Susquehannock Pro rally / RIPP

[afinney@tamsconsultants.com]

I actually went and worked and spectated my first PRO rally.
One word. Amazing. Watching the water crossing at the end
of stage 1 was life altering. Spectating hair pin turns, waiting
at deserted corners in the middle of the woods at 2:00AM
watching the forrest suddenly turn to daylight and then back
to night at 60 mph was incredible. Checking out Bruno
Kriebach's (SIC) original UrQ rally beast, Buffum's Hyundai, a
host of turbo'd 4000Q's, a RIPP modified 5000/200Q (I'm not
good at telling those apart, sorry), a 90Q that had a run-in
with a tree, and there parked off to the side was the infamous
RIPP 5000TQ. Hey, I like the paint job. Love the tailights,
love the headlight set-up. Didn't get to see the motor. I'm on
my way home down route 80 with a dead deer every 20 yards
and who should come zooming up behind, Ross. Followed
for a while until he pulled off in a hurry, hope there wasn't a
problem. The car can move. A fitting end to an amazing
weekend. I think everyone should spectate a rally. There's a
feeling you get watching these cars move at crazy speeds
through the woods. And if you go, catch a night stage.

Andrew Finney
1983 UrQ.