Today I thought, you know, I could go into rally racing considering I'm so good at driftin' my Talon already. Then I thought maybe its not such a good idea because of cost. Then again, who cares!? I would be doing what I currently do best and love doin' it, driving like a crazed maniac in my car!
I then thought, "ok, what would I have to do to get into rallying?" I figure I would have to get the safety equipment down first. Things like a roll cage, racing buckets with proper seat belt harnesses, fire protection, and all what not and I feel that would cover me safety wise. Next I would for sure need more power. To cover that I would have to rebuild the good ol' engine because of my burned piston rings. While thats happenin' you might as well put more power parts on and throw in some suspension upgrades too. After that I think I would be ready for the next step.
I'm not sure exactly how you get into rally racing even after you have a properly set up car, but I'm pretty sure you have to go through some sort of training school. After a quick google search I found that Wisconsin is pretty much hopeless in the fun department. The closest place would be stevens point, or some places in Upper Michigan by da Yoopers, ya hey. One more problem though.
Back to the money. Even if I were to get a rally license or something I would still be shit outta luck without sponsors (which I've heard are really hard to get). If I rolled my car, or blew a headgasket, that could mean tons o' money out of my pocket. So I have concluded that I'll just stick to drifting parking lots, and random streets of Sheboygan for now. As long as I can impress my friends I think I'll be happy, (gotta get that reverse 180 down lol). Maybe in a couple years I can dream this up again to hopefully make it a reality, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Loud cars...
My opinion on loud cars is that they are awesome. Loud cars are cool because hearing the engine roar is 100% beast. I feel that if I were to get a ticket for being too loud in my Talon that it would be an honor. I'm a kind of quiet guy for the most part, so I make up for it in the form of a 2.5inch straight pipe turboback exhaust on my Talon.
For those of you who don't know what that means, don't worry just imagine it being loud and obnoxious, cause that's what it is, and I love it. I actually looking into getting a 3inch so that it'll be even louder yet, but then I would have one problem with that. That problem is that it would be louder than it is fast, in other words "not cool". There's those ricer Civics that drive around Sheboygan with huge fart cans only going like 30mph when it sounds like they should be taking flight with those huge park bench on their trunks. That's not cool. My rule for loud cars is that it has to be as fast as it is loud, and yes my car qualifies.
This leads me to my next point. What sounds good? I think that the SRT4 sounds sick, especially how they snap crackle pop like rice crispies in your cereal bowl! Even though most people think of backfiring as being a bad thing that only crappy cars do because the plug wires are crossed of something, the SRT4 does it a daily basis, without any problems. SRT4's are like the god of FWD's (front wheel drives) because they haul STi's up and down the blocks regularly, all while only putting power to two front wheels and sounding like diesel trucks. They're simply put, loud, fast, and crazy annoying to the everyday law abiding citizen. In other words exactly what I like.
What doesn't sound good is those cheesy ricer's. All those weed whackers are irritating and stupid. The high pitched whine of a four cylinder sounds like crap through a cat-back rocket ship exhaust. What you gotta get is something good quality from a real parts manufacturer i.e. flowmaster, thermal R&D, HKS, or something else good. Things from places like Andy's Auto Sport suck, and usually make Honda's sound like people mowing their lawns at 80mph. That's what sounds bad. Now that you know the difference, don't make stupid decisions. Now I'm itching to play Test Drive Unlimited 2, see ya!!!!!
For those of you who don't know what that means, don't worry just imagine it being loud and obnoxious, cause that's what it is, and I love it. I actually looking into getting a 3inch so that it'll be even louder yet, but then I would have one problem with that. That problem is that it would be louder than it is fast, in other words "not cool". There's those ricer Civics that drive around Sheboygan with huge fart cans only going like 30mph when it sounds like they should be taking flight with those huge park bench on their trunks. That's not cool. My rule for loud cars is that it has to be as fast as it is loud, and yes my car qualifies.
This leads me to my next point. What sounds good? I think that the SRT4 sounds sick, especially how they snap crackle pop like rice crispies in your cereal bowl! Even though most people think of backfiring as being a bad thing that only crappy cars do because the plug wires are crossed of something, the SRT4 does it a daily basis, without any problems. SRT4's are like the god of FWD's (front wheel drives) because they haul STi's up and down the blocks regularly, all while only putting power to two front wheels and sounding like diesel trucks. They're simply put, loud, fast, and crazy annoying to the everyday law abiding citizen. In other words exactly what I like.
What doesn't sound good is those cheesy ricer's. All those weed whackers are irritating and stupid. The high pitched whine of a four cylinder sounds like crap through a cat-back rocket ship exhaust. What you gotta get is something good quality from a real parts manufacturer i.e. flowmaster, thermal R&D, HKS, or something else good. Things from places like Andy's Auto Sport suck, and usually make Honda's sound like people mowing their lawns at 80mph. That's what sounds bad. Now that you know the difference, don't make stupid decisions. Now I'm itching to play Test Drive Unlimited 2, see ya!!!!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
My splendid weekend
Well, this past weekend I had finally set up the time to look at a car I wanted to buy. A 1990 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD. For those of you that don't know me, let's just say that all I talk about is cars. DSM's are my number 1 favorite. DSM's consist of the Mitsubishi Galant, Eclipse, Eagle Talon, and Plymouth Laser. I already own a Talon, but I want a 5 speed because owning an auto is like sacrilege. Now just cause my Talon is an auto it doesn't mean that it's slow. This new Talon though was a lot more fun.
