where will i spend all that prize money!

Houston · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:10 am

http://www.ipdusa.com/fi-15/

PS: I am buying a bunch of race fuel for the up coming rally - anyone want any 104 oct?

H.

Ugly Duck · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:32 am

Congrats, Houston.

volvoshredder · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:41 pm

Congratulations!
Now....do you get the prize money, or does the photographer? :wink:

(Interesting that a couple RWD cars made it into the IPD FWD slideshow...)

Edicius · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:23 pm

I was at magnum on sunday and took a look at your car. Very nice

swedishmeatball · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:35 pm

Bring a few gallons to the dyno day. You ARE coming right? I see your car just about every time I'm at Magnum- stop breaking stuff!

Andy, one of the guys there really liked how you blacked out your car, even if it ain't pretty up close :wink:

Houston · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:57 pm

I have to black out the bottom 4" of the car since the rock chips are brutal after every race. I go through a can of rocker panel spray every rally.

Regiel tuning does all our dyno work - they tune everything for me as well. They have an old german guy who is a god with K-jet. I just changed a few things on the air intake, exhuast and turbo - as well i want it tuned with the race fuel.

I will try my best to come to the Dyno day if the trany is back in, and its back from Regiel tuning. I would really like to see everyones cars - its lonley surounded by subarus all the time!

H.

swedishmeatball · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:16 pm

Charts, man! Let's see what that K-jet is doing for you!

volvoshredder · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:49 pm

Houston wrote:

Regiel tuning does all our dyno work - they tune everything for me as well. They have an old german guy who is a god with K-jet.

Yes!! You gotta love the old German guys who know everything about older European cars. They rule. I'd love to hear what this guy is doing to tune stuff...special tricks. Very curious. And yes, lets see some dyno readouts....and please post the race fuel ones as well when you get 'em.

pro_star · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:13 pm

just please dont laugh at my dyno results...that's all

Tha VZA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:01 pm

bitchin Houston!

check your pm's

what/where is magnum? sorry for the ignorance

ciao

Houston · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:06 pm

Magnum Automotive is the very nice and skilled mechanics (MJ and Uzzi) that sponsors us. They built my LSD dif and are doing all my trany work. Great guys, a few other members use them as well. They are located by the city impound lot off Macleod trail. My car seems to sit there for long periods of time while we figure out how to do the next upgrade. Then Regiel does all my tuning on their dyno - they are also building the SDS standalone system in December - so i can rid my self of the K-jet.

RaZ · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:56 pm

Can you explain to me how you got them to sponsor you? I'd LOVE to do what you're doing.

Oh, and your 50 dollars should go towards... uh.. can't find anything good for 50 dollars.

lol

- R

Volvord · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:53 am

RaZ wrote:

Can you explain to me how you got them to sponsor you? I'd LOVE to do what you're doing.
- R

I am sure that would be an interesting story

Congratulation Houston, well deserved.

Raz, unfortunately to obtain sponsorship you usually have to "prove" you are a competitive driver. Usually finishing near the top for several years before any company will risk any investment.

The company has to get something out of it, this means good exposure (re: advertising) to the clientèle they are marketing to, in the volume they perceive is value added, and representing the company in manner they deem appropriate. Sponsorship dollars are rare and very hard to "pry" out of their hands, especially in the rally world where TV exposure is very limited and the audience is usually small here in North America

Houston · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:27 pm

We raced the first season on our own, with no money except from my wallet. Then we started to get a name for Sea of Green, since we had a classic car, and rolled it off a cliff at 120km/hr but flipped it on its wheels and kept going. Plus once the bugs were worked out we were beating 400hsp sti's with a 25 year old rear wheel drive 190hsp car with no locking dif. A few articles were written about us, some good exposure. This year we put togther a race resume with a sponsorship package and handed them out to a bunch of companies and we had some interest. Mostly parts at cost and free labour. We hope to finish top novice in our class, and even top novice overall. We already have enough points this season in order to be bumped up from regional to national standings and from novice to pro - next year. Then we can do all the rallies in north america and start going after bigger sponsors...but we are considering moving into an AWD car next year as well. We might start a Rally team and keep the Volvo and find another driver and navigator. Oh the dreams of a young lad!!

h.

Tha VZA · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:45 pm

rally team? needing of drivers?

:lol:

i am giddy with laughter...that's awesome!!!!!! wicked!!!

ciao

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