Olympus 2023
@ara_rally @olympusrally didn’t go the way we would have liked.
The first frustration was a slew of mechanical failures in rapid succession. The second, a DNF due to water intrusion in an electrical connection that wasn’t sealed properly.
Then wheel scrapers caught rocks instead of deflecting them, which caused punctures in the wheels and even split one in half.
Check out the the gallery photo of the thrashed fender flares due to the monster rocks on the logging roads.
Despite all the blunders, we were able to match @rivercityrally (Michael Hooper) times on a few stages which was very encouraging.
A very difficult night stage with pouring down rain resulted in terrible visibility, but hard work on the notes with @mattjames12 paid off and we were able to keep pace.