Lake Superior rally definitely rocks. Muddy, somewhat rougher, and still faster than snot, this year Mark and the Mustang was fast and finished everything with aplomb.
Friday were the southern stages around Kenton, but Mark was just keeping everything great so we could do the Keeweenaw stages. But, on the second running of the Passmore stage (in the dark) we were 30 seconds faster - woohoo! We had a nice run against the McCleery's, slightly ahead, but then we had a problem with a clogged fuel filter on a transit and we had to arrive 20 minutes late for the next ATC. Luckily, the rules meant the lateness was worth 12 seconds per minute late, so it wasn't as bad as it seemed. And then, the McCleery's had the bad luck of having a flat ON a stage and it took then some time to fix it (no flashlight!). We lucked out...
On Saturday were the famous stages: Brockway, Delaware, Gratiot Lake, and Burma. Mark left a 30 foot pair of stripes up the start of Brockway for the first run (video here), and was intentionally quieter for the second run where we were faster by 5 seconds. Delaware and the famous delta we did calmy and coolly - no mistakes. According to Mike Hurst, we were the ONLY car to catch air on the 2 yumps at the finish of the first running of Delaware.
We ended up winning Group 5 both days in the ClubRally. The party at the Library was a hoot - ask Kim DeMotte if he remembers anything after discovering the wonders of a concoction called the "1812". There was much rejoicing.-)
Special thanks to our crew: Amanda, Kevin, and Mary - they are always working hard for us, especially in the wet and cold!