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Automotive Marketplace / Re: FS: BFG G-Force Rival S 1.5 215/45R16 (new)
« on: September 18, 2020, 10:56:48 PM »
Looking for a co-driver?

I'm not generally keen on codriving at local events, but ask me again in seven (!!!) months. :P

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Automotive Marketplace / Re: FS: BFG G-Force Rival S 1.5 215/45R16 (new)
« on: September 17, 2020, 05:54:28 PM »
will end up co-driving next year

Off-topic, but what are you driving next year?

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SASC Events / Re: Scores for August 16, 2020 event at Airdrie
« on: August 18, 2020, 11:27:42 PM »
Thanks for posting these!

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Automotive Marketplace / SOLD Free ancient Longacre probe pyrometer
« on: July 23, 2020, 05:27:37 PM »
I have an ancient probe-type pyrometer that's been collecting dust since the mid-2000s. I put a new battery in it and it seems to work. Free to whoever wants it.



Cons: It's an American pyrometer so it reads in Fahrenheit. The probe tip is slightly bent.

Pros: It's free.

PM me if you're interested and I'll bring it to the next event.

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Member Introductions / Re: Hi! - New to Solo Cross in my Volvo C30
« on: July 12, 2020, 12:13:23 PM »
Yeah, you’re right. Snell 2005 helmets are still legal with the SCCA until the end of this year, but it looks like they were only allowed through 2018 in Canada. Updated my original post.

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Member Introductions / Re: Hi! - New to Solo Cross in my Volvo C30
« on: July 11, 2020, 02:40:18 PM »
Hey Andrew,

I'm a little surprised no one's responded yet. They're probably all outside enjoying the weather. :)

Make sure you bring the following:

* Helmet with a rating of Snell M2010, SA2010, or later (usually we have loaner helmets available, but that's on hold due to COVID)
* Waiver forms (there's links to them on the registration page)
* Footwear that's comfortable enough for a full day on your feet
* Enough drinks and snacks to last you the whole day (there's usually a lunch break or downtime to grab lunch, but it's nice to have something on hand to nibble on if a session runs long)
* Layered clothing appropriate for a day that may start off at 15 degrees and end at 30
* Sunscreen and/or rain gear, depending on the forecast
* Something for car numbers -- magnetic numbers are great, but many people use blue or green painter's tape, or you can even just tape a paper number to the side of your car

Since your car's bone stock, you should run 40+ psi in your tires, otherwise they'll roll over and kill the tread on the shoulders. Some people bring inflators and tire gauges to the site, but you can also set your pressures before the event.

When you show up, make sure you take part in the novice course walk, which happens between the end of registration and the driver's meeting. There, someone experienced will point out how to approach the course, and what to keep your eyes open for.

Hope to see you out there!

Steve

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SASC Events / Re: Scores for June 27, 2020 event at Fort Macleod
« on: June 28, 2020, 11:12:02 AM »
I had a blast driving with the club again. Great to see some old faces and meet some new ones. Yesterday was managed well by both the club execs as well as the drivers and guests on their work assignments (some with zero experience!). Thanks also to everyone for respecting the health and safety guidelines in place on the day which allowed us to compete.

Seconded. It was the first event of the year after eight months off, there were many more entrants than a typical Fort Macleod event, there were lots of novices and first-timers, the forecast was pretty dismal, we had new COVID protocols, and we were running three run groups instead of two. For all of those reasons it wouldn't have been surprising if we'd had problems, but instead everything ran without a hitch. Thanks!

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Automotive Marketplace / Re: FS: 2013 Mustang Boss 302
« on: February 11, 2020, 04:33:52 PM »
As an alternative, apparently Mazda's 2.5L motor is an easy swap into the NC as well. The cheapest NC in Canada probably has a dead engine anyway.

Or do both the 2.5L swap *and* the turbo!

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Automotive Marketplace / Re: FS: 2013 Mustang Boss 302
« on: February 11, 2020, 03:23:32 PM »
What's next?

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Other Events / Re: Gran Turismo Sport winter series
« on: January 30, 2020, 01:51:58 PM »
Bump. We've had two months of good races, typically with 10-12 people every week, mostly DR A and DR B, including a lot of the people who are usually hanging around the top of the PAX standings at our local autocrosses.

A couple of people had to drop out of the series, so we could use a few more to keep the lobbies close to full. Anyone else potentially interested in joining? We've switched to Monday nights.

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Member Discussion (Private) / Re: 2019 Season Course Designers
« on: December 19, 2019, 12:59:45 PM »
FYI, I just put a copy of the course design slide deck that Vivek Goel presented at the 2019 SCCA national convention in the same folder as the course map templates: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AlGgFhfYvU3xhe8gQiQbV_Ti3klTrQ.

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Other Events / Gran Turismo Sport winter series
« on: November 23, 2019, 10:05:07 PM »
Any of you play Gran Turismo Sport? Now that the off-season's underway, a bunch of us are going to start racing together every Tuesday evening at 8:00, following the format (track, race settings, etc.) of the FIA manufacturer series.

Interested? Message me offline (ideally through Facebook Messenger, as that's what we use to organize) and I'll fill you in on the details.

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Technical Talk / Re: 2020 PAX indexes released
« on: November 16, 2019, 11:30:04 AM »
SSC is much slower than DS because of the spec Falkens. On equal tires, an SSC Twin would be much faster than a DS Twin, but the Twins are totally uncompetitive in DS (i.e. the DS index is representative of the Type R, not a Twin).

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Automotive Marketplace / (Sorta) free -- 275/35R18 Bridgestone RE-71Rs
« on: November 05, 2019, 05:42:25 PM »
I've got two 275/35R18 RE-71Rs with 4/32" / 3 mm of tread remaining that I don't need anymore. The outside shoulders are worn, but the tires are worn quite evenly and have never been flipped, so they should work quite well and last a decent while if you flip them. Here's a picture of the good shoulders.

They're yours for free, *but* only if you pick them up from my place in West Hillhurst, and get them *and the other two tires in the set* dismounted, and bring the wheels back to me afterward.

The two other tires in the set are starting to delaminate on the shoulders, so I wouldn't recommend using them. Having said that, if you flip them, you could probably get a few events out of them.

If you're interested, text me at for-oh-three nine-one-nine thre-one-for-eight (misspellings intentional to confuse phone-number-scraping bots) or email me at my name (in my signature) @live.com, with no space between my first and last names.

Thanks!

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