Expo in canada?

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 9th, 2006, 4:57 pm

I have a little idea,just like that :-/

Can we do an expo like in toronto or ottawa?

punkaddic · Post by **punkaddic** » November 10th, 2006, 1:53 am

Propably not enough track whores in Canada, we did a little meet in Mtl 2 yrs ago and we were like 10 itr. Maybe more itrs in Toronto area though. I dont say im in cuz im moving to BC next summer

BudMan · Post by **BudMan** » November 10th, 2006, 8:57 am

Come to the Expo instead. Registration just opened.

It's worth a little drive

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 10th, 2006, 5:08 pm

BudMan wrote:Come to the Expo instead. Registration just opened.

It's worth a little drive

It's 12 hr from montréal.I dont want to do this alone so i'll check if i come or not :-/

Dawn, Destroyer of Worlds · November 10th, 2006, 5:24 pm

I'm driving 4,000 kms from Edmonton. Should take me about 48 hours, non-stop driving time. So about 4 days, realistically. It's going to be an absolute blast! The road trip is half the fun!

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 11th, 2006, 3:49 pm

Dawn, Destroyer of Worlds wrote:I'm driving 4,000 kms from Edmonton. Should take me about 48 hours, non-stop driving time. So about 4 days, realistically. It's going to be an absolute blast! The road trip is half the fun!

48 hours,wow

BudMan · Post by **BudMan** » November 12th, 2006, 2:04 pm

Major_Wolf wrote:
BudMan wrote:Come to the Expo instead. Registration just opened.

It's worth a little drive
It's 12 hr from montréal.I dont want to do this alone so i'll check if i come or not :-/

It's about 20 hours for me.

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 12th, 2006, 7:05 pm

Where you from budman?

bbqman · Post by **bbqman** » November 13th, 2006, 12:30 am

I will try to coordinate a Canadian caravan for EXPO VII but I have to wait on SCCA dates before I commit.

I do believe that if you want EXPO...you need to go to VIR. In Canada, there is not enough interest to put together an event of this importance.

I will call a small meet in April at the track or later in the year at Calabogie...... but VIR is where you need to be in June , if you have a ITR.

BudMan · Post by **BudMan** » November 13th, 2006, 9:01 am

Major_Wolf wrote:Where you from budman?

Kansas City...the real "middle of the country".

Just did mapquest - I guess it's only ~17 hours

**jingle bells theme**>>
Oh what fun, it is to tow, in a big fat white gas hog! (1042 miles @ 11mpg = 94.5 gallons x2 (return trip) = 190 gallons >> 190 gallons @ ~$2.20/gal (regular gas) = $416 gas bill just to get there & back.)

If I just drove the kaa @ 28mpg it would only cost ~$200 (premium gas) + a chiropractic visit to fix a sore back

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 13th, 2006, 6:54 pm

bbqman wrote:I will try to coordinate a Canadian caravan for EXPO VII but I have to wait on SCCA dates before I commit.

I do believe that if you want EXPO...you need to go to VIR. In Canada, there is not enough interest to put together an event of this importance.

I will call a small meet in April at the track or later in the year at Calabogie...... but VIR is where you need to be in June , if you have a ITR.

ok exelent but what mean the SCCA?

Dawn, Destroyer of Worlds · November 13th, 2006, 8:29 pm

BudMan wrote:
Kansas City...the real "middle of the country".

Just did mapquest - I guess it's only ~17 hours

**jingle bells theme**>>
Oh what fun, it is to tow, in a big fat white gas hog! (1042 miles @ 11mpg = 94.5 gallons x2 (return trip) = 190 gallons >> 190 gallons @ ~$2.20/gal (regular gas) = $416 gas bill just to get there & back.)

If I just drove the kaa @ 28mpg it would only cost ~$200 (premium gas) + a chiropractic visit to fix a sore back

Yeah, I'm not looking forward to the fuel cost either.

It seems I'll be taking the diesel though, so it shouldn't be too bad. Well, not as bad as it would be if I took the gas truck.
I still need to get a better feel for diesel prices along my route, but it's going to cost me well over a grand to get there and back. This is my big vacation, so it's worth the bucks.

