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Wed
2
Nov '11

Perryville Farm & Forest Rally

The Perryville Farm & Forest Rally was a huge success for the HuebbeRally team. We took home 2nd place in two-wheel drive for each event and finished in 1st place for the Group2 class.

Enjoy the videos.

Mon
30
May '11

Photos from Rally Minnesota

Rally Bug 2011 Minnesota

Photos from Rally Minnesota, 2011.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kdmy0/sets/72157626794003818/with/5754369778/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/t_house/sets/72157626660718759/with/5749727573/

Fri
27
May '11

Video from Rally Minnesota

Rally Bug – Minnesota 2011

Sat
21
May '11

Ended up 5th place, was 1st pl…

Ended up 5th place, was 1st place, the coil wire came off .5 from the finish line of SS5. Took 12 min to figure it out. SUCKS!!!

Sat
21
May '11

At service, things are looking…

At service, things are looking good so far.

Fri
20
May '11

On the transit back to park ra…

On the transit back to park rapids, done with day 1. Long day.

Fri
20
May '11

At service, car seems to be ok…

At service, car seems to be ok, no issues. Don’t know what place we are, most likely 3rd, maybe 4th

Fri
20
May '11

At the start of stage 1. 10 mi…

At the start of stage 1. 10 minutes until we go

Sat
26
Mar '11

Finished the rally, 1st place …

Finished the rally, 1st place on the first rally, second place on the second rally.

Sat
26
Mar '11

At the start of stage 6, small…

At the start of stage 6, small delay. Car seems to be missing, down on power on the straights

Sat
26
Mar '11

In service, air filter is VERY…

In service, air filter is VERY dirty, changing them out. We might be leading the rally.

Sat
26
Mar '11

Stage 5 delayed… :( at leas…

Stage 5 delayed… :( at least the weather is nice.

Sat
26
Mar '11

At stage 4, delayed, seems to …

At stage 4, delayed, seems to be the theme so far.

Sat
26
Mar '11

At stage 3, delayed again. :( …

At stage 3, delayed again. :( very behind schedule :( car seems to be running ok, but might be loosing power high in RPM

Sat
26
Mar '11

Wating at start of stage 2, th…

Wating at start of stage 2, the rally is delayed

Sat
26
Mar '11

Starting Roxton Rocks rally. F…

Starting Roxton Rocks rally. First stage in 1hr.

Fri
25
Mar '11

Driving down to Paris, TX for …

Driving down to Paris, TX for the next rally. Hopefully our engine runs better this time.

Tue
18
Jan '11

Just took a call from @Kenny_W…

Just took a call from @Kenny_Wallace congratulating me on winning the STL region rally driver of the year award, AWESOME!

Tue
18
Jan '11

I took home some hardware this…

I took home some hardware this past weekend at the St Louis region banquet. Won the 2010 St. Louis Region rally driver of the year award.

Tue
9
Nov '10

Removing engine

Mark and I have been working on the car after the Lake Superior rally.  The engine seems to be down on power a bit, is leaking oil, and in general needs some love.

Once the fenders, rear deck lid & skirt are removed, the engine comes out easy.