Monthly Archives: October 2004


Ryan sliding turn 3 at RCMO The CSCC put together a post season solo event today, and though the 86 is stashed away, we did manage to get the Soarer out. We got together Thursday night to go over a few things, and drop the car down to track height. It can go really low. [...]

Running the GZ20 on the Road Course


It snowed this weekend. Somehow, amongst the business of tests and papers I found the time to at least get the 86 under a roof. I have this enormous urge to start ripping it apart. I want to see it in a million pieces… stripped naked… (whoa what’s going on). That fantasy will have to wait I suppose. I got […]



Running angle through the slalomn [...]amongst all this I took the 86 out one more time yesterday to a surprise solo event at Race City Speedway. I really only have a pair of r-compounds left, so I ran on my dead drift wheels and tires. Very loose set up. Of the twenty some cars out, I got dusted by an S2k, STi, and 911 not too disappointing. I'd forgotten what it was like to play on the road course. The speed is incredible. Enough to make me wonder what the excitement of drifting really is. Entering turn 6 in fourth gear, braking late, downshifting and turning in... this was real fun. I guess what it comes down to is that I just love driving, and I'll do whatever I can. It was definitely nice to have a clock again, and to have some big boys remind me of a great challenge [...]

Vertically Challenged Hillclimb


The season is done. There is nothing left, and that’s somewhat of a relief. Now I can concentrate on things like graduating, and finding a job for next year. Sept. 30 marked the last of the beyond drift events this year. Ten cars turned out, including a couple of RHD S13’s from Edmonton. The course was a bunch of challenging […]

Winter Plans 2004