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You just had to go post this thread when I'm out of town until Friday. Just you wait Seat Safety Switch, just you wait.
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jonathan posted:On a side note, is there or has there ever been a snowy autocross event ? I have a jeep that absolutely motors through deep snow. When we still had access to the Edmonton Garrison Taxiway, I ran auto x events all winter long. Sometimes we would get lucky and the wind or the facility manager didn't plow the runway. The Edmonton Rally Club runs winter rally-x events that are amazing, plus there's ice racing. No beuno on tracking a JK or any other 4wd Jeep though due to the CoG. I've got a Alberta motorsports events megapost in the works for this very thread. EFB: drat you Grant!
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Jul 18, 2014 18:21
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The Leduc 1000 km endurance race is happening now at Castrol. Where is everyone? (I'm pit crew for the Smokey & The Bandit FC so come say hi.)
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Jul 26, 2014 14:49
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I wonder how rotary torque delivery is in the snow? Oh boy do I have some stories for you!
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Jul 27, 2014 19:19
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The first annual Leduc Alberta 1000km GT Endurance race is now over. Our car placed first in GTP1 and 2nd Overall. 4 RX7's entered (all with their Doritos still intact) - 3 finished. A GSL-SE was sidelined with a dead fuel pump. 2nd, 3rd and 5th overall were all RX-7's! We would have had 1st place by 30 minutes but were in the pits replacing a fuel pump killed by deteriorating fuel cell foam.
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Jul 28, 2014 01:55
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Frank Dillinger posted:So, how does one get involved with the leduc 1000? The Leduc 1000 is run by the NASCC, so hit up their website ( http://nascc.ab.ca/ ) or Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/19068689376/ ). They are always looking for volunteers (corner workers, etc.) If you want to race, you'll need a car that falls into any one of their road racing categories (GTP1,GTP2, etc) and a race license. The license schools are hosted at the beginning of the season and usually before each event. For instance, there was a race license school on July 25 for the July 26 race. For the endurance race specifically, you would need another two drivers to enter a vehicle due to the 2 hour stint/3 driver maximum/minimum. That's about as short of a primer on road racing in Alberta as one can muster.
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Jul 29, 2014 03:39
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Samu posted:Any of you guys into off roading or quadding? I live north of Edmonton and it's all there really is to do here. I've got a JK wrangler on Grabber AT2s that I have zero issues with getting covered in mud. I'm in St Albert. Found a really fun trail South of Stony a few weeks ago.
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Aug 10, 2014 04:11
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Samu posted:it's all there really is to do here. I totally missed this the first time. I've got a post in the works for this thread that proves this 100% false.
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Aug 10, 2014 19:16
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Slung Blade posted:It will be twenty degrees well into November. I'll take that bet.
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Sep 9, 2014 23:11
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Whelp, it's officially snowed in the Edmonton area. Got the winters on the RX-8 just in time. If you see a RX-8 driving around with colour mismatched super advans this winter, wave! I'm also curious to see how my Grabber AT2's on the wrangler are going to hold up in the snow & ice. That snow flake rating better not be a lie.
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Oct 28, 2014 02:45
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Albino Squirrel posted:I had to get rid of my Mini. It don't fit kids. I don't know if I'm in a position to demand a thread or not. I must know more.
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Oct 29, 2014 03:04
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Which submodel is it? T5 or T6 engine? AWD? How's the power band? If you have the AWD system, how do you like it (assuming you've driven other mfg's)? More pictures (maybe in the wagon thread)! I came very very close to trading my wrangler in for a Polestar V60 this year.
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Oct 30, 2014 01:41
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This snow is awesome! I made it to work in record time this morning. I knew wranglers were beasts off road but being able to plow through 50cm drifts in 2wd is just way too much fun. I also think it's safe to say that for the money, the Grabber AT2's were worth it. They're not fantastic on ice, but they're a hell of a lot better than the stock dueller rh-s.
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Nov 28, 2014 15:54
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So is the market going to get flooded with repo'd Raptors soon? Because I'd be OK with that.
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Jan 18, 2015 01:16
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slidebite posted:Get your priorities straight sonny Slidebite is right. The Foz is fine. Turbo the accent (and rally-x it). Get a Duke 390 (or that SXV-550 the guy from echo wanted to sell me for way under market value).
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Jan 18, 2015 03:49
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DrakeriderCa posted:Best donair/gyro's in the world are in Berlin. Absolutely unbeatable street vendors. They don't do the gross meatloaf on a stick either: it's all proper stacked cuts of meat grilled together with the drippings collected and brushed back on for full flava This man speaks the truth - the "Turkish" Döner Buden in Germany are the best. I fear for my waistline when I go back. [Döner macht schöner - after all.]
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Feb 27, 2015 05:55
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Powershift posted:
This needs to be capitalized to properly convey the sentiment. LOLWTF Seriously, who in their right mind would pay that? You can get a Rubicon or a GC for that kind of money... It's now doomed to fail - from day 1.
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Mar 13, 2015 20:17
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neckbeard posted:Went out for a run today and saw 2 different Tesla Model Ss within the span of an hour this afternoon My boss just took delivery of his P85D and has been taking everyone for rides. Holy Shitnacks, it is fast. The 1st thing he did upon getting in was put it in insane mode and says it's staying in that mode forever. Riding in that thing has now single handily destroyed sports cars for me.
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Mar 19, 2015 15:38
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Ain't no way anyone older than about sixteen can do three hours straight in a loving shifter kart. Challenge accepted!
