Thanks Ryan.  I was going to bring the STi, but it's not quite ready.  I can't bring the Legacy... the rear struts are original and have 230,000km on them.  That has to remain my reliable daily driver for working in town.

I think that helmet is in my basement here in Ohio!  One problem solved!  Alan Ockwell bestowed it to me a while back and it moved to Ohio with me.  If anyone wants to come to Ohio to pick it up, they'd be welcome to.  I am hoping to get into the modest Ohio rallycross scene in the not-so-distant future, but if there's a need for it up north, I'll leave it with Andrew Harvey next time I'm up there.

Grant wrote on 01/29/9 at 13:42:26:


As far as I know... yes.  Rallyx is pretty much a free-for-all.  Guys run winter tires in the summer, rally winter tires in the winter, winter tires in the winter, rally gravel tires in the summer...

If you can get your hands on a set of studded tires, why not.  Generally speaking, the studs protrude so little, that they really won't do much at all.  Not like ice racing where the surface is smooth and hard.

Now... if you can get hold of some proper rally studded snow tires... tall and narrow... with some rally spikes... thats a different story.

Got a source for studded tires in Southern Ontario?  I'm still trying to find a stud gun to stud my own tires... since I live in Northern Ontario.

I would check with organizers about studded tires. My take would be as the rules don't say you can then you CANNOT

Depending on  track conditions there could be a considerable advantage

I would not assume from anything posted here that you can until Series Organizer give his blessing

Pete g

hypothetical question... but if one was to hold a rallyx (or a performance rally) in Northern Ontario, sanctioned under RSO/CARS rules... would studded tires be permitted?  

Another...  if a navigational rally was organized in Northern Ontario... technically, there is no reason why a vehicle registered in Northern Ontario couldn't run studded tires.  But a vehicle from Southern Ontario... it's questionable.  Studded tires are permitted in Northern Ontario, and northern Ontario vehicles are permitted to drive into Southern Ontario with studded tires (except in navigational rallies, where an organizer can say "no studded tires allowed") ... but is a vehicle from Southern Ontario permitted to run them in Northern Ontario?  

James Drake wrote on 01/30/9 at 10:02:03:


cool, thanks for the reply james. im just trying to explore ways to make my crappy tires actually get some traction for the next rallycross. guess ill just have to drive better  

I think as long as your not running these puppies, you'll be okay... If your using proper street studs, its unlikely it will go unnoticed (on the road, not the track, Dave )