4 At the same time that Ryan was at Namao, Andrew and I were in Red Deer co-driving the AE86 on a tattered parking lot with the CSCC. Confusion about what was happening and when caused us to miss registration for Namao, but it was a good day. An awkward, low speed course really had me struggling with the car […]
1 On Saturday, Ryan pulled the SW11 up to Edmonton for an ASA auto-x at Namao air base. This isn’t a venue I’ve ever been able to drive. I guess the three hour drive has been a deterrent, but in addition to that a background check is required in order to get security clearance to visit the base. I feel like […]
4 Five and a half degrees negative camber. Did I do it on purpose? No, that’s actually as positive as my adjustments allow me, with the parts I chose. Is it fast? Maybe not. My braking sure suffers, but surprisingly, it does seem to make good use of the tires in corners. Soft, narrow, bubbly tires sure help that happen though. […]
1 As much as I hate driving my car around on the streets, it is inconceivable how much I love it through pylons. I was not fast, but the car is pretty damned close to perfect. I could really spend a lot of time dissecting it, and I will… later. (ha) This is just a tease and exclamation of relief. The […]
2 The Southern Alberta Solosport Club has released a solo event schedule for 2010. You know I’m totally stoked… but quite torn between running serious in the SW with Ryan, and fun running the car I love. It’s likely I won’t always have the opportunity to drive one of the fastest solo sedans in Canada. Perhaps it’s an opportunity I can’t […]
2 Nice weather has lead me to wrenching a couple times over the past week. I’m not sure towards what end. The car just gets more and more pulled apart as I continue to find more and more things I want to address. I’ll have to limit myself though… because I don’t want this car to sit forever. I did at […]
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