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Originally produced in support of the 2016 Earth Science Week theme of "Our Shared Geoheritage," this collection of articles and images from NASA's Earth Observatory looks at over 60 of America's National Parks. Learners can explore three... (View More) facets of our parks from the vantage point of space: geology, ecology and/or cultural history. Each of the three includes an introduction and guiding questions. The articles can be used to engage and generate student interest in a related phenomenon or topic at the beginning of lessons or units, or used throughout as supplemental activities. The "Educators" link at the top of each section provides additional strategies and suggestions for using the articles. (View Less)
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Invisible Mars is a Science on a Sphere (SOS) and planetarium program that examines the story of water on Mars. NASA's MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) is providing new information about the atmosphere of Mars and its... (View More) probable role in the disappearance of Martian water. The module also provides information on past, present, and future Mars missions, In addition to the downloadable script and materials to run the program, the site also provides background information, docent/facilitator tips, and image sets comparing water features on Earth and Mars. (View Less)
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This series of learning modules is designed for adaptation in an introductory Earth science or planetary science course. The modules actively engage students through Mars remote-sensing data and Earth-based analogs to understanding Mars geology.... (View More) Interviews with planetary scientists and geologists present current issues in planetary sciences. (View Less)
Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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This is a set of three activities about how scientists study other worlds. Learners will explore and compare the features of Mars and Earth, discuss what the features suggest about the history of Mars, and create a model to help them understand how... (View More) scientists view other worlds. The activities help to show why scientists are interested in exploring Mars for evidence of past life, and address the question: "Why are we searching for life on Mars?" It also includes specific tips within each activity for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 4 in "Explore: Life on Mars" that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
Students confront the challenge of improving global agricultural production in order to feed increasingly larger populations. Students evaluate tables, maps, graphs, photos and satellite images detailing global population growth patterns and... (View More) agricultural production levels in order to formulate recommendations. The role of technology is examined throughout. This investigation includes two activities: 1. Students form six teams representing major world regions to consider the need for increasing agricultural production; 2. Students conduct a case study of Mozambique and conclude by distributing and defending monetary investments for possible agricultural production increases. The URL opens to the investigation directory, with links to teacher and student materials, lesson extensions, resources, teaching tips, and assessment strategies. This is Investigation 3 of three found in the Grades 9-12 Module 2 of Mission Geography. The Mission Geography curriculum integrates data and images from NASA missions with the National Geography Standards. Each of the three investigations in Module 2, while related, can be done independently. (View Less)
Water supply in the Southwestern United States depends on snow. Students discover its importance through analysis and evaluation of data, satellite images, space shuttle photos, and ground-based observations, and then apply their findings in a... (View More) role-play. Working in seven groups representing the states in the Colorado River watershed, students assume the roles of U.S. senators to propose and defend their stand on the allocation of Colorado River water by state and by usage. The URL opens to the investigation directory, with links to teacher and student materials, lesson extensions, resources, teaching tips, and assessment strategies. This is Investigation 4 of four found in the Grades 9-12 Module 1 of Mission Geography. The Mission Geography curriculum integrates data and images from NASA missions with the National Geography Standards. Each of the four investigations in Module 1, while related, can be done independently. (View Less)


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Make this easy, no-sew costume for Halloween. It's simple to make and what little boy won't want to be a knight even for everyday play.
Items needed:
- Pillowcase
- Felt
- Fabric glue or fusible fabric
- Scissors
- Fabric ribbon or rawhide shoelaces
- Needle & thread
- Wash and iron pillowcase.
- Lay pillowcase flat, and referring to diagram, cut armholes and neck area. You will also need to cut a V in front. Then cut bottom three inches from the open end of the pillowcase. Depending on the height of the child, you may need to cut off additional length.
- Cut the bottom edge into a notched pattern as shown.
- With needle and thread, attach a 12 inch length of ribbon or rawhide to each side seam at the waist.
- Cut a felt cross for the center of the outfit and also two notched pieces to add to the neckline in front. Attach these with fabric glue or fusible fabric.
Crown - using either construction paper or a glittery giftbag, cut a crown to fit child's head.

