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    in Non-Soob Off Roading

    Posted

    Feel free to give me grief about this, but....

    I hafta ask why? 'yota engines are pretty good. And if it needed a motor, a chevy 4.3 is a fairly common swap. Oodles of torque, especially in a light truck.

     

    Or is this a case of being different, and using the parts you already have layin around?

     

    He knows that if it doesn't have a subaru motor in it I won't let him play with it in the mudpit at next years WCSS. :drunk:

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    WCSS 14 - Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Port Townsend, WA

    in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center

    Posted

    Thanks for responding with the clarifications.

    Its unfortunate that the Z Club made things difficult, but didnt people voice their concerns about this before the show? Did anyone talk to them about it?

    I understand judging staff was all volunteer, would it have helped if you guys had gave a shout out for help just prior to the S&S? I was a bit surprised that there was only one judge for most Old School classes (dont know about New Gen). I had no clue where our judge was and didnt want to leave my car without talking to him about it. So I couldnt go over to the New Gen S&S because I couldnt see my car.

    I had saved 3 spots for friends that couldnt show till Sat and when they did get there they ended up camping in the area you opened up Fri night :rolleyes:

    I did end up giving 2 of them to late comers. Noise wasnt any worse than normal on Sat night, but I did hear someone around 1am yell at the top of their lungs......STFU!

    And who was Cory?

     

    The schedule got a little messed up and I ended up missing some of the raffle and was late for the awards.

    And what was up with the ditty bags?

    Nothing like years past and there was no dash plaque.

     

    I do appreciate all your hard work trying to make things perfect.

    Some day I hope to participate/help with the show.

     

    Why do you have a chip on your shoulder? Every interaction I had with you during the show was YOU complaining about something. I personally feel that you had your mind made up about the location before even coming out, which makes me wonder if you thought it was going to suck, why did you come?

     

    Its insulting for you to try and pull a "i told you so" moment when I did personally everything in my power to make things work. What we were told by the grounds, and what was there when we showed up were 2 different things... and this actually happens more often than you think! (think skamania last year with bailing on the mudpit, or cashmere the year before double booking horses in the arena). It happened, and we adjusted. And, by most people's accounts, turned out fantastic!

     

    I felt there was PLENTY of camping space, however it was very poorly utilized. Some groups blocked off huge pieces of the field, and others simple were unwilling to make the effort to go find an open spot. Its these people we finally got tired of their whining, and let them camp on the building side. Its a result of this that we ended up not parking any cars there, and having to find other places that worked.

     

    I made a post, right here: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=135107 asking for volunteers to judge for oldschool. Why did I do this? SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO. In years past I have judged 3-4 classes, along with trying to run everything else. I got 3 guys, who did their best to judge the classes. I honestly don't think in the last 2-3 years, our judging has gone as smoothly or quickly. In my book, having to wait 2hrs out of a 4hr window of time is pretty decent. This year there was actually MORE judges, with LESS classes PER judge, than in any year previous that I have been a part of.

     

    I'm not sure why your judge found it necessary to help with the mudpit, nor why needing some other people wasn't brought to my attention for the mudpit, as I'm sure I could have put some other volunteers to work.

     

    If you saved spots, and those people ended up camping somewhere else... well, that makes you part of the problem. Everybody I asked about why they had so much space, and why they parked a car there was "i'm saving room for a friend" or "my buddy is staying here, he just ran into town for something" or "i can't let me car out of my site, someone is going to damage it!"

     

    We did start the raffle a little bit early, as we had a ton of people antsy for something to do as they waited for food. However, we started the awards well after 6. There was also plenty of space for people to be in front of the speakers, and not behind...

     

    Goodie bags rely on our vendors and sponsors participation. AWD auto was the best participant this year by having key chains made. Its a struggle every year, so if you are not satisfied with it... talk to them. We ponied up big money for what we thought was a cool item, something fun and enjoyable... but I think the footballs had a mixed response. Win some, lose some I guess.

     

    Dash plaques were a legitimate let down. We had issues with our supplier. We are going to be doing a post show run of them, as I was surprised at how many people commented on them being missing. These will be available for free for those that pre-registered, and for those that did not they will be available for a small fee.

     

    I'm truly sorry that you seemed to not be able to enjoy the show in light of these problems.

     

    I feel the show went very well, and that the grounds fit us very well. And, I would even go so far to say I'd host another show there in a heartbeat. The pros far out way the cons.

    WCSS 14 - A great Success!!

    in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center

    Posted

    Nope, Jake from PIA won best 1st Gen Legacy and Best of Show.

     

    Completely wrong.

     

    We do not stack awards.

     

    The only award we issue to a car that may already have won something is the Peoples Choice, because we have no control over that.

     

    Please get your facts straight.

     

    Jake did win Best 1st Gen Legacy.

     

    Chris with a Spec B won Best of Show.

    ultimate RX returns

    in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...

    Posted

    Good to hear!

     

    Frustrating that I sold the car with that missing window trim (just had to be put back on) as well as with a new pair of hatch struts. That stuff, and the laptop, didn't make it from that person to Logan. Pretty sad :( Cause without the car, all that stuff is trivial worthless crap.

     

    I may have found a laptop, but i'm going to have to set some time aside to play with it and see if it actually works, which might not happen till after WCSS. I'll keep you updated.

    Best stuff to clean new rotors with?

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

    Posted

    This is all that's used in my shop:

     

    http://www.inlandtech.com/catalog/products/brake-prep

     

    It works well for general cleaning also. I have a brake parts washer that runs a 3:1 mix of brake-prep and water - it's on a rolling cart and rolls under each wheel to clean all brake components. It's very safe and limits exposure to harsh chemicals - it dries completely clean - cleaner even than aerosol brake cleaning products. I use it to clean valve covers, heads, timing belt cover, engine blocks, etc. A real pleasure to use and all the guys that I've introduced it to swear by it.

     

    GD

     

    Is this available at any retail outlet?

    I need a Judge or 2 for WCSS

    in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center

    Posted

    Ok guys... I'm looking for an experienced and knowledgeable person to help with judging EA71-EA82 categories.

     

    You will be working with the rest of my judging staff. Judging usually takes place 12-3 or 4 depending on how many cars we have to go through.

     

    The one caveat is you can not have a car competing in the class you judge.

     

    Please PM me if you are interested!

    WCSS Swap meet??????

    in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center

    Posted

    Swap meet is a great idea...

     

    If people are willing to bring their own tables, or are fine being on grass/pavement I'm willing to set aside some space for it.

     

    My only issue is we are low staffed, so I can't dedicate someone to watching all the stuff, that would have to be up to you guys.

     

    Also, we can't be responsible for cleaning it up if someone brings parts to sell and doesn't want to take them home again.

     

    Aside from these 2 things, I'd have no problem setting aside some space for ya.

     

    Like Pooparu mentioned, in years past people have set out stuff at their camp spot. You could go one better, and set some stuff out at your car when its out on the show area. Lots of people will see it, and if you don't want it sitting out while you hit up the gokarts or the food truck you can just toss it back in right quick. Or, even leave it in the car, and just put out a little sign on the car saying what you have for sale and your Phone # so people could text or call you.

     

    All sorts of options, and i'm definitely willing to support the idea. Especially if we can get some more people to comment on if they would use the space or not. ;)

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