http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums Auto-X, Rally-X, Drag, Road Rallies, etc. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:52:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/images_pb/misc/rss.jpg http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14036&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:09:20 GMT I wanna try a couple rally cross events this fall/winter because it looks like a sweet time. I looked into the scca regulations and realized that I... I wanna try a couple rally cross events this fall/winter because it looks like a sweet time. I looked into the scca regulations and realized that I have to wait til I put my snows on to be tire-compliant. I'm wondering what else I am going to need to be ready. A friend told me that the course outside of Geneseo has a ton of rocks that will jack up the bottom of my car if I don't get a skid plate. Is this true? I was thinking about getting some cheap mudflaps to prevent stuff from chipping my sides up. What kind of tire pressure do you guys run? ]]> Motorsports rudgers73 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14036 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14013&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:35:23 GMT Get your co-drivers ready for a fun and confusing drive through the gorgeous fall scenery in the WNY southtowns! Copied from the email that I... Get your co-drivers ready for a fun and confusing drive through the gorgeous fall scenery in the WNY southtowns!
Copied from the email that I received this morning:

Re. Early Announcement for Discover America Road Rally 2010

Mark your calendars with a big circle.
The 2010 Discover America Car Rally will be Sunday, October 17.

This will be the eleventh year straight year since I resurrected
the event in 2000. I continue to have the loyal support of my sponsors.

I have updated the website with current info.
Go to: www.rallywny.com

The rally Registration will again be at Brunner’s Eatery
(Brunner’s Pizza Baron) at 7171 Boston State Road in North Boston.
This is easily reached by taking the Route 219 Expressway to the
Hamburg/North Boston exit and turning left (south) at the traffic light
at the end of the exit onto Boston State Road. The Boston Eatery is just
¼ mile ahead on the left. Cars will actually start from the parking lot of
Hamburg Overhead Door on Herman Hill Road which is around the corner.
Coffee and Danish will be available at registration for $1 per person.

Remember to pre-register early and to use a discount coupon that you will
be able to get a few days after Labor Day at any one of our sponsors.
Announcement booklets will be mailed out soon.

I look forward to seeing you at the rally.

Tom Krajewski
941-6504 ]]> Motorsports angelo http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14013 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13994&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:36:00 GMT News Flash -Targa Newfoundland The Angry Smurf will be at Eksten Autoworks for a meet and greet before departing for Newfoundland Wednesday... News Flash -Targa Newfoundland
The Angry Smurf will be at Eksten Autoworks for a meet and greet before departing for Newfoundland
Wednesday September 1st 5:30 pm -7:30 pm
(Please RSVP if possible so we can plan beverages and munchies…)

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Press Release:
Roy Hopkins and Adrienne Hughes, of Spencerport NY, will be representing Dodge Motorsports and Mopar Parts at the 9th running of the Targa Newfoundland. The rally car is a 1971 Dodge Demon, rebuilt with a combination of vintage and modern performance parts. The team has won overall honors at Targa for the last three consecutive years.
Targa Newfoundland is a week long rally run on closed public roads in Canada’s eastern most province. It covers over 2000 kilometers and involves over 1500 volunteers. Many teams run for charity – Roy and Adrienne are raising funds for the Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador, which serves 203 communities across the province. Its goal is to provide children with the nutrition they need to learn, grow, and to be their best.
Eksten Autoworks
78 Bennington Drive
Rochester, NY 14616
585-621-8200
These are the same Roy and Adrienne of ice race and rally cross fame. The car is new and built by Dodge Motorsports so it should be very interesting. ]]> Motorsports saabaru http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13994 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13992&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:32:05 GMT I see there is another Rally event this coming Saturday. The last one was a blast and the weather look great for the weekend. Anyone know if its at... I see there is another Rally event this coming Saturday. The last one was a blast and the weather look great for the weekend. Anyone know if its at the same place, I think they call it Perrys Park? Out in Liecester or whatever, just to be sure where it is. And whose all goin? ]]> Motorsports Stizzy http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13992 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13979&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:51:36 GMT Two of our customers, Jason and Brian, wanted ten second Subarus and we got the cars together and tuned within the last few days. Tonight we went to... Two of our customers, Jason and Brian, wanted ten second Subarus and we got the cars together and tuned within the last few days. Tonight we went to the track with the car owners. Both cars ran tens and it was great to deliver on the ultimate goal for two involved buildups the first time driving the cars. We're careful in what we do and we know Subarus well, but it's never a given that you tear a car apart, put it all back together and have it work that well the first time you run it. I'm extra proud of my guys and our work on these cars.

