HIGH SPEED, MIXED SURFACE Rallycross Event in the AWD MIATA!

Today we take the AWD, Subaru powered Miata to a high speed, mixed surface rallycross event. The course starts in a small paved oval, then goes onto a grass field, and then a gravel road. The AWD Miata ripped and did AMAZING!
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[@sam20_02]

From playing forza to actually doing the things in forza, what a legend.

[@chunkuswumpus3515]

Not to be a nerd but forza is Italian for speed so wouldn't it be "at forza"

[@Foodencio]

@@chunkuswumpus3515 forza is italian for power or strengh

[@IT_ODIS]

Built vs bought anyone?

[@Laj0417]

He definitely said "it's not forza I can't just AWD swap my miata" He then proceeded to AWD swap the miata 😂😂

[@whyalwaysme1106]

thoomas Brockman he’s saying the game “forza” so his statement should be right. “From playing games to actually doing the things in game”

[@mattaywho27]

i actually like the smaller tire look. feels more rallycross and less rock crawler

[@aletzr]

+ having sharp sidewalls give so much more cornering grip

[@timmtube66]

It also looks nicer with the flare gap

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

5:20 is such an awesome clip, felt like I was watching Dust to Glory

[@DCtropical]

I love how invested you are in other people's youtube channels and you seem to enjoy watching miata content just as much as making it. really cool to see some of the best miata channels interact with each other

[@_Gingium_]

Haha, thanks, man! They wet the track after the first run to get rid of all the dust :/ Helped with driving but it didn't look as cool!

[@thanhbeach814]

Uh oh, I can see it now. "Hey fellow enthusiasts, so I got myself another Miata for rally cross...."

[@jamesvazquez2244]

Dis the shit I really like to see 👌🏼👌🏼

[@pitveau]

It's so good to see the rally miata where it belongs, I'm curious too see how much you can improve your performance with a few months of training/ car development (p.s. Hydro brake would be c o o l)

[@elijahcushman5738]

I was gonna say the same thing about adding a hydro

[@jasonmalo]

Agreed on the hydro!

[@shandelllouiza8759]

100% on the hydro!!!

[@soupysgarage1020]

Depends on even if he could feasibly use one all-wheel drive cars tend to be funky with hydro e brakes causing issues with the center diff if the transmission permits it it's probable that he can use one but without testing or research it's kind of a toss-up he could end up making the car much harder to drive I know Ken blocks escort has issues with its hydro a break because it ends up locking all four tires when he pulls it because it has no center diff or something like that

[@pitveau]

@@soupysgarage1020 ken car is very custom, while the rally miata is also very custom the drive train is that of a standard subaru, I'm sure aftermarket solution to most of the problem already exists, the biggest thing behind him not fitting it in my opinion is price and time( he probably has other things higher in his todo list)

[@ElPresidente00]

Caleb is almost the best thing to watch on KZbin because of the rally. Every other youtuber is about drag racing and drifting and honestly its getting boring!!! Caleb keep it up. Your improvements with just this build is outstanding!! You have become a fantastic fabricator and your driving is improving tremendously. Keep it up man! Congrats!!

[@_Gingium_]

I wish more people thought this way! These Rallycross videos perform very poorly on my channel :(

[@galaxydrifter9799]

@@_Gingium_ random suggestion would be have more clips of the outside of the car, in drifting they have more lock to lock so the 1st person is pretty cool but with rallycross the overhead shots and maybe a pedal cam would be great

[@bennigek7196]

@@_Gingium_ thats because its a new kind of video on this channel and the youtube algorithm doesnt like it when that happens so it wont share it as broadly as videos that always have the same style and genre. Dont let that influence what you want to make videos off.

[@sproket075813]

At first I was thinking he was scared to push it but I remember that he literally built this car from ground up and it doesn't look easy driving unorthodox car for a rally event. I'm actually thoroughly impressed to his ability to build something this cool and go out and thrash it

[@_Gingium_]

Thank you :)

[@ausvice3721]

Totally agree, many other youtubers would’ve built this cool build, used it once in a real rally, and then would announce in their next video they have a rally beater. Then the cool one of a kind totally capable rally car would never be seen again or used as a prop. I sometimes get frustrated on how slow he is going but then I remember this car doesn’t have easily replaceable parts, even the fenders are custom, I’m happy he’s using it and learning.