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September 22, 2011
real classes started this week… should be fun. lots of homework and reading though. daniel and i tried to do some homework over coffee today during our break between classes but somehow we both forgot our notebooks so we just enjoyed our coffee and took some photos. tomorrow as a school we're taking a day trip to the city of provins. we get a 6 course feast, so that lured us in. anyway, i finally found the karl lagerfeld coke bottles! and the daft punk one too. i'm keeping the bottles, they're too pretty.
also, i went thrifting the other day and found a fur coat!!! and it's perfect!! i might wait till fashion week to bust it out… but i'll definitely take some pics of it soon!!
got the dress in the photo from clubcouture and i love it :) and my sunglasses are from lollapalooza
10 comments:
- Olga said...
Amazing photos! I love your blog :)
- September 22, 2011 at 4:31 PM
- Sarah said...
I love all of these photos just a little bit!!
- September 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- le monde de skadiida said...
great pictures (:
- September 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM
I've always wanted to find the perfect thrifted fur coat! You're just living the life right now, aren't you ;)
- September 22, 2011 at 8:34 PM
- Theresa said...
Amazing photos! Looks like your having fun! (:
- September 22, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- animal arithmetic said...
what a lovely pics!
- September 23, 2011 at 3:34 AM
- miss annie said...
recently discovered your blog through lookbook and I just really enjoy reading your posts!
- September 23, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- miss annie said...
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- September 23, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- miss annie said...
and what are you studying exactly?
- September 23, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Layla said...
looks like lovely spent time.. I love the photo with coffee and where your friend and I have that bottle from Lagerfield with dots. :)
- October 2, 2011 at 7:29 AM
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Lindenwood University already has begun to change the appearance of First Capitol Drive in St. Charles. A $500,000 construction project this spring will triple the size of the university bookstore and give a much-needed facelift to an old strip mall.
Lindenwood's original plan for the strip mall was to construct a new roof to give the building a neo-classical look--similar to the rest of the 174-year-old campus. But school officials have experienced a dramatic increase in bookstore merchandise sales, hence the increased scope of the project.
The bookstore remains open during the renovation and remodeling, which is expected to last until June 1. Renovated office space in the strip mall will open in the summer.
The renovation coincides with the relocation of First Capitol Drive, a project being done in partnership between the City of St. Charles, Lindenwood University and the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The road relocation, set to begin this summer, will happen just as Lindenwood moves into the busiest part of construction on a $12 million, 112,000-square-foot campus center. Two $5 million, 180-bed residence halls opened to students in the fall.
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Joined: 05 Aug 2007
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Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 11:52
Post subject: dialup
Subject description: pupdial hangs
I have not been able to get dialup to work in any of the dingos. I have three computers with three different types of modems and none of them works. When you put your phone #, user nameand password in and click on connect the computer freezes. All you can do is power off and back on. The same thing happens if you click on PROBE. Help anybody.
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Location: San Antonio, TX
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 12:22
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Downloaded 3.96 'Retro', 22.214.171.124.
Tested on tower first, everything worked.
Tested on HP Pavilion zv6000. It does see the USB mouse and Wireless. I do not have WIFI here, will have to wait until I can get down to San Antonio.
Trying to change anything in the Tray configuration under JWM configuration causes an error still: 'New confg currupt. Keep Original'. Even restarting 'X' did not show the change to number of desktops or tray height. The height could go up some for the Battery Monitor.
It does seem to pick up and IP address under Auto DHCP faster the 3.01.
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Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 12:33
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I have also built alpha6 with the 184.108.40.206 kernel, same as used in earlier alphas.
It was alpha4 - it says so at the front end. But it still doesn't work!
Much more instructive was the download speed I encountered - the slowest ever for any compact distro at >30mins. This suggests that there are hundreds, thousands, millions of folks downloading; ibilio is a massive server system.
That is really bad news for BK because there must be a whole bunch of guys out there who are having as much trouble as me. The silent majority has spoken!
The entire Dingo project might benefit from a ground-up review after finding out why and how all the other developers out here haven't had any trouble transferring to the new disc nomenclature post-2.6.21 or w.h.y? Too many things just don't work at present. A long holiday in India might help?!
