Ice Racing!

Tentative 2013 Season Schedule

Jan.  5-6, Lake Mille Lacs, Garrison, MN (tentative)

Jan. 12 – 13     Big Lake, Cloquet, MN

Jan. 26 – 27    Celebration of Lakes, Lindstrom, MN

Feb.  9 – 10     Madison Lake, Mankato, MN

Feb. 16 – 17     Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, ONT

Feb. 23 – 24     Lake Mille Lacs, Garrison, MN

Mar.  2 -  3     Lake Mille Lacs, Garrison, MN (tentative)

Mar. 23     Banquet, Location TBD

 

Ice report for Mille Lacs is 8 inches of snow free ice on 12/27/2012.

www.iira-icerace.org  Find them on FaceBook too.

 

The Celebration of Lakes tends to be the most entertaining, as the city has 3~4 tracks prepared.  They have snow-mobile, atv, motor-cycle, and roundy-round car racing.  Ice fishing contest, and the bar on the ice.

BIR got a huge make over!!!!

Results from Dirty Jack-o-Lantern Rally-X

Picture album of the last two rally-x's on FaceBook:
Michael Born Pictures

Dirty Jack-O-Latern Rallycross - Cannon Falls - 11/3/2012
Overall Finish	In Class Finish	Driver	Car No	Class	Vehicle	Total Time	Set 1 (3 of 4 runs)	Set 2 (2 of 3 runs)	Set 3 (2 of 3 runs)	Set 4 (2 of 3 runs)
1	1	Jesse Lang	45	MF	92 Honda Civic	417.433	143.778	91.666	94.378	87.611
2	2	Aaron Jongbloedt	191	MF	97 Volkswagen Jolf	424.243	148.595	92.466	95.300	87.882
3	1	Michael Geronime	719	SA	01 subaru imperza	429.453	155.783	92.321	93.414	87.935
4	3	Brent Rinehart	54	MF	92 Honda Civic	436.606	150.559	92.444	100.115	93.488
5	1	Dillon Dunphy	516	MA	88 Mazda 323	441.888	160.820	93.923	97.662	89.483
6	2	Jason Clark	69	SA	03 Subaru Outback	442.782	157.482	94.522	100.460	90.318
7	3	Jacob Kohler	83	SA	04 Subaru WRX	445.893	157.023	95.414	99.833	93.623
8	2	Matt Sweet	40	MA	05 Subaru WRX STi	446.057	160.019	98.748	95.382	91.908
9	3	Matthew Walters	117	MA	04 Subaru Forester WRX	449.765	165.048	93.559	97.112	94.046
10	4	Martin Asao	7	MA	95 Subaru Impreza	469.476	172.969	98.255	103.661	94.591
11	4	Tim Norman	13	MF	93 Honda Civic	494.251	179.706	107.458	106.714	100.373
12	4	Kevin Fay	44	SA	89 Audi 90 Quattro	508.099	188.254	109.780	107.920	102.145
13	5	Joe Lesnar	75	MA	02 Subaru RSVX/ Forester	577.954	179.356	100.444	198.000	100.154
14	1	Dustin Nevonen	19	SF	99 Ford Taurus	593.094	153.108	94.165	147.821	198.000
15	6	Josh Storlie	15	MA	02 Subaru RSVX	626.055	168.486	97.555	162.014	198.000

Tenative Ice Racing Schedule

Tentative 2013 Season Schedule


Jan. 12 - 13 Big Lake, Cloquet, MN

Jan. 26 - 27 Celebration of Lakes, Lindstrom, MN

Feb. 9 - 10 Madison Lake, Mankato, MN

Feb. 16 - 17 Lake Superior, Thunder Bay, ONT

Feb. 23 - 24 Lake Mille Lacs, Garrison, MN

Mar. 2 - 3 Lake Mille Lacs, Garrison, MN

Mar. 23 Banquet, Location TBD

IIRA's news letter http://iira-icerace.org

Dirty Jack'O Lantern RallyCross 11/3/12

Dirty Jack'O Lantern Rallycross the last of the year!!

Saturday November 3rd

For those of you with a dirty side, come out and slide your car around in a dirt field around a technical course marked with cones. This is a great venue for beginner drivers as it is an open course with soft dirt and the safety stewards to do a great job at keeping the course smooth with good flowing lines. Come out, join the fun, and get sidewayz!

WHAT IS RALLYCROSS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCCA_RallyCross

WHO CAN COMPETE?
Anyone with a driver’s license and a hard topped car that can pass tech inspection.