[@SailingFrolic]

Caleb, I'm noticing a lot of difference between your outside and inside wheel speeds on revs. Maybe take a look at diff? Also, I saw in video you seem to be struggling with weight transfer in the rally Miata. Try using braking and throttle to shift the car's weight balance more into the turns to prevent the plowing you're getting. Remember. Your track instinct is to try and grip in an AWD car. Don't. Loose is fast. Smooth is fast. Weight transfer will set up your car for the next corner so you have less to worry about. Keep going Caleb. I love seeing you improve broski. Edit: you might want to adjust your rear sway bar. I'm seeing your rear end refuse to swing out too much. That Evo was killing it and your car should be doing as good if not better.

[@_Gingium_]

Yeah I definitely noticed the rear end wasn't too happy to get sideways. On those long turns it would get sideways for a second, then straighten up again. I actually dont have ANY sway bars on the car, but I think the main issue is that its an open diff. I can get an rear LSD and that should help make the car much happier to get sideways and stay sideways! Either way, thanks for the help!

[@SailingFrolic]

@@_Gingium_ anytime, man! I'm a huge fan and I'm older than you by like a year or two.

[@leviridgeway5873]

@@_Gingium_ DEFINITELY need a hydro

[@shize9ine]

Let’s play the comment game am count all the “Hydraulic brake would help”. Also finding a wet parking lot/gravel lot to practice drifting would help too!

[@_Gingium_]

I knew that was going to happen the moment I started editing LOL

[@jaky2484]

It seems to me that the miata has a bit too much power but I don‘t really know

[@glytslife]

@@jaky2484 to me it looks like Kaleb needs a shorter gear ratio and more seat time!

[@taffworks8001]

No hydro handbrake was upsetting my happiness on those tight corners, a wee scandi flick and plenty of right foot could maybe do the job though

[@Ric_music_official]

8:09 😂 I think you missed the shift knob just a little

[@thatotherboi8044]

wait commented 6 days ago what?

[@Ric_music_official]

@@thatotherboi8044 Patreon Gang

[@NismoPWNS]

The fact that you're even driving the car for what you built it for, you have my respect sir

[@mrskitz338]

Dude your geting really good. Been watching since i think Forza horizon 2

[@1978ranger]

Your a real og

[@yatinkumar8377]

Me too m8

[@ant-lr5iv]

Same bro, remember his rig he bought that was made out wood

[@SynicalBeats]

Much better driving than previous videos. Great job.

[@Graythebone]

You should stay in a lower gear, even if you have to bounce off of rev limiter it will turn the car more. It’s a very unnatural feeling but with awd throttle means more steering angle. also left foot break more so you can stay on throttle. Love the progression!

[@zevi2000]

It turns the car more because of the weight transfer of when the ignition cuts. Personally I prefer to be in a higher gear and modulate the throttle, hitting limiter can limit your wheel speed in a weird spot

[@coltonpeare1917]

Dude holy cow. Your moving through that slalom section. New tires were a major upgrade.

[@eel1331]

I would let that dude with the legit rally car drive your car and give a review.

[@philspaghet]

THIS^

[@knotfelix]

dude this was some of the coolest and best footage I've seen with this car it was so enjoyable

[@davidstine1204]

awd winter drifting will help immensly. im not expert and may be wrong but i believe itll help w understanding how awd functions while sliding.

[@chains7844]

I can tell that Caleb is progressing soo much since the last video, and it's very exciting to see him progress and become a better person, like when he started to weld, he was progressively getting better especially during the drift truck scenario. Just being able to weld anything u need, and it being very accessible, has inspired me to start welding and doing stuff on my cars! Thanks, Caleb, and everyone who is apart of this channel!!

[@Les_biscuits]

The rally miata sound soooooo good when she's screaming at the top of her rpm !

[@burialmeteor4527]

(11:24 through the end) your light rack is loose is swaying a bunch I thought that might also be some of the "clunking"

[@guim0nd]

@gingium are you left foot brake? If not, really a good idea to learn how to do it, its will help you to don't oversteer in corners. Love your content for real. Mind me to do my golf 92 1.8T

[@toddbrown4185]

I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched many of your videos In probably the last year and definitely none of the wrx swap vids. Seeing the transformation of the miata from before to now is pretty crazy. Also it looks like a hydraulic handbrake would help for sharp corners like that hairpin towards the start of the course

[@thercscaler]

Fat rear sway bar and a hydro should get that thing to actually turn in, it would make you so much faster.

