Hey everyone just got back to our place seen Ryan and the other guys over at the boarder hope everyone got home okay, what an amazing event bought sd set up off the guys at ecm link looking forward to next year ! Will post some pics later also.

We got back to Belleville around 530.. from leaving alittle after 7am.

Jamie broke a front strap off his car and just about lost the eclipse off the trailer in front of us! we pulled over in the middle of some HOOD! Got kicked off some guys property! Threatened to call the cops on us! dick! Then went to autozone and got new straps. which eventually broke aswell, but we were ready for it this time!

But the weather was perfect all weekend!

Got to take to some big names! Got to touch Sheps car, and have a little chit chat with him!

Got hundreds of pics aswell! will post the good ones, and file the rest. Have everyones races on vid!

Sandra and I are defiantly bringing a car next year!.

Did Shep run I thought I saw some pics of it doing some runs.

he a exhibition run did but I missed it. I guess he ran a 9, but he was running 9's with his slightly modded GTR so that wasnt all that great. but when he pulled up to the tree, the audience gave him a standing ovation.

It was definitely an eventful ride home. The trip was going well until we got into some traffic in Cleaveland and the guy in front of me obviously didn't know how to modulate the brake pedal. Needless to say there were a few hard stops. Apparently this was enough to destroy one of the tie down straps. Compounding this, the car never got put into gear nor did the parking brake get put on in my rush to get everything packed the previous night before I lost daylight. Major mistake! Now the car was essentially rolling free on the trailer. After getting stopped, we realized I was just inches from dropping the car into a freeway in the rain in the middle of rush hour. The only thing holding it back was the loose end of the ratchet strap that was tied to the frame of the trailer to stop it from dragging on the ground.
Then we almost get the cops called on us for pulling into an empty parking lot to secure the car. Ziggy went back after we left to have a few words with the owner. You're a brave man Ziggy.
We shopped around for new straps and a chain in one of the seediest areas I've ever been in. I think all of us were well outside our comfort zone.

Huge thanks to Ghis, Ryan, Sam, Jay, Sandra and Ziggy (on his scooter of course) for helping out. I would not have wanted to be doing that one alone.

The shootout was awesome once again. It was great to meet some members face to face for the first time. The Max Effort was a blast and it allowed us to watch all the drags on Sunday. Can't wait for next year.

I just felt a need to express my opinion of the situation. For any one who is interested, the dick is the owner of a company called Daniel's Home Furnishings in Cleveland. I know they have some sort of link on their website to tweet and facebook...if anyone wants to leave comments there, please do so. Also, if you should know anyone in the Cleveland area, please be sure to tell them NEVER to buy anything there.

Seriously? That was a store? 2800 Superior Ave.
I thought it was an abandoned factory when we pulled in.

Pics of us pushing jamies car back up the trailer. And putting new straps on.

It looks like it probably USED to be a factory, and he probably bought the place for peanuts. That is what guys driving Cadillac SUV's and with horrible attitudes are likely to do. That was the name on the sign on the front of the place, and when I googled it, it would appear he has THREE locations (Don't buy from ANY of them, please). He seems like the kind of guy who would setup in a rundown neighbourhood, and then charge double or triple what stuff is worth and offer "financing"....and probably charges a mere 1000% interest or something like that....He just seemed so "people friendly"....

Anyways, I confirmed it on Google, including checking the map, and that is DEFINITELY the place....

Maybe I should phone and ask if the owner drives a Cadillac SUV? Maybe even ask the receptionist if the owner is an Ahole?

OK heres all our pics, videos still to come.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152014299230401.880208.554745400&type=3

Not sure if you can link to that Facebook album with that link. At least it isn't working for me...

Scroll to the very bottom of the album, and there should be a specific link there to copy/paste.

Sorry..

how bout this.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...08.554745400&type=3&l=44d9a36a85

Yeah that works. Awesome!

Tim, those rims turned out great on your EVO

Well heres vid 1...

