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Old 04-16-2010, 10:52 AM   #53 (permalink)
Wonderboy
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The Fruit Bat - '01 Honda Insight
Last 3: 54.26 mpg (US)

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Darin, are we going to be able to pull off the ecomodder discount again this year? I don't mind paying whatever amount, but I figure since we're bringing so many people...that amount might as well be less than more.

Coroplast: Who wants it? I'm lucky enough to have a local sign shop that loves to give me huge sheets of it for free.

Here's the elevation map of the route I made last year - I doubt it will change this year. Notice the HUGE slope right at the beginning of the race. I think it's very important to go out and drive around just before fill-up to get the engine as warm as possible for this climb because there's no way to avoid it or gain momentum into it. You start right off climbing. At the end of the elevation, you can disregard the last little climb - the last few miles of the race are a nice big downhill into Watkin's Glen with a few traffic lights, then the gas station - no more uphills.
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