tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073638523683193902024-03-13T08:30:31.441-07:00PSG RallyWRXWinner of 2007 PSG WRX Skidplate SponsorhipsProjectSoloGear Unlimitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11537078190551419566noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-88441346360944745212010-02-22T16:08:00.000-08:002010-02-22T16:10:01.441-08:00We've Moved!!This Blog has moved to www.up2mtns.blogspot.com<br /><br /><br />Thanks!Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-67784314706664727442009-12-27T20:39:00.000-08:002009-12-29T12:18:49.629-08:00Up Two Mountains Finishes Seed 9 Rally 4th OA, and Takes 2nd in CRS OpenAWDJon Burke and co-driver Brian Francis finished the 2009 Seed 9 Rally 4th overall, which gave Jon the points needed to take 2nd place in the California Rally Series Championship in the AWD Open Class.<br /><br />Seed 9 Rally held in Jean, NV was the last CRS and SouthWest Rally Series for the 2009 season. A one day rally; recce, registration and tech went without a hitch during the day and the rally started right at sundown and continued into the evening.<br /><br />A true desert rally, Seed 9 consists of six stages through rough Nevada terrain, corners blinded by desert brush, and all in the blackness of night with only stars and rally lights to pave the way. Stage 1 started with a little scare as rookie co-driver Brian Francis missed the first call and almost sent the team flying into the night! (haha, sorry Brian!) But the car took the abuse and kept going for the rest of the stage, and the rest of the event. After the first stage warm-up, Jon and Brian got into a steady pace as they felt out the stages for the first time.<br /><br />Service came early after only two stages, and once again, DirtyImpreza crew member Zach Dickenson was there to greet Jon and Brian with the 'Big Red Truck' and all the tools and lights. Fortunately, there was little work to be done this time and Zach just tried to diagnose a recurring grounding issue with our cornering lights...to no avail, its a good thing Jon won the Jackson Rally IRNY sweepstakes, as we really need those Soltek halogen rally lights!<br /><br />With four more stages to go (and no more service stops), the team had to drive with prudence...but since these were repeate stages, Jon still took 18 seconds off his previous time on Stage 3 (repeat of Stage 2), and 23 seconds off the previous time on Stage 5 (repeat of stage 1).<br /><br />The third event this year, it was great to have no major issues or any major breakage. Everything worked like it was supposed to, from the Lassa Rally Tires taking hard hits on very rough terrain, to the new STI steering rack; we're ready to start turning up the power for the 2010 season and seeing exactly what this car and driver can do when really pushed.Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-251495541852426402009-10-26T22:39:00.001-07:002009-11-20T09:17:56.190-08:00Photos from Prescott Rally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaIV-G9KHI/AAAAAAAAAJM/Eo4uIEbTiEU/s1600-h/IMG_7567original.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaIV-G9KHI/AAAAAAAAAJM/Eo4uIEbTiEU/s320/IMG_7567original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397151114480920690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaInzPwB0I/AAAAAAAAAJc/NmdL53eyr9w/s1600-h/IMG_7530original.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaInzPwB0I/AAAAAAAAAJc/NmdL53eyr9w/s320/IMG_7530original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397151420802664258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaId7Vu_fI/AAAAAAAAAJU/RL7UnwqXgnA/s1600-h/IMG_7654original.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaId7Vu_fI/AAAAAAAAAJU/RL7UnwqXgnA/s320/IMG_7654original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397151251176553970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaIMdhJEBI/AAAAAAAAAJE/YdypMCAhW4E/s1600-h/IMG_7440original.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SuaIMdhJEBI/AAAAAAAAAJE/YdypMCAhW4E/s320/IMG_7440original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397150951113560082" border="0" /></a>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-64231714930316280592009-10-21T13:09:00.000-07:002009-10-21T13:37:34.464-07:00Rally America Waiver Approved for Seed 9!UP2MTNS Rally Team will be competing at Seed 9 Rally on December 5th, 2009! This 'waiver' is necessary to run our Open Class AWD rally car while Jon Burke still has less than 18 coefficient points overall at a Rally America sanctioned event.