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Hi everyone. The 7th Annual Canadian Regional SVTOA Redline Rendezvous is back again in 07.

We are heading back to the improved Dunnville Autodrome, in Dunnville, Ontario. http://www.dunnvilleautodrome.com on July 27-29, 2007.

On Track registration is now open. Full details on pricing etc are posted on our website at http://www.svtoaontrack.ca

Register early as space is limited and also for your chance to win a free tint courtesy of The Detailing Shop.

If you have questions regarding this event feel free to contact me at info@svtoaontrack.ca
damn! wish I was in town.. this would be a great event to go to!
darkpuppet,Apr 15 2007, 12:12 AM Wrote:damn!  wish I was in town.. this would be a great event to go to!
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Montreal?
Part of me really wants to sign up for this... but at $350 that's a lot of cabbage to be flogging a near stock Focus around a track...

Has anyone ever done this event or heard of it being done in a near stock car?

NefCanuck
NefCanuck,Apr 15 2007, 12:31 AM Wrote:Part of me really wants to sign up for this... but at $350 that's a lot of cabbage to be flogging a near stock Focus around a track...

Has anyone ever done this event or heard of it being done in a near stock car?

NefCanuck
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Rich (Gapboy) has done track days in his otherwise stock sedan (it has an SVT facelift, and that's about it I believe).

in fact, it's better to learn in a stock car than trying to jump in with a modified car right off the bat (learned that the hard way Auto-Xing)

and Anthony... I'll be in Thunder Bay... waiting on the Montreal thing - like all the other projects, there's approvals, sign-offs, and the added hassle of getting them to sign off on travel expenses.
WOOT this just became my birthday present...
NefCanuck,Apr 14 2007, 11:31 PM Wrote:Has anyone ever done this event or heard of it being done in a near stock car?
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I did the SVTOA On-Track at Shannonville when my Marauder was stock. Had a blast! You should have seen what a instructor could do with a Taurus rental.
CanadaSVT,Apr 15 2007, 09:21 PM Wrote:
NefCanuck,Apr 14 2007, 11:31 PM Wrote:Has anyone ever done this event or heard of it being done in a near stock car?
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I did the SVTOA On-Track at Shannonville when my Marauder was stock. Had a blast! You should have seen what a instructor could do with a Taurus rental.
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Nice, though your Marauder stock is a howitzer compared to my .22 calibre Focus :P

I'm gonna think about it a few days, did you stay the full three days or just do the one day? (In theory I could drive up the day of, but that 7AM tech inspection means I'd have to be out the door here at 5AM :ph34r: )

The instructors wouldn't know what to do with me, the way I drive... they'd take one look in my car at the extra equipment and be like "..." I'm sure :D

NefCanuck
NefCanuck,Apr 15 2007, 09:52 PM Wrote:I'm gonna think about it a few days, did you stay the full three days or just do the one day?  (In theory I could drive up the day of, but that 7AM tech inspection means I'd have to be out the door here at 5AM :ph34r: )
I went for the three days. But this year it is at Dunnville like it was in '04 which is just an hour away from Burlington. Once up #20 the roads are nice.
I've been there once ( in 04 too ) .


Here's my ride back then :




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You understand that I did not own the car but the owner left at noon and I had the car for me all day , until I ran out of gaz. If I remember correctly the car was a 5.00L ( 4.6L bored out ) with a 4.30 gear pushing 380 HP at the wheels.

I don't have to say that I was very lucky to have this toy all day for me. I still thank Sean Hyland for letting me play with his car.



Sean had the same Marauder back in 2004 , it's a beautiful car.
CanadaSVT,Apr 16 2007, 05:23 PM Wrote:
NefCanuck,Apr 15 2007, 09:52 PM Wrote:I'm gonna think about it a few days, did you stay the full three days or just do the one day?  (In theory I could drive up the day of, but that 7AM tech inspection means I'd have to be out the door here at 5AM :ph34r: )
I went for the three days. But this year it is at Dunnville like it was in '04 which is just an hour away from Burlington. Once up #20 the roads are nice.
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Hrm, Still, it's that 7AM tech inspection that I'd be dreading, after having to drive from central Mississauga (Which is at least 1.5hr) I just wish they had information about accommodation up already :(

I've fired off an email to them yesterday with a few questions, yet to hear a reply back, but its only been a day so...

Funny thing is that the car will hit the 60K service interval just two weeks before, so Ford will have crawled all over the car anyways ;)

NefCanuck