[@adrianbooysen219]

Really love the aerial shots

[@josem6929]

10:09 straight fire!!! That rotation at the end of the straight made me smile so hard! Congratulations!

[@_Gingium_]

Yeah that was the ONLY time I got that corner!

[@hogdog567]

Only now does the Rally Miata start to make sense.

[@rafaelv9957]

if you watch the top light bar you can see it bouncing around a lot while at speed. You should add some more supports in the middle.

[@dougsfan9984]

Ripping like this in a car you built with your own hands is just outstanding!!!!

[@thatonecarenthusiast8491]

I was gonna say, watching the other drivers drift those tight turns really shows how much a hydro will help you

[@_Gingium_]

Yeah 100%! The tight corners are impossible to do fast without a hydro. That's next on the list!

[@gerardvanreenen9747]

12:20 That evo has it's hood latches open!

[@jdiogo200]

good to hear the squeaky belt noise wasn't lost on the engine swapp, we all love that crisp noise right at the morning

[@redsquirrelftw]

That was great, that's a pretty nice track. All the footage and editing was pretty awesome too!

[@dave_6889]

hydro brake would help a lot for those tight hairpins you would be able to yeet that handbrake to let the rear loose and rotate your car quicker while keeping your wheel speed! But man that car looks like a lot of fun especially on that track, keep up your good work cant wait for more content of that car!

[@RoflWolves]

Nice! It does seem like a hydro would help with those tighter corners

[@ryanchalmers9298]

I think you definitely need to lower the car some more “The lower the altitude, the higher the attitude” You’ll probably have way more control

[@802Garage]

Damn man now this event looks absolutely sick. High speed rallycross for sure. Nice job. Must feel good to know your work on the car can take a beating.

[@Unnamed_Player01]

Your basically driving a different car every time you go to an event since you fix/change things that need it, hard to get used to it, but you're definitely improving!! Cars getting better and you're getting better, keep up the great work!

[@MaxIgnatyev]

Awesome seeing the car improving and Caleb improving at rallyx. This is definitely my favorite build on youtube.

[@iceemotomg7038]

i love how gingium is still trying to rally race like he´s driving on tarmack. Clutch kicks and open throttle mate!

[@Chriiisa]

The car looks and sounds so awesome!

[@rv9990]

These highspeed stages are way more interesting to watch. An i have the feeling the rally miata is better build for it as well,

[@Sbinott0]

One great thing of events is that you understand things of the car you wouldn't just by building it, it's crazy how much stuff you found out you needed to improve

[@_Gingium_]

Thats what I love about driving cars hard! You find all the little things that need to be improved +

[@cafn8ed74]

Are you doing any left foot braking? If not, that might be a technique you would benefit from learning. You might find it gives you more control over the car's cornering attitude and lets you keep boost up a little better. Awesome stuff. I'm really enjoying watching it.

[@cafn8ed74]

Also, if you are more accustomed to performance driving with RWD, you might want to check out the "Team O'Neill" channel. Great info on rally driving. Here's a video on rallying an AWD car: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXucc2mtoaylhs0

[@tommyvlogssimz4274]

One of the best things I have ever watched on youtube after finishing the entire playlist! You killed it!!!

[@jdsk8er98]

The new tire size looks good to me tbh

[@GrindhousePerformance]

That track looks like a BLAST damn! Much more nimble on these wheels and tires, looks great!

[@nathankelati7576]

Those wheels makes your car look like a real rally car

[@user-km5mu7mg6x]

I think if tou want to go fast in awd you need to slide it an put left foot brake in corners

[@afterhoodrathours5407]

I love this project though. Not only has the car come a long way, but so has calebs driving and experience in general

[@pablofuentes1668]

I love your videos man,you are getting so better I think you need a handbrake? For the u turns but imo your car is aweosome

[@DelTalkoh]

Tbh I think the wheel and tire combo looks great as is. Please don't lower the car you'll probably end up making the suspension bottom out on hard bumps. Rally cars don't go for looks, they go for function.

[@rex_s80]

I also think it looks perfect. The car sits at a good level as is. It may need to be lowered like an inch for some courses which is where adjustable coilovers would be a good idea in the future. But the current set up looks perfect with how light and low the CG is and needing to have the exhaust manifold clear the bumps.

