So I entered 1051 in a street car competition
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turbowop
Hard Snarker
1051/2000
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posted 04/29/13 10:45 PM   
I emailed them back to confirm.  I'm just gonna run the car as-is. Upgrading to corn isn't in the cards right now. I'd have to update the fuel system, change the tune, etc, etc. I don't have the time/money with my upcoming wedding, honeymoon, and other priorities right now. That, and there isn't any E85 stations around me, so going to corn would only be worth it for the competition, making it not really worth it in the long run, IMO.
-Mark
A face only a grocery shopper could love.
1051
Posts: 11963 | From: Yakima, WA | Member Since: 04/29/01 | IP: (71.92.106.100) | 
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raptorWagon
less than one year to my birthday
1350/2000
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posted 04/29/13 11:43 PM
Quoting turbofonz:
Get that thing on corn and win.
With what Mark already stated, only 2 or 3 E85 pumps in the state lol, including the one at the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island.
Not true E85 year round either lol.
Should do it Mark, be fun to take the car out for more than just a show. It's not often you track 1051 these days lol. 
92 Galant VR-4 362/1000
76 Galant Hardtop
79 Galant Sigma Wagon
88 Fiji Blue Starion
94 Montero SR
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raptorWagon
less than one year to my birthday
1350/2000
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posted 04/30/13 02:39 AM
Quoting turbowop:
That's why I entered. I've run the car so many times over the last decade at the strip. I already know what it will do, so I don't feel the need to take it out that often. Shows are fun, but redundant. This seemed like something fun and new, and could be cool for our little community. I really didn't expect them to select a 21 year old hoopty though. 
Sweet Sentra!
So that's Twin Turbo right?
92 Galant VR-4 362/1000
76 Galant Hardtop
79 Galant Sigma Wagon
88 Fiji Blue Starion
94 Montero SR
Posts: 2792 | From: Oak Harbor, WA | Member Since: 05/17/07 | IP: (166.147.88.35) |
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turbowop
Hard Snarker
1051/2000
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posted 04/30/13 03:04 AM
Quoting Hertz:
I can enter the competition for only $150 on eBay.
I thought about the whole "pay to enter" thing for awhile, and thats part of why i created this thread. After posting this thread I thought about this: If I do any of those events separately on a regular day, I would have to pay anyway. I know guys that do all sorts of events and there are usually entry fees involved. Same goes for The Shootout, right? The fact is, I'm no sponsored big name, so it's not like somebody is gonna pay me to show up. I guess I'm just paying to enter an event that only a few are allowed to compete in.
-Mark
A face only a grocery shopper could love.
1051
Posts: 11963 | From: Yakima, WA | Member Since: 04/29/01 | IP: (71.92.106.100) |
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#1284/2K NB, Totaled 
Now I don't want to sound too mercenary but I think the organizers have it all wrong. They should be paying YOU! Or at least enter free. Not the other way around imo. They're being selective about who competes so for the privilege to witness 10 attractive, well-sorted vehicles compete, the last thing they should do is charge you, a chosen entrant, to run. I'm sure Falken can foot the $2,250. Just my $.02. 
