CM Engineering Ashburton Street Sprints

[chch34]

i think i might make it!!

[Kahlua]

i think i might make it!!

Awesome!

It was the Ashburton Sprint curse this weekend though - out of some of the entrants I know of out of CCC - At the Quarter mile / Speed event - Allan Coker had his alternator die on him and Wayne broke an axle, At the Club Day John blew his diff and Allan McCormick DNF'd due to a big end bearing. I'm the only one who didn't suffer some form of breakdown (apart from Clara) and only because I didn't use the Sentra at all since I was officiating both days (but I still have a dodgy gearbox), but things are looking good for a replacement in the near future that has an LSD

[D-T]

so how many toyspeeders are making their way down for this one?

[fangsport]

i'll be there, but not entered.

[matt dunn]

Looking for a spare set of seatbelts to run passengers in my car for this event.

We have three sets of belts between our two cars as there is only one or two events a year where my car and the focus run in the same event and take passengers so it's not worth buying a set to use once a year.

Must be clip in type as my car already has the eyes bolted into the mounts,
and must have a current date stamp on them.

Should be able to take the donating person for a ride on Sat or Sun as long as I dont encounter a problem.

PM or reply here,

Matt

[fangsport]

just discussed belts for my car for this weekend, but as i havn't renewed licence yet, it will stay parked up. ask Mark G at Autoparts

[chch34]

if i dont make it in time you could of used mine, but they arn't clip in

and it doesnt look like ill make it...

[Kahlua]

if i dont make it in time you could of used mine, but they arn't clip in

and i WILL make it

Still staying at your original accommodation then?

If I didn't mention before, get there early. Like still really dark early in the morning (grab breakfast at McDonalds on the way) We arrived Friday so we'd get up at 5 in the morning or something to get there around 6 something after breakfast. I'm going to have a look on Friday night and hopefully organise some pit space (we have 5 cars in our CCC group, best to get a spot in the main pit area)

Will see you at the event

[chch34]

if i dont make it in time you could of used mine, but they arn't clip in

and it doesnt look like ill make it...

Edited. Ill be there next year. I got lots of fiddly things to do to get this car goin with the new engine, and not enough time.

That reminds me, i better get my refund..

Will probably see ya there anyway

[RedMist]

For the first time in .... shit I'm old... I dont have a race car thats anywhere near complete. The Celica would have been a bit of fun as well.

[Kahlua]

Well.. running order is a marble draw (ie random)

I'm running 48th out of 52..

Nate (driving my car) got 30th

Wayne got 2nd!

[crispy'86]

Wayne got 2nd!

Lets hope he gets his axles sorted out for the weekend then

[chch34]

give me a text/call friday arvo about somewhere to stash the cars if anyone wants. Im not racing but im still goin down on friday to have a few at the Speights Ale House. Not worried about what early hours of the morning 'yal grab ya cars on saturday, ill be asleep!

We'l be in Ash from about 7pm

(bring a big padlock to put on the gate if ya want)

027 27 42 100

Adam.

[Kahlua]

Wayne got 2nd!

Lets hope he gets his axles sorted out for the weekend then

Guess what hes outside doing right now

give me a text/call friday arvo about somewhere to stash the cars if anyone wants.

Cheers mate, will keep that in mind.

[matt dunn]

Sounds like there is going to be more Toyspeeders here than at 1/2 the Toyspeed Meets.

Do you know all the running order or just a few?

Know where these cars are running?
Me in my DX Corolla,
Chris Dunn in the Ford Focus
Alan Dunn in the GT40?

Matt

[Kahlua]

Sounds like there is going to be more Toyspeeders here than at 1/2 the Toyspeed Meets.

Do you know all the running order or just a few?

Know where these cars are running?
Me in my DX Corolla,
Chris Dunn in the Ford Focus
Alan Dunn in the GT40?

Matt

I only had a quick glimpse at the running order, sorry Matt.

But I believe (from memory) in order it was you, then Chris then Alan. Sorry, can't remember the placings though -

I do remember Clara got 33 (her Super 6 race number is 333) and Allan Coker got 54th (race number 54)

Can't work out where they got 2nd for Wayne - although his race number is 69, so thats a dinner for 2...

And Hopper is racing in the place before me.

[DRFTIN]

finally a good system for making the numbering fair, 2 years ago i was in early so helped pick who was where haha

And Hopper is racing in the place before me.

so u get to sit on the start line and watch what you should be doing in the sentra

2 of the drifting guys are running now, both should do well if they can restrain themselves

i'll be floating around there most of the weekend, yell at me and poke me in the eye if you see me

[fangsport]

i'll be floating around there most of the weekend, yell at me and poke me in the eye if you see me

sounds like that could be more entertaining than the cars!!

[chch34]

i'll be floating around there most of the weekend, yell at me and poke me in the eye if you see me

Oh man, wish i read that before i saw ya...

Awesome weekend, the beer was good all weekend!

got a few vids and pics, but the camera soon run out of memory and went flat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nluso1aqbVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAo8MpJRwd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3FcSTbQK8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZbKj3JlB8g

[matt dunn]

Unfortunatly due to "technical difficulties" did not get any incar footage from my car this year.

As for results,

Chris in the Focus made it into the top 8 but ended up 9th?
and was fastest 2WD car,

And I was 11th or 12th and was second 2WD car,

and dad crashed the GT40.

I am getting some pic's and Video's off someone who was there,
so will post up any of interest.

Matt