Most people use their daily drivers with snow tires, but all-season tires work too and have gotten people on the podium. Cars range from a stock Ford Focus to a heavily modified Subaru Impreza ready for stage rally and everything in between.

SCHEDULE: (This will beld tight please come on time!)
9:00AM – REGISTRATION AND TECH OPEN
10:00AM- REGISTRATION CLOSES
10:30AM- DRIVERS MEETING
11:00AM- RUNS START
We will break for lunch around noon
~5:00PM - Awards

LOCATION:
Venue Address
3830 325th St
Cannon Falls, MN 55009

PROPERTY NOTICE:
Please come in from 30th Street, do not follow your GPS. If we want to continue using this site we need to keep the neighbors happy. No unloading/loading/parking (even temporary) on the main road, ONLY in the landowner’s driveway.

REGISTRATION:
All competitors are urged to register and pre-pay no later than 5PM on the Friday leading to the event. There must be a minimum of 15 PAID registrants before the registration deadline or the event will be cancelled. Payment transactions will not take place until the event is confirmed on Friday so if the event gets canceled, you keep your money.

Fees:
Online Entry Fee: $45.00
Day of Entry Fee: $55.00
Weekend SCCA Membership: $15.00
(The weekend membership can be used as a $15 discount on a full SCCA membership)

Driver must have either a full SCCA membership or weekend SCCA membership to compete.

To register and Pay:
http://www.motorsportreg.com/index....A90D2-EC01-4194-64D5001636D15613#.UFhnt41lS3s

RULES:
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/M2000 or newer helmet. Loaner helmets are available but the quantity is limited.
Passengers will be allowed if waivered and wearing an approved helmet.
See official rules here: http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/assets/2012 RallyCross Rules-revised.pdf

Cars will be checked for the following items, please make sure your car passes all the listed items before the event.
· All loose items, inside and outside the car (including the trunk and storage areas) removed
· Snap‐on hub caps and other detachable accessories (e.g. fender skirts, trim rings) removed
· Convertible, targa or t‐top vehicles must have their factory hard top panels securely in place
· Lug nuts tight, correctly installed, none missing
· Tires in good condition (no cords or belts showing, no cracks, etc.)
· Seat belt(s) present and properly attached
· Positive throttle return
· No excessive leaks (engine running)
· No “spinner knobs”
· Brakes in proper working order
· Wheel bearings, steering and suspension in good working order
· Battery tightly secured, positive terminal insulated
· Helmet rated Snell SA2000/M2000 (or newer), BS 6658‐85 type AF/R or SFI 31.1
· Passed sound
· FRS Radio (Channel 8-0)

Classes are Stock, Prepared, and Modified and then each class is divided up into FWD, RWD, and AWD. See official rules for car classing.

SEASON SCHEDULE:
http://www.scca-lol.org/rally/rallyx/schedule.php

Pics from Chump Car @ Road America

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathiasjohnsonphoto/with/8115735630/#photo_8115735630

http://jasonbritt.smugmug.com/Cars/Racing/Chumpcar-Drift-into-Winter-Oct/26072203_t3DPQd#!i=2165273918&k=GTB2NMJ

Chump Car @ Road America 10/21/2012

Alex went out first and was running 3min, 3sec lap times, making the quickest lap times for our team.  Unfortunatly he exchanged paint w/ a mustang and put two wheels off twice.  We climbed up to 2nd place for a few moments, mostly due to us being able to run a full 2 hours. Nick went out, and over an hour into his stint he was towed in because we had now drive. 

We pulled out the starter and found metal shavings, pulled out the transmission and found out that all of the bolts that hold the pressure plate to the flywheel sheared off.  My theory is that the violent rumble strips caused the failure. One hour 55minutes later we got the clutch and flywheel replaced, and got the car back on track.  Down to 41st place. 

The car lasted over an hour, can got towed in again w/ no power.  Turns out the battery wasn't charging, we swaped the altenator, push started it and sent it back out with 20 minutes left of the race. 

Chump Car @ Road America 10/20

Chump Car DRS?   Turns out it is on a switch, so it is manually activated.

This is in the Holy Rollers Integra, this electric oil pump, is an upgrade from their "fix" at BIR...when the oil pressure gets low, they flip a switch and it adds pressurized oil into the head.

Okay...this is just bad....but if you can't get a real trailer...why not.

We sent our rookie driver out first; he did really well, until getting a black flag for passing under yellow; then at the end of his stint he got a little red misted, and had a good draft going on into turn 5; and attempted a dive bomb into another VW.  our front wheel went into their rear quarter panel.  The alignment moved, but we didn't see any bent parts.

