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Photos/Videos From The 2012 Rocky Mountain Rally (Pic Heavy)
During the past week, I participated in the 2012 Rocky Mountain Rally, driving from Colorado Springs, CO to Las Vegas, NV. The rally is done by an organization called Rally North America (RNA). Roughly 40 people participated, driving 30 cars. Many traveled thousands of miles to be at the rally, some coming from as far as Canada. Considering how small-scale the organization is, I was extremely impressed with how well the rally was organized and executed. This was the first time I'd ever participated in a road rally, and I will certainly be doing it again next year, especially since it only cost $200 to enter.
Every year, RNA donated all proceeds from each of it's rallies to a specific charity, a new one is chosen each year. Last years charity was the The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund , and this year's charity was the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis (ACP), and RNA and the rally participants raised over $61,000 for ACP! So here's all the pictures I took during the rally, and also a video I made with the dash cam.Enjoy! Day Zero: 1st hotel and driver's meeting Colorado Springs, CO Day One: Start Line At Pikes Peak International Raceway, Finish In Glennwood Springs, CO Pikes Peak Day Two: Start in Glennwood Springs, CO and end in Salina, UT 30 miles to go and not a gas station in sight My Team (Team Stig) Day Three: Start In Salina, UT And End In Las Vegas, NV Our Hotel After the rally was finished, I went to a place called Exotic Racing, which lets you drive super cars around a road coarse. I drove two cars, a Porsche 997 Turbo S, and a Lamborghini Aventador Probably one of the better experiences of my life. Good thing I remembered to bring my camera. I look forward to doing next year's rally as well. As you saw in one of the pics above, there was a guy filming for us, named TJ. He is very good at what he does, and he anticipates that the video will be completed by September or October, so I'll post it on this thread then. And now, the videos so far. the bottom video is last year's rally, Rally Appalachia made by TJ (just click the link). http://vimeo.com/33361137http://vimeo.com/33361137 . Last edited by Powhusku; 09-02-2012 at 12:37 PM. |
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08-31-2012, 10:16 PM | #2 |
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Awesome! Looks fun
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08-31-2012, 11:04 PM | #3 |
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Awesome. That looks like quite the experience.
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Thanks. They're already planning next years rallies. The soonest one will be going through New England and Canada. Follow the link for if you're interested http://www.rallynorthamerica.com/node/11
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Very cool pics... thank-you for posting them
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09-02-2012, 07:39 PM | #6 |
looks like a lot of fun.
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09-02-2012, 08:25 PM | #7 |
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Looks totally awesome. Would love to join one.
Anyone know if they will have any near Texas anytime soon?
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09-03-2012, 03:05 AM | #10 |
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Congrats on participating in an unique experience. Glad to hear that you enjoyed it enough to participate again.
I'm curious as to one of the pictures that showed an interior shot with a camera suspended from the windshield, what type of camera was that? It didn't look like a Gopro. There was another shot towards the beginning (11th one down)and a camera mounted on the door that didn't look familiar to me also? Since I live in New England, I might be interested in doing this next year. Is there any information that you can share that I need to prepare for something like this? PM please.
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