A.M.E.C. Fall Economy Run IV November 1, 2009

[blownb310]

Thanks for the input Martin. That makes sense to me.

Mike

[blownb310]

By the way Martin, what material did you use for your front wheel spats please?

[tasdrouille]

1/8 inch thick abs, but coroplast works well too.

[blownb310]

Originally Posted by SVOboy

I'll try to see what the service manual has to say about it tonight, but I'll have to dig the manual out from under it's pile of junk.

Looking forward to hopefully competing in the new category!

Ben have to had a chance to peek into that CRX manual for the filler neck illustration?

[blownb310]

Well as a result of a cancellation today, I think our event average just went up a bit.

Dan Dobbins, with the '62 Studebaker just opted out. He decided to race it at our autocross the following weekend and didn't want to do two trips up here from Long Island on back to back weekends.

Update on my '93 Sentra. It's been in storage for about 14 months. Now that I've gotten it out again, I've remembered why I put it away - it needed work! Body work that is. At a time when I should be checking the oxygen sensor operation and tuning it up, this is what I'm hurrying to get done now:

[blownb310]

Here's the current list by class:

Gas Class

1. Richard Vedder - 2000 Ford ZX2 S/R - Johnstown, NY
2. Mike Kamm - 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R - Averill Park, NY
3. Eric Hoefer - 2008 Honda Fit - Guilderland, NY
4. Chang Ho Kim - 1989 Honda CRX - Maynard, MA
5. Tom Compoli - 1981 VW Rabbit - Schenectady, NY
6. Ernie Yue - 2001 Ford Focus - Mechanicville, NY
7. Will Meredith 1998 - Honda Civic EX - Binghamton NY
8. Steve McKelvie - 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 - Franklin, MA
9. Jeffrey Dungen and Chan Tchen - 1992 Toyota Levin GT-Apex - Montreal, QC
10. Robert Kerly - 1998 Mercury Tracer - Schoharie, NY
11. Dan Wren - 2000 Mazda Protégé -

Diesels and Hybrids

1. Martin Deschenes - 2000 VW Jetta TDI - Quebec City, QC
2. Bob Addis - 1998 VW Beetle TDI - Cohoes, NY
3. Matthew Gates - 2000 Honda Insight - Buffalo, NY
4. Hobbit - 2004 Toyota Prius - Boston, MA

Historic Class

1. Bruce Turk - 1958 Saab 93B - Walden, NY
2. Bryon Seyfried - 1972 Datsun 240Z - Fort Johnson, NY
3. Ron Kienhuis - 1972 Citroën SM - Long Island, NY

The latest entry is a very unique one. Take a look at Jeffrey Dungen 's 1992 Toyota Levin GT-Apex.


It's a Japanese Domestic Market right-hand-drive Corolla.


I'll bet it can get some great mileage too!

[RobertSmalls]

It's only a week away... anybody want to split a hotel?

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

I was hoping to be able to attend (as a spectator), but I have a long meeting on Saturday (9-2) and so driving out there in the late afternoon and evening would not be as likely as if I could leave earlier.

[RobertSmalls]

Spectator? Nonsense. Bring the Scion, you'll post your best MPG ever. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants to see what your car is capable of.

Besides, what else are you going to do for three hours while we drive slowly in a circle?

[blownb310]

Hi guys,

The time is almost here! I am so glad I didn't schedule it for this weekend as it is an all day soaker here today. I'll be driving the entire course again on Monday afternoon and will be writing the final route instructions. I will have them printed out for you all and will hand them out to you all at the driver's meeting. I'll let everyone know if there are any "tweaks" needed from the tentative course all drivers have been sent via email.

Neil, sorry to hear you won't be coming out.

Rusty, Hobbit is looking for a room share situation. He sent a note earlier this week to my economy run driver's email list. I just noticed that I don't have an email address for you. Can you send me a note please to mikek [ at) icerace [ dot) com?

Thanks,

Mike