not much sleep this weekend.
i'm sure jay will be posting some of our cone-killing vids from etown on saturday.. i made my way up to camp woozy in RI after the autox.
was the lack of sleep worth it? hell yeah!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
sunday drive
not much sleep this weekend.
i'm sure jay will be posting some of our cone-killing vids from etown on saturday.. i made my way up to camp woozy in RI after the autox.
was the lack of sleep worth it? hell yeah!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Z 4SALE
A buddy is selling his Z, contact him with questions.
name: Adey
tel: 347-413-2160
car has 29k miles
$23k nego
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Cheunger is AUTOX4U DOTM!!
Not to be confused with PMOY if you know what I'm saying! I mean he was seriously trying to play grabass with me the other day! And it was weird he wanted to sleep on Diane's side of the bed while she was in FL with the kids....
See!!!!!!!!!!!
Check Dan out on AUTOX4U as Driver of the Month!
Congrats Dan!
-Jay
Monday, March 10, 2008
s2k setup
my s2k in foreground, yet i'm riding shot in simmon's new miata in the background!hey all, we finally had the chance to kick off the near year of autox!
saturday evening, jay and i decided that we might as well pop-in the konis and dial-in the alignment. 5p arrival.. i didn't get home til 4a. worth every minute. the 3 hours of sleep before having to wake up wasn't so hot but you gotta pay to play.
saturday evening, jay and i decided that we might as well pop-in the konis and dial-in the alignment. 5p arrival.. i didn't get home til 4a. worth every minute. the 3 hours of sleep before having to wake up wasn't so hot but you gotta pay to play.
arrive at jays
sitting on eibach prokits pre-AS conversion
next to the bsp machine
awaiting ohlins
stock rear shocks.. oem remote ressies!
koni yellows
stringing up
squared up
max neg
jay makes a cone levitate
re750 aftermath
back in the driveway behind my beloved 6gThursday, March 6, 2008
philly rallyx vid
just stumbled across this video from the grandview event last year. badass footage and editing!
watch for the rs at the 25sec mark.
^look closely for a surprisepic and video by mike spock.. check out another amazing video of his: drift
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
'08!
I know, we haven't really updated the blog in a while (besides the adventures of Jay and Big Dick) but there hasn't been any action lately. But not to worry, the autoX season kicks off this Sunday at the Meadowlands with MSNE. Yeah, SCCA events are better but I've been itching to develop my countersteering skills in the s2k. Jay's bsp evo won't be ready in time otherwise we would've gotten some shakedown in.
A few weekends ago, we had made the trip up to Vermont for the VT Winter Rally but due to some unknown problems with the RS and Yuri's rather loose definition of 'good' snow tires on his Audi.. both cars had to bail on the event. It's a shame because I picked up some badass Hakka1 snows and we fabbed a lightbar in the Rosner Racing garage. Unfortunately, upon startup to make the quick drive to registration, something very strange happened and the engine was loping and dumping fuel out of the exhaust. The passenger side cylinders seem to be not combusting even though there is spark and fuel. Compression is low on that side too. Mind boggling. Cam timing is right on and seems like the MAP sensor is working fine. Odd.
So, the rally mobile is still up in Vermont now being worked on by a 2nd mechanic that's a suby specialist. Numero uno mechanic couldn't figure it out. Let's hope it's fixed soon so that we can test out the driving lights in the woods!
Thankfully, I have my good buddies in Vermont that are helping me out. Hell, maybe the RS will stay up in VT and get a cage while we're autoxing down here.
Some pics of the lightbar fab below. Slick mounting... comes through the grill and we'll have 4 hella ff driving lights across the bar which we now have plenty of time to finalize.
While we're talking about Rally, check out Randy Zimmer's post pulled from NASIOC announcing a Rally series that I want to get in on!!
-dan
A few weekends ago, we had made the trip up to Vermont for the VT Winter Rally but due to some unknown problems with the RS and Yuri's rather loose definition of 'good' snow tires on his Audi.. both cars had to bail on the event. It's a shame because I picked up some badass Hakka1 snows and we fabbed a lightbar in the Rosner Racing garage. Unfortunately, upon startup to make the quick drive to registration, something very strange happened and the engine was loping and dumping fuel out of the exhaust. The passenger side cylinders seem to be not combusting even though there is spark and fuel. Compression is low on that side too. Mind boggling. Cam timing is right on and seems like the MAP sensor is working fine. Odd.
So, the rally mobile is still up in Vermont now being worked on by a 2nd mechanic that's a suby specialist. Numero uno mechanic couldn't figure it out. Let's hope it's fixed soon so that we can test out the driving lights in the woods!
Thankfully, I have my good buddies in Vermont that are helping me out. Hell, maybe the RS will stay up in VT and get a cage while we're autoxing down here.
Some pics of the lightbar fab below. Slick mounting... comes through the grill and we'll have 4 hella ff driving lights across the bar which we now have plenty of time to finalize.
While we're talking about Rally, check out Randy Zimmer's post pulled from NASIOC announcing a Rally series that I want to get in on!!
Kearney Rally Village (KRV) "http://www.rallyvillage.com is a privately owned rally park a bit South of Albany, NY that has just announced its 2008 calendar.Joe, start saving up for a driving suit.
Sat 15th March
Sat 12th Apr
Sat 17th May
Sat 21st June
Sat 19th July
Sat 16th Aug
Sat 13th Sept
Sat 18th Oct
Sat 15th Nov
Sat 13th Dec.
The property has great natural features and the roads built so far are every bit as good as ones found on the better full-scale rallys. They expect to at some point have a 6-mile loop available!The rules and sanction are NASA so NASA prep is required for cage and safety equipment.Because this is private property, no license tags or insurance is required, with no transits, no rally ODO is needed.
I've talked to Des Donnelly at KRV and they will have 20' shipping containers for rent so the car and equipment can be stored at the site between rounds which means once the car gets there, no towing truck or trailer will be needed!
This is a perfect opportunity for all the fence-sitters who couldn't afford to run a "proper" rally to get in, get seat time and learn the ropes without having a vast infrastructure of equipment and support in place. These events will be quicker, more technical and longer than a rallyX. The terrain and obstacles are real (harder) and the roads are more stable. This is also a perfect time to implement the Spec Sube build model which is cheap, plentiful and reliable enough to run a full season with little or no maintenance. For those that don't remember back when it was hashed out, here's an overview:http://www.specialstage.com/forums/s...ht=spec+subaru"Here it is: Spec Sube---#1 philosophy:If it costs a lot, is rare or may break other things, it isn't allowed.Any sube, ~90 Legacy right up to the Bugeye Impreza ('02)Really stock unless mentioned below:2.2 enginemax 4.1 gear (3.9 OK, 4.4 not)DMS is the most expensive allowed strut.Strip and lighten OK but all glass or nets.Seam weld OKBrake pads OKButton clutch disk OK---Any other question - answer with this question:Will it real cost money to do?If so, probably not allowed.Will it make the car faster?Probably not allowed.Will it make it safer or less prone to breakage?Probably OK but don't be cute, no Solo-type reasoning allowed.example:Can I take the door beams out of the doors? That won't cost money.Rears OK but fronts should stay in, it's safer.
randy's in-car at an event http://www.randyzimmer.com/video/kearney/12-07/
-dan
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