All the other drivers went out with out much to report; we worked our way up from 42 (61 cars started) up to 8th.  I took the car for last 1.5hr stint.  The car did feel awkward, almost as if we had weak shocks or snow tires; kinda squirmy.  I found out later that my top trap speed was over 5mph slower than our 1st driver, and my best lap time almost 4 seconds off. 

Near the end of my stint, I a train of two BMW E30's and a Sentra SER were catching up to me; the E30's eventually got past me.  Getting a draft into turn 8, and late braking, I ended up spinng the car, stalling it.  The car died in the middle of the turn, and would not start backup.  Eventually the awesome track staff got me off the coarse.  Sadly not until after the checker flag was shown.  We lost one place because of this mistake. 

Turns out the altnenator wasn't charging much, it wasn't dead but it wasn't charging properly. 

Later on in the pit we found the very end of the control arm, where the ball joint goes, was bent up.  Which means the car had a wacky alingment and the reason for lap times and top speed not being what they should be.

BIR is getting a major overhaul

http://www.mnsportbikeriders.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=67555&st=45

Land Speed Car Show

Studio Bricolage - (1188 Hubbard Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104) Hosted a gathering on 10/13 showing off vehicles of Minnesota people who ran the Bonneville Salt Flats.  One of the car clubs present is Salt-to-Salt.

Author, race car driver, ect, ect, Kevin Clemens and his 150kg electric bike.

Studebaker representation

This is a GM L33 with LS6 heads stuffed into a late 80's Monte Carlo; lots of time went into the custom motor mounts that got the motor to sit back towards the firewall and down lower.  The owner of this car drove it out there!

1953 Studebaker

Performance Driving eXpirence 10/28 @ DCTC

A Performance Driving Experience (PDX), hosted by SCCA-LOL at the Dakota County Technical School track on Sunday, October 28th .
This will be an all day event for everyone who would like to drive their street car on a track, and it’s a GREAT opportunity for crew members to experience the thrill of performance driving.

SCCA-LOL will provide certified instructors who will help participants master the various driving lines More info: http://scca-lol.org/forum/index.php?topic=1008.0


The price for the Fall PDX is $125. If you need an SCCA weekend membership, that is $15. There is also an option of purchasing lunch for $5.

Here is the direct link to Motorsportsreg which has all the details for this event.
http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/9722856C-BCA2-DC59-CCB85D545A11B9E4#.UFM0Da5nAwg

Oktoberfest Rally-X Oct. 14

For those of you with a dirty side, come out and slide your car around in a dirt field around a technical course marked with cones. This is a great venue for beginner drivers as it is an open course with soft dirt and the safety stewards to do a great job at keeping the course smooth with good flowing lines. Come out, join the fun, and get sidewayz!
WHAT IS RALLYCROSS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCCA_RallyCross
http://youtu.be/uHjAfwOzYXM
http://youtu.be/iifjB78yeNE

WHO CAN COMPETE?
Anyone with a driver’s license and a hard topped car that can pass tech inspection.

Most people use their daily drivers with snow tires, but all-season tires work too and have gotten people on the podium. Cars range from a stock Ford Focus to a heavily modified Subaru Impreza ready for stage rally and everything in between.

SCHEDULE:
9:00AM – REGISTRATION AND TECH OPEN
10:00AM- REGISTRATION CLOSES
10:30AM- DRIVERS MEETING
11:00AM- RUNS START
We will break for lunch around noon
~5:00PM - Awards

LOCATION:
Venue Address
3830 325th St
Cannon Falls, MN 55009

PROPERTY NOTICE:
Please come in from 30th Street, do not follow your GPS. If we want to continue using this site we need to keep the neighbors happy. No unloading/loading/parking (even temporary) on the main road, ONLY in the landowner’s driveway.

REGISTRATION:
All competitors are urged to register and pre-pay no later than 5PM on the Friday leading to the event. There must be a minimum of 15 PAID registrants before the registration deadline or the event will be cancelled. Payment transactions will not take place until the event is confirmed on Friday so if the event gets canceled, you keep your money.

Fees:
Online Entry Fee: $45.00
Day of Entry Fee: $55.00
Weekend SCCA Membership: $15.00
(The weekend membership can be used as a $15 discount on a full SCCA membership)
Driver must have either a full SCCA membership or weekend SCCA membership to compete.