First video i ever uploaded.. will put more on youtube unless there is an easier way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yi8-FsAtYw&feature=share

Thanks Johnny. I was really impressed with them. Best of all I dont need to clean them as much as the silver ones, lol.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...08.554745400&type=3&l=44d9a36a85

There are some pics i took. Unfortunately none of my videos really turned out

Sorry....copy and paste in RDP

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...33.518094650&type=1&l=6c869eef5f

That would be mine

Was the turnout as much as the previous shootouts ?

Since it was my first I can not speak through experience but from the people i spoke with that had been they indicated it was the best/biggest yet.

I think there were other years where it was as big. Maybe it was "best" this year because the black chicken didn't show?

Glad to hear your scooter made it there and back Ziggy. Personally, my favorite SO was in '06 because everyone was there and the racing was second to none.

Yes, the scooter gave no trouble, other than me losing the key to the trunk box, and having everything including my credit card locked inside there, LOL.

'06 was my FIRST shootout, and it was also awesome, but this year was great as well....

I've been going since 1999 and I'd say the great turnout has always been consistent.

Ziggy you went on your scooter!? How's yer ass? OMG!

Why didn't you drive one of your cars?

Unless my car explodes, I will be at the next one. *knocks on wood*

My ass is well padded, so no problem there, LOL.

Scooter is a lot more fun than the cars

Also, the entire trip there and back plus all the riding around while down there only cost me around $50.- $60. in gas

Must be nice.. hauling ryans car behind my Envoy came up to well over $300.

I made it there and back on less than 2 tanks 1,135 kms was my entire trip. So like $120-140 in gas. I got a lot better fuel economy than I thought I would.

Same here; car ran like a top.

Btw; it was nice to write on your "Boot", just sad the Official Nazi made you erase the art!!!

Ghislain

LOL. What was the point of hauling the car if he wasn't going to race ?

But yeah Seen all the pics, looked like a good turnout.

Did anyone get some decent 1/4 mile times?

Nope, but we all know you would of...

Worked out my fuel cost alone for this trip: $180.14

Car got 8.9L/100km

That includes getting lost and driving aimlessly on a daily basis. Directly there and back for me = 1,479 km, and add roughly 200km for getting lost, travel between hotel and track, etc. Figure ~1,800km

I was supposed to race but 3 days before we left I found out the company that restalled my converter didn't do it right.

I got 9.1/100L while following Eric. I got 13/100L following Rubin

Luckily i only followed Rubin around town and Eric to and from the SO. Thank god for Cruise control I think i worked it out to about $180 in gas for the weekend.

On the way back my SS clutch line split about an hour from the border. We had to keep stopping to top up the fluids. Thank you Magnus for a POS chinese line that lasted only 3 months. Thanks again for saying its not warrantied and telling me buy a new one. Needless to say i paid to have someone build me one elsewhere. Just after crossing the border the bolts to my muffler fell out....wtf? Eric was kind enough to lend me his bolts from the strut bar so i could limp home.

$350 later i got my car back with a new line. SOB!!!

Other then that i had a great time. I got to meet some other members and I had the priviledge of driving the GizMobile. I am planning to go next year but I will trailer the car.

For any of you wanting to see how your fellow Canadians stacked up in the Max Effort class: http://highboostforum.com/forum/showthread.php/28951-20th-Annual-DSM-EVO-Shootout-Results-thread

Good stuff guys!! I definitely would have loved to have participated in the auto-x maybe next year I will be able to do that.

Holy sh!t, ca.dsm reprezent!!

Congrats guys!

Awesome! You guys have gotta teach me how to drive!

I got a clean 33.0 but they have me as 33.74. Not that it would have changed my position in the Autocross or overall portion, but if my car had been faster in the drags it would have.

Who needs fancy suspension setups and big turbos when a pooched 14b, 20 year old suspension and 1-piston stock brakes on stock-equivalent tires does the job Need more power for the drags, though

Just a FYI: Make sure your fuel lines aren't split Almost melted the damn pistons!