Race Report: AutoSlalom @ AMP, NS - Sept 27, 2009
Ah, the last event of the season. And it was a doozie. An autoslalom on a road race circuit! With so much tarmac and a limited number of cones, it can only mean one thing a FAST course. :D This was a...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ SSW, NS - May 09, 2010
The 2010 season has begun! Yay! Every year I tell myself that I'll start working on the car early and have it ready a good month or so before the first event. Well, the Talon never came off its jack...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ Moncton, NB - June 6th, 2010
My wife thinks Im crazy. A couple weeks before this event I got T-boned in the Talon. Drivers door is mangled, window is broken, and the rear quarter is pushed in. $3400 in damage, parts are on...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ Digby, NS - June 20th, 2010
Why can't a guy catch a break? This has got to be my worst season start in the 10 years I've been racing... The venue this time is a municipal airport with a 3950' x 75' runway. This usually equates to...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ Digby, NS - July 3-4, 2010
A full weekend of cone dodging in the sun... what more could you as for? This a a double regional event, where competitors from the whole Atlantic region compete for points towards the regional...
View ArticleRace Report: SoloSprint @ AMP, NS - July 24, 2010
The first SoloSprint of the year! For those that may not know, a SoloSprint (a.k.a Time Trial / Time Attack) is essentially the same thing as qualifying for a road race. You have a fixed amount of time...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ Summerside, PEI - July 30 to Aug 01, 2010
Slalom @ Slemon. The premier event of the season in these parts. This was a 3-day event with Friday being a Test & Tune, Saturday event #1 and Sunday event #2. Plus Monday was a lapping day at the...
View ArticleRace Report: Lapping @ AMP, NS - Aug 02, 2010
Coming off three days of autox on PEI, I mustered up enough energy to attend the lapping day at Atlantic Motorsport Park, NS making it four days of racing in a row. Yippee! Got to the track early and...
View ArticleRace Report: SoloSprint @ AMP, NS - Sept 2010
Last SoloSprint (a.k.a Time Attack) of the season. Last chance to beat my personal best. If you recall my last report, I stripped 3rd gear while lapping at this very track about 6 weeks prior. Since...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ Moncton, NB - Oct 3rd, 2010
Magic Mountain doesn't like me this year. When I attend an event there earlier this season, it was cold / wet with zero grip and I sucked; placing midfield overall. This latest event didn't go much...
View ArticleRace Report: AutoX @ AMP, NS - Oct 10th, 2010
Final event of the 2010 season. Following the dismal results of the previous event, I wasn't expecting much. My traction issues would still be prevalent due to tire age and ambient temperatures, but it...
View ArticleLapping @ AMP, NS - July 24, 2011
I've been slacking on my event reports, so I'll try to catch up. This event was my first outing in the Talon this season. I had spent the whole preceding Saturday working on the car, trying to finish...
View ArticleAutox @ Truro, NS - Aug 07, 2011
My second outing in the Talon for 2011... and it was August! :ohdamn: After fixing my cracked exhaust manifold and melted oil dip stick, I was ready for action. The venue for this event was in a rather...
View ArticleLapping @ Atlantic Motorsport Park - Aug 14, 2011
Third outing and second lapping day of 2011 for me. A few minor changes for this event. I cut out part my passenger side fender liner and installed aluminum mesh to promote better air flow through my...
View ArticleTime Attack @ Atlantic Motorsport Park - Sept 03, 2011
As usual, I was plagued with mechanical issues at the event. On Saturday I only got one timed lap before I had to retire. Just before this event, I had added that new valve cover with the big vents....
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