<br /><br />Our co-driver is still up in the air as Tucker Heiner is not available for that weekend, but we're working on bringing in someone with a lot of experience.<br /><br />The car is still under repair from Prescott Rally, but there is plenty of time to get everything ready by December, we're excited to ramp up and get it all done!<br /><br /><br />We will also be at FRX's NovemberFest RallyX event on November 14th and 15th at Prairie City OHV, Rancho Cordova, CA.<br />https://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/56B420A1-D8D7-AFF6-25C7A8EAB6263A37Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-91835374335830902762009-10-12T23:16:00.000-07:002009-10-12T23:33:51.656-07:00UP2MTNS Finishes 22nd Annual Prescott Rally 2009!<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/Users/JonBurke/AppData/Local/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Up Two Mountains Rally Team: <span style=""> </span>Jon Burke and Tucker Heiner were pleased to finish all 8 stages of the 22<sup>nd</sup> Annual 2009 Prescott Rally!<span style=""> </span>We finished 6<sup>th</sup> overall (out of 29 total competitors), and 2<sup>nd</sup> in the Open AWD class.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The finish was hard fought, as we had a big 'off' on stage 6, and a flat tire on stage 5, we were running out of spares, fast!
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<br />We actually lost very little time with the 'off' and were able to replace the front right control arm at service with NO road points! The flat, however, cost us several minutes on stage, and then we got stuck in the dust of a slower competitor and couldn't get close enough to pass...that cost us 5-6 minutes and as you can see in the final overall results, that would have put us in the running for 2nd place overall (oh well, that's rally!).
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<br />Learned quite a few lessons about self-control, the 'mentality' of racing, and keeping one's cool...as well as learning to grow and pair and how to take corners at +75mph!
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">(Jon Burke and Tucker Heiner Come Flying out of a 'Left 3' on Stage 6 Ssaturday Morning. Photo by: Mustafa Samli)</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here’s the play-by-play that started late Friday afternoon went through Saturday afternoon:</p><p class="MsoNormal">Stage 1 - Drove like my grandma to get used to the car, the roads (BIG +200ft exposures!) and the brand new Lassa rally tires we've never used before. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Stage 2 - Picked up the pace a little bit, getting faster, more key experience. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Service 1 – Car and engine are running tip-top, but saw our times on Stage 1... time to pick up the pace! <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Stage 3 and 4...put up top 3 stage times and drove very clean (See our youtube videos: search: up2mtns)
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<br />Stage 5...got a little cocky on one turn and that's how we lost a tire. See the video here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaeN7vkg6E">Prescott Rally Stage 5</a><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Stage 6 - Stage 5 in reverse, with the lesson learned, we drove fast but smart, a </p> <p class="MsoNormal">mislabeled turn at the end (was labeled a 5, should have been a 4) and a lot of spectators </p> <p class="MsoNormal">(lesson #2 learned: ignore spectators!) snuck up on us and we went off pretty hard, but the car took the abuse and kept on going...we finished the last 1/2 mile and put up a decent time.
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<br />Service - Went 9 miles back on a de-beaded rim....NO damage to the Lassa rally tire (other than the de-bead), AND it also protected my TD rim....I LIKE these tires. Replaced control arm and re-set the car in 40 minutes with help from DirtyImpreza crew member, Zach Dickinson.
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<br />Stage 7 and 8...had some alignment issues because we borrowed a GC arm and forgot the washers, car still drove pretty good and we put up respectable times to finish 6th over all.
