Mr. Melons' Autocross Car-Fastest Hyundai around

'09 Hyundai Accent in Salsa Red; "the Track Beast"



Bug deflector; this IS Canada, after all.




Kumho all season tires; great for day-to-day, with low road noise etc., but horrible on track.



It is a Manual. Save the manual transmissions!



And a nice & big subwoofer for some chillstep.



iPod playlist: "CoMa-Try to Remember Me in the Night and the Twilight mix"

It's a nice system, really.



Proof of ownership & a little insight into my "garage." As you can tell, it's not big, so most work is done outside.



My head in the way, and a sunroof.



Driver's Meeting before the event



Marshalling duty/stopping the runs for a loose dog



#51 in the Twin Lakes Motor Club.



Getting ready for my run

MrMelancholy15

I'll update with photos, once I know the answer to the following question:


Is it okay to post photos of yourself, in your car? I saw Hollow's photo, with her eyes in the rearview mirror... I'm not sure if there's a rule or not.



Anyways, expect a big, long post with this one. It's my "race car." Details to come.

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Perfectly acceptable. There is a 'Pics of yourself' thread in the Rumble Strip, if you're interested .

Legendary

Perfectly acceptable. There is a 'Pics of yourself' thread in the Rumble Strip, if you're interested .

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Thanks. I'll update the OP with the photos; they're pre-uploaded to Facebook.


Now, it's just a matter of copy/pasting links and captioning them, to explain.

Mel hold the damned camera more steady for the first 7 shots .

But nice none the less. Almost looks like a bigger beefier version of my little Fiesta .

paulmac2k9

Mel hold the damned camera more steady for the first 7 shots .

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The lens is broken. That's the camera I got for my birthday; the one that my mom found, broken, in the middle of a park. The other photos were taken on my mom's camera, which is a mint condition Canon Powershot S515.


Sorry, though. I think the point gets across. Whenever I take photos of the Timing and Scoring for qualifying in the ITCC, that's the camera I use. It's enough to get the jist of the photo, but, it's not as high quality, because the lens is smudged or cracked.


Though they're both Canon Powershots, one isn't damaged; it makes a huge difference.


Also, you say that it looks bigger and beefier than the Fiesta, but, it's actually smaller, more agile, and less powerful; my aunt owns a Fiesta. I should tease her about owning "the Cadillac of small cars."

Ok I just thought you had a shakey hand and yeah I get the idea as I said looks nice .

paulmac2k9

Ok I just thought you had a shakey hand and yeah I get the idea as I said looks nice .

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Thanks. Are you about on the Member's Rides forums? I'd have a look at your Fiesta.

Haven't got any good pics of my car . It's nothing special just a bog standard 1.25l Fiesta but has run 1 and a half years without a hitch 👍. My next car will be something to be really proud of .

paulmac2k9

Haven't got any good pics of my car . It's nothing special just a bog standard 1.25l Fiesta but has run 1 and a half years without a hitch 👍. My next car will be something to be really proud of .

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The Accent's the same, really; bone stock. The only time it ever has troubles, is on the track.


-30 (+) degree Celsius days, with continual, non-stop autocrossing runs puts it into "limbo," to the point that the motor just died until it cooled down.

-Yesterday, the battery went dead right before what should've been my first run, and it wouldn't start. So, the guy who beat me (in my class,) later, gave me a boost.


Asides from that, I've never had a problem.

-No aids (traction: no, ABS: no, etc.) means that it's a great learner's car, AND nothing really can go wrong.


List of upgrades/changes:

-bug deflector
-sound system (subwoofer, amp, etc.)
-(two) rear spoilers (one stock, one SR kit)
-window tint
-strut tower brace/reinforcement bar
-"eyelid" headlight covers

I finally found a way to take a photo of this. It's quite shiny. Shiny stuff is hard to take a photo of. It says "Twin Lakes Motor Club- 2012 Autoslaloms-2nd place"


Husha, second place; beaten by this:


Anyways, winning stuff (a plaque!) is fun enough.

Just a video. I hope you guys enjoy it.

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Thanks.

This looks like jolly good fun! Even saw your youtube vid great stuff!

All the way 'til the end? What do you think of my reverse lights?

MrMelancholy15

All the way 'til the end? What do you think of my reverse lights?

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Phahahaha! That was pretty funny moment!

I agree.