Chris Greenhouse back on the podium at Ojibwe Forests Rally

[Greenhouse]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/1174865_10100664121474032_993756294_n.jpg
photo by Amanda Ingle

Chris Greenhouse back on the podium at Ojibwe Forests Rally

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Aug. 26, 2013 - All Speed Innovations

Persistence paid off for Chris Greenhouse and the All Speed Innovations team at Ojibwe Forests Rally as they came away with second place in the 2WD National event.

Greenhouse’s clean, solid driving and lack of mistakes gave the team its first podium finish of the season and they are sitting in a very comfortable third place position in the championship points with only one round remaining in the RallyAmerica season. Chris had risen to a podium position in no fewer than four of the previous five rounds, only to have a string of bad luck and mechanical problems drop him out of contention.

"This was a true team effort," said Chris after the event. "We still had some recurring problems with axle failures, but the team easily repaired everything and we took no service time penalties. All Speed has made this car stronger and more reliable at every event this year."

The team employed the services of veteran Canadian co-driver Peter Watt for Ojibwe Forests. Chris and Peter got off to an early start with a second-fastest 2WD time on Stage 1 and kept a comfortable pace all weekend, even though Chris admitted that he needed points more than he needed to go absolutely flat out. "We had set our strategy to collect points and to not make any mistakes at Ojibwe, and Peter and I pretty much accomplished what we had set out to do. We suffered a few mechanical troubles late Friday, but were still able to complete the stages. We lost some time and slipped to third place, and decided on Saturday to simply hold position. Then we saw Andrew (Comrie-Picard) rolled on Stage 11, and we assessed that we could then play it very safe and hold on to second place easily if we stayed clean and didn't make a mistake."

Chris also scored one of his highest overall finishes to date, and finished the rally in seventh place overall against a field full of turbocharged and all-wheel drive cars.

The All Speed Innovations team will get a much-needed break between now and the final round of the RallyAmerica National Championship at Lake Superior Performance Rally in Houghton, Michigan in October. Lake Superior is known for its difficult weather conditions; rain and even snow are always a possibility.

Chris and the All Speed Innovations team would like to thank the following:

Maddog STS http://www.maddogSTS.com
Angry Sheep Motorsports http://www.angrysheepmotorsports.com
Dick Hannah Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram http://www.hannahchryslerjeep.com/index.htm
KW Suspension http://www.kw-suspension.com
Silco Fire Protection http://www.silcofs.com/
JayRacing.com http://www.JayRacing.com
Nameless Performance http://www.NamelessPerformance.com


Contact:
Gary Cupp - Team Principal
All Speed Innovations
513.228.0065
www.allspeedinnovations.com (http://www.allspeedinnovations.com)
FB: facebook.com/allspeedinnovations
Instagram: allspeedinnovations

[cordes]

Welcome to the site!

[Greenhouse]

new to the forum, but I've been racing Mopars for a while now, glad to be here!

and I'll have some nice pics and vids coming soon

[cordes]

Sweet. We love pics and videos.

[turboshadow]

Welcome fellow Cincinnatian

[fishcleaner]

Is this the new bar for a first post? Congrats on 2nd place, way to represent.

[wheming]

Cool deal. Congrats, and welcome!

[Greenhouse]

Is this the new bar for a first post?

I wanted to do the "intro" post i.e. "hi my name is Chris, I live in cinci and race rally, etc." but after last weekend, we had important news to broadcast. Here's a few pics from the last few seasons of rally:

On the showroom floor at Dick Hannah CJDR:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/472855_10152799903905437_1851540887_o.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/472855_10152799903905437_1851540887_o.jpg.html)


photo by Shawn Leafdahl
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Oregon Trail 2013, rocks are shown actual size

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Oregon%20Trail%202013/Kent2.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/Oregon%20Trail%202013/Kent2.jpg.html)
photo by Kent Ha
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Susquehannock Trail 2013, apex...nailed it!

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/STPR%202013/976181_10151448823878575_1134043200_o.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/STPR%202013/976181_10151448823878575_1134043200_o.jpg.html)
photo by Alex Haugen
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snow and ice...how very nice!
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/SnoDrift%202013/792391_481417771906491_1208382761_o.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/SnoDrift%202013/792391_481417771906491_1208382761_o.jpg.html)
photo by M.Campbell Photography
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Last year at New England Forest Rally:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/IMG_9844ss.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/IMG_9844ss.jpg.html)
photo by Karl Stone

[jonnymopar]

Good stuff Chris! I've followed your posts on 2GN for a while.

[Vigo]

I've only followed on facebook (Adam Moore).

Welcome to T-M!