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<br />Next…we’re trying for a waiver to compete at Seed 9 Rally this December 4-5<sup>th</sup>, but the event is sanctioned by Rally American, and I don’t have 18 coefficient points required for all drivers in Open AWD turbo cars.<span style=""> </span>If we can’t run Seed 9, this is our last event for 2009, and we’ll be making plans to run the full California Rally Series Championship in 2010!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Last…a big thanks to all our sponsors, Michel Hoche-Mong (HANS, Intercom and trailer), and Eli Gilbert (another HANS!).</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">UP2MTNS Rally Team is proud to be sponsored by:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Fine Line Imports</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cobb Tuning</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Redline Synthetic Oil</p> <p class="MsoNormal">L&E Fabrication</p> <p class="MsoNormal">FEAL Suspension</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Project Solo Gear</p> <p class="MsoNormal">GrimmSpee<span style="font-size:100%;">d</span></p> <span style=";font-family:";font-size:130%;" >DirtyImpreza.com</span>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-56709414967123424132009-09-05T15:40:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:34:41.117-07:00Up Two Mountains Rally Team Debuts at Gorman Ridge Rally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SqLpiF8bW3I/AAAAAAAAAIM/n_QbBN45duw/s1600-h/Gorman7a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SqLpiF8bW3I/AAAAAAAAAIM/n_QbBN45duw/s320/Gorman7a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378117676954246002" border="0" /></a><br />8/29/2009<br /><br />Driver Jon Burke and co-drive Tucker Heiner made their stage rally debut this past weekend at Gorman Ridge Rally, pars of the California Rally Series (CRS) and United States Rally Championship (USRC). <span style="font-size:85%;">(Photo: Louie Minette)</span><br /><br />Saddled up in an AWD Open Class 2004 Subaru WRX which was literally finished just days before the event, the detuned turbo engine was fitted with restrictor and tuned at Fine Line Imports; putting up 267wtq and 210whp was still a peppy and responsive car for the rookie team.<br /><br />The weekend started on Friday with final adjustments to the suspension (raised 1.5” for Gorman’s notoriously rough roads) and several hours of recce. Jon had co-driven these roads at the 2008 Gorman Rally and was able to create accurate notes with Tucker who is new on the rally scene.<br /><br />Saturday started leisurely with the driver’s meeting at 10:15am and our out time was just an hour away. Being new, we were lined up at the back of the pack; but Stage 1 was good to the new team…putting up a respectable 5:20 time, they passed one competitor and almost caught up to the next by the end of the stage….they were on their way!<br /><br /><br /><br />Stages 2 was interrupted when a competitor rolled on a fast downhill section of Power Line Rd…everyone was safe, but most teams received the same bogie time. Stage 3 (same as Stage 1) was also good to the team, with a 19 second improvement.<br /><br />The Rally Gods struck early in Stage 4 with a broken drive shaft which put the team out of contention for CRS points, but started a service crew frenzy to replace the drive shaft and keep competing under USRC ‘Super Rally’ rules. With key help from Aaron Ekinaka (founder, www.DirtyImpreza.com) and other DI volunteers, they were able to swap out the aftermarket drive shaft (whoops, don’t fix what ain’t broke!!) with the OEM one with time to spare to eat some Rally BBQ!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SqLzmiSV2RI/AAAAAAAAAIU/l610zIrBPjo/s1600-h/Gorman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SqLzmiSV2RI/AAAAAAAAAIU/l610zIrBPjo/s320/Gorman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378128748398106898" border="0" /></a><br />At this point, the race was on to just finish… a loose battery cable almost kept them from starting Stage 8 and small boulders took off their exhaust, but they were able to start Stage 9 with literally a minute to spare. They finished Stage 9 (same as stage 1 and 3) with a very fast 4:44….only 12 seconds slower than the stage record of 4:32 set by Keith Jackson and Marra Estep…showing that the rookie team has what it takes to be fast! <span style="font-size:85%;">(Photo: Zachary Dickinson)</span><br /><br />The next obstacles were a faulty co-driver light and a flat tire on stage, but the Jon and Tucker prevailed and rolled across the finish at Stage 12!<br /><br />We’d like to thank all of the help from individuals and sponsors who made this rally happen for us:<br /><br />Ray and Donna Hocker and Mike and Paula Gibeault and all the volunteers for putting on such a fun event!<br /><br />Lars Wolfe – for building us a great cage, and the tons of rally advice.