Written By: Morris Levy One hot summer day in July, twenty-five of our finest regional competitors wanted to get some seat time before New England Forest Rally for shakedown testing. Here's how it happened. To quote a rally legend, Mr. Tim O'Neil, rally is for the "automotive adventurer." Truer words have never been spoken. Stage rally is for the automotive adventurer. Rally is challenging, and around every corner there is a new challenge (both literally, and figuratively). There is no better way to improve one's skills than practice. And practice, practice, practice they did at the NER SCCA RallySprint "Left Over Fireworks" at Team O'Neil on July 8th, 2018. Hot and Dusty It was a very dusty and hot day at Team O'Neil. Our competitors were sweaty and hot inside the cars, full race suit head to toe. During breaks, I often observed them undoing much of it to breathe a little. Everyone was encouraged to hydrate often, and filled their CamelBaks full to the brim. The fine layer of dust coated everything, and every one. As a volunteer, by the end of the day I was covered head-to-toe in a layer of fine dust and dirt created [...]