If you happen to missed 2022 Monterey Automobile Week in August or have been having withdrawals after attending, then hopefully you made it out to the second annual Velocity Invitational held October 14-16, 2022. The posh motorsport pageant had just a little little bit of all the things all rolled into one occasion with an thrilling mixture of historic racing, household leisure, and manufacture shows and demonstrations for spectators to get pleasure from on the historic Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca.
New to the lineup this yr, with a show within the paddock, was the addition of the Dirtfish Rally College. The rally college, situated within the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Vary simply outdoors of Seattle, gives a variety of rally driving packages for anybody trying to have enjoyable whereas making an attempt to reinforce their automobile management capability. Dirtfish introduced out six former rally vehicles to show in addition to carry out driving demonstrations on monitor. Â Spectators cheered as they sped across the monitor and drifted by way of the entire eleven turns at Laguna Seca.
The next checklist of Rally Automobiles appeared within the Paddock and a number of other wowed the crowds as they hit the monitor all through the weekend.
Ford Fiesta Pikes Peak – On the 2009 Pikes Peak Worldwide Hill Climb, Marcus Grönholm drove this 800 bhp, 2-liter engine, all-wheel drive automobile to a fifth-place end on what was then nonetheless a combined floor 12.4 mile course. He additionally took the ‘Rookie of the 12 months’ title.
MG Metro 6R4 – Group B motorsport followers will go loopy over this contemporary interpretation of the Mini. It has a V6 engine on the again seat, whole traction from four-wheel drive, and an enormous aero equipment above the rear hatch.
Subaru Impreza WRX STI – US stunt driver and all-round motion hero Travis Pastrana drove this automobile within the 2007 and 2008 X Video games. He completed on the rostrum each instances, however took dwelling the gold in 2008.
Lancia Rally 037 – Within the 1980’s, when the world was turning to turbocharging and four-wheel drive, the Italians solid forward with supercharging and rear-wheel drive. The outcome was this automobile which helped Lancia win a producers’ title in opposition to the Audi’s quattro in 1983. This semi-works instance was as soon as pushed by Italian star and former European Rally Champion; Fabrizio Tabaton.
Subaru Impreza WRC2002 – Pushed by four-time World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen. This 2002-spec Subaru, codenamed S8, was one other beautiful instance of the world-beating engineering of Staff ProDrive.
Peugeot 206 WRC – Though this automobile by no means made its manner on monitor this weekend, this 206 was pushed by the likes of World Rally Champion Richard Burns in addition to Marcus Grönholm and Gilles Panizzi.
2022 Velocity Invitational Filth Fish Rally Automobiles
Seen right here is the Ford Fiesta Pikes Peak rally automobile bathed in early morning dew at Laguna Seca.
Subaru Impreza WRC 2002 – as soon as pushed by World Rally Champion Tommi Makinen
Inside of the Subaru Impreza WRC 2002
Alister McRae – British rally driver who competed within the World Rally Championship
Peeking into the rear window of the MG Metro 6R4 you will notice a V6 stuffed into the backseat.
Driving lights adorn the entrance hood of the Lancia Rally #037.
Inside of the Lancia Rally #037
Rally sticker adorning the rear window of the Lancia Rally #037.
Nate Tennis waits patiently in pit lane at Velocity Invitational previous to doing demonstration laps at Laguna Seca in a Lancia.
Dirtfish introduced a handful of rally vehicles to Velocity Invitational. They’re seen right here lined up in pit lane able to carry out demonstration laps round Laguna Seca.
James Rimmer awaits to enter the monitor within the Makinen Subaru Impreza at Laguna Seca throughout Velocity Invitational.
Alister McRae leads the lineup in a MG Metro 6R4 for Sunday’s demonstration laps round Laguna Seca at Velocity Invitational.
Drivers get a ‘thumbs up’ sign to enter the monitor.
Benjamin Pedersen drives the Ford Fiesta Pikes Peak rally automobile down the straight into Flip 11 at Laguna Seca.
Max McRae drifts Flip 11 at Laguna Seca within the Subaru Impreza WRX STI as soon as pushed by Gold medal X-Video games winner Travis Pastrana.
Lancia Rally Automobile #037 speeds by way of Laguna Seca’s Flip 11 at Velocity Invitational.
James Rimmer, from Dirtfish, slides the Makinen Subaru Impreza round Laguna Seca’s Flip 11 throughout Velocity Invitational
Benjamin Pedersen cruising by way of Flip 11 throughout Velocity Invitational.
Dirfish Rally College introduced quite a lot of spectacular former WRC vehicles to Velocity Invitational.
Dew, left by early morning fog, drips down the hood of the Pastrana Subaru Impreza.
Subaru Impreza WRX STI – as soon as pushed by X-Video games Gold medalist Travis Pastrana.
Ford Fiesta Pikes Peak – as soon as pushed by Marcus Gronholm on the well-known hill climb the place he garnered the title ‘Rookie of the 12 months’.
