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« on: April 08, 2003, 02:57:06 AM » |
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anyone here plan on attending to watch or race? I usually go to watch but I cant recall seeing any DSM's there... Last sunday was a BMW driver education course...got to see some M power battling it out  |
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Now: 1989 240SX, 13.5@107
1990 240SX, 12.4@114
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Troy Simkus
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2003, 11:52:40 PM » |
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There's only 3 activish dsm autoxers that i know about in the lower mainland. Myself, Farzaan Kassam and Pete P. Farz and Pete aren't bcdsm members but Farzaans been around the community for years. Keep an eye out for his race built 1g at the regionals.
I should be out in the summer for a few events
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John Hartman
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2003, 08:47:15 PM » |
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love to but I cannot afford that stuff. Seta brakes, seta tires, gas, entry fee, etc every race weekend. Hell, love to tho, good luck, and GO BCDSM  |
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91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd. quickest and fastest pump gas 14b in BC? now -12/Tial equipped
91 Eagle 2000GTX 5spd awd. great handling 87octane daily driver. Compomotive, exhaust, cams.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km. Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs etc, bone stock,203awhp/238tq
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Troy Simkus
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2003, 11:05:32 PM » |
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Weeelll John, first, a set of tires will last you atleast half of a full season, and thats if you absolutely beat on them. Gas, well ya the trip from the wack out to boundary bay is pretty far, thats really your only issue though. You dont need upgraded brakes, and you wont go through your pads in even a complete season, autox isn't that hard on brakes. Entry fee is usually $20-25 Most of the driving is done in 2nd gear, it's really not much harder on the car than your every day driving. I think a lot of you have a misconception of what autox is, it really is worth checking out even if yhou just run one day it's a great way to get to really know your car. Plus it's damn fun |
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John Hartman
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2003, 11:25:40 PM » |
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hmmm, that sounds different for sure I hear of people going thru brakes and tires in a weekend, etc lemme know when the events are. |
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91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd. quickest and fastest pump gas 14b in BC? now -12/Tial equipped
91 Eagle 2000GTX 5spd awd. great handling 87octane daily driver. Compomotive, exhaust, cams.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km. Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs etc, bone stock,203awhp/238tq
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Tim Hunt
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2003, 11:34:24 PM » |
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It's when you go out and do lapping sessions at a full road course that things get really expensive, last summer and the summer before I had participated in a few lapping sessions at Shannonville and Mosport in Ontario (Mosport is a site of one of the Speedvision Cup races)
I went through 60L of 110 octane and a set of RA-1's, a full set of brake pad's and an oil change change it Friday, and then again on Monday.
In the end I think it was a $1000+ weekend, but it was totally awesome, almost 200km of full track driving.
I just thought of that 60L=200km I wonder what my gas milage works out to be...
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John Hartman
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2003, 01:20:50 AM » |
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ahh, Tim, I think that is what I was thinking about.
Autocross is in a parking lot with cones, and you go one at a time right?
Not on a dedicted road course?
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91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd. quickest and fastest pump gas 14b in BC? now -12/Tial equipped
91 Eagle 2000GTX 5spd awd. great handling 87octane daily driver. Compomotive, exhaust, cams.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km. Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs etc, bone stock,203awhp/238tq
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Jeremy Clarke
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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2003, 02:16:15 AM » |
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AutoX is also called Solo-II HERE is a good link to learn more about it. |
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John Hartman
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2003, 08:53:08 PM » |
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ok, lemme at it !!!:D
where and when??
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91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd. quickest and fastest pump gas 14b in BC? now -12/Tial equipped
91 Eagle 2000GTX 5spd awd. great handling 87octane daily driver. Compomotive, exhaust, cams.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km. Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs etc, bone stock,203awhp/238tq
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Jared Clark
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« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2003, 03:55:07 AM » |
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Now: 1989 240SX, 13.5@107
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Troy Simkus
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« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2003, 11:30:42 AM » |
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John Hartman
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« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2003, 09:15:48 PM » |
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looks like I will have to bow out of the earlier ones. Not much time to prepare. Plus I have to make sure my shocks are replaced first. I still have the original ones on the car and it has 224 on it Maybe later in the year... |
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91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd. quickest and fastest pump gas 14b in BC? now -12/Tial equipped
91 Eagle 2000GTX 5spd awd. great handling 87octane daily driver. Compomotive, exhaust, cams.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km. Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs etc, bone stock,203awhp/238tq
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Troy Simkus
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« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2003, 09:21:22 PM » |
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prepare? prepare for what? just clean all the loose crap out of your car (if you're not like me this should take 2 minutes) and stop at a gas station to up your tire pressures to ~38-40ish and you're ready to go. Assuming you still have your stock battery tie down. As for shocks, i ran on my stockers that have been abused with pro-kits for over 15k so safe to say very useless. This phrase helps when anyone has qualms about the equipment their competing with. "if a mid 80s firefly, a 1g supra/celica, a 68 mustang and a firetruck can run autox, so can your car" BTW Here's an awesome read for newbies http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm |
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John Hartman
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« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2003, 10:30:55 PM » |
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LOL, yea my car is ready to run, I have checked that out. I just have to take out my mats, air them up, chalk it and walk it but I think maybe I am not quite ready yet. I will do it tho, I bought this car to go around corners too |
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91 Eagle Talon TSi 5spd awd. quickest and fastest pump gas 14b in BC? now -12/Tial equipped
91 Eagle 2000GTX 5spd awd. great handling 87octane daily driver. Compomotive, exhaust, cams.
86 Merkur XR4Ti 5spd, rwd, turbo, 91,381km. Original paint, heated leather. intercooled, big VAM
06 Mazdaspeed6 6spd awd, DISI turbo, heated leather HIDs etc, bone stock,203awhp/238tq
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Andrew Scott
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2003, 12:28:05 AM » |
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I think a couple of years ago, the best autox'er drove a pulsar hehe
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