<br />Michel Hoche-Mong – letting us borrow the intercom, car trailer, and HANS device…oh, and for scrutineering my cage, and passing us at tech! (and for tons of advice)<br /><br />Miles, Ryan and Steve at Fine Line Imports (www.finelineimports.net) for building us a great engine with a great tune!<br /><br />All the help we received from individuals at www.DirtyImpreza.com, www.RallyAnachy.com and www.SpecialStage.com<br /><br />COBB Tuning (engine and interior parts)<br />GrimmSpeed (engine parts/porting/coating)<br />Redline Oil (all fluids)<br />L&E Fabrication (quick steering column)<br />Safe Drives (ALL our safety gear)<br />Metropolitan Motors (tire mounting/balancing)<br />Project Solo Gear (skid plate, which did its job!)<br /><br />Jon and Tucker will be at Prescott Rally (http://www.prescottrally.com/ ) the first weekend in October, with the goal to finish each stage and take home some CRS points.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/UP2MTNSUp Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-77978064880915843992009-08-19T15:01:00.000-07:002009-08-19T15:02:43.724-07:00coming soon....Its been a while since the last post/update...a lot will be coming soon...car is almost done, Gorman Ridge Rally is next week....lots of pics and video...Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-78800916706774224542008-09-05T10:39:00.000-07:002008-09-05T11:17:40.861-07:00<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/Users/JonBurke/AppData/Local/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><link rel="Edit-Time-Data" href="file:///C:/Users/JonBurke/AppData/Local/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_editdata.mso"><!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {mso-style-next:Normal; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; page-break-after:avoid; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:0pt; font-style:italic;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1603564863; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:-1766054778 67698705 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-text:"%1\)"; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <h1>2008: A Tough Start</h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">September 5<sup>th</sup>, 2008</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Team Up TwoMountains had a rocky start in the first half of 2008.<span style=""> </span>The year began with a blown turbo and engine due to a broken air filter (cold air intake) allowing dirt to be sucked up at an event (another good reason to not use a CAI) and destroying the turbo and wrecking havoc on the engine and heads.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Time for upgrades!!<span style=""> </span>Including…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Blouch 20g Turbo</p> <p class="MsoNormal">FLI Stage 2 WRX heads w/Jun 256 cams</p> <p class="MsoNormal">STI 2.5L block</p> <p class="MsoNormal">COBB Intake and Cold Air Box</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Custom Cusco catch can</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Act flywheel and 6-puck race clutch</p> <p class="MsoNormal">GrimmSpeed ported/coated headers and uppipe</p> <p class="MsoNormal">GrimmSpeed 3mm phenolic spacers and coated intake manifold</p> <p class="MsoNormal">APS TMIC (coated by GrimmSpeed) w/recirc BOV
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Two months later and a lot of rides into work with Krista (thanks, honey!), Fine Line Imports delivered a tuned 2004 WRX that pumped out 320wtq/325whp.<span style=""> </span>The power came on early and pulled all the way to redline!<span style=""> </span>The best part was, during this time, COBB TUNING and BLOUCH TURBO stepped up as sponsors and helped with Cobb’s new intake/cold air box and the 20g respectively.<span style=""> </span>Thank you Trey Cobb and Mike Malin!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Miles Hetchman (FLI) even came to NorCal’s first FRX rally event at Prairie City OHV Park in March and helped tune a few extra maps for running high revs on slick/dirt surfaces.<span style=""> </span>
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, at about 4K miles in, disaster struck again as a faulty stock ECU caused over boosting at high rpms during a rallyX event and cylinder 4 had a catastrophic failure… pieces of the STI stock piston broke off and went through the turbo…umm, more upgrades!?<span style=""> </span>And to make a long story short (too late!) FLI stepped up to the plate (again) and rebuilt the engine with Supertech forged pistons and a 100mm bored out STI block w/race main and rod bearings.<span style=""> </span>Blouch Turbo stepped up again and rebuilt the practically brand new turbo that still needed a once-over to make sure this engine would still be in top shape.<span style=""> </span>The results came out the same on the dyno, with some key differences.