April Powerslide Rallycross. 4-13-08

[treekiller]

Get Ready for the muddy Meyhem, April Showers may bring May flowers, but it also brings out the powerslide fun. Once East Bay Confirms the date I'll open up online registration.

$35 if you register online, and $40 at the gate. but PLEASE email me if you intend on arriving at the gate so I can have your information pre-loaded in the database to help us get started quickly, I waited an extra hour last event for some people that "said" they were coming and never showed up. so everyone got 7 instead of 9 runs.. this time we are not waiting. registration will close at 9:00 AM and Drivers meeting at 9:30.

[treekiller]

Registration Now open, only one month away.

April Powerslide Rallycross. (http://tinyurl.com/2t6ahn)

[cpages2]

Come on people!!! Who is going????

- Mike

[Mars_302]

i'll be there with my camera of course. Though only for a morning session, then heading off to bradenton for TR make up track day. I hope course setup is quick

[treekiller]

Hey Jerm, I have a request Florida Motorsports Report is looking for someone to film the event. and do an interview or two, do you have any video equipment? I can help with the interview portions. they are going to try and come out, but might not make it. and want to know if we have a backup.

[Mars_302]

I have a cheap video camera thats it.

[cpages2]

Jeff,

I have a friend that used to run a production company. I can see if he is free that weekend and would be able to come out and do some filming.

- Mike

[treekiller]

Anyone would be welcome. I think the more footage we send them the better off we are.

[treekiller]

okay since we have an extra 5 people coming to test the BMW LeMon the registration list is filling up quick. preregister and pay to save $5 or just shoot me an email we hit 20 this morning.

[cpages2]

Im way excited!

- Mike

[NeedCAforS13]

okay since we have an extra 5 people coming to test the BMW LeMon the registration list is filling up quick. preregister and pay to save $5 or just shoot me an email we hit 20 this morning.

I'll be there as long as nothing else breaks on my car in the next week... Over the last week i've had a knock sensor and coolant temp sensor die, then an intercooler pipe burst. Blah. I was out at that brooksville race in the white old subaru legacy. I'm holding off on preregistering online just in case it breaks again.

[cpages2]

Yeah I just started throwing 02 sensor code and Misfire (bad coil pack, plugs and/or wires). LOL

Im going to try and fix all before the race, if not.. She runs anyway. lol

- Mike

[cpages2]

Jeff a lot of people are asking me when the spectators should show up.

- Mike

[treekiller]

They can come and go as they please, it's only $3 and they have to sign the waver. I really don't enforce the spectator pricing. but I'm going to begin since we had a ton last event and only one paid. if you guys want to run registration. (collect money as people enter the gate and hand them a number card) that will be a huge help since that's usually one thing that holds me up int he morning from getting started is waiting for everyone. to register.

[cpages2]

Jeff,

I will be bringing at least 5 people with me in the morning so I promise between all of us I will make sure everyone is helping you in someway. As for the registration/paying people myself or Fiance will be there to help do that.

Let me know if you need more hands on deck, I have a ton of people who e-mailed me off our website that are coming out to the event to see us race, they have also expressed intrest in helping the event anyway possible.

- Mike

[NeedCAforS13]

I will 100% be there Sunday. Car is running flawlessly now. Can I still preregister online, or should I just wait and pay at the gate?

[treekiller]

sounds like everything is going as well as can be planned, that will be a huge help mike as I can concentrate on getting Timing set up and etc.

Preregistration is open online till 10:00 PM Saturday. so feel free to go there and do it.

[cpages2]

No problem Jeff... Im glad I can help you!!!

Just so you know I will be running my 08' STi and my past Navigator (Chris) will be running our team car (2.5RS). Do you know our car numbers??

- Mike

[treekiller]

nope, but you can fill that out when you get there.

[Mars_302]

Sunday is going to be a busy day for me! Rally drag and a drift event all in one day! if I get there early enough I can help setup with some things so are ready to go so I can shoot the morning session and booger off to the next

[NeedCAforS13]

Registered. I'll see you guys out there :)

Does anyone have a course layout designed yet? Is it on the oval inside the track or in the parking lot? I've seen pictures of past events and I can't really tell where its happening exactly...

[treekiller]

well I am plaining for possible rain so we are setting up the course in the grass parking lot. we run both sections when there is no chance of rain but with a chance of rain in the PM. I'd rather not tear down the course mid day in the rain and have to re-do it.

it's going to be cool (in the 70's) so the turbos are going to be making LOTS of power.

[cpages2]

Rain + Grass/Dirt + Cool Weather = Badass Event!!!!

[bam2002]

Hey Tree when do you want me and the Lemons car to show up?

THe event is pretty close to the house. Ill tow the car over. But if were not running till noon, do I need to be there early?

Just let me know.

B

[treekiller]

If you guys all show up at 8:00 I figure everyone can get a few laps on the rallycross in and then you guys can break off get suited up and strat working on lapping the track. did you get a get and belts in it yet? or rollbar padding? I'd like to see those items installed for testing since you are going to be lapping as speed, I can show you the line around the track. it's not hard to figure out since the dirtstocks will be running tonight and you'll have a nice groove to follow.

