Sno*Drift 2012! You goin'?

[AmateurX]

It’s getting to be about that time to start planning for the annual Sno*Drift rally!

Sno*Drift 2012

Sno*Drift Rally is the first event of the 2012 Rally America Championship series, and is presented by Sno*Drift Rally Inc. Running concurrently are the Sno* and the Drift Regional rallies. As in past years, it will be headquartered in Atlanta, Michigan but also utilize the towns of Lewiston and Hillman.*Sno*Drift Rally is unique several ways.* Besides being the only winter rally on the Rally America circuit, it is fully contained within Montmorency County, Michigan.*This year there will be larger Super Special for ease of viewing and there is the Sno*Attack, a rally within the rally for 2 wheel-drive cars.

It’s mostly a 1.5-day event, but considering its location, it’s at least a 2-day event for most. This season’s rally will be January 27th-28th, 2012. The official schedule tends to show up rather late on the website, so I’m basing this off last year’s experience.

Typically, the schedule looks like this:
Friday: drive up, meet at the bar in town, drink beer, go meet the drivers, look at the cars, buy merch, go back to the bar, drink more beer, go to hotel/couch, sleep
Saturday: wake up early, eat drive-thru breakfast, drive to first stage, get lost, drive to second stage, park, walk 1-3 miles to viewing area, watch cars go by, drink beer (optional), continue to drive/view stages until the last one ends.

By the time the last stage is done, you’re cold, and beat. A good dinner is required. Driving home at night is optional (almost hit a deer last year). Some recommend driving home the next day.

I plan to bring a couple friends, but none of them are on this board. I think it would pretty bad-ass if some of us could meet up on Friday...

So, think about it, and chime in if you're goin'.

Some pics from last year:
Sno*Drift 2011
Sno*Drift 2011

[AmateurX]

I forgot I made a video last year...

[AmateurX]

Booked a "cottage" for me and my friends today. I'm getting more excited as we get closer to the new year. Now all we need is SNOW! (stupid 50deg weather)

[Subie Doobie]

That looks awesome!! I wish i could go Make sure to post pics please! I need to live vicariously through you spectators.

[Igor103]

Ill be going. I need to see the Davids

[AmateurX]

Leaving tomorrow AM to be at the Parc Expose' on Friday afternoon. Look for the 2011 DGM with the ClubWRX.net sticker on the back. Oh, and I'll be wearing my new hat.

[Igor103]

Cool.
I left already, got a 7hr drive.

[slitlymodified]

Damn this sounds fun... Well have fun and post pics!! I gotta work :/

[Weasel 555]

Damn this sounds fun... Well have fun and post pics!! I gotta work :/

+1 ...... in fact its mandatory

[Igor103]

Got here, no snow really.

What's with all the stickered cars?

[Weasel 555]

Igor, look forward to seeing photos

[Igor103]

I'm staying at the same B&B as that xlr8motorsport team. They got an Irish co-driver with a Chinese driver, world sport all the way.

[rage-wrx]

I'm staying at the same B&B as that xlr8motorsport team. They got an Irish co-driver with a Chinese driver, world sport all the way.

haha.Thats great.

[A265]

Enjoy and take a lot of pics, I wanna see some pics of Crazy Leo in the Orange Beast!!

[Igor103]

Ok, trying to warm up after watching stage 1. The spectator area was at a "3 right" turn following a long "200 flat" downhill...over ice. So almost everyone went off, some spun, some spun and stalled. And it wasn't better with the FWDs who were crawling.

At least 60% of the spectator cars here are Scoobs.