To register and Pay:
http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/D4DA90D2-EC01-4194-64D5001636D15613#.UFhnt41lS3s

RULES:
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/M2000 or newer helmet. Loaner helmets are available but the quantity is limited.
Passengers will be allowed if waivered and wearing an approved helmet.
See official rules here:  http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/assets/2012%20RallyCross%20Rules-revised.pdf

Cars will be checked for the following items, please make sure your car passes all the listed items before the event.
• All loose items, inside and outside the car (including the trunk and storage areas) removed
• Snap‐on hub caps and other detachable accessories (e.g. fender skirts, trim rings) removed
• Convertible, targa or t‐top vehicles must have their factory hard top panels securely in place
• Lug nuts tight, correctly installed, none missing
• Tires in good condition (no cords or belts showing, no cracks, etc.)
• Seat belt(s) present and properly attached
• Positive throttle return
• No excessive leaks (engine running)
• No “spinner knobs”
• Brakes in proper working order
• Wheel bearings, steering and suspension in good working order
• Battery tightly secured, positive terminal insulated
• Helmet rated Snell SA2000/M2000 (or newer), BS 6658‐85 type AF/R or SFI 31.1
• Passed sound
• FRS Radio (Channel 8-0)

Classes are Stock, Prepared, and Modified and then each class is divided up into FWD, RWD, and AWD. See official rules for car classing.

SEASON SCHEDULE:
http://www.scca-lol.org/rally/rallyx/schedule.php

Hill Climb

August 25th & 26th auto-x

Lake Superior Pro Rally 10/26 & 27

Lake Superior Performance Rally, the Oldest, Toughest and


Meanest Rally on the Rally Circuit Returns to Houghton, Michigan October 26-27,2012

The Lake Superior Region Car Club would like to announce the18th running of the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) based inHoughton, Michigan again this year. TheLSPR is known as the Oldest, Toughest and Meanest Off-Road event in the countryand is sanctioned by Rally Car/Rally-America in Golden Valley, MN.

The Lake Superior PerformanceRally (LSPR) will be one event over two days. With a Coef.3 Friday and aCoef. 2 Saturday for Rally America seeding only. New this year with be the inception of SuperRally Rules. If you DNF the first night you can come back the next day withapplied penalty road points.

Dates for this year's event is October 25-27, 2012 with Competitorand Worker Registration starting on Thursday October 25th. Fans and Spectatorsare invited to get up-close and personal with the Cars and Drivers on FridayOctober 26th during the Parc Expose at the LSPR Headquarters (Country Inn &Suites) from 1:00pm to 2:15pm(est) prior to the official start of the AutoValue LSPR Rally, the first leg of this two day racing event. Racing officiallystarts Friday at approximately 2:15pm(est) with the first car out from theCountry Inn & Suites on Razorback Drive just off M-26 behind WalMart in Houghton,MI.



This year's LSPR event route starts Friday October 26th with the Auto Value LSPRevent at the Country Inn & Suites and travels to the Moyle Gravel Pit offGreen Acres Road for the first of two stages before heading south to the USForest Service Roads in and near Kenton, Michigan before heading back toHoughton in the early hours of Saturday to the LSPR Headquarters (Country Inn& Suites) for the official finish. Saturday October 27th all the actionmoves to Baraga County for day two of the LSPR event. New to the Baraga County areawill be the Parc Expose in Downtown L'Anse, Michigan near the Marina in thepublic parking area from 9:30am to 10:30am(est) prior to the official start ofthe Rally, the second and final leg ofthis two day racing event. Once again Rally fans and spectators can get upclose and personal with the cars, drivers, co-drivers and teams to learn moreabout Off-Road Pro Rally. The LSPR racing will officially start atapproximately 09:30am on Saturday with the first car out from the Downtown L'AnseMarina and head into the back roads of the Baraga County area for anotherchallenging day of racing. Fans and Spectators will get a second up close peakat the cars and the teams as they come in for service at the L’Anse High Schoolparking lot, spectators are asked to please park outside of the school grounds.

Visit the LSPR web site at http://www.lsprorally.com forcomplete race information and spectator sites.

24Hours @ Iowa Speedway: Chump Car 2012

....more later, but here is a start...

Getting some rest the night before....

One hour in, fending off the Porsche 944 "Brain-Nerds", some of the very few dry laps to be had.

 

Three hours into the race and we are at 8th place! 

Here is what the garage looked like 4 hours into the race; -nissan 240sx in with motor problems -Mustang with a 2.3l turbo swap; blew a head gasket, replacement motor transplant under way -Porche 944, timing belt broke, replacement head being put on

 

Eight hours into the race and we are in 2nd!!

 

One of the many crashes....this time the Mitsu. Eclipse/Eagle Talon went into the tire wall.

At 4am, trying to figure out why the car wouldn't run.  Swapped the distributor, found the crank sensor to be slightly damaged, and swapped it.

 

This is the broken trigger wheel/toner ring/crank signal wheel that broke on our car.