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->1)<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span><!--[endif]--><!--[if !supportLists]-->More area under the graph from 3400 to 6100rpms (see dyno)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2)<span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span><!--[endif]-->Temp. was 10degrees hotter on the 2<sup>nd</sup> engine’s dyno pull, so peak WHP should be higher</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3) This engine also includes a Link G3 ECU to replace the wrecked stock WRX ECU.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SMFwkg_mgjI/AAAAAAAAAEE/1YXWU-6zmhc/s1600-h/Jon+Burkes+AccessECU+map+vs.+Link+G3+ECU+map.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/SMFwkg_mgjI/AAAAAAAAAEE/1YXWU-6zmhc/s400/Jon+Burkes+AccessECU+map+vs.+Link+G3+ECU+map.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242595213870268978" border="0" /></a><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:6in;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/Users/JonBurke/AppData/Local/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->Click on image for larger dyno graph
<br /><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Red/Purple:<span style=""> </span>1<sup>st</sup> engine torque/hp</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Blue/Green:<span style=""> </span>2<sup>nd</sup> engine torque/hp</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">On top of advanced data logging controls and gear base boost maps, the G3 includes launch control, flat foot shifting and anti-lag…we’re sure at least two out of three will be utilized in the future!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This of course is all a precursor to the tuning necessary for stage rally next year, but in the meantime, it’s a great daily driver and rallyX vehicle with way too much power!<span style=""> </span><i>A huge thanks to the team at Fine Line Imports, without them, this project would have ran out of steam a long time ago!</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>
<br /></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Despite a rough beginning, the 2<sup>nd</sup> half of the year is looking good…a ‘new to me’ set of DMS 50mm suspension has just gone on and is being dialed in.<span style=""> </span>The car will also make an appearance at SubieFest with the DirtyImpreza crew in September.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lastly, Jon Burke made his Stage Rally debut at Gorman Ride Rally co-driving for Keith Jackson in his open class 2006 STI.<span style=""> </span>Keith and Jon came in 3<sup>rd</sup> in their class and 5<sup>th</sup> overall!<span style=""> </span>The two will also be competing at Prescott Rally October 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup>.<span style=""> </span>This experience is critical to next year’s entry into rally driving!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Upcoming events/schedule:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">September:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Glenn Helen 3 RallyX</p> <p class="MsoNormal">SubieFest</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Antioch 1 RallyX</p> Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-88139960880256615262007-12-04T21:15:00.000-08:002007-12-05T13:29:41.353-08:002007 Team Up TwoMountains Promo Video!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxFxB3v5_hAL9v8ZNTytWGZhS6A87sDy4sKTS3R6xJ6zo8VvYmGG_HCdo489LAc2mawUnTirhPFzxcC_XriXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-27818532205885321032007-12-04T21:09:00.000-08:002007-12-04T21:12:42.235-08:00Team Up TwoMountains Finishes the 2007 Season Strong!Press Release:<span style=""> </span>December 4, 2007 <p class="MsoNormal">Its official, the 2007 Formula RallyX and California Rally Series results are in for Rally Cross, and the Up TwoMountains Teams picked up two podium finishes!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://formularallyx.com/standings.html">http://formularallyx.com/standings.html</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://californiarallyseries.com/results/total_points_X.htm">http://californiarallyseries.com/results/total_points_X.htm</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Driver Jon Burke and co-driver Krista Canfield finished 2<sup>nd</sup> place overall in FRX and 3<sup>rd</sup> place overall in CRS, both in the SM4 class.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The season came right down to the wire in SM4 and other classes, with the first place FRX position open until the final Laughlin, NV event.<span style=""> </span>Jon and Krista fought back from a third place tie at mid season.<span style=""> </span>From there, a second place and third place at Antioch 2 and Johnson Valley 5 broke the tie, but the points in FRX were so close at Laughlin that any position was still up for grabs.