RALLY SCHOOL 2011 - November
19th, 2011
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Our annual Rally School
offers drivers a fun filled weekend where people intending on
competing in the Rally Championship series can pick up many driving
skills and valuable tips from seasoned rally drivers. This school
is a great place to get all the information you need to get started
in rallying or even for getting some great driving experience
to handle difficult conditions on public roads. The school covers
the proper principles of competition car building, driving techniques
used by professional rally drivers and tips about what surprises
you may encounter on a rally stage and how to handle them....
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CALGARY TO BUENOS AIRES
ON A MOTORBIKE
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After almost a month
and a week since his departure from Calgary, AB. Canada, Jorge
Mitre crossed the Argentine border riding his motorbike. The
trip took him throughout the Americas in what can only be described
as a "Bucket List" adventure for any person who loves
riding, driving, traveling or just living life to the fullest.
During this trip Jorge raised funds for UNICEF to help fight
malnutrition in childern in Guatemala.
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RALLY TEST DAY AT KANANASKIS
FOREST
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Jorge shows how to
take a long hairpin corner without using the hand brake. All
done with Left Foot Braking and precise weight Transfer control
SEE PHOTOS. Chris Dascollas also got behind
the wheel at the event with dad on the passenger seat, IN Jorge's
words: "chris showed great car control and a good understanding
of how to use weight transfer to get the car around corners fast"
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CALGARY TO BUENOS AIRES
ON A MOTORBIKE
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Our Friend JORGE MITRE
departed today from Calgary, Alberta, Canada on a long journey
to Buenos Aires Argentina riding a BWM 650 GS motorbike. He will
attempt to do the trip in around 45 days crossing all of the
Americas and try raising funds for UNICEF to help fight malnutrition
in childern in Guatemala. Although Jorge has never taken a challenge
of this magnitude he has done long trips from Calgary to Alaska
and Southern USA. We all wish him a great and safe trip.
You can follow his progress
through his WEBPAGE which he will be updating regularly
from the road.
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TEAM WINS CLASS AT 2007
COCHRANE RALLY2007
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Jorge and Chris Dascollas
won their class again at the 2007 Cochrane Rally on very difficult
winter conditions. The Rally was run on a day that saw snow followed
by freezing rain which turned the roads into skating rinks when
temperatures droped in the afternoon. However Jorge enjoys these
road conditions; "it is where Chris and I can excell given
the fact we run in the underpowered Production 3 class, with
these icy road conditions, drivers with powerfull cars loose
that advantage and it all comes down to good driving and experience,
something our team does not lack" The team was so competitive
that not only won the P3 class but also finished in 6th place
overall on a field of 25 teams and ahead of all 9 entered 4WD-turbo
cars except for one, even after a 30 second road penalty after
they exited the last service late.
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TEAM WINS CLASS AT 2006
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
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The father and son
team of Jorge and Chris Dascollas won the P3 class for 2WD Production
vehicles under 2000cc at this year's Rocky Mountain Rally. The
pair started with a very competitive time in the first stage
on Friday afternoon but ran into trouble at the end of the second
stage due to a bad ignition coil which resulted in the Celica's
engine running on 3 cylinders. It was not possible for the team
to fix the problem in the following short service and saw them
run the entire two subsequent stages on 3 cylinders again. This
wrecked havoc on their times and standings but on Saturday, now
with all the problems fixed, they ran some very competitive times
which led to winning the Production 3 trophy against 5 other
teams in that same class. In Jorge's words " we were unlucky
to have that engine problem on Friday night but our main competitor
had even bigger problems on Saturday, I guess its all part of
the game"
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