Ok, so Blogger isnt being nice and letting me throw up a link to the Facebook video, I guess Blogger and Facebook just dont get along, so here is the direct link.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=2079189462034
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wind back the clock!
Ok, so we did Pikes Peak and did well, however, way back, like 12 years ago, in 1999 we did an event called the Mt Washington Auto Road hillclimb, or "climb to the Clouds" as it was known. We did that event also in an evo, but this time it was an evo 5 RS, which, given the sparcity of these in the US, it was a mythical creature that had a buzz around it from all the Playstation types.
We won class there also, and took a new record. This is the in-car camera that a TV crew set up, when we were the fastest car in qualifying, and were the only car into the sub 7:00 mins during said qualifying. Of course the two really faster cars had issues, but hey that's racing, and come race day they found their mojo and powered on, relingating us to a deserved 3rd overall but 1st in class. The evo was still fresh off the boat for this event, and sported just stock suspension, stock unflashed ecu, but sticky rubber that really worked over the suspension to the point ti was almost tripping over itself, often getting all discombobulated. With about a stock 290hp, up against the 650hp Nascar engined hybrid of Dan Rutan, and the 500HP REAL Group B Audi Quattor of the talented Frank Sprongle we still held out own and beat many faster cars, but only because I JUST hung onto the car. Enjoy, here is the video.
Here are the results from then.
We won class there also, and took a new record. This is the in-car camera that a TV crew set up, when we were the fastest car in qualifying, and were the only car into the sub 7:00 mins during said qualifying. Of course the two really faster cars had issues, but hey that's racing, and come race day they found their mojo and powered on, relingating us to a deserved 3rd overall but 1st in class. The evo was still fresh off the boat for this event, and sported just stock suspension, stock unflashed ecu, but sticky rubber that really worked over the suspension to the point ti was almost tripping over itself, often getting all discombobulated. With about a stock 290hp, up against the 650hp Nascar engined hybrid of Dan Rutan, and the 500HP REAL Group B Audi Quattor of the talented Frank Sprongle we still held out own and beat many faster cars, but only because I JUST hung onto the car. Enjoy, here is the video.
Here are the results from then.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A nice present!
Our Sponsor and team partner, Meek Auto motive here in Sydney, presented us with a nice surprise last week when I visited thier shop in Western Sydney.
They commissioned a beautiful 1;18 scale highly detailed model, complete with allstcikers and details, and names etc. Just beautiful.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
A quiet word of a friends passing
My good friend of 20 years Ray Lintott has passed away. He was having a battle with cancer of late, and sadly lost to it.
It's sad in time like these you wonder if you spent enough time with someone. Ray and I had some fun times together, at Daytona, and the Nurburgring, and on some of his trips to the US to see me. He and wife Penny talked me into going to see Riverdance with them in NY at Radio City, at first reluctant, but in the end I was glad I did.
Ray had three children, Martin, Paige and Amanda.
A lot of people would remember Ray from his Lincorp dealerships, but Im sure he'd rather be remembered as a racer and driver.
Finishing events like LeMans, Bathurst, Daytona 24, The Nurburgring 24, Rally of Canberra, Targa Tasmania (runner up twice), European rallies, Australian championship in his Viper.
This is how I'll remember him. And often smiling and good for a chat anytime.
Vale Ray Lintott.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Final thoughts on our effort at Pikes Peak.
Well, After much deliberation and conversations with the people that were there with us, I can say I am 110% happy with everything we did. I was happy with the setup, I was happy with the power, I was happy with the suspension, I am 90% happy with how I drove (is driver ever 100% happy??).
I think there were maybe two things I could've done differently at the time, but not wishing to give anything away I wont share them here.
Although the tyres went off about 3/4's of the way up the hill, that is to be expected, given it is a air-filled tyre and anything with air will try to expand on the way to elevation. Nitrogen wouldve helped but a very little, nitrogen doesnt account for altitude.
We will go back, but not till 2012. If all going well it will be in a 1000kilo evo with 700hp.
Simple.
Well, this will put us into the same power/weight ratio as Millen's car and Monsters effort. But there will be many changes, ie; the whole mountain will be paved, so slicks may be in order, unless it rains/snows/blizzards/floods, but we may stay with the Tarmac rally tyres.
We will slowly be formulating our cars specs over the next few months, we'll keep you posted.
All the best to everyone that came on to follow us on our blog, chase your dreams, follow your desires for whatever passion you have. The difference between a nobody and a somebody is somebody put effort in.
Take care, and check back occasionally, although this blog will be slower than it's been over the last couple of months.
I think there were maybe two things I could've done differently at the time, but not wishing to give anything away I wont share them here.
Although the tyres went off about 3/4's of the way up the hill, that is to be expected, given it is a air-filled tyre and anything with air will try to expand on the way to elevation. Nitrogen wouldve helped but a very little, nitrogen doesnt account for altitude.
We will go back, but not till 2012. If all going well it will be in a 1000kilo evo with 700hp.
Simple.
Well, this will put us into the same power/weight ratio as Millen's car and Monsters effort. But there will be many changes, ie; the whole mountain will be paved, so slicks may be in order, unless it rains/snows/blizzards/floods, but we may stay with the Tarmac rally tyres.
We will slowly be formulating our cars specs over the next few months, we'll keep you posted.
All the best to everyone that came on to follow us on our blog, chase your dreams, follow your desires for whatever passion you have. The difference between a nobody and a somebody is somebody put effort in.
Take care, and check back occasionally, although this blog will be slower than it's been over the last couple of months.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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