SCCA RallyCross Divisional Challenge 2026 - San Diego
Going flat out in uncharted territory. Time to see what I can do at the divisional challenge.
07 Aug 2026Blog
Custom Rally Exhaust for the Ford Fiesta ST
I made my own custom 3" exhaust for the Fiesta rally car. These pictures were taken after one rallycross event for testing.
01 Aug 2026
New Car - New Mindset
It would be silly to not return to rallying after it being such a big part of my life in my early 20s. I attended the 2024 Prescott Rally and suddenly got motivated to build another car - a Fiesta ST!
11 May 2026
Ford Fiesta ST Rally Car Specs - Updated May 2026
This car will be used to compete in the ARA Limited 2WD class. This is a mostly-stock class. At the time of writing, the Fiesta is not ready for stage rally, but is slowly being prepped for it. In the meantime, I am competing in the SCCA Rallycross Modified Front Wheel Drive (MF) class.
07 May 2026
Ridge Rally 2024 - Volunteering
Ridge Rally, is the 2nd closest rally to me, with Prescott being the closest. So I knew that I should start getting acquainted with this event near Tehachapi, CA, as it'll likely be an event I can attend annually.
20 Dec 2024
Subaru Impreza 2.5RS - Best Inexpensive Brake Upgrade
When I bought my 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, I immediately wanted to see what kind of brake upgrades I could do. Since I was building a rally car, I needed to fit 15" wheels to use rally tires since 16" rally tires are very expensive and hard to get. This made big brake kits not an option.
11 Dec 2017
Fitting Subaru WRX Brakes with 15" Wheels
Typically you want to be able to fit 15" wheels when building a rally car. 16" rally tires are very expensive and hard to get. The option that most people choose are the JDM 4-piston front calipers and the JDM 2-piston rear calipers, also known as the 4-pot and 2-pot brakes.
02 Dec 2017
5 Reasons Why You Should Rally a Subaru
In North America, finding parts for a Subaru is simple. Plenty of parts are interchangeable across various Subaru models. Most autoparts stores will probably have what you need if you are in a rush to get something fixed.
11 Nov 2017
Empire State Performance Rally 2017
Empire State Performance Rally (ESPR) took the cake again as one of the most difficult rallies to finish in North America. With 24 cars starting the event, only 10 of them finished. For the last two years, the common complaint was how rough the stages were.
10 Nov 2017
From Junker to Rally Car - Part 4 - Clutch and Transmission
"Which clutch and flywheel should I get?". I did not need a crazy, unsprung, ceramic clutch for the car because I will not be adding too much power to the car. I was lucky to find a guy on the RS25 forums who was selling his used ACT Streetlite Flywheel and Exedy Stage 1 Organic Clutch.
08 Nov 2017
From Junker to Rally Car - Part 3 - Suspension Reinforcement
Moving along to the suspension from part 2, the next task on the list was replacing all of the suspension bushings. Because this is a race car, I chose to get polyurethane bushings of course. I bought a kit from Prothane.
03 Nov 2017
From Junker to Rally Car - Part 2 - Rust
After buying the car in Part 1, I was eager to get started on the car. I wanted to fix all of the problems right away, and I was determined to make it just like new. I started to do a lot of disassembly from the back of the car since that seemed to be where most of the problems were.
28 Oct 2017
From Junker to Rally Car - Part 1
This picture was from the original Craigslist post. A 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS 5 speed manual. It was in Hartford, CT, which is about 5 hours away from me. It had about 200K miles on it at the time, with a few issues.
25 Oct 2017
5 Reasons Why Air Lift 1000 Air Bags Are Amazing
When I first towed my rally car with my Nissan Pathfinder, I had to be extremely careful with my following distance. There was so much sag in the rear of the SUV that it affected breaking efficiency. Most of the braking power is on the front wheels of a vehicle.
22 Oct 2017
Black River Stages 2017
We found out that we were 6th in line to out of 23 cars. Typically, faster cars start first, so seeing that was somewhat flattering for us, but mostly a relief. This was going to be the first stage rally where I would not have to worry about catching up to the dust from the car in front of me.
20 Oct 2017
Roof and Body Repair
This was a quite a lengthy repair, but I was ready to tackle it. The first step was trying to find a 4 door Subaru Impreza without a sunroof at a scrap yard.
16 Oct 2017
Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally 2017
The first day of STPR is notorious for being rough on the car, despite having such a short schedule. The key here is to make it through the day and try not to hurt the car.
14 Oct 2017
Rally Radiator Support and Frame Rail Reinforcement
Some of the motocross jumps were kept in the course design to be used for the rallysprint. I ended up taking one of them a bit too fast and smashed in my lower radiator support. I know it looks like I was being reckless, but really, I wasn't going very fast.
03 Aug 2017
Subaru Steering Quickener Installation
I will walk you through my steering quickener installation for my Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Rally Car. I have been contemplating this installation in the past, but after the BMR Rallycross I felt that it was necessary.
29 Jun 2017
Sandblast Rally 2017
I always envisioned this rally to be my first full stage rally, and I'm glad it was. Sandblast is a very safe rally in my opinion. There are barely any dangerous spots, and the deep sand does a great job at stopping the car when it goes sideways.
22 May 2017
Waste Management Winter Rally 2017
Ever since last year, I've been waiting to do this event myself as a driver. Derek and I put down some competitive times last year in the 2 wheel drive class, and I felt that my co-driving experience from last year would carry over to this year. This year the event was even slushier than last year.
28 Mar 2017
First Vinyl Wrap Experience
I knew it would be difficult before I even bought the vinyl, but I knew that a few little mistakes would make the car look hundreds of times better than without it. A wrinkle here and there would not bother me.
22 Mar 2017
Dealing With A Lack Of Motivation
We've all been there before, I'm sure. You have a big project that you're working on, one that you've been waiting for so long to complete, but then progress becomes slow. It gets more and more difficult to follow your dreams. Why is that?
07 Feb 2017
5 Reasons Co-Driving Is Better Than Driving
Everyone wants to be a race car driver, but co-drivers have it made. Here are some reasons why co-driving is better than driving in stage rally.
01 Feb 2017
5 Things I Like About SCCA RallyCross - 2017
Here are five things I really like about SCCA RallyCross. I say these things time after time to people I know in person, so I would like to share them here as well. 1. Anyone Can Race Bring your Grandparents, your kookie Mom, or even your 12 year old. Just
24 Jan 2017
Waste Management Winter Rally 2017 Preparation
I signed up for Waste Management Winter Rally (WMWR) this year. Last year, I was a co-driver for Derek James for this event, I even made a video! I am very excited to run this event since I have two co-driving experiences with the Waste Management stages. The
19 Jan 2017
Breaking Things Is Good (Sometimes)
Building a car for motorsport events is a costly endeavor, and the last thing you want happening is a part failing during your next event. Extensively testing your build after every modification is crucial to a successful event. So how to you make sure that your car lasts and has
18 Jan 2017
Understeer at BMR SCCA Rallycross
January 7th, 2017. Kempton, PA. 20°F. This event was awfully cold to do a rallycross, especially without any snow. If you have ever been to an SCCA event you are probably familiar with the work and play system. Go out and work the course 50% of the time, and
09 Jan 2017