I'd like to assist, but am limited to testing on account of inability.....
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Posts: 209
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 12:35
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Just to test 'install' I tried to add mplayer and its related .pet's. I came up with a 'Missing Lib's' that was 20 or so lib's long and it said they would be added to the list to download. It only added about 10 of them, then came up with another similar message, but never finished all the libs.
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Location: Arizona USA
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 13:15
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Tui wrote:
Hi sage, I can't find the info on re-sizing, how is that done ?
Sage isn't much help for beginners is he?
To resize an image: Open it with mtPaint. (Just clicking on the image file in ROX will automatically open it in mtPaint.) First, crop unnecessary parts of the image by clicking within the image to outline the part you want to keep and then clicking
in the "image" drop-down menu. Then, also in the "image" drop-down menu, choose
Scale canvas
, put 800 (or whatever) in the
box, leave
Fix aspect ratio
checked and hit enter.
There are several good reasons for keeping your images smaller than 800 x 600 for the forum. For one, not everyone has a high-resolution screen. For another, many of the people using the forum have dial-up modems and large images slow down loading a page. Also, large images take up room on the server. John Murga has said it's not a problem, but still, try to crop and minimize their size. Thanks.
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Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 13:30
Post subject: Re: alpha6 troubleshooting
Subject description: alpha 6 on d201gly2
rover wrote:
perhaps i am not qualified to even make comments on something so over my head as trying to troubleshooting code but i just want to make the following comments so you may know there is something that is not working on my unit.
feel free to tell me to cease and desist if you can do better without my "help".
upon booting,alpha6 gave me a lot of trouble with xorg and i had to set up xvesa.
one of the first things i need to do with the system,i to go into jwm configuration and i change the mouse to be used as a left hand mouse,and the keyboard to us.
i cannot get into jwm at all. it will not open. i see a flash like it is opening and it closes immediately.
i do not think the correct drivers for the sis card is included for this motherboard.
i hesitate on screwing up another computer as i do not know of any way to shut a system down and not save the session. if i could just boot, look around and shut down without saving (and thus not saving the bad things)
that would be nice.
anyway, at this time this input is only for the d201gly2.
First, if you enter "puppy pfix=ram" at the boot prompt then Puppy will run in RAM only (plus swap memory if it finds it) which means you are given the option to save or not when you shut down. When the boot prompt appears, you only have 5 seconds to pause it by hitting a key. I use the up arrow, but other keys work too. I don't know which ones. After pausing at the boot prompt to enter "puppy pfix=ram" you resume booting by hitting "enter."
As for participating in this forum, you are welcome but you need to tell us more about your hardware. What kind of computer, what kind of display and display driver card, how much memory have you, and do you have any swap memory? That sort of thing.
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Posts: 1922
Location: Maine, USA
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 13:43
Post subject: Pwget dialogs use incorrect/inconsistent term
Subject description: User should "copy and paste", not "cut...".
Puppy dialogs should be precise when instructing the user. The new pwget tool uses "cut and paste", when it actually intends the user to "copy and paste" the URL for a download.
This is easily remedied by substituting "Copy" for "Cut" in two statements in /usr/local/Pwget/pwget. The corrected statements would be:
Statement 12:
<text><label>Copy and Paste URL location of required file into "Address". Add destination and click "OK"</label></text>
Statement 29:
<action>`Xdialog --wrap --screencenter --left --title "Pwget - HELP" --msgbox "Pwget is a simple front end to the wget utility. Wget is used for downloading larger files from the internet such as ISOs. The files are verified during the download procedure. As ISO and other files are checked and downloads resumed, they do not require a md5sum check. Copy and paste the source file you wish to download. Use the file selector to choose the destination. \n\n Lobster, Jan 2008" 600x0`</action>
FWIW: So far no problems on my PCChips M848A Athlon XP 2200+ 512MB system, which uses the chipset SiS746FX + SiS963L.. Manually instaledl Frugal installation. Wired networking and 536ep modem work as expected. Problematic Tecra 8000 now starts up as expected, recovering from "Probing..." hangs.