What kind of truck are you taking that guzzles that much gas? Must be a beast!

BudMan · Post by **BudMan** » November 14th, 2006, 8:51 am

Dawn, Destroyer of Worlds wrote:
BudMan wrote:
What kind of truck are you taking that guzzles that much gas? Must be a beast!

2003 Denali. Without towing it's ~13 city/15 hwy.

BudMan · Post by **BudMan** » November 14th, 2006, 8:53 am

Major_Wolf wrote: ok exelent but what mean the SCCA?

SCCA = Sports Car Club of America. It's the largest sanctioning body for 'solo' and 'club racing' in america. I'm recording 3 sessions from the SCCA Runoffs today on SpeedVision!

I'm licensed as a competitive club racer (door to door road racing on tracks like VIR and Heartland Park - where the Runoffs were held this year).

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 14th, 2006, 5:11 pm

BudMan wrote:
Major_Wolf wrote: ok exelent but what mean the SCCA?
SCCA = Sports Car Club of America. It's the largest sanctioning body for 'solo' and 'club racing' in america. I'm recording 3 sessions from the SCCA Runoffs today on SpeedVision!

I'm licensed as a competitive club racer (door to door road racing on tracks like VIR and Heartland Park - where the Runoffs were held this year).

okkk thanks!

Dawn, Destroyer of Worlds · November 14th, 2006, 8:51 pm

[quote="BudMan"][/quote]

That's one nice vehicle! I gotta look into getting a fancy tow vehicle like that!
It's looking like I'll probably be bringing this creature. He's been getting just shy of 20 MPG, of course it'll be different when he's towing the car. Not such a bad deal considering it's a diesel.
Talk about a comfortable ride! Plus the cabin is the size of a small apartment so I can just sleep in him on the way down if I feel the urge.

He's not pretty, but he sure is useful to have around. He has a nice AliArc moose bumper on now, so he does look a bit different.

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 15th, 2006, 7:02 pm

2 nice trucks guys!

RDL_Type r · Post by **RDL_Type r** » November 26th, 2006, 4:07 am

BudMan wrote:
Major_Wolf wrote:Where you from budman?
Kansas City...the real "middle of the country".

Just did mapquest - I guess it's only ~17 hours

If I just drove the kaa @ 28mpg it would only cost ~$200 (premium gas) + a chiropractic visit to fix a sore back

LOL I just drove from Quebec all the way across to Salt Lake in my 91 Civic hb... That is bad for the back...

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 26th, 2006, 4:24 am

RDL_Type r wrote:
BudMan wrote:
Major_Wolf wrote:Where you from budman?
Kansas City...the real "middle of the country".

Just did mapquest - I guess it's only ~17 hours

If I just drove the kaa @ 28mpg it would only cost ~$200 (premium gas) + a chiropractic visit to fix a sore back

LOL I just drove from Quebec all the way across to Salt Lake in my 91 Civic hb... That is bad for the back...

Combien de temps et de kilo as tu fais?

RDL_Type r · Post by **RDL_Type r** » November 26th, 2006, 5:26 pm

4 jours et 4350 km.

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 26th, 2006, 7:18 pm

RDL_Type r wrote:4 jours et 4350 km.

ouf!!!

bbqman · Post by **bbqman** » November 26th, 2006, 10:31 pm

Rivieres du Loup to VIR can be done in 20 hours easy.....4 days? Only if you stop for beer in Montreal for 3 days.

Hmm ok I just saw after the quote of the KC map that you came in from SLC...that makes more sense.

RDL_Type r · Post by **RDL_Type r** » November 26th, 2006, 10:43 pm

No, RDL to VIR in 4 days is a bit long...

I drove to Utah.

Major_Wolf · Post by **Major_Wolf** » November 27th, 2006, 5:41 pm

bbqman wrote:Rivieres du Loup to VIR can be done in 20 hours easy.....4 days? Only if you stop for beer in Montreal for 3 days.

héhé,lollll

Mary · Post by **Mary** » May 31st, 2007, 1:05 am

Major_Wolf wrote:
bbqman wrote:Rivieres du Loup to VIR can be done in 20 hours easy.....4 days? Only if you stop for beer in Montreal for 3 days.
héhé,lollll

lol