<span style=""> </span>In CRS, first place was a ‘walk away’ for competitor Phil ‘Rollo’ Stewart-Jones, but second place was still within reach.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The final two-day Laughlin event was held in conjunction with the Laughlin International Rally and Motorsports Festival (<a href="http://www.rallyusa.com/">http://www.rallyusa.com/</a>).<span style=""> </span>For the Rally Cross competition, it was two days of fun in the dirt, driving around a few hundred cones, on a more than two minute course with drivers running on opposite sides against each other.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For the CRS series, the best result from both days was taken as a single score, but for the FRX competition, both days counted for a ‘double points event’ that could sway the final results dramatically.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jon and Krista started out strong on Day 1, taking the first place lead…but not by much as second place<span style=""> </span>was only a half second behind.<span style=""> </span>True to rally fashion, to win you must be consistent…and on day two, the competition caught up and Team Up TwoMountains finished fourth overall, however the overall performance solidified their second and third place finishes for the entire FRX and CRS points season.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">On top of this great rookie season finish, Up TwoMountains is proud to also announce a new sponsor!<span style=""> </span>Erik Schmidt at L&E Fabrication (<a href="http://www.landefabrication.com/">www.landefabrication.com</a>) has decided to sponsor the rookie team in their upcoming second season.<span style=""> </span>L&E’s own quality, rally proven parts, and aftermarket selection will help fine-tune the 2004 WRX as they compete again for a top Rally Cross finish in 2008.<span style=""> </span>And with 2009 Stage Rally aspirations, their mechanical help, along with experienced stage rally advice will definitely help to get the team started on the right track.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Team Up TwoMounts would like to thank everyone that helped with this past year:<span style=""> </span>Fine Line Imports, ProjectSoloGear, Metropolitan Motors, GrimmSpeed, and L&E Fabrication!!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f 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src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/R1YyzmtwcSI/AAAAAAAAACM/em98cTENVXA/s400/UpTwoMountains+SigPic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140351886837182754" border="0" /></a><!--[endif]--></p>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-4446069034767237632007-09-25T09:44:00.000-07:002007-09-25T11:46:51.014-07:00Team Up TwoMountains Busy over the Mid Season Break!<span style="font-weight: bold;">September 25, 2007<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">New sponsors, upgrades, and Stage Rally events…</span><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The last three months have been ‘summer break’ for the 2007 FRX/CRS rallycross season, but the Up TwoMountains Team has continued to be busy.<span style=""> </span>First is <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">FOUR</span> new sponsors for the<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rvk85Tb61xI/AAAAAAAAABc/MjKetozAQZ8/s1600-h/DVC00038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rvk85Tb61xI/AAAAAAAAABc/MjKetozAQZ8/s200/DVC00038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114185807023494930" border="0" /></a> rookie team!<span style=""> </span>Local sponsors <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fine Line Imports</span> (Santa Rosa, CA) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Metropolita</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">n</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Motors</span> (San Francisco, CA) have offered their services for pro-tuning, upgrades, tire mount/balancing and alignments.<span style=""> </span>Subaru specialty vendors <span style="font-weight: bold;">GrimmSpeed</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">ProjectSoloGear</span> have offered skid plates, ceramic coated headers and intercoolers and other high performance parts.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>“Any little bit helps, free labor and parts, or even at a significant discount means we can go faster cheaper and, even better, <i style="">attend more racing events</i> with the money saved on parts.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Driver and team captain, Jon Burke, also designs some of his own specialty parts.<span style=""> </span>This summer’s main project was full underbody protection.