EDIT: An updated copy of this script is included in my upload on page 6 of this thread:
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Location: Valåmoen, Norway
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 14:18
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Puppy 4 feels more like a version 1. This one really works - out of the box.
Congratulations, Barry.
- Puppy universal installer: Install frugal to IDE ATA harddrive. Message tells that grub-text is written to /tmp/NEWGRUBTEXT, but it's not.
- Gxset doesn't save new settings.
- Installing (doubleclick in rox) a pet from a directory with spaces in dirname - fails.
- Petget: Second time usage (added pet) starts 'remove' function. Asks to remove pet-without-name.
- Dotpuphandler requires 'gettext' which is NOT in the Puppy 4.00 repository.
- As the collection of apps are getting really strong, I still miss the slideshow, and a power image-viewer
The best wishes on your India journey.
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Posts: 1922
Location: Maine, USA
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 14:21
Post subject: "Troublesome laptop" filter is incomplete
Subject description: "Trident Cyber" should be "Trident CYBER..."
In reviewing the implemented test for problematic laptop video adapters, I noticed that the ddcprobe "oem:" lines from the users have "CYBER" in all upper case; but the xorgwizard script has "Cyber". My error in not correcting that earlier.
Also, another possibly problematic adapter is an 8620, similar to the 8820 already included.
Please update line 488 of /usr/sbin/xorgwizard and insert a new line, resulting in the new lines 488 & 489:
oem: Trident CYBER 8620
oem: Trident CYBER 8820' /tmp/ddcprobe.txt;then
EDIT: This change is included along with another modification to xorgwizard in my upload on page 6 of this thread:
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Location: GB
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 14:34
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no problems on my PCChips M848A Athlon XP 2200
chipset SiS746FX
Curious! That is an ancestor of one of the test boards I use frequently, although mine is the ALU, having the later 748 chipset and has been flashed as an L7S7A - all other distros work on this one, it is my most trustworthy board. However, IDE HD s do not show on this one, an old BX, a Soltek VIA nor a P2.2. Might be scope to examine these features in more detail? Care to PM me? Fact is, every other distro, as well as 3.01, run on all these, and other boards, without BIOS fiddling or other mods.
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Location: Paradox Realm
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 17:40
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Someone gave me a Canon BJC 4300 - does not run on XP - thank you Microsoft
also did not run with Puppy 2.17
But Dingo did go.
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Location: Brussels IBM Thinkpad R40, 256MB, 20GB, WiFi ipw2100. Frugal Lin'N'Win
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 19:27
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Subject description: Login error with gFTP 2.0.28
I give the url, the userid and the password and am blessed with login incorrect.
Finally I realized that from the 8 characters entered for the password only the first seven are retained.
Why this restriction and how to correct.
BTW anonymous login to f.e. Mozilla is successful.
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Location: Brussels IBM Thinkpad R40, 256MB, 20GB, WiFi ipw2100. Frugal Lin'N'Win
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 19:51
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Subject description: xine control and movie window
In alpha 5 I raised the problem that one could 'unshow' both these windows and that all remained is a contour of one window.
I tried in alpha 6, both windows can't be 'unshown' anymore. Either one wil stay.
Problem solved.
Time savers:
Find packages in a snap and install using Puppy Package Manager (Menu).
Consult Wikka
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Posts: 1235
Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 21:02
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So far so good
pppoe not included : very needed !
xine full screen video, we still see the task bar.
A pity that 3gp and .mp4 videos not associated to xine.
Cannot exit ChmSee properly.
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Posted: Wed 30 Jan 2008, 21:05
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Subject description: Wifi Issues
I tried both versions (2.6.24 and 126.96.36.199) on my stay at home and the Eee PC. I still get the unsafe /mp permissions with Syslinux-nomtools. if mtools is present with syslinux no problems. I suggest that mtools be added back in. With both versions and the Eee PC, the battery indicator is present and works well. This is a nice improvement for laptop users.
