Chuck now posted the video of our roll-over at the Prescott Rally, which ended our rally and also was the end for the Old Dirty rally truck.

You can't see much of the stage before the crash because the camera was mounted a bit low, but you can see - and hear - us roll.

Prescott Rally is one of my favorite rallies. Fast but technical roads and a beautiful landscape.

This year, Chuck Wilson and I took on the challenge in his rally truck, Old Dirty. The truck was in tip-top shape, so we drove out to the first stage with confidence and looking to have a good time. The scenery on the way to the first stage near the town of Jerome is always a treat.

The first two stages were a blast. Chuck and I had a lot of fun in the truck. It turned out that the provided stage notes were not quite as accurate as hoped for, which created a few scary situations, but there was noone to blame but ourselves, since we had chosen not to participate in the early morning recce. Nonetheless, the rally was great fun.

Here's a short video compilation of our race to the clouds this year. It contains takes from both the in-car and windshield cams as well as some spectator views. A longer version is to follow with more footage.

Team 928 Motorsports finished this year's Hill Climb in a podium position

Fausett/Hamacher finish in excellent 3^rd Place at the 87^th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

After arriving on Monday with a well-prepared and thoroughly tested car, we were expecting an easy-going week with little to no trouble. Registration and tech inspection took place on Tuesday morning, so that we could drive Pikes Peak Highway ahead of Wednesday's practice and refine our notes from previous years. Using a rental car, we drove up and down the mountain several times until we felt well prepared for the first day of practice.

For practice, the competitors are separated into three groups, each one practicing a different section of the track on each of the three practice days. On Wednesday morning, it was our turn to practice the paved middle section, which contains the famous “Ws”, a series of tight switchbacks with enormous drop-offs. With more horsepower and troque than in 2008, we shaved about 20 seconds off previous year's times and left the mountain with confidence.