Helius Odometer Assists in '02 BC TSD Rally Championship Victory

Written by Peter Parsonage, Subaru Impreza WRX TSD Rallyist
Photos from the 2003 Pacific Forest Rally, Canadian National Championship Event

 

Owen and I clinched the BC Regional Championship at last weekend's Totem Rally in Cache Creek.

 

The odo performed perfectly and had every function that we would ever need to stay in calculator class.  The stock odo would be 0.7km out by the end of stage.  Having an accurate odo is everything.

 

At the end of day 1, we were lying 2nd overall with a score of 7.  The leader has 20+ years TSD experience as a team and runs with a full TSD rally computer that constantly calculates their difference from perfect time... It was obvious on the Sunday that the other top competitors had their game faces on.

 

Peter Parsonage in the 2003 Pacific Forest Rally
Photo Courtesy of Warwick Patterson and Peter Parsonage

 

There was some discussion about having our odo checked for hidden features but they accepted that it was exactly what we truthfully declared. We have proven that this unit can win a rally outright. There was a lot of interest in these units.

 

As for the championship, we were up against 2 other teams. One driver mounted a 3 foot high rock and removed the engine from the car, all because he knew he was behind and needed to catch up. Bare roads with sheet ice are a terrible thing when you are pushing hard. It shows just how hard fought the championship was.

 

Peter Parsonage in the 2003 Pacific Forest Rally

Photo Courtesy of Peter Parsonage

 

The other contenders made it to the end and scored something like 280 for the entire rally, which in years gone by would have easily given them 1st place novice.

 

We have moved the bar for future novice teams.

 

Peter Parsonage in the 2003 Pacific Forest Rally
Photo Courtesy of Peter Parsonage

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