2009 Cochrane Winter Rally

[HiTempguy1]

Just in case some of you Beyonders are bored this weekend, mabye you should make a trip out to Cochrane on Sunday? :D

This weekend (March 1st) is the first event of the Western Canada Rally Championship, the Cochrane Winter Rally. Servicing is being held at the (EDIT) Forest Reserve Stages (which is marked quite nicely on the spectator guide which Bituerbo linked), while the stages are right close to the service area (60 odd km's NW of Cochrane). Sounds like there is lots of snow, and the weather should be perfect for spectating (forecast is around 0*C for the high).

More info can be found on www.cochranerally.ca (things like a spectator guide, schedule, etc). Come say hi and blab if you want, I'll be there co-driving for Hardyboy Racing like usual.

This was our car back in 2008 at Cochrane:

http://usera.imagecave.com/bkburger123/cochrane2008/DSCN8876.jpg

Unless if there is a suprise in store for me this Friday, the car should look almost exactly the same (quite a bit more sedate compared to the Subaru Canada decals we were running for most of last year).

[bituerbo]

The spectator guide on the '09 page doesn't work, but here is a spectator guide from the '08 page that shows location, distance.

Just remember that the dates are incorrect on this:
http://www.cscc.ab.ca/cochrane/2008/spectator_guide_2008.pdf

[SJW]

I thought the title was

2009 Cocaine Winter Rally

I was disappointed.

[4WARNED]

Originally posted by HiTempguy1
Servicing is being held in Cochrane,

Adam:

I don't think servicing is in Cochrane....that's a heck of a commute in between stages ....i believe service is in the same little staging area just north of the Harold Crk turnoff...on the trunk road.

Car 0

[ExtremeSi]

That's awesome. Are there any other dates of rally events being held around here? I can't make it to Cochrane this weekend.

[bituerbo]

Originally posted by ExtremeSi
That's awesome. Are there any other dates of rally events being held around here? I can't make it to Cochrane this weekend.

www.rallywest.com has the info you want.



2009 STAGE SCHEDULE:

COCHRANE WINTER RALLY
March 1 in Cochrane, AB

TRAIL OF THE BISON
April 12 in KENORA, ON *tentative*

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RALLY
May 29/30 in Calgary, AB

MOUNTAIN TRIALS RALLY
TBD in Merritt, BC

BIGHORN RALLY
Aug 16 in Edson, AB

PACIFIC FOREST RALLY
October 2/3 in Merritt, BC

KANANASKIS RALLY
November 8 in Cochrane, AB

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by 4WARNED


Adam:

I don't think servicing is in Cochrane....that's a heck of a commute in between stages ....i believe service is in the same little staging area just north of the Harold Crk turnoff...on the trunk road.

Car 0

I don't really know why I wrote that in, come to think of it. I've edited my post for clarity (the cochrane rally website does say Forest Reserve Stages).

[HiTempguy1]

The o-fishal 2009 spectator guide:

http://www.morisoncom.com/Cochrane09Spectators.pdf

Has nice info on it like when to arrive at stages to spectate! Hope to see some Beyonder's out there.

BTW, apparently the Weather Network is calling for 10*C on Sunday :eek: I guess we'll wait and see if the temps really do get that high.

[eblend]

I am heading out there this Sunday, care to explain when I should be there? There are so many "Arrive by ***" things that I am not sure when is an actual good time to arrive

[bourge73]

Bahahahahh oh man that is funny:hitit: :rofl:

[4WARNED]

Originally posted by eblend
I am heading out there this Sunday, care to explain when I should be there? There are so many "Arrive by ***" things that I am not sure when is an actual good time to arrive

Leave Cochrane at 8am and you should be fine...

For the Hunter valley spectator point (stages 1 and 2 on the west side of highway40), you'll need to be there and in place by 9:15Am.....Car 0 (me) will be coming in at 9:30Am...that road will be opened back up at approx 11am ......

If you stay for the afternoon, that same road will be used four more times (it is re-closed from 1:30 - 6:00)........(stage 7, 10, 11 & 14).

Clear as mud??

[eblend]

Originally posted by 4WARNED


Leave Cochrane at 8am and you should be fine...

For the Hunter valley spectator point (stages 1 and 2 on the west side of highway40), you'll need to be there and in place by 9:15Am.....Car 0 (me) will be coming in at 9:30Am...that road will be opened back up at approx 11am ......

If you stay for the afternoon, that same road will be used four more times (it is re-closed from 1:30 - 6:00)........(stage 7, 10, 11 & 14).

Clear as mud??

Yeppers, I think i will come in the afternoon since I can get more stages in. Thanks

[GT4rally]

Originally posted by ExtremeSi
That's awesome. Are there any other dates of rally events being held around here? I can't make it to Cochrane this weekend.

Next one is the Rocky Mountain Rally May 29-30 west of Clairshom.

[HiTempguy1]

Results are now posted at www.cochranerally.ca

http://cscc.ab.ca/cochrane/2009_Cochrane_Winter_Rally_Results.pdf

Oh yea... we won :D Woot!

http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/cochrane2-10.jpg

[Rocky]

Congrats, moar pics plzzz :D

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by Rocky
Congrats, moar pics plzzz :D

Ask and ye shall receive ;)

http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/cochrane-10.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/cochrane2-20.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/cochrane2-44.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/cochrane2-47.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/Schmidke_SS3.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/Schmidke_SS4.jpg
http://usera.ImageCave.com/bkburger123/Cochrane2009/Schmidke_SS8.jpg

As for other pics (not sure why you'd want to see pics of the other teams, but who knows? ;) ) they can be located here:

http://www.worldrallysport.com/node/2434

and here:

http://www.worldrallysport.com/node/2448