After telling Jason to go easy in 1st-3rd gears and then gas it in 4th so I can check the tune, he ignored me and ran a 10.5 on his first pass. LOL Luckily his tune wasn't optimal, but it was safe and I tweaked it a little for his subsequent passes.

His Impreza has a cage so he got to run a few more passes and they were all in the tens. He ended up with a 10.30 at 135 mph at 21-24 psi. We intend to run more boost with his setup in the future, but 21-24 was plenty to meet the build goal so I left it there for the first time out. By 21-24 I mean the car ran about 21 psi in 1st/2nd gears, 22 in 3rd, 23 in 4th and 23-24 in 5th. He spun like mad in 1st gear on slicks so we'll probably back off the boost level or launch control settings for first gear in the future.

This is the same Jason that has a 10 second 2006 STI we work on and tune so now he has a daily driver 10 second STI and a track 10 second Impreza. I expect the track car to go into the 9's without much effort. He prepped the chassis and put the suspension, brakes and some other parts on the car before bringing it to us for the rest and he did a great job.

Brian had me drive his STI since I have more experience with higher HP cars and his STI is a real handfull now. I refused to run it at full boost on the street to test it after dyno tuning the car to 576 whp. Those who know how our dyno reads understand what that number means. For a street car, it's nuts. I did try running full boost in 4th gear on his street tires at the track tonight so we'd know whether he should drive the car like this on the road. I won't be trying that again. Picture flooring a stockish STI on snow in 1st gear.

I went through 1st-3rd gears out of boost, then floored it in 4th gear and hit the brakes to avoid getting kicked out twice. That way I got to do a little logging and adjusting on the tune, but the track officials were onto me as you'd expect with four slicks on a Subaru.

I was told to run the car and if it was too fast without a cage I was getting thrown out. I knew I only had one chance so I made the tune safe and tried to run a smooth pass with easy shifting. My launch settings were too conservative and the car bogged. My boost settings were also too low in 1st-3rd gears since I didn't get to test those, but it still got the job done.
Brian's STI went 10.7 at 134 mph and has a lot more in it if we were given the opportunity to run more than one full pass, but that will have to wait until a cage is installed.

As I went down the return road I was stopped and told I was not to come back without a roll cage. The track officials were fair about it and I thank them for letting me go down the track once without a cage. One pass is better than none. :)

I took an awful camera phone video of Jason's 10.3 at 135 mph pass which I'll put up if nobody got a better one. I'll put some info and pics on the cars up in our blog thread when I can find the time as well. For now I'll say that both cars are running E85 from the local pumps and I'm really glad we have local stations that consistently serve the full 85% blend now. Three years ago when I started running E85 every batch I pumped was different and I had to retune my car after every fill up so this is a huge improvement. ]]> Motorsports Innovative Tuning http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13979 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13950&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:33:25 GMT Roll Call? will most likely be there in the wrx. Looking forward to a Seneca event! Have never been there before.. Roll Call?

will most likely be there in the wrx. Looking forward to a Seneca event! Have never been there before.. ]]> Motorsports angelo http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13950 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13881&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:26:32 GMT Its a quick 1hr drive west on the 90, just over the PA line. A rare opportunity to run around a banked turn. If the weather is good, I'll be headed out about 7am Sunday from Hamburg, it'd be cool to have a few subies join in.

http://mbrscca.com/modules/smartsect...p?categoryid=7 ]]> Motorsports ScoobyTrap http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13881 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13832&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:07:23 GMT Rumors are flying about Toyota's return to WRC. Mini has confirmed their return for next season. Citroen, Ford, and Skoda have S2000 cars already. Did the FIA's S2000 plan actually work?! ]]> Motorsports sureshot007 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13832 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13829&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:22:15 GMT Basically a very easy, and fun road rally starting in East Aurora. Apparently it will be a lot of classic British sports cars, but anyone is welcome... Basically a very easy, and fun road rally starting in East Aurora. Apparently it will be a lot of classic British sports cars, but anyone is welcome to join in the fun. I'm going with my buddy. Nice way to kill the afternoon.