I did encounter wifi issues with 2.6.24 kernel and my wifi network with the stay at home computer. The 2.6.24 version has a new RT73USB (22.214.171.124 uses RT73 and works) driver for my Linksys USB device. Trying the network wizard, I was informed that the RT73USB driver does not support WPA. This is a problem for me since the wifi network uses WPA2 encryption. I tried using my wpa_supplicant script from Puppy 3.01 and was informed wpa_supplicant does not support RALINK driver. I tried the script for Digno (Jan 11 version) that uses iwpriv commands and works for the 184.108.40.206 kernel. A error message was shown that the RT73USB driver does not support private I/O controls. I will try a few ideas and see if I get 2.6.24 kernel to work with wpa wifi.
With the Eee PC, the correct driver was loaded, but, neither versions could see the wifi device. I can turn the atheros device on or off, but the Network Wizard can not see the interface ath0. This will have to wait.
Enjoy life, Just Greg
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"If people… have issues with us, when the time comes for a vote, the votes will probably show it," said Councilman Scott Shakespeare at the November 10 meeting of the Monticello City Council.
The statement came after Councilman Brad Randall suggested an attendance policy for the governing body. A City Council meeting in October was canceled because of a lack of quorum.
"Everybody has reasons for missing meetings," said Randall, "I think we can tie something to it for a motivation factor for all of us."
Nothing in city ordinance sets an attendance policy for members of the governing body, but Randall suggested that attendance is required in the bylaws of city committees, and the council should be the same.
Councilman Walter Bird pointed out a "fundamental difference" between committees and council: one is appointed and the other elected by the mandate of the people. He said that nothing in state law requires attendance.
Randall and Councilman Jeremy Hoggard suggested a more strict policy of attendance for elected officials than for committee members. Randall suggested that attendance requirements include meetings of all committees that a councilman sits on, in addition to council meetings.
Members can be dismissed on some committees if they miss three meetings. Shakespeare pointed out that the governing body cannot choose to dismiss a councilmember. Both Shakespeare and Bird said that voters elect the Council, and as such, can choose to not re-elect the councilmen they think aren't doing a good job.
Bird said Utah law doesn't have a process where councilmen can be recalled. He said that by mirroring the requirements of the committees, "we are taking the decision of who sits at this table out of the hands of the people."
Randall agreed, suggesting that attendance be tied to the pay that council members receive. Shakespeare said that council members sometimes have personal or business issues that come up that require them to miss a meeting.
Bird added that the burden on a council member is different than a committee member, with Councilmen often having four to six meetings a month.
Bird and Shakespeare both suggested that Randall bring a proposal to the council if the issue merits further discussion. "My point was not to point a finger at any member of the governing body. If we get to a point where there is a problem, we need to have something in place," said Randall.
Council members Shakespeare and Bird work as employees of larger organizations, while the remaining council members – Randall, Hoggard and Scott Frost – own their own businesses. The vast majority of missed meetings appear to have been job and business related.
Of the 20 meetings in 2009, Shakespeare has missed five, Frost and Bird each have missed four, and Hoggard and Randall have each missed one meeting.
City Manager Myron Lee said state law gives the City the authority to impose an attendance policy. He said that some cities require attendance and dock pay for an absence. Members of the City Council are paid $125 a month for their service.
"I don't see that this is an issue," said Shakespeare. "There may be personal issues, but I don't see it coming from the community saying councilmen are missing meetings."
Randall disagreed, adding, "Last month we had a meeting that we had to cancel."
Mayor Doug Allen said it was the first time in 10 years that a meeting was cancelled for a lack of a quorum.
"If this was occurring every six months… I would say, hey we've got a problem," said Bird. "But we've had one meeting in ten years cancelled."
In other business, City Manager Lee reported on a complaint by city residents about truck parking, dust, odors and noise coming from the Black Oil property on Main Street.
Lee said that the current use of the property was established prior to 1982, when the first zoning ordinances were put into place. While a truck stop is not listed as a permitted use in a commercial zone, the use is legal because it was established prior to the zoning ordinance.
Addressing the noise, odor and dust complaints, Lee said that the Health Department has not yet determined if the health parameters are being exceeded.
Resident Gary Hout re-iterated his concern that the area needs to be cleaned up and paved, and perhaps a noise ordinance imposed. Black Oil President Burton Black said that it is not advertised as a truck stop, regardless of what residents have found on internet listings.
