If I give the wife enough notice I can come out and help. Are you doing the Alfa day on the 22nd ? I heard from dave that Eddie is putting up a challenge for that day - Rent a sub-compact,put 25 bucks in the kitty and whoever posts the best time wins the pot . I think it should be that everyone drives the same car so the results wouldn't be messed up or everyone rent the same make of car.

 

Thanks guys, I'll hit you up later this month, gotta rebuild the motor on the truck this weekend.

Ya, I was planning on doing the track day on the 22nd with John's wife's new car, lol, that awesome, lol.

Rent-a-car challenge, huh?? I'm in if it's a go.

 

I'll find out from Eddie

 

My work is doing a massive cleanout of old prototype parts this week and I saw they were throwing away these prototype ducts. Saved them for my own personal use. I might be able to use them to make a custom air intake. Will have to wait and see if I can actually use any of these pieces.

John's motor is out for the third time this year, hopefully once it back in it will be the last for a while.

 

Hell 3 times a charm (I hope)

 

Where was the White FD at HIN?? I never saw it....... Only the Pink one (which supposedly has 650whp UNTUNED at 13psi on a GReddy T3/T4..........and it's "FULLY BUILT".............) Nice to know you made it back alive to finish the FD project! Let's see some progress! I wanna see some paint on that car!

 

Remember the girl's with just stickers over the *****? Well if walked down that same row of cars you would have seen it. It was at the right of the front entrance if you want a geographic idea.

I'm trying to get this car done, but I keep getting side tracked with life getting in the way.

 

Well found out the #1 cylinder spun a bearing, so will either have to find a used motor or a reman. Leaning towards a reman. Hopefully I can get a motor before next weekend so I can change it out and have it ready for my move to my new place at the end of the month. Bike's the only form of transportation and of course it starts to raining, yeah.

 

Why has it been out 3 times?

 

Because its a ******* *****.

Ignoring that....

It blew. Again. I will be taking it into Pinapple this week.

 

What happened to your blue ride ?

 

Dad's got it, he's been using my truck for the past year now. Man, I swear, everytime I give a car to my dad something bad happens to it! I'm crossing my fingers nothing bad happens to my P.O.S. 323.

 

Hey Moto- Dave and I drove Bible Creek down to Willamina on Saturday. Man I WILL have to do the Hill climb next year. Say a few long skid marks into some embankments but nothing over the edge. All I have to say what a ******* cool rd down to where the "y" split to Carlton\Bald mtn and Willamina !

 

Hell ya it is, but the sun-shadow-sun effect at 90mph+ around corners is a little unsettling if you aren't prepared for it.

See Maps for all you cats who don't know the road -Bible Creek Hillclimb RD

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=13...,0.150204&om=1

How was the Breakin run with the Lotus? Tiring from all that road noise and stiff suspension? Lucky SOB

 

We did it about 7:30 am so no problem with the sun effect but I could see how messed up it would be if we had that contend with. Dave made my *** try to suck the seat in because he was using the WHOLE road from the start to the "y".Pretty unsettling to go on the inside of a blind corner and not know for sure if a hunter in a F350 was coming the other way (since it is hunting season) but I guess all of the hunters had found their morning spot at that time. Also hit Hwy 53 about 5 times and again I love that car .Way stable

 

Good thing you did it in the morning, that road has a lot of traffic for a backroad during the daytime.

53 as a passenger isn't fun, I don't care who you are. Fun to drive/ride though, hehe. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1...172432,0.31929

Figure out the mile marker for the dirt road section on Nestucca River RD? Or did you not do that road?

 

Yeah I was thinking this time .22 Miles almost to the dot from the Meadowlake & Westside crossing right out of Carlton with about 3.5 miles of gravel and 28 approx to Bible creek. Now we all know everybody's odometers read different so I would say start looking at 21.5. Oh we stopped at the spot where I went off and **** I was lucky to go off where I did. If it was 50' or so before I would of slammed into a gully and flipped it into the trees or 50' after I would of slammed into a huge tree and the embankment.

 

I know I was right behind you when it happened, 21.5 huh. A few people have died on that corner. Mostly motorcyclist.

 

Wouldn't doubt it but there is a sign now (don't remember it the last time) that says "pavement ends" about 100' before the gravel. Yeah I would start looking out around the 21.5 - 21.75 mark on your odo . Seemed they ran a roller over the first 1/4 mile or so but after that it gets pretty chunky. Saw a raodside cross on the riverside about 1/2 way through-the guy must of been haulin and messed up pretty bad.

 

hey are still going for the Alfa day on Sunday ? If so you want to meet up for breakfast ? I was thinking maybe Miller's over by Bridgport around 6 or so. Unless you know of a good place maybe in West Linn

 

I would like too, but John's backing out like a little bitch and I'll probably be pretty busy building my motor. If Dave or you don't mind me using your guys cars then I will go. Any word on the rent-a-car challenge?

 

Holly Crap I'm a lucky ****. Okay, so today I was at PIR waiting in line with Dave getting his Elise teched and here's this guy right next to me with a brand new all black Ford GT. Come to findout it's his first ever trackday and not knowing better brought a bicycle helmet to this event. The tech exclaims you can't used that, I turn around and offer my helmet in exchange for letting me drive his car (sarcastically) and he say okay! I'm like "oh ****, shake my hand and confirm the deal"!

Man, I tell you that car is ******* fast. It's my new street car for which I baseline all others until a faster one comes my way! Terry the owner is probably one of the coolest guys I've meet too. I gave him some instruction during the first few outings. A little rough starting out, but he figured it out quick and was fast the whole day thereafter! Pretty impressive how quickly he picked it up actually.

Then I got to drive Dave's Lotus, thanks Dave! Had a blast trying to keep up with the GT around the corners until he left me in the dust at the straightaways. Unfortunately I bottomed out the front bumper entering a gas station. I'm having a friend of mine (Leo) fix it tomorrow. Fortunately it's at a spot you can't see with out getting on your knees and looking at the bottom of the car. It should be fixable, if not, then I owe him a new full one piece front end.

Then on the last session out I get to drive Lance's Mazda 3, thanks Lance! That was fun too, considering I made a lot of guys frustrated in faster cars by keeping up and passing them. Lance did you notice the guy in the old lotus trying to get rid of me but couldn't do it, so he gave up and let me by? Hehe

Oh, I got the truck motor out Saturday and waiting for parts to come in Wednesday to fix it. Not going to get a Reman at $1400, not worth it. Cutting it close for next weekend, but hopefully I can get it done.

Rock on

 

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You are one lucky bastard gettin to drive all those different cars!! That guy is crazy for letting you drive his GT!! What a relief it would be NOT to wreck it!