The Ojibwe Rally was the second to last event for red Light in August. The BIR-PD school actually finished the month on a quiet note with only one flat tow for the day. Ojibwe on the other hand made for an interesting weekend.
The event started with two cars ditching it during the practice stage on the same corner. With Jeremiah (spelled correctly) and the new medical staff person Brandon pulling both cars out. A gathering at the local watering hole rounded the night out.
Friday, the normal attrition rate of 20% for the event was alive and well during the second to last stage. Contributers to the rate was Block by rolling his car and two other cars 'dnf'ing on the stage. That made for interesting traffic control issues on 64. Rescue one scored a 'hat trick' while stationed there with a visit from the Hubbard County Sherrif, the DNR agent (nice lady) on duty and the State Patrol that was working the area. The only 'bad' report i got was a rally spectator getting tagged for 70 while passing in a 55. The State Patrol Office didn't buy his story.
Saturday was also interesting with a rollover on the spectator stage. Google Rally Crash Ojibwe 2009 for the video. Impressive.
Sunday brought out a new activity for the weekend. Apparently Ford was filming a commercial for the 2010 Mustang that Mark Uteck used for the rally so they set up a Mark Uteck vs. Mike Hurst challenge on a stage road on Sunday. After 8 passes Mark had a 9 second lead and was awarded use of the car for the next year. Congrats to Mark as it was fun to watch.
September events are posted. Play safe and see you at the track.
http://www.redlightrescue.com/article.php?story=2009090219094188