April 22 Autocross: Salem, OR (pictures)
 

The weather started a bit overcast, but any moisture on the ground dried up quickly and by the end of the first run group, the clouds started to break. I only stayed for the morning session, but it was (as usual) an entertaining and adrenalin pumping experience.

The photos below have been scaled to 1400x1050 (proper 4:3 aspect ratio), due to the forum restrictions. Sorry. If anyone wants a original higher resolution image, PM me and I can email it/them to you.

Two S4 FCs showed up, the blue one has a custom turbo setup, very nicely done, complete with 4-point strut tower brace, full suspension, racing seat, harness, etc. The BOV was pleasantly loud also.

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The other FC was NA, as far as I could tell. But it turned in very good times, and had the distinction of being the quietest FC I've ever heard, thanks to its totally functional stock exhaust. Full suspension on this one too, and a gutted interior (at least the rear area).

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The other RX-7 that showed up was a 12A SA with quite the lumpy idle. It arrived in an enclosed trailer, and stalled several times before the driver managed to back it out onto the K-Mart parking lot. It was one of the loudest cars there, if not the very loudest, but wasn't as fast as I had hoped, considering the noise.

Tim's friend Eric brought his (new?) RX-8 to the event, and chomped at Tim's feet, achieving a time within seconds of the bewilderingly powerful C4.

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Non-rotary vehicles included Tim's aforementioned 1990(ish) C4 Corvette with the ridiculously modified engine, the uber-sexy black Lotus Europa (not shown) who almost had time of the day (about 1 second off), were it not for the car behind door number 3, Mark Johnson's black and white racing Rabbit. It's not really a fair comparison, as the extensive autocross-oriented mods on the Rabbit make it more than a match for the modest adjustments to the Europa, and not even 700bhp and Kumho Victoracer autocross tires could make Tim's C4 competitive, since it's mainly built for drag racing.

I thought I had taken some shots of the Europa, but I can't find them. I'll dig through the archive and find an older photo if someone is interested. It's a really well-kept car.

If anybody has any questions about the event or the participants, or if a driver wants better/more pictures of their car, post away!

wow, you got back and posted those up really quick, sorry my car was soo dirty, and that i had the monster truck 235/45/17's in the back, i was expecting rain when i put those on

It's all good. The pictures look good enough. It's all thanks to the sunlight, and the fact that I was quite some distance from the car. It looks good to me... Did you want any of the other pics of your car?

yes please, my email is ninjaracing13b@yahoo.com

Emailed pics
 

Done. Check your email.

Any Pics Or Vids Of My 81 On The Corse?

I feel pretty bad about that, but the answer is pretty much no. The reason, logically enough, is that I was in your passenger seat for all 4 of your runs.

So I do have the video that I took from the first run (from inside the car), but unfortunately no other video or pictures exist for this event. I've been regretting how that turned out for you since we left, and I'll be sure to get some action shots next time.

If you're interested in that video, we'll have to meet in person to exchange it, because all the videos I took are too big even for email.

Thanks for the ride, and I look forward to the event at the fairgrounds.

That black and white rabbit is one fast mofo!

Yes sir. It's quite a frustration to everyone else whenever Mark shows up... :)

so any of you guy coming up to seaside this weekend? long drive, but worth the trip, gonna race right downtown, sure to draw a crowd. would love to have some more rotary powered stuff up here. BTW Rob Golden from Pineapple will be here, usually full of good advice.

I Would Love To But That Is Quite A Drive For My Little 12a.
It Sure Would Be Nice Talking To Rob Though. Have Fun And Let Us Know How It Goes. Oh And Post Some Pics If You Can.
-robert.

but sadly Mark's wife usually beats mark in his own car.. lol

at our auto-x events down here in eugene anyway. hehe

Where is the auto x in Eugene?

The next ones are June 2nd. and 3rd. at Vally River Center.
Also keep your eyes out for my post about the September 30th. autocross in Albany. We will be having a Rx-7 club meet during and after.