Shannonville July 25th

[glenspeed]

Ok guys, this day will fill fast as I'm only taking 15 spots, so please sign up and get your payments in to me asap.

Ariel Atom will be there for demo runs as well

www.arielatom.com

Shannonville 9am-5pm
Lunch included
$200/driver

Send checks to:
Glen Chow
Minacs
180 Duncan Mill Rd.
Toronto, Ontario
M3B 1Z6

or interac email transfer PM me for my email addy.


1. djafactor
2. djafactor guest
3. glenspeed
4. yorgi

[RagingLamb]

Damn...on a Tuesday...I may not be able to make it, but for now I'm in.

1. djafactor
2. djafactor guest
3. glenspeed
4. yorgi
5. Raginglamb

[Yorgi]

Oh yes! My prayers to the Track Gods have been answered. :yourmyido

Cheque is in the mail.

[glenspeed]

the day is almost full I've got about 5 spots left so sign up now or....

[RagingLamb]

Hi Glen, can you let me know how the e-mail interac thing works? I think it'll be easier to pay this way.
TIA.

[glenspeed]

Hi Glen, can you let me know how the e-mail interac thing works? I think it'll be easier to pay this way.
TIA.

if you use online banking there will be a section for email payments. just follow the instructions to send money via email. pretty much like paypal but through your bank.

[RagingLamb]

can you pm me the e-mail address you want this to be sent to? thanks.

[glenspeed]

few open spots so let me know guys!

[carboy88]

few open spots so let me know guys!

Damn I'm sooo tempted but don't think I can get the day off... and with my luck these days, better stay off the track :rolleyes:

[GeoS]

Glen, I'm also interested! I should have checked the thread earlier.

I won't know until Monday (July 10th) if I can get the day off work. Can I let you know then?

Thanks,
George

[glenspeed]

will be good to see you and your car again George!

[RagingLamb]

sadly it looks like my spot will be up for grabs.

if anyone wants it let me know. thanks.

[glenspeed]

sadly it looks like my spot will be up for grabs.

if anyone wants it let me know. thanks.

Payam, PM me your email, I might have someone to take your place.

[glenspeed]

a little bird told me there is a possibility of a Porsche Carrera GT coming....

Ariel is confirmed to be there. Dave left yesterday morning to go pick it up himself...what a round trip...GM had it at a test facility in Detroit, but because of timing and they can't keep it on GM grounds after their event, they had to send it back to Oregon...so that is where Dave has to drive to pick it up....

[RagingLamb]

^^ I think I'm gonna cry....

(...sending pm)

[RagingLamb]

no one wants my spor for the 25th?? :Idunno:

[glenspeed]

Payam, check your PM. I've got your spot taken care of.

[STALKER]

CGT, very nice!!!!!!

[glenspeed]

CGT, very nice!!!!!!

it would be awesome...

also a Viper GTS (race car), Viper GT are coming...maybe M5 too woot

it better not rain on my parade that day.

[STALKER]

it would be awesome...

also a Viper GTS (race car), Viper GT are coming...maybe M5 too woot

it better not rain on my parade that day.
Keep Trevor as for as possible then, lol.
The CGT is going to souind so amazing go around the track.

[Yorgi]

If a CGT makes it out I'll be doing more spectating than driving. I still have no track wheels so I think I won’t be doing much driving anyway. At least there are lots of cool cars to watch and take pictures of. woot

[webbie]

Rick, you better get the track wheel and come out with me to mosport too. DB9 cab showed up yesterday. :eek:

[STALKER]

If a CGT makes it out I'll be doing more spectating than driving. I still have no track wheels so I think I won’t be doing much driving anyway. At least there are lots of cool cars to watch and take pictures of. woot
Have you looked into OZ Supperleggera/Ultraleggera, perhaps 18x9 all the way around?
CGT is so drool

[who's ur daddy?]

Holy crap, saw my first CGT "live" yesterday afternoon in downtown T.O. drool drool drool drool drool drool

[STALKER]

Holy crap, saw my first CGT "live" yesterday afternoon in downtown T.O. drool drool drool drool drool drool
There is one close to the future wife's house, its silver, its stunning. I always give him a :thumbsup:

[Yorgi]

Have you looked into OZ Supperleggera/Ultraleggera, perhaps 18x9 all the way around?
CGT is so droolI've been watching for a used set of 18" wheels that are non-M, lightweight and non-staggered. Have yet to find a set. I would have just bought Supperleggera new but there is no stock left in the size I need. I do not like the Ultraleggera enough to pay full price for them.

[STALKER]

I've been watching for a used set of 18" wheels that are non-M, lightweight and non-staggered. Have yet to find a set. I would have just bought Supperleggera new but there is no stock left in the size I need. I do not like the Ultraleggera enough to pay full price for them.
Im not a big on the styling either, but what can yo do. At that price, Im willing to look over that.

