9th Annual Murray Motorsports Daytona 500 Party

9th Annual Daytona 500 Race Party

Hosted by Murray Motorsports
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Doors open at 11:00 a.m.
Broadcast starts at 12:00 NOON

at Murray Motorsports
215 Sandberg Road, Monticello, MN 55362
763-295-0811

Bring a favorite dish to share and a lawn chair!
Alan will provide big screen TV!
It will be armchair racing at its best!

Directions:
1. Take I-94 (West for most of us) to Exit 193, Hwy 25 Monticello.
2. South on Hwy 25.
3. Right at second stoplight on Chelsea.
4. Left at first opportunity (on Sandberg.). Alan’s shop is the second building on your RIGHT. Find a place to park and come on in!

Upcoming TSD rallies

Here are some upcoming events in our area.
Feb 11 - Minnesota Valley Winter Rally (LOL, SCCA Tour)

Feb 25 - Keweenaw Winter TSD Rally (Lake Superior Region, SCCA Tour)

March 10 - Lucas Flamethrower Rally (Alfa club)

March 25 - Muddy WatersRally (LOL, SCCA GTA)

May 5-6 LOL Rally Weekend (LOL, SCCA, Tours)

The latest info can be found here https://sites.google.com/site/mnwisroadrally

NASCAR comes to BIR?!?!

http://www.brainerdraceway.com/road-racing/nascar-kn-series-scca.html

24 Hours of Lemons 2012

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

ChumpCar 2012

http://ww.chumpcar.com/

SCCA 2012 Road Racing Schedule

http://www.cendiv-scca.org/03Racing.html

There also will be a driver's school at BIR the week of Memorial Day.

NASA's 2012 Road Racing/HPDE Schedule

Rumor is that BIR is still being negotiated!

http://www.nasamidwest.com/

ICE RACING 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://iira-icerace.org/

As of this week there is just over 6 inches of ice so far!  The lack of snow fall is going to make things interesting!   One of the big changes for this year is that the Rubber-to-Ice racers (no studs, just snow tires) do NOT need a cage!!!!  So any old car will do!

Winter Rally Series

The website for the ASCC web site for the 2011-12 Winter Rally Series has been updated. Not all links are working yet, but at least the schedule is up.

The first event is less than two weeks away, on Dec. 10th. Competitors and workers should get in touch with Clarence Westberg:

clarence.westberg@gmail.com
http://arrowheadscc.org/wrs2012/index.htm

For those of you not familar w/ TSD's....Time Speed Distance....they are kinda like a rally, where you are give "stage notes" and you need to get from point A to point B with in a certain amount of time.  If you are early or late, you loose points.  It gets to be quite challenging, especially when one makes a wrong turn, and now one has to make up that "lost time".  Most of these are done on "back roads" in country.

Neon Update....

For those of you who don't know, my last event of the year wasn't that much fun.....
well just read about it here:
posting on Neons.org forums

Rally-X 11/12!

Don't miss the last Rally Cross of the season!!! Saturday November 12th in Cannon Falls, MN!


Event Master Dan "Deputy Ginger" Drury is aiming to make this course the biggest and fastest of the 2011 season.

If you missed the last event on October 30th you MUST know the course conditions were GREAT!!

Price
$40.00 for SCCA Members
$55.00 for Non-Members

SPECIAL NOTICE
Due to the course conditions and weather I'm setting up a RallyX Hotline. I will start updating the message on the hotline 72 hours before the event in case of special instructions or event cancellation. (612) 564-0748

Venue Address
3830 325st street
Cannon Falls, MN
55009

Competitor registration- All competitors are urged to register and pre-pay no later than 5PM on Friday, November 11th.

Special Note: We need to have 12 PAID competitors by Friday November 11th at 5PM in order to hold the event. Please check the hotline for updates.

If you need to register after 5PM you must do so in-person at the event. There will be a $10.00 fee to pay at the event. (This is above your competitor entrance fee)

PM or call Dave Goodman if you need to mail a check for payment. Dave 612-408-1704

ONLINE REGISTRATION AT
http://www.scca-lol.org/rally/rallyx/schedule.php
Online preregistration is requested and strongly encouraged by 5PM on November 11th.