<span style=""> </span>Without a lot of affordable options in the market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rvk71Db61wI/AAAAAAAAABU/T3jzJLFEL0Y/s1600-h/img059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rvk71Db61wI/AAAAAAAAABU/T3jzJLFEL0Y/s320/img059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114184634497423106" border="0" /></a> place, Jon utilized .25 inch bulk sheets of UHMW polyethylene plastic to plate the WRX’s underbelly, gas tanks, and rear suspension for ultimate protection.<span style=""> </span>Custom Swift springs were also swapped out on the Bilstein PSS9 suspension, the custom spring rates and lengths should help with the bumps on the dirt, while maintaining aggressive cornering abilities. This weekend at the Thunderhill RallyCross will be the test event for both custom modifications.</p><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Jon also had the opportunity to attend and support the Gorman Ridge Stage Rally held this past August in</span> </span></span><st1:place style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Hungry Valley</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">.</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Jon was part of the service crew for driver Eli Gilbert and co-driver Mindy Delodder in car 334, a full rally prepped 2002 WRX.</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Eli’s team finished 13</span><sup style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">th</sup><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> overall, a great start for another rookie stage rally team.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The rest of the 2007 season consists of two main race weekends, JohnsonValley RallyCross on October 22<sup>nd</sup>, and Laughlin Rally Cross on November 10<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup>.<span style=""> </span>In the meantime Thunderhill RallyCross (Septeber 22<sup>nd</sup>) and <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Antioch</st1:place></st1:city> 2 (September 30<sup>th</sup>) will be good refreshers after a long time out of the saddle.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rvk9Pjb61yI/AAAAAAAAABk/C4vDFh1IA9c/s1600-h/gallery_6_231261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rvk9Pjb61yI/AAAAAAAAABk/C4vDFh1IA9c/s400/gallery_6_231261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114186189275584290" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Jon getting some practice seat time at Thunderhill Raceway RallyCross (Willows, CA) this past weekend.</span><br /></div>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-73067143129369313672007-08-04T20:04:00.001-07:002007-09-11T12:06:03.003-07:00PSG Skid Plate is ON!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-krhHFhI/AAAAAAAAAAk/DF6pAed8z44/s1600-h/DVC00026.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-krhHFhI/AAAAAAAAAAk/DF6pAed8z44/s320/DVC00026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095047353317398034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-krhHFiI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ASh_N76-R1k/s1600-h/DVC00027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-krhHFiI/AAAAAAAAAAs/ASh_N76-R1k/s320/DVC00027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095047353317398050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-k7hHFjI/AAAAAAAAAA0/rPbwTfOB7VQ/s1600-h/DVC00029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-k7hHFjI/AAAAAAAAAA0/rPbwTfOB7VQ/s320/DVC00029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095047357612365362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-lLhHFkI/AAAAAAAAAA8/RgMLcqoKLIo/s1600-h/DVC00030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrU-lLhHFkI/AAAAAAAAAA8/RgMLcqoKLIo/s320/DVC00030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095047361907332674" border="0" /></a><br />The PSG skidplate is pretty sweet. 3/16 thickness is definitely the way to go. Everything bolted up 100% with no issues. The mounting hardware is pretty burly and I"m sure can withstand a beating too. I'm pretty sure my oilpan/filter and engine block are pretty safe behind this tough piece of aluminum!<br /><br />ALSO, I finally put on my PSG decals....these look pretty tight on my car, right next to another (non-competing!!) sponsor! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrVAKLhHFmI/AAAAAAAAABM/OkjBi0iyNig/s1600-h/DVC00038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrVAKLhHFmI/AAAAAAAAABM/OkjBi0iyNig/s320/DVC00038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095049097074120290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrVAKLhHFlI/AAAAAAAAABE/Qt8FcU0ZM2U/s1600-h/DVC00037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RrVAKLhHFlI/AAAAAAAAABE/Qt8FcU0ZM2U/s320/DVC00037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095049097074120274" border="0" /></a>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-20925179388343697502007-07-26T21:25:00.000-07:002007-07-26T21:26:26.506-07:00Fastest Lap in SM4 Class for Antioch 1!!