Ice Season!

[123abc]

Well I just ran my first ice race ( I'm still struggling to get the terminology down) today. Just like the autox setup except its a much larger more open track. Saw speeds up around 70 and down around 25. My friend from school let me drive his 92 Talon that we recently went through and redid a lot of things. I think total we put around 28 laps on that car today, and it didn't flinch once. Great car, a lot of fun. Anyways, here's the pics I took:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/621/medium/SDC11137.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/621/medium/SDC11136.JPG

My other friends also came, one owning the red 318ti. He was running faster than the awd's even!

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/621/medium/SDC11135.JPG

Then of course, on my 3rd run I came in just a little too hot from 70 on the back straight and plowed sideways into the pile on the side. Ended up losing the door molding on my little offroad excursion:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/621/medium/SDC11143.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/621/medium/SDC11142.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/621/medium/SDC11141.JPG


My g/f took one video and I'll post that up when it's done uploading to youtube. There should be more pics in the next few days.

EDIT: Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoMapo4aXfA


Sorry, no in-car. Totally spaced on that when I was out enjoying myself. lol Next weekend hopefully.

[goodhart]

Looks like fun!

I wish I had a car I wasn't afraid to do this kind of thing with.

[Constant_Project21]

I have a couple buddies with awd toyota beaters (camry, and corolla wagon) that would rock at this haha. Looks like fun!

[scheides]

Looks like fun!

[123abc]

It was a blast! I wouldn't recommend doing it in a car you're trying to take care of. The ice is farely bumpy and rough.


I also posted a link to the video. Not the best, but it's all I have.

[mlomker]

fun, fun.

[DSM_brother2]

looks like fun!!

[cmspaz]

If I had a beater I'd do this in a heartbeat.

[goodhart]

If I had a beater that wasn't my daily driver I'd do this in a heartbeat.

fix't :D

[123abc]

fix't :D


Funny you should say that. My friend's Talon has been his daily since it left school last semester. He drove down from Redwing that morning, we both beat on it for around 28 runs total, then he drove it back to Redwing. Pretty cool considering when he brought it in, it was on a trailer and wouldn't idle or move.

Now it has an XTD Stage 3 6 puck setup with chromoly flywheel, a hard uicp with Greddy BOV, and a 3 inch turbo back N1 exhaust. We also deleted cruise, ABS, A/C, and all emissions. Idling problem ended up being the intake manifold gasket. Car wouldn't move due to the clutch disc having all of it's friction material inside the bellhousing and not on the disc. We also ended up doing new stock brakes all around and relocated the battery to the hatch.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/607/medium/SDC10917.JPG

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/607/medium/SDC10918.JPG

It's only on WG boost due to the silly boost creep. Climbs up to about 13-15 psi and being on the stock fuel system with only a datalogger, he doesn't want to blow it up. Only issues keeping it from ever being a nice clean car is the previous owner crashed it into a ditch probably spreading manure. Therefor, the front end from the shock towers forward on the passenger side is shifted and tweaked.