Friday, July 29, 2016

SCCA Track Day America on Wed evening, Aug 3--Volunteers and Drivers Invited!

SCCA National sponsors a DCTC Track night for Performance Driving and Accident Avoidance.

You can participate as a volunteer (Instructors, grid, corners, registration and others needed) or as a Driver. Join us for a great evening!

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Questions? call Kathy at 763-241-8010

Need more information? Go to http://scca-racing.com/solo-pdx/track-night/

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Derelict car projects

Because I obviously don't have enough to do, let's take on more projects! :)

1996 Mazda Miata, 242k (yes you read that right), "needs a water pump".....well yes it did have a 1/2 inch of play on the pulley. I did a timing belt kit.

2001 VW Jetta GLX, 12v VR6, leather seats, automagic. "Needs an radiator", has a check engine light, and lord knows what else.

7/31/16 Update...Miata runs! Water pump, t-stat, radiator, timing belt, and a bunch of degreasing. I was lazy and didn't do cam & crank seals, or lifters. She is a bit clicky, after two heat cycles it sounded better. After sitting in a two year coma, and having really black oil, it isn't all bad; we will see after some fresh fluids.

2016 Ojibwe Forests Rally Volunteers

Volunteers are still needed in all specialties for the 2016 Ojibwe 
Forests Rally on August 26 & 27, just one month away!
We already have 38 registered competitors,  it’s going to be a great event.

Online registration is now open at

http://www.rallymasterpro.com/workers/?group=1

Early registration will be on Thursday the 25th from 6 to 9 pm at the 
Pavilion, and Friday registration is from 9-12 at the same place. 
We’ll have a brief worker meeting at 1:00 and first time volunteer 
training at 1:30 before leaving for the woods.  Be sure to bring food 
and water for the day, and bring extra insect repellant.

Bring a friend too, no experience necessary, so bring someone and 
introduce them to rally!

Thanks in advance for your help.

Jonathan Atkins
Chief of Controls
2016 Ojibwe Forests Rally

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

July 4th Weekend @ BIR w/ NASA & TransAm

MORE VIDEOS AND PICTURES TO COME!

First race...video from Patrick Price's Nissan 200sx...we have a great joust. He had a better qualifying time than I and started ahead of me. I get him on the opening lap, he chases me down for next six laps. He finally gets by me, and I stay on him through all the twisty bits. I finished 3rd in this race.

The same race from my car:

The 2nd race, it was decided to invert the field (guy w/ the slowest time goes first, fastest guy in the back). Due to a timing glitch, I didn't post a time, and I was on pole! Kinda scary having all the really fast guys storm past you all in a short time frame. What was real interesting was the very first lap. Look at the black Mustang that is two rows in front of the car in this video. He jumps out onto the grass and passes two cars in the grass! WOW! When he came on track he cut the nose of my car off, had I not lifted I would have rear ended him. Patrick starts to catch me in lap 7, I stick to his bumper, and almost got him back except for the Spec Racer Ford that got between the two of us. I finished 3rd in this race as well.