[glenspeed]

I've been watching for a used set of 18" wheels that are non-M, lightweight and non-staggered. Have yet to find a set. I would have just bought Supperleggera new but there is no stock left in the size I need. I do not like the Ultraleggera enough to pay full price for them.

I'll keep my eyes open for ya...

[STALKER]

Glen, we gotta do a few more runs when I'm back too if you are not swamped with the wife and the new baby. We should get a stock M3 in there too.
We can go to a 1/4 track too if you guys are down, they have open nights on Fri/Sats I think .

[Yorgi]

I'll keep my eyes open for ya...Thanks bud.

[STALKER]

Thanks bud.
I'll buy something, use it for a week and sell it to you, no worries, lololol.

[Yorgi]

I'll buy something, use it for a week and sell it to you, no worries, lololol.LOL...that sounds familiar. With they you go through stuff, you'd be my personal car parts supplier if I owned an M3.

[STALKER]

LOL...that sounds familiar. With they you go through stuff, you'd be my personal car parts supplier if I owned an M3.
What are you waiting for then??? Im retiring soon, get the parts while they are hot, lol.

[BMWHP]

Glen, we gotta do a few more runs when I'm back too if you are not swamped with the wife and the new baby. We should get a stock M3 in there too.
We can go to a 1/4 track too if you guys are down, they have open nights on Fri/Sats I think .
Sounds like fun...let me know when you guys go I wouldn't mine seeing what my car does down the 1/4 mile.

[glenspeed]

Glen, we gotta do a few more runs when I'm back too if you are not swamped with the wife and the new baby. We should get a stock M3 in there too.
We can go to a 1/4 track too if you guys are down, they have open nights on Fri/Sats I think .

sure. I just don't like launching for a 1/4 mile, hard on the car and makes it more subjective to whoever gets a good launch/tire hook up.

[STALKER]

sure. I just don't like launching for a 1/4 mile, hard on the car and makes it more subjective to whoever gets a good launch/tire hook up.
ya, but we can pick up a new skill. Either is kewl with me.

[Yorgi]

So are we meeting at Bayview Village as usual tomorrow? Time?

[STALKER]

Rick,
Please take come good shots, since there is going to be some sweet rides tomorrow.

[Yorgi]

Rick,
Please take come good shots, since there is going to be some sweet rides tomorrow.Oh ya, I'm even bringing the video camera for this one.

[edit]..OK I see that lunch is included....doh....

[webbie]

Oh ya, I'm even bringing the video camera for this one.

Some face shots in that Ariel Atom, top gear style would be nice.

I hope tomorrow is as good as today, have fun guys.

[STALKER]

Well, its 5:30am, almost time for me to start heading home. Hope you guys have a good time, I hear its gonna rain.

[STALKER]

So, where are the pics, how was it????

[Yorgi]

Oh my gawd! That was the best track day ever! I think it even tops Glen’s stag n’ track day. woot

Many thanks to Glen for putting on the ultimate car geek day. :yourmyido

There were 2! Carrera GTs, a McLaren SLR and a Viper GTS. And of course the Atom plus 2 formula cars, 2 cobras, a Ferrari F430 bla bla bla... It was heaven. drool

We got taken out in the Atom by a pro Star Mazda driver. Watching him drive was almost as much fun as the ride which was unbelievable. The cornering speed was mind-blowing. And the car is so open, you can see the curbs, the suspension moving, the drivers pedals, everything is there to see.

There will be tones of pics, I took about 400 and Slava was there taking pics the whole day. I passed out early so I have not even looked at mine yet.

[STALKER]

Oh my gawd! That was the best track day ever! I think it even tops Glen’s stag n’ track day. woot

Many thanks to Glen for putting on the ultimate car geek day. :yourmyido

There were 2! Carrera GTs, a McLaren SLR and a Viper GTS. And of course the Atom plus 2 formula cars, 2 cobras, a Ferrari F430 bla bla bla... It was heaven. drool

We got taken out in the Atom by a pro Star Mazda driver. Watching him drive was almost as much fun as the ride which was unbelievable. The cornering speed was mind-blowing. And the car is so open, you can see the curbs, the suspension moving, the drivers pedals, everything is there to see.

There will be tones of pics, I took about 400 and Slava was there taking pics the whole day. I passed out early so I have not even looked at mine yet.
I hate you all!!!!
Damn, I missed a good one.
Glen, where did you find all the ppl with these nice toyz??????

[webbie]

grrrr, I want to cry now. :crying: :crying: :crying:

[STALKER]

grrrr, I want to cry now. :crying: :crying: :crying:
I hear ya, I will bring the tissue.

[glenspeed]

Friends of friends...god I would love this guy to be my sugar daddy anyday.

one guy...note, ONE guy brought in a covered transport trailer the F430, Mclaren SLR, Carrera GT AND had a luxury tour bus-motorhome brought for his resting comfort....friggin unbelievable!!!!!