[bam2002]

I have only done some work on the eletric side.

I have not ordered padding or the harness mounts. The only Place I know that carries them is over in St Pete and i have not been home during the week to get over there.
Ill go look at the harness and see what is included in the box.

Ill be home after April 27th to go grab that stuff if its still needed.
I dont think any place is open on a Sat to get the harness mounts.

[bam2002]

OK I can get the harness in today. Fixed ths starting problem.. GOt the gas guage working..

So see u tomorrow..
No padding thought

[treekiller]

Just FYI, while we run in Rain, or Sleet, or dead of night. if there is lightning we may have to pull the corner workers. while we can still run for fun when it's we can't have "official" timed runs, without workers, since no-one can call in off-courses.

but if it's a mild rain.. NICE!!!!

Rain + Grass/Dirt + Cool Weather = Badass Event!!!!

Great Work Barry!!! I'll see if I can steal a pool Noodle from the Bath house in my building, I'm only worried about the one cross bar next to your helmet. well that and the cage needs gusseting, not for legality, for my feelings. but we will get to that later.

OK I can get the harness in today. Fixed ths starting problem.. GOt the gas guage working..

So see u tomorrow..
No padding thought

[Loren]

8am, huh?

I'll try to be there before then if I can drag my butt out of bed.

[treekiller]

no reason to show up too early since the gates are usually locked before 8 and I rely on a track employee to let me in.

[Loren]

Cool! 8:30 it is. :)

[Mars_302]

Index of /videos/april041308 (http://www.eccentric-photography.com/videos/april041308/)

uploading a bunch of videos right now, they are big and im not editing them, you will need to use quicktime as well

[cpages2]

Great event Jeff!!!!

I will be posting up my pics as soon as I get them uploaded.

- Mike

[bam2002]

Also some rough Video of the Lemons testing..
Loren out giving the BMW a shake test..

http://www.keeperofcars.com/lemons/dirttrack/vid1.asf
http://www.keeperofcars.com/lemons/dirttrack/vid2.asf
http://www.keeperofcars.com/lemons/dirttrack/vid3.asf

[treekiller]

thanks for the video mars. but I can honestly say your pictures rock 100x more

hey barry, can you port those videos to a format that is actually accepted by the computing world. Windows media hasn't released a codec update for mac in 2 years.

I guess I could upload them to Google video and let them do it, but I'm not going to out of principal. windows media... BLOWS.... but then again so does 90% of what comes out of Redmond

[Mars_302]

VLC media player - Overview (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) ;)

[treekiller]

sounds like a plan

[Mars_302]

ive had great luck with VLC, its not given me problems playing any file yet. Theres too many file extension/formats lately especially with all the digital camcorders out now

[NeedCAforS13]

Jeremy, where's the pictures?! Haha. How did they turn out?

[Mars_302]

uploading right now actually

[Mars_302]

TRAP Rally-X April 13 2008 (http://www.floridaracing.org/auto-x/eastybayrally041308/)

seemed like this event everyone is switching over to a Subie

[Goumba]

Freaking awesome pictures man!!!

[cpages2]

Great pictures!!!!

One of my favorites:

http://www.floridaracing.org/auto-x/eastybayrally041308/images/IMG_3982.jpg

I will have the ones we took up by this weekend.

- Mike

[treekiller]

There is something sexy about the original Impreza they just have not captured in the modern cars. while they have gotten better it's a lot like the original M3 the newer versions just miss the original Boy racer "I'm gonna tear your face off" look.

[Mars_302]

I think its more the JDM look they have. They look very JDM, where as the new ones arent anything special anymore. When is the next event? I hope its on a day there nothing something else going on at the same time. I wanna stick around for a whole event for once and do some ride alongs for once

[cpages2]

There is something sexy about the original Impreza they just have not captured in the modern cars. while they have gotten better it's a lot like the original M3 the newer versions just miss the original Boy racer "I'm gonna tear your face off" look.

Couldnt agree more!!!! And I think Mars is right, the car more resembles its Japan brother. Even when it came out in the states it didnt look like anything else out there at that time.

When I go in the garage I look at the STi and say looks good, but then look over and the RS kinda takes my breath away. Even the pics of the RS just look amazing and my Sti looks like a car drving on dirt. lol

- Mike

[treekiller]

well the 93-96 were very typical of what was around at the time, or at least the ones we got, softer edges, could have been confused for a Toyota if you looked at it quickly enough.. it was not until the 2.5 RS came to the party with it's shopping cart (in 1998 standards) rear wing and Ridiculous Hood that the car even got a second look. then in 1999 when the Front air dam from the STI cars made it onto the 2.5RS it truly became quite a looker. which amazes me, put a big wing, a hood scoop and vents, and a low front air dam on most cars and I would comment about how you must have ran through pep boys with a crap magnet. But in the RS it just looks right, so complete, so sorted. dare I say only the 22B looks better.

[Goumba]

Yeah, but it's no SVT contour.

[cpages2]

Yeah, but it's no SVT contour.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

-Mike