Gentlemen,I have an extremely difficult no-start condition on my rally car ('90 Talon tsi) I wanted to throw by you.
I haven't rallied this car since 2006...it's been stored and not running since then.This spring I patched everything up and tried to start it...here is the problem:
The...
BIR has completed a new 2.5 mile track and is christening it with a 40th Anniversary weekend. There will be motorcycle and road racing along with nostalgia, demonstrations and live music, etc.
The cool thing is that you can parade, lap or race (requiring comp license) for $20/day!!
Fri is test...
NASA Pro Race Elkhart Lake, WI
August 2,3 2008Pre-Race: By this time I had 2 decent Hooisers, 2 decent Toyos, 1 worn out Toyo and 1 Toyo with a blister. The race car needed some new shoes. I ordered 4 new Toyos to be picked up at the track. This is also the first event I wear a HANS device. I...
NASA Pro Race Grattan, MI
June 07,08 2008Pre-Race: To follow the technical regulations I had to re-wire the kill switch to include the alternator output. A 11 hour tow in tremendous cross winds brought me to Grattan, MI...a few miles east of Grand Rapids.Saturday:Practice: I have heard...
Quick update from grattan raceway:Practice: went off at turn 9 due to pad knockback and too much air in the calipers. AWD got me out :)Qual: Qualed 5th overall...no one else in my class.Race: finally find a good line but only gain .5 seconds. Finish 2nd overall, first in class. The...
Gateway International Speedway
Apr 26,27 2008Pre-race: During the off season I gutted the doors and removed the side windows. With the help of Metric Auto we yanked the ABS, re-plumbed almost the entire braking system and added a rear brake adjuster.
After much consternation I decided to leave...
NASA Nationals at Mid-Ohio
Lexington, OH
Sep 13-16, 2007Pre-Race: Arrived at Lexington OH about 15:00 on Wednesday after a 14 hour tow from Minneapolis. My father was with me as crew. I brought almost every DSM spare I had
(which is alot) along with fluids and tools. I have my old (but still...
NASA Road America
Aug 4,5 2007Pre-Race: I have driven a track day here in the early 90's with a Fox chassis Mustang. It was a short stint when I realized how puny my brakes really were. What I did learn was that Road America IMO is the Big Kahuna of all American tracks...it demands all the...
Autobahn Country Club
Joliet, IL
July 21, 22 2007Pre-Race: Since the car passed tech and performed so well at the last race, I didn't see a need to change the car in any way at this time. After an oil change and tire rotation I was ready to go.Friday: I couldn't find anyone to help me crew...
FYI for any NASA racers...TOPEKA, Kan. (May 9, 2008) Sports Car Club of Americas Board of Directors approved today at its face-to-face meeting in Topeka the approval of National Auto Sport Association licenses for Regional Club Racing competition, effective immediately.The NASA...
Mid America Motorplex
June 30, July 1Pre-Race: Considering how much fun I had at the last NASA event in HPDE 4. I was really looking forward to push my DSM even harder at a true race. Normally a driver should spend at least 4 weekends in HPDE 4 before attempting Comp school but I somehow...
NASA Road Racing
Iowa Speedway
April 28, 29Pre-Event: Rally racing was becoming a bit too expensive for me with the recent insurance increases. I now had a wandering eye toward road racing. Coincidentally NASA had started a Midwest region in 2006. I purchased a white '93 GSX from Texas with a...
Sno Drift Pro Rally
Atlanta, MI
Jan 27-28 2006
Pre-Race: I have had a fair amount of success at Sno-Drift so I like to run in this event when I can. I also wanted to race in a rally run by the new Rally America sanctioning body. I pulled the car out from under its cover and dusted her off...
Lake Superior Pro Rally
Oct 21, 22
Houghton, MIPre-Race: Due to finances and more traveling I was unable to rally for a full season. The last rally at Shooting Star was disastrous...we DNF'ed on the first stage with a hole in the side of the transmission. Over the summer Chris from Metric...
Shooting Star Clubrally
Mahnomen, MN
June 9, 2005Pre Race: I took 2004 off from racing so I could recover financially and take some vacation. Not to mention the new WRX was the class of the field in American rallying...due to numerous rule changes within the PGT class, rally was becoming even...
I've done plenty of searching on this issue and I have been using hi-temp RTV goop on the oil pan and turbo side. It works ok but I have to reapply between every race. The turbo is at full tilt boogie for a total of 160 minutes after an event and even the best RTV doesn't last the whole weekend...
Lake Superior Pro Rally 2003
Houghton, MI Oct 17-18
Redemption...
Pre-Race: Since this rally has the well-earned description as the "Oldest, Toughest, Meanest" Pro Rally in the country, I spent some extra time prepping the car before the event. The "clutch" damage at the previous race was...
NASA Pro Racing
Gateway International Speedway
Apr 26,27Pre-race: During the off season I gutted doors and removed the side windows.
