Scott McIntyre
DSM Wiseman
- 309
- 44
- Mar 15, 2002
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Halifax,
NS, Canada
Coming off the Nationals in PEI, I had an intercooler pipe issue to resolve. It was time to fix that blowing-off coupler for good. So I took the turbo compressor housing off and took it to a welder to have the original outlet welded back on (but facing downward). Threw it back on the car and did a boost leak test, which revealed a massive leak at the PVC hose. The hose had a big split in it, so I replaced the hose with a new silicone one. Got the car back on the road and it was now smoking like a SOB. The turbo was iffy to begin with, but I think that massive boost leak overworked it to the point of causing even more wear. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to do anything about it before the event, so I turned down the boost as far as the wastegate actuator would let me (17 psi), crossed my fingers, and headed to the event at AMP.
There was a pretty good turnout at the event. We had 33 competitors. That included a Trans AM and three Mustang drivers in my class. Bonus! But the highlight was seeing Hiro’s Mitsubishi Evo 7. This thing is a monster, all decked out for road racing including front splitter, winglets, and huge rear wing. He brought it to the event in an enclosed trailer. Must be nice!
As it was his first autoslalom, I walked him through the 2.5km course. Yes, it was that long and it was f-a-s-t! In many sections, the pylons were setup to direct you on what would normally be the racing line anyway. There were only a couple slaloms and few offsets to slow you down.
Run #1: As the course was so long, it was impossible to study & memorize it during the course walk. So my first run was mostly exploratory. I was also worried about my turbo self destructing. But I managed to get through with no cones and a decent time of 1:43, 2nd quickest overall at that point but a good 5 seconds off FTD.
Run #2: Now that I had a better feel for the course (and my turbo seems to be surviving), I pushed a little harder and dropped my time to 1:39, but hit a cone. Still, even with the penalty, it was quicker than my first run. Unfortunately, FTD had dropped as well, and was now at 1:35. Yikes!
Run #3: I knew I had 4 seconds to make up to catch FTD, so I pushed hard. But my time only improved by a couple 10ths and I overshot the stop box and DNF’ed. The course was so long and so fast (nearly half of it was spent in 3rd gear), that my brakes over heated and weren’t up to the task by the end of the run. Not only did I have smoke pouring out my tail pipe, but also from my front brakes!
Run #4: Time for the bonsai run. FTD was still at 1:35, and I had a lot of time to make up. I pushed her hard, but once again came in with a 1:39, and this time with two cone penalties.
In the end, I placed 3rd overall and won my class. I would have had 2nd overall if not for that one cone on my second run, but there was no catching the M3 driver’s FTD. He was well ahead of everyone else. Being a former road racer, he knows the track very well which I’m sure helped. Plus I was running minimal boost.
After the event, was had time for fun runs, so I went out and ran the course another three times. Damn it was fun!! Got my time down to a 1:37, but naturally it doesn’t count in the results.
So I chalk-up this event as a success. No mechanical failures and a respectable finish. Next event in is a 2-day regional just outside Fredericton, NB on the upcoming long weekend. Given the distance from home, I’ll be swapping my stock T25 turbo back on, while I contemplate ordering a new CHRA (Center Housing Rotating Assembly) for the near-dead Big28.
Here's an on-board video of one of the compeditors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjmt_LenP_U
And here are the event results:
There was a pretty good turnout at the event. We had 33 competitors. That included a Trans AM and three Mustang drivers in my class. Bonus! But the highlight was seeing Hiro’s Mitsubishi Evo 7. This thing is a monster, all decked out for road racing including front splitter, winglets, and huge rear wing. He brought it to the event in an enclosed trailer. Must be nice!
As it was his first autoslalom, I walked him through the 2.5km course. Yes, it was that long and it was f-a-s-t! In many sections, the pylons were setup to direct you on what would normally be the racing line anyway. There were only a couple slaloms and few offsets to slow you down.
Run #1: As the course was so long, it was impossible to study & memorize it during the course walk. So my first run was mostly exploratory. I was also worried about my turbo self destructing. But I managed to get through with no cones and a decent time of 1:43, 2nd quickest overall at that point but a good 5 seconds off FTD.
