Dale Gribble

From my friend who is running the event, here are the details:


The Event You Have All Been Waiting For!!!

Mazda Presents - CSCS - Xtreme Tuner Challenge

Highlights Include:
Meeting of the Mazda’s – Be sure to stop by the Mazda area to see over 450 Mazda vehicles, and all the new products from Mazda Canada.

Drag Racing - Canada's Fastest Sport Compacts (Classes for street cars as well) (50$ or so...will be running from morning till midnight)

Show & Shine - Some of the top show cars from across Ontario

Drifting - Ontario's top drifters will be out competing for top honours. After two round there is a three way tie for first place.

Time Attack - After a successful round one, drivers are prepared to put down some of the fastest lap times Cayuga has ever seen. (120$)

IASCA Comp. - Come battle for the top honours in our Audio/SPL competition.

Vendor Alley – Be sure to stop by various vendor booths to check out the latest products.

Meet Ed Bergenholtz – Driver of the Audiobahn/MazdaSpeed6 will be on hand for an autograph session

Concerts – Be sure to check out some of Canada’s upcoming bands including the Cheap Suites who will be playing on the main stage.

jumper5836

Omar, what time does it start?
I think I could go down after the GTG and check it out.

Dale Gribble

hi greg,

zookie and i will be crusing over from the GTG if you would like to join us. gates open at 10AM and lapping should start around 11. various festivities will carry on untill midnight i believe.

jumper5836

cool, I'll will let the wifey know so she can plan her own stuff to do.

Christien

How much lapping time will there be?

Do they still need bands? We're always looking to play, and that'd be a pretty cool combo!

Dale Gribble

^ might be a little short notice..but i'll pass on the word 2 my buddy chris and maybe you guys can work out something for next season.

Christien

Ok, thanks. So what about lapping time?

Dale Gribble

should be from morning (9AM to 6PM)..but i think they can run lapping till it gets too dark out since this event will run till midnite on the drag/show side

Christien

Is it open track all day? What about the time trials or drifting? I don't really want to be driving while there are guys out there drifting!

Dale Gribble

drifting and time trials are separate...they pull the lappers off for those guys.
drifting takes 1 hr to wrap up...time trialing is at the end of the day and then they let people go back out lapping afterwards.

appart from that, if there's not enough cars for two run groups, it will be open track, otherwise there's usually two run groups

Christien

Ok, that's pretty sweet - thanks. Hopefully I'll make either that or Dunnville. I'm leaning toward the CSCS event simply because of the time available, though after driving Dunnville in the rain (my first and only time) I can't wait to try it out in the dry! My first impression was that it has a better rhythm than TMP, but I also found the 2nd half of the lap to be boring - all the fun stuff was in the first half. And I LOVE the chicaine at TMP!

Dale Gribble

^ hehe..the chicane is fun. for some reason a lot of hondas brake thru there and it throws off my rythem at times since i fly right thru it and then get on the brakes right after the car has straightened and trail into that corner.

Christien

Yeah, I've seen it become a bit of a traffic jam. I think the tight left-hander after it maybe scares people a bit. I know I lose a lot of time in that left because I apex it too early. There's tons of braking room, even though it doesn't look like it, so you can carry a ton of speed through the chicane, like you said. Remember though that you're driving a 996 with just *slightly* better brakes than a Honda!

If I make it out, I'll take you for a couple laps in the 911 - the feel is just completely different than any modern car. Especially after turn 2 - the short straight there between 2 and 3 has a pothole or something in the road surface, and it always tosses my car about a foot to the left and really unsettles it - remember, no traction control or suspension management! Sometimes I just barely recover to make turn 3. Too much fun!

Christien

Ok, I just signed up for this. Let's have a roll call - who's coming?

See you there at 11:45am!

<stoked>

Dale Gribble

that would be wikid man..looking forward to it.
i will be leaving the GTG at 11AM...with 1 or 2 cars in tow...stopping by on the way to pick up 2 more cars at 403 and erin mills...then will shoot for a 12:30 ETA at cayuga.

see you guys 2morro.

christien..i should be easy to spot. blue jean shorts, team mischeif shirt and hat....either a titanium RX-8 or black RX-7