Jim, I saw you posted the flyer over on the WNY SCCA website, could you do the same here? ]]> Motorsports Ryanwsays http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13829 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13818&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:20:59 GMT I'm planning to head to Nelson Ledges road course this Friday for what they call a 'fun day'. Basically you pay $130 and get up to 5-1/2 hours of track time depending on how many people show up. I've been to a bunch of these over the past 2 years, and 3 hours is typical.

http://www.nelsonledges.com/GOTFunDays.aspx

It's about three hours away, so I will be driving down Thursday night and using my travel points to grab a hotel about 30 minutes away. I could pack a few guys in if anyone is interested in going.

You need to have a Snell approved helmet and a car that is safe. Guildelines can be found on the Nelson Ledges website, but are basically the same as autocross. ]]> Motorsports EE06STI http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13818 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13803&goto=newpost Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:49:18 GMT Hey guys, Its been a long time sense i have been on that is for sure. Any how, i recently bought 40 acres and i have this really cool back field. I... Hey guys, Its been a long time sense i have been on that is for sure. Any how, i recently bought 40 acres and i have this really cool back field. I was thinking about hosting a rally event here on October 9th which is a Saturday. Kind of like an end of summer thing. The field is a large high grass field. I just mowed out a pretty cool track. (I still want to impove it) There are a lot of turns. Some hard, some not. And a 5 lane straight of way, which would be the finish. I have been running around it in my 99 Chevy venture demolition derby van. I can put down 50+mph on the straight of way. Its very smooth and object free. So if you went off track a little it would be just high grass until you got back on. It has woods on all sides. But nothing you would hit. It definetley makes it more nerving :) Also depending on how long it goes i have amazing large bonfire pit i have been working on, it could end with a great fire.. I am hoping to pull a large crowd. I am thinking $25/car and $5 additional people in car. I would like to give a cash prize to 1st 2nd and 3rd. Also maybe door prizes from local and non local dealers. Not sure yet. Also l along with a trophys. Depending on how many people i would also do hots and burgers. Bring your own drinks.Its in Lima, NY 14487 only 20 min south of Rochester. If its a big hit im thinking maybe twice a year. Also only vehicals that are insured can participate. it is open to any car,truck, suv, gas or diesel. Showing proof of course. I plan to make flyers and advertise at local events hoping to get more people depending on what you guys are thinking and how many people would be in. I will have pics of the land as well as a map and prospective track.

I kind of have a VERY BOOTLEGGED paint map i just made. It is a counter clock wise rotation. Which is the outside black line. And than the final lap cuts through the middle to the back corner and than goes clock wise and finishes at the end of the straight away. ]]> Motorsports ybbob123 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13803 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13788&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:30:09 GMT No, not for me, I wish.

Sept 18-19, Croghan NY.

It's a Subaru, so I thought someone here might want to get in on the real fun.

details here http://dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17220

If you can't crew, go anyway, be a part of some real Subaru motorsports!! ]]> Motorsports Xman http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13788 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13751&goto=newpost Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:11:26 GMT living up to its race winning pedigree

Congrats to Angelo & el Coupe kicking ass at the auto X yesterday at ECC.

Was funny as hell seeing a $400 dollar field car dodge the cones just as good as the much faster sports hatches that showed up yesterday. ]]> Motorsports RedRrocket http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13751 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13701&goto=newpost Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:02:01 GMT Anyone plan on going to the SCCA rally cross? Anyone ever been to these ones?

It's my first one and wonder if anyone had anything I should know about them. ]]> Motorsports Jrank3792 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13701 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13695&goto=newpost Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:00:51 GMT I'm heading north of the border friday evening to squeal some tires on the ol WRX. Its just an open lapping day so you dont need to go balls out crazy, just casual 'racing' .. I like it because i can practice cornering at the limits without worrying about hurting my car if I spin out. At least the risk is greatly reduced. Its $60 to go from 5pm till dark which is pretty cheap as far as track days go. I feel like 3 hours or so is plenty of time for a weekend warrior like me.
No need to get your brakes white hot or smash gears or burn your clutch off, I like to just take it easy and work on entry speeds, handling at maximum traction in the corners, slide recovery, and exits. I find this really isnt very hard on my car at all.

https://www.torontomotorsportspark.c...r_lapping.html

I'll be leaving Buffalo area around 2:30 pm friday. ]]> Motorsports SuzukiDan7 http://www.buffaloscooby.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13695