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conebasher

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  1. My favorite Nationals so far, out of 11 visits. Why? Because the car was working so well that I didn't have to spend all my time testing and tuning and could take in the fun stuff like Tacos & Talent and the party at the Canadian Embassy (tent, but it's sovereign Canadian territory) where free craft beer flowed like water. I have always had good results in the rain so I may be one of the few people who was looking forward to it. My hunch was right, I beat Jeff K by 5 seconds on a very rainy Day 1 and he made a good comeback on a dry day 2 but I still managed 3rd. I would have done better but I played it too conservative on Day 1 and didn't execute properly on Day 2. There were a lot of stories from this years Nationals (crashes, possible cheating, racing after dark, near misses, deep water) and I'm glad I was there for it. The Pink Panther is going to come back even stronger next year. Here's a video from Nationals 2018 Nationals https://youtu.be/zd8ic1v1YQg
  2. Yeh, there are a ton of comments about that online. My feeling is that if I showed up for an event and told me the course was a clone of Nationals, I would run it because they can't possibly replicate the Nationals course. However, after thinking about it, I think it gives a definite advantage because you're much less likely to get lost on the real course, allowing you to attack on run #1
  3. We drive 3rd heat and work 6th heat The first time they have had 6 heats in a day-it's gonna be a long day. The courses look amazeballs, I hope they drive like they look. I also hope that I will be forced to go to the banquet to accept a trophy
  4. https://jalopnik.com/this-mgb-gts-jaguar-v12-engine-blew-so-the-owner-comple-1827924433
  5. Thanks, but watching my foot cam makes me realize that I need to work on my footwork. I think I'm a little too gas-brake-gas. Maybe I'll try some left foot braking? I need to step up my driving game to compete with Kiesel. Did anybody spot the debris under my feet slamming back and forth?
  6. Can I get #69? Somebody has claimed it for tomorrow
  7. Mark Sawatsky WSCC 1598 and I'll keep #69
  8. I have #69 reserved with the WSCC but am #99 at Nationals. I'll just run #99 here unless the real owner shows up, then I'll break out the painters tape
  9. Can we switch to #99? I see that somebody has it but they haven't been to any events this year.
  10. Good plan to call it Autoslalom, I really hate the follow up question when I say I autocross "Is that on dirt?" UGH!!
  11. We are definitely going, and I plan to do better than the 3rd place I got last year.
  12. Somebody just needs to do what most new business owners have had to do: Put together a plan, raise money from investors, get through all the damn City of Winnipeg red tape and work your ass off to keep afloat.
  13. When I lived in Edmonton, there was this place that looked like a former carwash. You could rent a bay and there was a tool rental desk that had everything you might need. Some of the bays had hoists, too. I believe such a business would work in Winnipeg BECAUSE everybody is so damn cheap
  14. At the time I thought it was awesome, but wow the car was lacking back then
  15. conebasher

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    freshly painted, no graphics, splitter or spoiler yet
  16. Pink Panther 2.0, this is when it was still all steel bodied, V8 powered and flimsy as a wet noodle
  17. great pics as usual. How much to get all pictures of briget and me?

  18. Excellent work-I thought those panels were all bought until I read that you made them. Very impressed
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