A.M.E.C. Economy Run III - Fonda, NY 8-23-09

[Matt Herring]

Did anyone else have a tough time getting the red fuel tank seal adhesive sticker off their car? I used WD-40 and it took all the red sticker off but there is still a ghosted adhesive area left (like the sticker is still on there but is now clear instead of red).

And...anyone have any suggestions for removing tree sap from a car's painted surface. Sometime over the last week or so (while parked under a tree in MA) I have 3 spots of tree sap that I cannot get off my car. Used WD-40 on them too and it got most of the sap off but it looks like a ring of hard sap is still on the car...and it's not coming off with WD-40, gentle soap/water, etc. I've tried a few different things and no dice...arrrgh...tree sap!

[SVOboy]

Yeah, I have a big nasty patch of goop I haven't tried to get off yet. I might go ahead and get some special stuff from the store since it's such a pain.

[Lug_Nut]

Waterless, creme type, hand cleaner (Go-Jo is my preference) works well. Just be certain to not use the grit type with pumice or walnut shell or anything like that in it.

[Matt Herring]

I'll try the Go-Jo since the WD-40 only did a marginal job on both the sticker and the tree sap...frustrating...especially since the tree sap is on my hood (about 1/2" circle) and I just found a couple other spots today too. The fuel tank sticker I can live with but would be much more pleased it was all off (my boss saw the ghosted sticker today and asked me what happened)....grrrrrr!

[blownb310]

I use Goo Gone and it takes it right off without harm. My local grocery store had it. Home centers and hardware stores have it too.

[blownb310]

OK, I got the results from Mark Long and had to organize them by class. He will eventually post the excel spreadsheet on our A.M.E.C. webite under "results" [which will have all the details], but here are the basic finishing positions within each class, with mpg numbers.

Gas class

1. Chang Ho Kim - 1989 Honda CRX HF - Maynard, MA 118.1 mpg
2. Darin Cosgrove - 1998 Pontiac Firefly - Ontario, Canada 106.12 mpg
3. Ben Jones - 1991 Honda CRX - Hanover, NH 82.54 mpg
4. Mike Kamm - 1977 Datsun B210 - Averill Park, NY 77.04 mpg
5. Will Meredith - 1998 Honda Civic EX - Binghamton NY 64.62 mpg
6. Richard Vedder - 2000 Ford ZX2 S/R - Johnstown, NY 59.09 mpg
7. Eric Hoefer - 2008 Honda Fit - Guilderland, NY 47.27 mpg
8. Robert Smalls - 1996 AWD Subaru Legacy - Buffalo, NY 46.64 mpg

Diesel and Hybrids

1. Martin Deschenes - 2000 VW Jetta TDI - Quebec City, QC 90.43 mpg
2. Matt Herring - 2009 Toyota Prius - Boston, MA 75.91 mpg
3. Hobbit - 2004 Toyota Prius - Boston, MA 74.28 mpg
4. Dan Mandle - 2004 Golf TDI [Vegetable Oil] - Potsdam, NY 63.41 mpg
5. Dave Burnham - 1991 Jetta Diesel - Delanson, NY 61.18 mpg


Historic class

1. Bill Clark - 1957 Metropolitan Hartop - Endicott, NY 44.64 mpg
2. Jonathan Bartlett - 1969 Saab Sonett V-4 - Sterling, MA 44.26 mpg
3. Jonathan Schaller - 1968 Saab 96 - Hamilton, NY 37.96 mpg
4. Ron Kienhuis - 1972 Citroën SM - Long Island, NY 32.20 mpg
5. Carl Germain - 1950 Studebaker Champion Business Coupe 27.37 mpg

Motorcycles/Scooters

1. Vlad Saakyan - 2003 Suzuki Svs650 - Niskayuna, NY 62.28 mpg

[SVOboy]

Thanks for posting the full results! Everybody really kicked butt

[MetroMPG]

Go, Will! 70.75 mpg in the Civic.

[blownb310]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Go, Will! 70.75 mpg in the Civic.

Yeah, how'd he do that? Is there a thread listing the mods for your Civic Will?

Mike

[Wonderboy]

I don't remember getting 70.75, but the prospect of it is appealing . I'm pretty sure I got 64.75, but at any rate, here is where I did all of my mods all at once just before the Green Grand Prix. I made moon discs and replaced my plexiglass upper grill block with a coroplast one (I was cleaning it and it cracked) for this AMEC run. I also made a little tin belly pan for the gaping scoop of a hole between my rear driver's side bumper and the RL wheel well. I should probably update my "build" thread.