With the help of Metric Auto we yanked the ABS, re-plumbed the almost the
entire braking system and added a rear brake adjuster.
After much consternation...
Ojibwe Forest Pro Rally 2003August 22-23
Bemidji, MN
My Minnesota luck is getting better...
Pre-Race: After replacing the intake manifold gasket which blew out at the last event, the car was ready to go.
As my brother Bob was unavailable this weekend, Chris Huntington, the owner of Metric...
Headwaters ClubRally 2003
May 10th,
Park Rapids, MNPreRace: Between races I
improved rear suspension stiffness,
experimented with different shock \
settings and ride heights, transmission
linkage and installed a much improved
center differential. My luck at this rally is
awful...two...
100 Acre Wood National Club Rally
Feb 25-26, 2003
Salem, MOPre-Race: Outside of a punctured tire, bent rim and tweaked fender, the car needed nothing for the next rally. This would be the second year this event would decide the National ClubRally Championships. Because I finished 2nd in PGT...
The New Season:The Car: After looking back at last year's disappointing season, I found the car performed fairly well once it was sorted out. Therefore I didn't see much need for too many performance improvements...not to mention the PGT rules package severely limited what could be done to the...
I am looking for the driver's side skirt on the lowest portion of the door.
(the piece that is missing in the picture).
Can anyone point me in the right direction...used or new is fine. The car is a '93 Eclipse.Thanks,
Lake Superior Pro Rally 2002
Oct 19,20 2002
Houghton, MIPre-Race: Once I threw my 'new' blown motor, I re-installed the old rally motor. I tightened every last bolt and triple-checked everything on the car. I still had vivid memories of this rally last year and I knew how hard it could be on...
Magnum Opus ClubRally
Sep 21, 2002
Munising, MIPre-Race: After a disappointing rally last month in northern Minnesota, I was looking to increase the points gap between myself and the 2nd place competitor and give myself a greater cushion. After the ECU replacement, the new car seemed fairly...
Pre Race: The rally car was officially totaled at the last rally in Park Rapids MN. I had two and a half months to build a new rally car. Luckily I had become the local 'DSM recycling yard' and had accumulated a few DSM's in various conditions over the past few months; an overheated blue Talon...
I personally haven't AutoXed in a few years but I know alot of you guys do. It appears NASA has stepped up their program:NASA Announces Autocross Program Expansion
Headwaters Club Rally
May 10-11, 2002
Park Rapids, MNNot for the squeamish...Pre-Race: Between the last rally in February and the upcoming Headwaters rally in May I was introduced to a local import-only repair shop just down the road from my house in Saint Paul. Metric Auto Works is a local...
100 Acre Wood National Club Rally
Feb 22-23, 2002
Salem, MOPre-Race: This was the first running of the 100 Acre Wood Club Rally as a National event. The top 3 season finishers from each division were invited to this event for the coveted 2001 National ClubRally Championship. I was not eligbile...
Sno Drift Pro Rally
Jan 19-20, 2002
Atlanta, MIThe New Season:The Car: Improvements to the car were minimal. Due to the severe launches rally cars endure at the start of a stage, I upgraded the clutch to an ACT 2600. (still using the same clutch to this day). Also added an A/F gauge just to...
Lake Superior Pro Rally
OCt 19-20, 2001
Houghton, MIBefore this event I had a small "to-do" list of things that were evident from the last Rally in Bemidji. In an attempt to keep the turbo from loosening and fracturing the oil return line, I safety-wired the four bolts that holds the turbo to...
Ojibwe Forests Pro Rally
Aug 17-18, 2001
Bemidji, MNBeing this was my first true Pro Rally, I was understandably excited. Though I cannot afford to compete in the actual nationwide Pro Rally itself, the Club Rally competitors drive on the exact same stages and abide by the same rules. The...
Arkansaw Sunset Club RallySprint
7/14/01
Arkansaw, WIThe true start of my "Rally Career". On May 12 this year I had attempted to start my first ClubRally in Park Rapids, MN at the Headwaters ClubRally...only to DNS (Did Not Start) due to a failed RR brake line on the way to the first stage...
The BeginningThe Car:
I had purchased a red 1990 Eagle Talon in January of 2001 for just under $2000 with the intent in building it into a Rally car under the SCCA Pro Rally rules. I had a fair amount of experience with Mitsubishi (Starion\Conquest) and wanted to campaign an AWD car for the...
My race recap...Arrived at Lexington Oh about 15:00 on Wednesday after a 14 hour tow from Minneapolis.
First practice on Thursday I just try memorize the corners and heat cycle the Hoosiers for the first time. Before 2nd practice I mount the Toyos and do a brake pad/rotor change (same...
Road America recap: (RA) Aug 4/5Elkhart Lake, WINASA Racing in 1G DSMSaturday practice was spent tuning the car for this track and watching
the brakes closely. While RA is the fastest track seen all season, it is
also the hardest on brakes. Qualifying was uneventful. During almost...