2 Superformance Cobras...what a amazing day and no rain.

Yah, Brent was driving the Ariel for the demo runs and if you think about how amazing the ride was, just remember it was the first time he sat in the car, the car was never run before that day and it was not setup in anyway and running on street tires...

this guy was left foot braking around every single corner sliding and moving the back of the car around like it was dancing at 100+km's...I am truly not worthy...I really don't remember him braking that much around the corners, it pretty much seemed like he was going flat out the whole time...wow...wow...wow...

Laurance Yap from the Star Wheels also showed up to review the Atom and hopefully it will make this Saturday's Wheels. He said maybe front page material!!!!! man does it get any better than this???

[Slke46]

Man sounds like it was an amazing day... any pics?

[STALKER]

Friends of friends...god I would love this guy to be my sugar daddy anyday.

one guy...note, ONE guy brought in a covered transport trailer the F430, Mclaren SLR, Carrera GT AND had a luxury tour bus-motorhome brought for his resting comfort....friggin unbelievable!!!!!

2 Superformance Cobras...what a amazing day and no rain.

Yah, Brent was driving the Ariel for the demo runs and if you think about how amazing the ride was, just remember it was the first time he sat in the car, the car was never run before that day and it was not setup in anyway and running on street tires...

this guy was left foot braking around every single corner sliding and moving the back of the car around like it was dancing at 100+km's...I am truly not worthy...I really don't remember him braking that much around the corners, it pretty much seemed like he was going flat out the whole time...wow...wow...wow...

Laurance Yap from the Star Wheels also showed up to review the Atom and hopefully it will make this Saturday's Wheels. He said maybe front page material!!!!! man does it get any better than this???
So this guys brought all 3 cars, wow. Must be nice.
I need to see pics ASAP.

[glenspeed]

some pics of the Ariel Atom courtesy of Laurance Yap.

[STALKER]

That looks freakin awesome.

[glenspeed]

his report on Timezone...

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=2037229&rid=32696

[glenspeed]

Yorgi and I tried to get some on-track following/getting past by one of the Carrera GT's and it was hilarious being in Yorgi's car trying to catch up to one. Yorgi's street tires were already greasy from the whole day and pretty much every corner he was drifting...(fun for me) but we never could catch the Porsche which looked like it was out for a Sunday drive...no effort, no sway, no movement through the corners, it was just blast off in the straights...meanwhile Yorgi's car was going crazy through the corners ha ha....

never caught up to it so we decided to pulled in and wait in the pits so we could get in front of it on a lap and of course it had to pull into the pits.... :thumbsdow :crying:

[webbie]

Awesome, did you guys take any video?

[Yorgi]

Awesome, did you guys take any video?I brought my vid camera but did not get a chance to take any video.

[webbie]

Totally understandable. woot

[STALKER]

I can only imagine how amazing CGT and F430 must sound on track.
SLR sounds like a turbine, very unique.

[glenspeed]

CGT is most amazing car I have heard in my life besides F1 cars...

sound just like the videos with the high pitch howl only louder! it doesn't even sound like a gas engine, more like a turbine...i have no idea how they make it sound like that, none of the mechanical sounds a regular engine makes.

[Yorgi]

I agree totally. I am having a hard time explaining to co-workers what the CGT sounds like. I keep saying it is nothing like any other internal combustion engine I’ve ever heard. Sort of like a much quieter F1 engine.

I think what you are hearing when the CGT is at WOT is mostly induction noise mixed with a little matching high pitched exhaust note. The howling sound is just magic.

Our attempt to capture the sound on video was quite funny. We thought it would be easy to catch up to the car within a lap but the damn car was so fast we could not catch it, which I swear is a first for me when it comes to exotic cars. Most drivers of cars costing over $200K usually either don’t have the experience to go fast or they are too worried about wrecking the car so they are easy prey. The damn CGT just took off into the distance, and you could tell the guy was just putting around, not even using half of the cars potential.

[glenspeed]

The damn CGT just took off into the distance, and you could tell the guy was just putting around, not even using half of the cars potential.

Imagine what hot-shoe Brent would have done...

[STALKER]

So when is the next baller track day??

[glenspeed]

So when is the next baller track day??

I'll see what I can do for August/September.

[Caddyshk]

I'll see what I can do for August/September.Please do!

[Yorgi]

Please do!Yes, I hear some baller will be showing up to the next track day in an M Coupe. str8pimp

[STALKER]

Yes, I hear some baller will be showing up to the next track day in an M Coupe. str8pimp
I hear the str8pimp might need ppl to help him reach his break in period.

[glenspeed]

Guys, pick up the Saturday Star today. Laurance's review of the Ariel at Fastlaps is in there!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

here's the online version:

The Star Wheels - Ariel Atom (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1153997648789&call_pageid=968867497088&col=969048871196)

[glenspeed]

Fastlaps in Canadian Driver!!!

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/ly/06arielatom.htm