Mr. Melons' Autocross Car-Fastest Hyundai around

ITCC_Andrew

ITCC_Andrew

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Canada
Kitchener
'09 Hyundai Accent in Salsa Red; "the Track Beast" :sly:


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Bug deflector; this IS Canada, after all.


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

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It is a Manual. Save the manual transmissions!

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And a nice & big subwoofer for some chillstep.

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

It's a nice system, really. :)

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

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My head in the way, and a sunroof.

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Driver's Meeting before the event

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Marshalling duty/stopping the runs for a loose dog

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#51 in the Twin Lakes Motor Club.

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Getting ready for my run
 
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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 :lol:.

But nice none the less. Almost looks like a bigger beefier version of my little Fiesta :dopey:.
 
paulmac2k9
Mel hold the damned camera more steady for the first 7 shots :lol:.
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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 :).
 
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 :D.
 
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 :D.
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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
 
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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:
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Anyways, winning stuff (a plaque!) is fun enough.
 

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