mercedes 300D, '84 VW Jetta, '86 Toyota MR2, 1970 International Transtar 4070-A COE (semi tractor).

For the weapons, heavy equipment and motorcycles you'll have to harass me on other forums.

Apparently I fall into the classification of "ferrologist" for my inclination towards mechanical things, usually rusty.

[VehiGAZ]

Two VX's and THREE XR4Ti's?!?!? Wow! You are one odd duck, Joe. I think you need 2-3 Opel GTs of your own. :-)

[Joe_Black]

LOL! No thanks, I only look at the British stuff. Never touch it.

You are one odd duck, Joe.

Consider that my profession is IT for a top-ten national financial and that I collect antique construction equipment will get you even further afield with that assessment.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

LOL! No thanks, I only look at the British stuff. Never touch it.

lol...when I got to see the vintage sports car hill climbs up Mt. Equinox during the VX-Plore Vermont meet I was mesmerized by the British made Allard with a mean sounding Cadillac V8....


There's a guy at our local dragstrip that runs an Opel GT with a V8 of some sort and does quite well