Rally of the Tall Pines 2008

Francois,
I agree, the biere is better! So are many other things.
Ted

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Ted Mendham
www.rensport.net

I paid $0.99/l for premium today, works out to $3.09 USD per US gallon.

Regular was $0.89/l or $2.77 USD per US gallon.


Prices fluctuate wildly over here though, as much as 10 cents/l (32 cents US/gal) for gas stations within blocks of each other.

OTOH, the coffee at Canadian Timmies kicks US Timmies or Dunkin Donuts ass -- Starbucks sucks equally on both sides of the border, YMMV.

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Pure mathematics is the enemy of every truly creative man -- Sir Alec

We'll be there but not with the XR. No money left after doing Targa again. Hopefull try to get a start on the new season in '09 if all goes well.

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Ian Glyn-Jones
Panach Rally Team
Ontario, Canada

As Ted pointed out we'll be there!

Not sure if I want snow or not... all my snow/ice tires are worn out, but then so are my gravels :-) I'd love to get A034's but $235/tire ... fer fucks sake!

I started work on the car last week.. unloaded it from the trailer after Defi!
yesterday me an dteh girls pulled the front suspenders. Today I straightened inserts and tried to free up spring perches... Then called John for new ones!

Can't wait for Pines, whatever the weather!

-Martin.

I am going to put some bent strut inserts in a press, tonight, myself. Coincidence, I think not! ;-)

Snow is an equalizer. The big boys can't put down the big power, if there is no traction. But who will stuff it, wicked hahd?

I don't know how anyone can drive rear drive in the snow, but I've seen others do it well. Best of luck, whatever weather comes.

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Ted Mendham
www.rensport.net

Greg and I should be there. Whether we'll be running the Z or just hanging out remains to be seen.

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-Brian

Hey, the Z is on the entry list.

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Ted Mendham
www.rensport.net

It's on there, but Greg doesn't want to run it if it snows as he's worried that that fine 30 year old Japanese steel will rust to nothing before we get it off the trailer. :-)

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-Brian

Get a garden sprayer, fill it with used motor oil, thin it down with something toxic (that can of stale gas that's been hanging around) so it will spray, and hose down the underneath of everything. And get moving before it drips all over yer own property.

Post rally, get a bunch of cans of cheap chain lube and hose it again before you tow.

Rename the Z, the Exxon-Vadez.

Be sure and tell Greg, but not the TP tech guys, it was my idea.

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Ted Mendham
www.rensport.net

BillyElliot Wrote:
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> I'd love to go. The good prices for US entry
> (which includes recce/notes), close drive from
> Detroit area, and accepting of RA license so I
> don't need to get a new one is sweet.
>
> However, my co-driver probably won't be able to
> get time off work, and I don't have any snow
> tires. Plus I still need to swap out my trans to
> my spare since 3rd gear went kaput after the last
> stage of LSPR.
>
> Hopefully next year!

Remember you have to buy a Canadian permit even though your license is good. Which is $50 and good for the calendar year so if you just goto pines it is only good for one event.

Andrew_Frick Wrote:
> Remember you have to buy a Canadian permit even
> though your license is good. Which is $50 and
> good for the calendar year so if you just goto
> pines it is only good for one event.
>


Yeah, buts its only $50. RA National licenses are calendar year also and cost $200 for just LSPR.

Try to borrow an enclosed trailer. Great to service outta in cold weather. Tall Pines sweep is awesome but if you needed to retrieve the Z from the deep woods, sure you could borrow a open trailer to get it.

Anyone get a cottage w/ a room to split?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2008 07:47PM by CommanderSalamander.

We don't have a room but we have a family suite at the motel we stayed at last year. It has 4 beds and 2 pull out couches and there is only 3 of us staying there now. Let me know if you are interested.

Andrew (at) unc dot edu

Link to Tall Pines trash talk:

http://expn.go.com/expn/blog/rally?post=3667793

I think Pat richard will be on a mission to win as well. He has clinched the CRC, but never won TP.

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Ted Mendham
www.rensport.net