Past Projects
In the fall of 2001 Ryan and I started assembling and modifying cars together. All started in different forms, some from scratch, others from near full build requiring only tweaking and tuning. Nevertheless, all of these cars have been ours… we have a tendency to go through a lot: lots that never even made mention here, and some that I spent hours writing and thinking about. It is some form of A.D.D…. really. In the first few years after we teamed up, neither of us managed to make it through a single season with one car. They came and went. Mostly it was because we liked to dream, but it was also partly because there was always someone willing to buy. Cash just looks so good.
Note: These charts are for fun. Don’t confuse them for us being hard core and bad ass. Check it out.
The season winds down. There is now one solo2 event left, and the four drifting events in September. I'm actually looking forward to the seasons end so that I can park the 86, and start the work I have planned for the winter. What work is that? I won't say... these things have a tendency to not happen on schedule. [...]
Six Calgary Sports Car Club members and near twenty Vancouver competitors made the trip down to the Seattle area for the SCCA Bremerton National Tour event. The event consisted of a Test 'N Tune on Friday afternoon then two days of competition on Saturday and Sunday.
For the Calgary contingent, we (at least me) were not exactly going down to bring home some hardware. The trip was for experience and to witness the level of competition and event organization the SCCA could bring. We were not dissapointed on either count. [...]
V8Less SCC - For myself, the V8-less Urban Battle was an opportunity to try my hand at drifting, something I've only ever thought about doing, and never really tried. The challenge included a car show, drag races, auto-x, and by invitation, exhibition drift competition. Nothing in the past few years has taught me more about driving. Rage2 at Beyond was generous enough to organize a couple of practice events for those of us unfamiliar with drifting the car. I had considerable difficulty at first controlling the car. I often spun out mid-corner, or was forced to hand-brake to get the car to rotate on entry. With help from others, I learned a lot about how to gently work the car. I often braked too hard causing understeer, turned in too sharply, or simply entered too fast. [...]
My trophy still sits on top of my sick SONY Ghettoblaster in the Garage with a mousetrap right behind it.
Mine is collecting dust in a closet at moms house. It would be in my garage if I had one.
That was the most fun I have ever had. It was so simple back then…I miss thoes days like crazy.