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Mar 20, 2015 20:23
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Powershift posted:24 hour MDF kart race with water guns. Do it! You meant water balloons and banana peels right?
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Mar 20, 2015 20:36
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I bet you could turn a tidy profit with a track side hot tub. Most people practically give them away on kijiji due to how much of a bitch moving them is.
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Mar 20, 2015 20:56
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That new kart track needs a Kei car racing league. Suzuki Carrys, Dhaihatsu Hijets, Honda Beats, etc.
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Mar 20, 2015 22:07
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DrakeriderCa posted:Yeah, that's probably reasonable but like I said I don't care about leagues or standings or even anybody else being on the track. I just want a sweet little kart and a track to drive it on. I'd doubt that anyone would rent me track time to just go out and be a loser. And the fact that you can't do your own wrench is understandable but sucks some of the fun out as well. This is why we need pocket bikes and a pickup truck. There plenty of empty Walmart parking lots around the city at 0200.
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Mar 22, 2015 07:08
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If there are any local goons who own some Doritos - there's some fun happening on May 31. I might make a post in the chat thread regarding brainstorming some ideas at a later date. https://edmontonrx7club.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/edmonton-rx-7-club-road-rally-scavenger-hunt/
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Mar 24, 2015 20:09
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Powershift posted:And everybody else can take bets on how many cars live throughout the whole day! 1500quidporsche posted:TSD rally with dorito engines. RADL assemble! I ran a TSD that Red Bull hosted in my FC in 2008 and it survived no problem. As did the 350whp FC of my team mate. 
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Mar 24, 2015 22:51
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The Red Bull one was strictly on public city streets. The ones I'm running this year for the club will be as well since they're basically substitutes for our Auto-X's since we lost our venue. (Poor substitutes but better than nothing.)slidebite posted:Diggin' the Sea King Rescue duallie in the background Those guys had a great sense of humour - the rotors on the roof were rigged to the tach iirc.
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Mar 25, 2015 00:17
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ExecuDork posted:if somebody knows of an interesting and under-appreciated route through the foothills / eastern Rockies, I'd love to hear about it! I plan on running this in my Wrangler this summer: http://graveltravel.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:forestry-trunk-road&catid=1 Top Down & Doors off.
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Mar 25, 2015 19:24
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phade posted:I really don't know what to make of this: That thing pops up for sale every year. I've actually seen it in person. A high school shop class could build it over a semester save for the paint. The concept is ridiculous which is what makes it. Practically, it's rubbish.
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Mar 31, 2015 17:31
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Raluek posted:yall need Adblock started allowing some ads through due to money changing hands.
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Apr 1, 2015 23:51
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DrakeriderCa posted:Honda RC51 powered Dirt bike I wonder if the seller would entertain trades - such as my GL1100...
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Apr 8, 2015 15:19
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Do it. Do it now. DrakeriderCa posted:You have to at least try Email sent. Let's see how this shakes out. Edit: Owner got back to me - trying to make room, so not looking for another bike. 
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Apr 8, 2015 16:53
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DrakeriderCa posted:What's the opinion of ABAI on an S-15 or S-10 vs a Ranger? My dad had an S-15 with the 4.3 that I loved. Great truck. Paging SSW to the ABAI courtesy phone - paging SSW to the courtesy phone. My dad had a '87 4wd S-10 Blazer as a beater for a few years - the body rusted away long before the drive train quit. FB 13B's almost bolt right in to the Mazda B2200/Rangers.
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Apr 9, 2015 15:46
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I wish I could make it but I'm neck deep in home renovations so I can sell the single car and move up to a double at the minimum (plus a hoist). I'll be in your neck of the woods lots this summer though!
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Apr 13, 2015 05:41
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1500quidporsche posted:Pickin up the van saturday Nice! Those things are loving tanks. I spent 4+ years in one of those as a kid making monthly runs from Moose Jaw to Edmonton - I don't remember a single hiccup (neither do my folks). We lost track of it after our cousins traded it in with 900000km on it.
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Apr 16, 2015 04:41
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Slung Blade posted:My folks had one that was an absolute garbage pile. Stupid AWD never worked right and it would cost them hundreds every time they took it in for service. My bad - I totally forgot this would be the AWD version and not the RWD. I have zero experience with the GM AWD version.
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Apr 16, 2015 05:10
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Seat Safety Switch posted:When you first get it, do a brake stand launch and see if you have heavy duty rear springs or not. Ideally with video evidence so that we can keep the burnout theme going in the post your own ride thread.
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Apr 16, 2015 16:02
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slidebite posted:ffffffffffff What the gently caress are you waiting for - that's chump change! It is also possible to consistently set FTD in one of those during Rally-X. Just saying.
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Apr 21, 2015 18:17
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1500quidporsche posted:
Seeing an AW11 absolutely harass a bugeye WRX during an ice racing event is incredible - so it can be done. I'm not saying it's easy. Also, I am told it is absolutely terrifying as a passenger.
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Apr 21, 2015 19:23
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Powershift posted:Snow forecast forecast for saturday. good thing i haven't put my summer tires on yet Same here - still rockin' the Gislaveds (on dry pavement  )
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The FTR was me. I was planning on running the whole thing this summer bottom to top or vice versa. Thanks for looking in to it. I guess I'll plan for a post June 15 excursion. ( I have 3 seats available if anyone else is interested.)
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