Fees:
SCCA Members: $40.00
Non-SCCA Members*:$55.00
Registration and/or Paying at the event, add $10.00
* Non-members are required to purchase an SCCA Weekend Membership for $15.00
(The weekend membership can be used as a $15 discount on a full SCCA membership).
All competitors and spectators must sign the official SCCA Waiver of Liability.
All minors present must have a minor waiver filled out. Form can be downloaded, printed in color and filled here: http://www.scca-lol.org/rally/rallyx/rxinfo.php
All competitors MUST work the course as a condition of event entry.
All competitors must have an FRS Radio, radios cannot be shared between competitors.
All competitors must have a Snell/M 1995 or newer helmet. Loaner helmets are available but the quantity is limited.
Passengers will be allowed if waivered and wearing an approved helmet.
Not sure you’re ready to RallyCross?? Come watch!!

SCHEDULE:
9:30AM – REGISTRATION AND TECH OPEN
10:00AM- REGISTRATION CLOSES
10:30- DRIVERS MEETING
11:00- RUNS START

222k and counting....

So it isn't racing related other than this car has gone to one rally-x, and has prolly 100 miles of doing laps at IIRA (International Ice Racing Association) events but.....The daily driver/beater Jetta recently turned 222,222 miles.  Far as I know the motor has never been opened up.  I get excessive oil vapor in the crank case breather, it knocks a bit, and the transmission has a bearing whine, but it just keeps going!

Stealerships...

$61 for 12 little bolts from the dealer!  Aparently they are made of Un-obtain-ium!
They are Dodge parts for pete's sake!  For all those who think foreign cars have expensive parts can go take a leap.

Brand new flexplate & clutch bolts for the Neon.  New clutch, used flexplate, new motor mounts, Prothane motor mount inserts (thanks John G.!).

Land O' Lakes Region SCCA Oktoberfest Rally Cross

Land O' Lakes Region SCCA Oktoberfest Rally Cross

DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR BIGGEST VENUE!!!!!!
SUNDAY 10/30 at Cannon Falls.

SPECIAL NOTICE

Due to the course conditions and weather I'm setting up a RallyX Hotline. I will start updating the message on the hotline 72 hours before the event in case of special instructions or event cancellation. (612) 564-0748

Venue Address
3830 325th St
Cannon Falls, MN 55009

Competitor registration- All competitors are urged to register and pre-pay no later than 5PM on Friday, October 28th.

If you need to register after 5PM you must do so in-person at the event. There will be a $10.00 fee to pay at the event. (This is above your competitor entrance fee)

PM or call Dave Goodman if you need to mail a check for payment. Dave 612-408-1704

ONLINE REGISTRATION AT
http://www.scca-lol.org/rally/rallyx/schedule.php
Online preregistration is requested and strongly encouraged by 5PM on October 28th.

Fees:
SCCA Members: $40.00
Non-SCCA Members*:$55.00
Registration and/or Paying at the event, add $10.00
* Non-members are required to purchase an SCCA Weekend Membership for $15.00
(The weekend membership can be used as a $15 discount on a full SCCA membership).
All competitors and spectators must sign the official SCCA Waiver of Liability.

All minors present must have a minor waiver filled out. Form can be downloaded, printed in color and filled here: http://www.scca-lol.org/rally/rallyx/rxinfo.php

All competitors MUST work the course as a condition of event entry.

All competitors must have an FRS Radio, radios cannot be shared between competitors.

All competitors must have a Snell/M 1995 or newer helmet. Loaner helmets are available but the quantity is limited.

Passengers will be allowed if waivered and wearing an approved helmet.

Not sure you’re ready to RallyCross?? Come watch!!

SCHEDULE:
9AM – REGISTRATION AND TECH OPEN
10AM- REGISTRATION CLOSES
10:30- DRIVERS MEETING
11:00- RUNS START

Don't buy from HugoAutoParts!

So I purchased a neon Cylinder head from them.  I got it and gasket matched the intake & exhaust ports, then had it taken to another machine shop to swap the valve springs and hot tank it again (to clean the aluminum shavings).  That machinist said it had a warp to it and had to shave .003 off of it.  One of the bolt holes for the cam bearing cap was stripped.  Also there was an exhaust valve that had a slight bend to it.  Plus they coat the head in some sort of spray paint that comes off w/ brake cleaner.  That machinst said it looks as if they took the head to a belt sander.

I was under the gun to get the car ready for the NASA event at Road America so I just had that machinest fix it.  Hugo won't do anything for me cuz, they didn't inspect it or do the repair work. 

Nice.....another $250 down the drain.