Run #2: Now that I had a better feel for the course (and my turbo seems to be surviving), I pushed a little harder and dropped my time to 1:39, but hit a cone. Still, even with the penalty, it was quicker than my first run. Unfortunately, FTD had dropped as well, and was now at 1:35. Yikes!
Run #3: I knew I had 4 seconds to make up to catch FTD, so I pushed hard. But my time only improved by a couple 10ths and I overshot the stop box and DNF’ed. The course was so long and so fast (nearly half of it was spent in 3rd gear), that my brakes over heated and weren’t up to the task by the end of the run. Not only did I have smoke pouring out my tail pipe, but also from my front brakes!
Run #4: Time for the bonsai run. FTD was still at 1:35, and I had a lot of time to make up. I pushed her hard, but once again came in with a 1:39, and this time with two cone penalties.
In the end, I placed 3rd overall and won my class. I would have had 2nd overall if not for that one cone on my second run, but there was no catching the M3 driver’s FTD. He was well ahead of everyone else. Being a former road racer, he knows the track very well which I’m sure helped. Plus I was running minimal boost.
After the event, was had time for fun runs, so I went out and ran the course another three times. Damn it was fun!! Got my time down to a 1:37, but naturally it doesn’t count in the results.
So I chalk-up this event as a success. No mechanical failures and a respectable finish. Next event in is a 2-day regional just outside Fredericton, NB on the upcoming long weekend. Given the distance from home, I’ll be swapping my stock T25 turbo back on, while I contemplate ordering a new CHRA (Center Housing Rotating Assembly) for the near-dead Big28.
Here's an on-board video of one of the compeditors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjmt_LenP_U
And here are the event results:
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# CLASS DRIVER CAR PEN TOTAL
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6 ASP Brian ### 95 BMW M3 0 1:35.034
18 CSP Marc Morin 92 Miata 0 1:40.670
7 ESP Scott Mcintyre 97 Talon 2 1:41.388
27 DSS Brian Jarvis 06 MiniCooper 0 1:41.536
68 CSP Chris Uhlman 99 Miata 2 1:43.447
21 DSP Mike Benjamin 92 240 SX 2 1:43.605
87 FSP Joel Nelson 95 Civic 0 1:44.445
10 CSP Nancy Allard 92 Miata 0 1:44.790
2 DSS Scott Harrod 01 BMW 325I 0 1:45.433
17 ESS Devin Fancy 98 Firebird 0 1:45.891
3 CSS Dave Hull 00 Miata 0 1:46.370
1 DSS William Phomsavanh 08 Mazdaspeed 0 1:46.565
29 ASP Alan Coles 95 BMW M3 0 1:47.495
44 FSS George Sheppard 02 Focus 0 1:47.961
13 ASP Luc Sipkema 92 RX7 4 1:48.097
90 DSS Anthony Bell 93 Audi Quatt 0 1:48.977
49 CSP Kevin Partridge 89 Civic 0 1:49.319
16 ESP Alan Gray 01 Mustang 0 1:50.639
46 ESP Trevor Gray 01 Mustang 2 1:50.760
80 FSS Jason Smith 07 Yaris 2 1:51.667
23 FSS Colin Wilmshurst 94 MX 3 0 1:52.637
15 DSS Brad Sellars 05 SRT4 0 1:53.894
3 DSS David White 03 RSX Type S 4 1:56.228
19 DSP Matt Mosher 00 Impreza 0 1:58.382
48 FSS Shawn Gayton 04 Mazda 3 0 2:00.909
20 DSS Nicholas Ross 06 Cobalt 2 2:02.318
12 DS James Blades 04 WRX Subaru 0 2:03.056
116 ESP Daniel Gray 01 Mustang 0 2:04.857
9 DSS Seldon Barkhouse 94 Integra 0 2:05.300
43 ASP Andrew Sleigh 88 Porsche944 0 2:08.105
11 ASP Jenna Sipkema 92 RX 7 0 2:09.489
26 ES Shawn Hughes 86 Porsche944 No Times
65 DM Hiro Inoue 02 Lancer No Times