Shakespeare suggested that more research be done before having more discussion on the item. Mayor Allen agreed and assured the residents that the City is researching the issue.
In other business, the Council approved a subdivision east of the Hideout Golf Course for Chuck Burand. After prior questions if the road to the property is a city street or a private drive, the Planning Commission classified the road as a city street.
Burand will divide his property in two, both of which have existing homes. The subdivision conditions for approval state there is no requirement for street, sewage disposal, water, curb, gutter, sidewalk, or storm drainage improvements, it is a simple division of land.
The piece in question is one acre and will have no other divisions. Burand said that use of the street is primarily from City staff accessing the golf course and maintenance shop.
Bird expressed concern over the question of paving streets. Planning Commission member Dale Black said that a 2008 ordinance established several options for dealing with subdivisions on unimproved city streets. Bird said that the ordinance deals with new building, but doesn't seem to address existing buildings.
City Manager Lee reported that city staff has discussed the Keith Redd Fire Station and the public works building. Both properties have been appraised in anticipation of a potential sale.
Lee suggested that in the short term, the public works building be retained and used for storage. It is recommended that the city sell the fire station, and a building that was purchased by public works but not erected. Money from the sales would be used to finance long term plans. Lee suggested a priority be placed on replacing the antiquated boiler at City Hall.
Other long term plans include four new buildings, including equipment storage at the ball parks and police storage near City Hall. When these projects are complete, the public works building would be sold, and funds used to display the Big 4 Tractor at the Welcome Center and a public works building at the mill site.
Lee doesn't expect enough revenue from the sale of the two buildings to complete the four projects, but to use it as "seed money" in applying for grants. He reports they are working on a grant to replace the boiler and windows in City Hall, and may need seed money to receive the funding.
Winn Westcott suggested that instead of selling the fire station, house the Big 4 there until a new facility can be built. Councilman Randall expressed concern over selling one building only to build other storage facilities.
Lee said the new storage facilities will be more appropriate for their intended purposes. He added that they have received information from four interested buyers.
Hoggard questioned if it would be better to erect the unused building and use it at the golf course for cart storage. Lee said it would take up to $60,000 in concrete to get the building up, and they are not sure what condition the sheet metal is in.
The council voted 3-1 to keep both the fire station and the un-erected building. Randall suggested that they determine the cost of putting up the metal building, check its condition, and do something with it.
Cassie Boyle approached the Council on behalf of the Beautification Committee. She said that the committee is discouraged that funding was cut from the budget. Boyle said it is hard for a committee when no funds are available for any projects.
Shakespeare suggested that the committee look to various clubs at Monticello High School for assistance with time and labor.
Lee pointed out that the new decorative lighting on Center Street is primarily because of the work of the Beautification committee.
Randall expressed concern that the City owns the light poles on Center Street and is responsible for light bulbs, maintenance and replacing poles that are damaged. He suggested that the committee needs to have funds set aside for these costs.
Boyle asked why the costs would be covered by the committee and not as part of city infrastructure. Lee said that they are working with Empire Electric to change the bulbs, which will be purchased by the city. Damaged poles will be dealt with on a joint basis with UDOT. Lee reported the City is seeking grants to install decorative lighting on Main Street.
Mayor Doug Allen expressed that the efforts of the Beautification Committee are appreciated and thanked them for their time.


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Each year, Liberty University's senior class takes on a project to make its mark on campus. The Class of 2009 chose a "dramatic" project — raising funds for Liberty's new 700-seat performing arts theater to be built in the Campus North tower.
The senior class, in partnership with Liberty's Student Alumni Association, has raised $7,388. Donations were accepted through graduation weekend. Every student who contributed the suggested donation amount of $10 received a free T-shirt.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. announced the theater project at a convocation earlier this spring. He said it was a great need, as the current theater located on main campus is a renovated lecture hall that seats 250. With as many as six main-stage productions a year, tickets are sold out for almost every show. The new theater will allow more people to view the shows in a more convenient and comfortable location.
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There's nothing like the fumes from high-octane fuel and the smell of tortured rubber to get your eyes watering and your mouth salivating for the heat of competition. And so it happens every year, when we invite the nation's top tuners to take part in our Grand Prix event.