[@mikeeyyss2150]

You should do a compound turbo for your next turbo set-up. The small turbo will spool quicker at low rpm so it can spool up the bigger turbo at higher rpm, which causes the car to rev up to redline faster.

[@alexshiina]

Rally miata looks so much better with those smaller tires! I think it would look better without those roof lights tho. I mean they kinda dont suit rally car, its more of off road cars thingy +they bounce on bumps and it looks funny lol. But no hate, i love your cars and content anyways

[@wonderbread2764]

Imagine how cool it would look doing a rally cross during the winter while it's snowing with snow on the track. Like imagine just a car drifting around a turn and the snow flying everywhere

[@KageStelhman]

Little advice for upgrades, Sway Bar First, then Coil-Overs, (Tires are optional at this point) make any minor suspension upgrades you want, like bushings, control arms and whatnot then install the Differential, and finally the Turbo Kit. Another bit of advice, learn how to flick your car with your foot break before attempting it with a Hydro so as to not form any bad habits... Never mind... it takes a totally different skill set to flick an AWD with an E-Brake. But still knowing how to do a Finnish Flick the old way couldn't hurt.

[@cameronbarber3768]

It's awesome seeing how well this build is holding up, really putting those fab skills to work😤

[@bigkeg9173]

You're going to have to learn to use the hand brake (e brake) on tight turns. The Norwegian Flick 👍 Watched for years, first time comment and have to say that you have come a long way. Well done 👍

[@802Garage]

Eyyy!

[@bigkeg9173]

@@802Garage bloody everywhere 😎

[@angusbutton2284]

Do you mean Scandinavian flick?

[@bigkeg9173]

@@angusbutton2284 yes that to 😎

[@0wly]

He dosent have a hand brake

[@Dross_Fabrication]

Hey Caleb, love your work. Just wanted to point out at 11:25 ya can notice the light rack on the roof is flexing alot. Making a rear leg that mounts to the roof to support the A pillar mount might help with some of the clunking. Love the fleet ya have. Keep up the awesome work.

[@jaspervandewiele502]

The 3 main things I see that you need asap are 1) Hydro for those hairpin turns because now you lose a lot of time 2) Better tires because rally 3) Shorter gears because rally There are other things that you mentioned but these 3 look

[@evankirschenmann4653]

Please more drone footage! It gives really cool perspective. I love the rallyata!

[@thevixty3006]

Dude, what an awesome build man. I bet most of the guys there were impresed by the fact that you built your own car !

[@RoadRunnerZx]

Drift the corner u got an awd car so you’ll be able to take it much fast and harder than an RWD but such a kool video man keep it up and stay away from the walls 😂

[@davidblanck4131]

So glad to see your progression. This was amazing. Looks like a ton of fun.

[@ManyVerin88]

It's so great watching you push the car, you're improving immensely every event. Looking forward to the next Rallycross video!

[@ch_chone]

Try left foot braking. Under entry, it will weight the front end for sharper turn in, help the car rotate mid corner, and keep the engine artificially loaded to try and stay in boost so you don't bog on exit.

[@1ounceTOKER]

This track looks waaay better then the others. I'd go here every week

[@sethchandler2539]

Get a hydro for those tight corners👌🏼

[@Fjewt]

9:48 almost made that powerslide looked so cool :P

[@tonymattisson6158]

You are in the beginning of learning and you are doing great. And you have the upgrades on the car in mind already. I would try to find a LSD diff to the rear axles as soon as possible. Also if possible find a gearbox or if possible swap the gears on the one you have. To gear ratios that are shorter and more even. As you are so much in both 1 and 2 gear that much on the tracks you are on to. The other thing is getting more seat time which you will get when you think it's fun. One thing that I see in this video that you can save a lot of time from. Is to prepare and setup the car before you take the corners. If you watch between you and that EVO in this video you see that you do the adjustments in the middle of the corner and the EVO drives through the whole corner. So adjust your speed before the corner starts. Have the right gear for it and also if it's a little tighter practice to counter-flick the car so you come into in drift. And also the most important is to be on the throttle already. Next is to get comfortable and know when you can left foot breaking in the corner. So you don't loose boost and also so you don't oversteer so you spin the car. Cause deaccelerate and breaking in a corner going fast with an AWD is a no no thing to be doing. If I'm not wrong you have a snow and ice winter coming where you live. It's a perfect time to practice the AWD technique in lower speeds and it's fun. Look up if you have some frozen lake events around you. Those are so awesome to drive on. To sum it up is some car upgrades and some AWD technique practice. And you will feel that you and the car improves a lot and very fast. I live in Sweden and had an Audi S4 1992 5-cylinder turbo engine during a couple of years. And I love to drive on ice and snow surfaces. Also fun to drive on gravel roads at night but it's best to have a dedicated car for that and be on the track or driving in WRC like rally events with closed off roads on the SS stages. Maybe even see if you can find a rally driving school event. Or if you get to know one with a lot of experience with driving AWD rally cars. And ask if he can be your mentor. The Rally Miata seems a lot of fun to drive. And you should have no problems to find rally parts for the Subaru drivetrain. If you are going to a ice/snow event. Get you some studded winter tires that has as small width as possible. It's like the other way around from tarmac tires. Like 175/70-195/70 on a size of rims that fit your car. I had 205 on the S4 cause of the higher weight on 16" wheels. And man it's fun to drive AWD on the snow/ice surface when you get it to grip great.