[Greenhouse]

second place 2WD Pro National:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/534992_597854460265802_402063727_n.jpg

victory podium:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/1233406_596127370438511_260494680_n.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/1238940_10100664122102772_770047126_n.jpg
photo by Amanda Ingle

[Greenhouse]

Stage 3 - Chris Skelton Remembered


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5mvCC1cwv8

[Greenhouse]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/CJM_5305.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/CJM_5305.jpg.html)
photo by Carlton McMillan, used with permission

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/DSC_0191.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/DSC_0191.jpg.html)
photo by Dan Bedard, used with permission

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/DSC_0306.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/DSC_0306.jpg.html)
photo by Dan Bedard, used with permission

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/DSC00602.jpg (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/freightdog75/media/racing%20pics/Ojibwe%202013/DSC00602.jpg.html)
Dodge THIS!

[cordes]

Where do I get a dodge ball?

[Greenhouse]

I saw one at the Dodge Dealership! I couldn't resist, I had to have it

[Directconnection]

Awesome work and neat video! Can't grasp how a fwd car can move on out like that on dirt w/out being spin-city... especially with one making decent power.

[Greenhouse]

time to get back in the car for more:

Stage 1 - Parkway


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s2AiVmTFSQ

Stage 2 - Karen Freund Remembered


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cto1vFmEx-g

[fishcleaner]

That suspension must be dialed in or you used one kick azz camera, I can't get that steady of a shot on paved roads.

[Greenhouse]

That suspension must be dialed in or you used one kick azz camera, I can't get that steady of a shot on paved roads.

Yes and yes

We made some changes to our setup before the event that really paid off, most notably higher and softer. Very glad that we did, this was the best handling setup we've had all year.

Camera is a Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth, I have it mounted to the rollcage using a Ram-Mount setup, and the roll bar mount has a small rubber pad under it to help damp some of the vibrations.

I'm not at home right now, when I get back I'll try to take some pics of my camera and mount for y'all.

[Greenhouse]

I forgot to take pics of the camera roll bar mount, sorry guys.

How 'bout another onboard video? This one is a terrifying trip down a dark forest road with some killer dust.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emXyljawAtw

[Ondonti]

Could someone explain the callouts from the navigator?

[Greenhouse]

Stage 10 - Sugar Bush


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBDeZGqqvuc

[Greenhouse]

That suspension must be dialed in or you used one kick azz camera, I can't get that steady of a shot on paved roads.

Ok, I have some (kinda crappy) pics that I took of the camera mount:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/race%20car%20parts/IMG_20131018_192349.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii6/freightdog75/racing%20pics/race%20car%20parts/IMG_20131018_192416.jpg

maybe better to just view these on Rammounts site:

Roll cage mount

http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045049048056066085/Default.aspx


Ball that screws into Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth camera

http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045050051055085/Default.aspx (http://http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045050051055085/Default.aspx)

Double Socket Arm that holds them together

http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045050048049085/Default.aspx

They have a windshield mount too that is quite useful and quite strong, but I do not recommend that for competition use

[zin]

Could someone explain the callouts from the navigator?

I'm going to guess, and hopefully have someone who really knows correct me where I'm wrong (or expound upon my limited guess) that they are describing the upcoming road conditions and recommended speeds they should be taken at. There also seems to be other information being conveyed, such as possible water hazards and their location relative to the car as well as braking recommendations ("late", etc). The various turns seem to get a number rating, I can only assume that the higher numbers are more severe.

Now someone who really knows come along and "polish this turd" of an answer!:D

Mike

[Greenhouse]

I'm going to guess, and hopefully have someone who really knows correct me where I'm wrong (or expound upon my limited guess) that they are describing the upcoming road conditions and recommended speeds they should be taken at. There also seems to be other information being conveyed, such as possible water hazards and their location relative to the car as well as braking recommendations ("late", etc). The various turns seem to get a number rating, I can only assume that the higher numbers are more severe.

Now someone who really knows come along and "polish this turd" of an answer!:D

Mike

That's Ok, Mike, this kind of thing is new to most everyone on this board. The short version: turns for us our numbered with 6 being fastest and 1 being slowest. Numbers divisible by 10 are distances between instructions in yards (or meters internationally)

more detailed explanation:

http://www.jemba.se/notesUSA.htm

http://www.jemba.se/GradeUSA.jpg

a few side notes:


some prefer to use "descriptive notes" i.e. "flat right" "Fast right" "medium Right" etc
Irish and most British prefer to use notes that are reversed i.e. 1 is fastest and 6 is slowest
Australians have evolved a bit differently and prefer a 1-10 based system


I could flood the board with info on this, but that's the CliffNotes version

[jonnymopar]

I definitely noticed watching some of the UK stuff that the numbers were reversed. Keep posting vids when you can! Great stuff!

[Greenhouse]

Stage 10 - Sugar Bush


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBDeZGqqvuc

I was absolutely exhausted after this stage. Sitting in a car with the windows rolled up on a 95deg day while wearing a helmet, gloves, facemask, and a snowsuit while working this hard was not easy

[GLHS60]

Welcome, great stuff, waiting for a video with engine noise etc!!

Thanks
Randy

[88C/S]

Congrats and welcome! Haven't seen vids like those since speed channel was running WRC. Thanks!