Entering its seventh year, etGP has grown in stature as horsepower numbers rise and quarter mile times dive with the controlled tires we provide to every participant in an attempt to level the playing field slightly.
This year would see perhaps the most diverse collection of cars in the event's history, with cars from Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Mini, Porsche and VW vying for top honors.
Previous years had seen only VW and Audi tuners prepared to put reputations on the line and back-up their claims of horsepower and performance. However, 2009 would see the arrival of the latest M3, a dark horse from Mercedes and a Porsche Cayman take to the field of combat.
In previous years, we resisted attempts by tuners to enter cars like the 911 Turbo since we don't feel it represents our audience. Nor do we feel it's especially difficult to make one go fast. But with the arrival of several supercharger conversions for the M3 V8, and the continued dominance of the Audi A4/S4, we decided to open the doors to a modified Porsche Cayman since it represents the first step on the sportscar ladder for many aspiring Europhiles. We were also interested to see whether it could hold its own in this impressive company.
Inevitably, there are some tuners who don't want to appear in the GP, many who couldn't afford to make the journey to SoCal, and several who experienced last-minute car trouble before the event.
So what we have here represents a good cross-section of vehicles popular in the European tuning scene to give you an idea of the performance gains from the modifications on display.
The GP
As we've said before, the GP isn't really a competition with winners and losers because very few of the cars are the same. Instead, it's our opportunity to scrutinize specific products and packages in order to see if they meet the tuner's claims. So don't imagine the fastest and most powerful car wins. Yes, the team with the highest numbers has something to brag about, but that's not the whole story.
The GP isn't a head-to-head competition. Don't simply look to see who's fastest. Rather, you should use it as a tool to measure the relative performance of various tuning options on specific platforms.
Basically, etGP is a shop window where you can browse tuning conversions under the harshest conditions and draw your own conclusions about what will work for you.
The Format
As we always say, etGP is a test of speed, power and poise. The cars must participate on the dyno for outright power, the drag strip to underscore those numbers, and the road course to see how the engine, brakes and suspension perform as a complete package.
Like every GP the rule is there are no rules - except no nitrous in the engine. And because some teams previously had a big advantage through tire choice, we were again grateful to Continental for supplying its excellent ContiSportContact3 tires to all the teams.
On the GT-Pro dyno day, teams are allowed a maximum of three pulls and can tune in between. In the past we've seen high numbers and this year was no excepetion.
With a change of venue, our drag strip was on the long straight at Buttonwillow Raceway. Competitors were unrestricted in the number of runs they could take during the three-hour session, and many took full advantage. However, the track officials were again unprepared by the speed of some cars and limited the fastest to a few runs, although it had little bearing on the final outcome.
The road course at Buttonwillow Raceway was also our venue for the third day, providing an interesting comparison to the Super Lap Battle that took place a week before. The road course is the event every team wants to win and is the real indicator of overall car preparation. This is where the boys sit down so the men can stand up. It's always the highlight of etGP and the scene of the greatest drama.
Continental Contisportcontact3
For etGP09 we had initially wanted to provide Continental's new DW tires to all the competitors after it took first place in our giant 2009 Tire Test (et 12/09). However, an absence of some sizes after its introduction meant we returned to the trusted ContiSportContact3 used last year with great success.
The ContiSportContact3 was designed to meet the demands of powerful performance cars by providing shorter stopping distances, increased cornering grip and greater stability. Yet these tires are also used by several OEMs, so also have to provide good mileage, low noise and rolling resistance. As such, they represent a great choice for both wet and dry use on your modified Euro. They're also very capable of withstanding the tremendous abuse under the harshest conditions dished out in our Tuner GP.
As a testament to the performance, none of the competitors spun-out on the road course with grip problems. The tires' stability meant the teams could push them very hard and know how they would respond.
Similarly on the drag strip, all found plenty of traction off the line and were able to improve their times throughout the session. Many teams even drove to and from the event on the same tires without any problems at all.
Dyno Competition
The first thing you want to know when tuning a car is the horsepower number. That's why it's the first thing we test in the Tuner GP. We visit the drag strip the following day to see how power relates to acceleration, but the dyno day sets the tone for the entire competition. This is where a bragger backs down and a dark horse steps up.