[@jonwodziak4167]

Who likes the smaller tires? I 100% do.

[@emilskalnracenis5750]

in my opinion, these fast-paced rallycross events are more fun and entertaining to watch

[@dgfm3815]

This car belongs to this kind of tracks, love this video.

[@Nahbuddy237]

The thing sounds like a legit Group A rally car. So awesome man.

[@sups1264]

It's impressive seeing gingium go from drifting a truck to doing rallycross in a miata haha. It's two entirely different fields and to be growing in both at the same time is a big challenge.

[@tankiadam4967]

you need a small light bar on the side of the bus for cooking, or just a light in general

[@Zooooooombie]

It's great seeing your progress and the mental aspect that goes into it! New subscriber here.

[@philipmarkdoebler3461]

Great video man!! Love the rally miata, looks like so much fun!

[@fluttershytea2787]

Hey to give you extra lighting on the side of the bus,why don't you install a light bar or two

[@A0SAirsoft]

You look awesome out there man! Great job! Can’t wait to see how you progress

[@Codethe_Road]

Thanks for leaving the camera pointing forward for most of the track.. I hate it when editors feel like they need to change the camera angle every 1-2 seconds for no reason.

[@walkermediaworx]

Smaller tires look good! Exterior rally shots are way more exciting than in-cab in my opinion. Just saying more of the ext. 😁👍 Fun video! You are killing it on track!

[@mathieupicot1390]

By far my fav video with the drone footage its look awsome

[@tejbergin6393]

This content is so cool! Such a unique experience to see on KZbin!!!

[@the_jydefar_6996]

Awesome driving! But you need anti-lag to keep the turbo spooled between shifts and in cornering

[@iancrosson9513]

So fire! Love the new wheel/tire, much more rally car vibe! Your progressing so fast. Do I also smell a hydraulic handbrake in future?!

[@OneTimeImp902]

These tires are way better :D Love the content, keep it up!

[@RenÉ_MiG]

Thats part of the fun i call it always evolving units/projects

[@hotrod1158]

Way more progress. Nice job ginguim.

[@1ounceTOKER]

You need to be using e brake for the hair pins and tight turns to carry momentum

[@fiisho]

Have you ever thought of changing the awd power ratio and have a rear-biased setup for more oversteer and easier ability to slide

[@Smyrf98]

Needs a hydro for those hairpins.

[@Gurshantoor5]

I would highly recommend to put the transmitters I guess one of the first things to do it would help you and probably stop the problem with that

[@808smycarbreaks_9]

Love to see the miata ripping it out there, but it warms my heart to see an evo actually rallying.

[@cole_butter]

This makes me so excited for my first track day this weekend. I'm hyped 😁

[@Kristo99]

rally is awesome, keep doing it if you like it!

[@joshsmgb7890]

Looks brilliant. Goes great except of the breaking 😂. Only thing missing is a leather bonnet strap so it doesn’t flap about quite so much at the front!!

[@afterhoodrathours5407]

Idk much of anything about rally cross but I think a hydro e brake might help in those tighter turns

[@seanh3355]

Love Pasha’s inspirational words

[@arthurraber3839]

Look into stiffening the suspension. Any sort of jumps you take, without some sorta of bypass for a stiffer setting will either blow out the coil, destroy the top hat, bottom mount, or the actual chassis.

[@SMac8170]

Looking much better out there