I found this Talon on craigslist about a week ago. It looked good from the pics online so I decided to go and check it out. One problem though, it's located in Eagle River (coincidence) and that's 4 hours from lovely SheVegas. After a lot of talking and convincing I got my Dad to agree to the long drive. So off we were to a small town my Dad hadn't been to in over 30 years, with only a vague sense of how to get there.
On the drive to Eagle River my Dad and I saw 6 accidents due to the slippery roads. All but one were cars in ditches. The one that wasn't was a F-150, flipped onto it's roof, in a ditch (laughing maniacally). Well I thought, good thing we're in a van with bald tires. Making it to Eagle River in one piece was the easy part, now I had to find out how to get to the car. The seller wasn't making this easy either. With no name, or address it made it very difficult to locate the car. You may call me stupid for dealing with a seller who can't even spell Jack right on craigslist, or give me an address to go to, but you can't say nothing until you've tried to deal with people on craigslist for yourself.
After finally finding the car I could see for myself what I couldn't make out in the pictures. It was caked in crap from the local dirt roads but the rust stood out, and the paint fade. Never the less the engine was in tip top form cranking out an owner claimed 260whp. I called shenanigans though after asking a few simple questions and finding out that the guy knew jack diddly about this or any other car on the road for that matter. Example:
Me: Is this a real or knockoff blowoff valve?
Seller: That's a Greddy I think.
Me: I'm reading HKS, plus I know for a fact that this is an SSQV.
Seller: (dumbfounded look) Oh I don't know then, that must be the other one that I have.
Now I've never driven stick before unfortunately but I really wanted to test drive this beast so I could at least see what it could do. My Dad decided he could drive it so off we went. I tell you, this car was fast! It could probably blow the doors off of some corvettes! Not to mention that it would also eat Honda's in 100 calorie packs! Now I see why God created turbolag, to give V8s a chance! Anyways, back on topic. This car had a 3.5 inch turboback exhaust and the blow off valve was vented to the atmosphere which meant that it was loud. Loud was what I wanted, and thank God it's what I was riding in. Pshhhh! goes the blow of valve with a little fluttering which makes it sound like tweety bird's under the hood. This car was exactly what I had wanted engine/performance wise, but the interior was held in by only a few screws at best and the exterior was fancied up with zip ties and 21 year old paint. It was nothing that I couldn't handle but for one thing, the brakes were to unsafe to drive with for 4 hours, and the car wasn't worth 2 gran.
With a good farewell my Dad and I had a good experience and a long not so fun drive home. To sum up the drive home and wrap this blog up, it was a fun experience, but a boring drive there (for the most part) and back (the whole way). I figure I can find something a little more...together if I keep looking. Until then, DSM's for the win.
I found this Talon on craigslist about a week ago. It looked good from the pics online so I decided to go and check it out. One problem though, it's located in Eagle River (coincidence) and that's 4 hours from lovely SheVegas. After a lot of talking and convincing I got my Dad to agree to the long drive. So off we were to a small town my Dad hadn't been to in over 30 years, with only a vague sense of how to get there.
On the drive to Eagle River my Dad and I saw 6 accidents due to the slippery roads. All but one were cars in ditches. The one that wasn't was a F-150, flipped onto it's roof, in a ditch (laughing maniacally). Well I thought, good thing we're in a van with bald tires. Making it to Eagle River in one piece was the easy part, now I had to find out how to get to the car. The seller wasn't making this easy either. With no name, or address it made it very difficult to locate the car. You may call me stupid for dealing with a seller who can't even spell Jack right on craigslist, or give me an address to go to, but you can't say nothing until you've tried to deal with people on craigslist for yourself.
After finally finding the car I could see for myself what I couldn't make out in the pictures. It was caked in crap from the local dirt roads but the rust stood out, and the paint fade. Never the less the engine was in tip top form cranking out an owner claimed 260whp. I called shenanigans though after asking a few simple questions and finding out that the guy knew jack diddly about this or any other car on the road for that matter. Example:
Me: Is this a real or knockoff blowoff valve?
Seller: That's a Greddy I think.
Me: I'm reading HKS, plus I know for a fact that this is an SSQV.
Seller: (dumbfounded look) Oh I don't know then, that must be the other one that I have.
Now I've never driven stick before unfortunately but I really wanted to test drive this beast so I could at least see what it could do. My Dad decided he could drive it so off we went. I tell you, this car was fast! It could probably blow the doors off of some corvettes! Not to mention that it would also eat Honda's in 100 calorie packs! Now I see why God created turbolag, to give V8s a chance! Anyways, back on topic. This car had a 3.5 inch turboback exhaust and the blow off valve was vented to the atmosphere which meant that it was loud. Loud was what I wanted, and thank God it's what I was riding in. Pshhhh! goes the blow of valve with a little fluttering which makes it sound like tweety bird's under the hood. This car was exactly what I had wanted engine/performance wise, but the interior was held in by only a few screws at best and the exterior was fancied up with zip ties and 21 year old paint. It was nothing that I couldn't handle but for one thing, the brakes were to unsafe to drive with for 4 hours, and the car wasn't worth 2 gran.
With a good farewell my Dad and I had a good experience and a long not so fun drive home. To sum up the drive home and wrap this blog up, it was a fun experience, but a boring drive there (for the most part) and back (the whole way). I figure I can find something a little more...together if I keep looking. Until then, DSM's for the win.
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