<a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=11929541">Antioch 1, 4th Run</a><br /><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" flashvars="m=11929541&v=2&type=video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="430" height="346"></embed><br /><a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.addToProfileConfirm&videoid=11929541&title=Antioch 1, 4th Run">Add to My Profile</a> | <a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.home"> More Videos</a>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-69513472679442408012007-07-16T14:28:00.001-07:002007-07-16T14:30:55.372-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rpvjeq1UMCI/AAAAAAAAAAc/hyDRnhRm3fY/s1600-h/IMG_6767.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/Rpvjeq1UMCI/AAAAAAAAAAc/hyDRnhRm3fY/s320/IMG_6767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087910320078598178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RpvjPK1UMBI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Kn3wMjmIwq4/s1600-h/IMG_6789.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RpvjPK1UMBI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Kn3wMjmIwq4/s320/IMG_6789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087910053790625810" border="0" /></a><br />More photos from the last event (Antioch 1)Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307363852368319390.post-47338212991872749572007-07-09T19:01:00.001-07:002007-07-09T19:12:22.391-07:00Team Up TwoMountains Takes First Podium Finish!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RpLqC6Xv-LI/AAAAAAAAAAM/RZ9qGST7Kf4/s1600-h/Antioch1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3HJAIPpDY30/RpLqC6Xv-LI/AAAAAAAAAAM/RZ9qGST7Kf4/s400/Antioch1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085384265004218546" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Press Release:<span style=""> </span>June 24<sup>th</sup>, 2007</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b style="">Team Up TwoMountains takes 2<sup>nd</sup> place at the CRS/FRX 2007 <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Antioch</st1:city></st1:place> 1 RallyCross Event!<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><br />Jon Burke (driver) and Krista Canfield (co-driver) took their first podium finish this past Sunday in Antioch, CA at the local fairgrounds venue; coming in exactly 1/10<sup>th</sup> of a second behind first place!<span style=""> </span>Jon and Krista beat out 10 other drivers in their class.<span style=""> </span>SM4 class consisted of mostly Subaru’s, but also included an Audi Quattro and a Mitsubishi Evo.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>There were four runs for each group, and learning from mistakes in their first two runs, their third and fourth runs continued to improve.<span style=""> </span>In true stage rally fashion, Jon and Krista worked as a team:<span style=""> </span>Jon concentrated on driving the car to its limits while Krista broke down the course and pinpointed the most difficult sections.<span style=""> </span><i style="">Their last run time of 1:22.8 was the fastest lap for their class of 11 competitors.</i><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a great mid-season finish for the rookie team as they fight their way back up the ranks of both CRS (<a href="http://www.californiarallyseries.com/">www.californiarallyseries.com</a>) and FRX (<a href="http://www.formularallyx.com/">www.formularallyx.com</a>) 2007 RallyCross series.<span style=""> </span>Team Up TwoMountains was in second and third place respectively until they missed the last <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Johnson</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Valley</st1:placetype></st1:place> points event.<span style=""> </span>They now move back up to a third place tie in both series.<span style=""> </span>An overall podium finish is within easy reach for the season and a first or second place finish has potential if their attendance and performance continue at this rate.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Antioch</st1:place></st1:city> 1 event was extremely well planned and executed with over 50 participants and all classes were competitive with at least five and as many as twelve drivers.<span style=""> </span>This event was sponsored by XR-1 Performance Lubricants who had prizes for the first place winners of each event. Team Up TwoMountains is individually sponsored by ProjectSoloGear.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/uptwomountains.com">www.myspace.com/uptwomountains.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Official Results:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.formularallyx.com/antioch1/ant1-2k7-scores.pdf">http://www.formularallyx.com/antioch1/ant1-2k7-scores.pdf</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.formularallyx.com/antioch1/ant1-2k7-scores.pdf"><span style=""><br /><!--[endif]--></span></a></p>Up Two Mountains Rally Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700334406416164908noreply@blogger.com1