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04-20-2011, 02:08 PM
The second day of the Global RallyCross: Twin Peaks event sponsored by BestBuy was wet, the clouds squeezed out their last drop before mid-day as the weather turned for the better. The track was wet and muddy for the heats to start running as spectators filled the stands and lined the fences of the entire facility. The fans proved the Northwest has a passion for motorsports no matter the weather or venue. The stands had over 1000 fans not including however many were walking around the pits or inside the Old Mill watching cars fly through the only dry part of the track.
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You can see the starting conditions of the corner out of the Old Mill on Day 2 at Twin Peaks.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5658-1.jpg' alt='d30_5658-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
The Dirt Fish guys took their car for a fun run on the track with the media, they took a couple of laps before more practice commenced.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5810-1.jpg' alt='d30_5810-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Dave Mirra signs some posters for young fans.
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Tanner Foust signs some posters at the autograph session in the Cooper Tires trailer.
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Inside view of the Old Mill, they told us this building was close to or over 100 years old.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5787-1.jpg' alt='d30_5787-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Stephan Verdier washes the dirt off of his Subaru.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5878-1.jpg' alt='d30_5878-1.jpg' class="ngg-singlepic" /><br />
We had the chance to catch Dave Mirra skipping out on the autograph session and walked the corner out of the Old Mill with him. He was worried that it was extremely slick because of the weather but after closer inspection felt that he could really take the corner sideways and take off out of the corner, which later that day left him with another damaged car as he had to be towed back to the pits.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5888-1.jpg' alt='d30_5888-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' /><br />
While walking the track with Mirra he had some comments on Foust's words after he overshot the jump the previous day while jumping over the blue Ford Fiesta, from Mirra's own experience he says that you never blame the builder of the jump if you take the jump too fast and launch your own car 120 feet instead of 70 feet, the problem isn't with the jump he said. Mirra felt very confident on the part of the course that we walked with him.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6118-1.jpg' alt='d30_6118-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Richard Burton takes the joker with a car approaching underneath him.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6088-1.jpg' alt='d30_6088-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Michael Jernberg takes the corner hard in his Skoda Fabia in "The Link" as 2 cars trail him.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6182-1.jpg' alt='d30_6182-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Andi Mancin loses boost as he attempts to go over the joker and flips his car.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6193-1.jpg' alt='d30_6193-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Andi Mancin appears from the rubble unharmed and waves to the crowd as they cheer him on.
Ultimately, Tanner Foust came away with the first place win on Day 2. We hope to see this event continue to come back to the Northwest for years to come and we have a feeling this track will be a hit with the folks in the Pacific Northwest. Until next time.
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You can see the starting conditions of the corner out of the Old Mill on Day 2 at Twin Peaks.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5658-1.jpg' alt='d30_5658-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
The Dirt Fish guys took their car for a fun run on the track with the media, they took a couple of laps before more practice commenced.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5810-1.jpg' alt='d30_5810-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Dave Mirra signs some posters for young fans.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5858-1.jpg' alt='d30_5858-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Tanner Foust signs some posters at the autograph session in the Cooper Tires trailer.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5761-1.jpg' alt='d30_5761-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Inside view of the Old Mill, they told us this building was close to or over 100 years old.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5787-1.jpg' alt='d30_5787-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Stephan Verdier washes the dirt off of his Subaru.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5878-1.jpg' alt='d30_5878-1.jpg' class="ngg-singlepic" /><br />
We had the chance to catch Dave Mirra skipping out on the autograph session and walked the corner out of the Old Mill with him. He was worried that it was extremely slick because of the weather but after closer inspection felt that he could really take the corner sideways and take off out of the corner, which later that day left him with another damaged car as he had to be towed back to the pits.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_5888-1.jpg' alt='d30_5888-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' /><br />
While walking the track with Mirra he had some comments on Foust's words after he overshot the jump the previous day while jumping over the blue Ford Fiesta, from Mirra's own experience he says that you never blame the builder of the jump if you take the jump too fast and launch your own car 120 feet instead of 70 feet, the problem isn't with the jump he said. Mirra felt very confident on the part of the course that we walked with him.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6118-1.jpg' alt='d30_6118-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Richard Burton takes the joker with a car approaching underneath him.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6088-1.jpg' alt='d30_6088-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Michael Jernberg takes the corner hard in his Skoda Fabia in "The Link" as 2 cars trail him.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6182-1.jpg' alt='d30_6182-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Andi Mancin loses boost as he attempts to go over the joker and flips his car.
<img src='http://www.nwtuner.com/wp-content/gallery/global-rallycross-twin-peaks-2011-day-2/d30_6193-1.jpg' alt='d30_6193-1.jpg' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-left' />
Andi Mancin appears from the rubble unharmed and waves to the crowd as they cheer him on.
Ultimately, Tanner Foust came away with the first place win on Day 2. We hope to see this event continue to come back to the Northwest for years to come and we have a feeling this track will be a hit with the folks in the Pacific Northwest. Until next time.
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