We returned to GT Pro in Fullerton, CA for their expertise and use of the AWD Dynojet 424X dyno in their workshop. However, this year would be slightly different. Yes, the teams were able to tune their cars between runs and allow them to cool for a few minutes. They were also allowed to add ice to the intakes and blow nitrous onto the intercoolers. They were even allowed to operate the dyno if they so desired. But the big difference this year was that GT Pro was taking part in etGP for the first time.
The company has been a Mitsubishi specialist for years but we've mentioned their diversification into the Euro scene in recent years, even showcasing their turbo upgrade for the 335i at eurotuner.com More recently, Brian La Fuente and the GT Pro team has been working on various Mercedes-Benz and decided to enter its mildly-tuned C63 AMG at the last minute. You can see how it fared throughout the GP but we did ask 034 Motorsport to operate the dyno during the C63's runs to ensure impartiality.
Generally speaking, the dyno day is when the first tears are shed, with competitors breaking engines early. However, etGP09 proved to be the exception, with very little drama to report. Most cars simply pulled onto the rollers, did their three runs and left.
Of the FWD teams, the Streamline Industries Mk4 VW GTI 337 was first up. Its three runs were all within 2hp of each other, and 225 wheel horspower was in the realm the team was expecting from its K04 turbo upgrade.
Euro Sport Accessories was one of only two teams returning from last year's GP but had left its Mk1 racer, Mk3 VR6 and Ford Focus at home, choosing to debut a new Mk4 Golf GLS 1.8T instead. Other commitments meant it wasn't as developed as the team had hoped, but three consistent runs within 3hp of each other netted a best of 210whp.
Then, the Revolution Mini Works Cooper Swas strapped to the dyno. We've seen very powerful but fragile Minis in the past and were hoping this wouldn't be the same. Fortunately, this example wasn't as frenetic as previous examples, yet put down a respectable 298hp on its first run. It then followed up with 306 and 310whp to be the most powerful FWD in the GP.
There have been GPs in the past without a single RWD car, so we were grateful to have five in GT Pro's yard waiting their turn. First up was the E92 BMW M3 coupe fitted with a G-Power supercharger. Again, it proved remarkably trouble-free and very consistent, putting down 530, 535 and finally 546hp at the wheels.
The E90 M3 sedan from Gintani was also supercharged and its four tailpipes seemed to bellow even louder than the G-Power car. It was amazing to hear these V8s at over 8000rpm, especially when Gintani's M3 put down 578whp on its first run. With some cooling time in between runs, the M3 jumped to 585 and eventually 592whp, which is hugely impressive and substantiates the claims of the M3 tuners.
Our third BMW was the little 135i from Evolution Racewerks. A recent dyno run had seen 400hp, so the team was satisfied with its best run of 392whp. On the bright side, all three runs were within 2hp of each other and we suspect the low reading was caused by another problem that would raise its head the next day...
The GT Pro Mercedes C63 AMG was limited to in-house mid-pipes and Asura software. It was also the only naturally aspirated car with an automatic transmission, as well as being the heaviest. In its favor, it sounded like a Nascar on the dyno, repeating its best 414whp on two occasions once 034 had got the hang of holding the trans in-gear. The final RWD entry was the TPC Racing Porsche Cayman. The company has developed its own turbo kit to give the sportscar some testosterone. However, the first dyno run produced only 377hp and some confused faces. After an inspection, it turned out the boost solenoid was disconnected. Once rectified it hit 415 then 422whp.
With most teams being etGP virgins, few could imagine the intense battles between the Audi teams in previous years. With their fellow competitors falling by the wayside, we were left with one remaining Audi A4 from 034 Motorsport.
These guys take preparation to a new level, testing components on six different track days before being confident the car wouldn't break this year (as it had done in the past). However, they're pushing the envelope on every part fitted to their A4 quattro with its turbocharged VR6 engine, so breakages are to be expected.
Having put down more than 800whp last year, we encouraged the team to limit boost pressure and preserve the engine for the three-day event. But a first run of 255whp wasn't quite what we had in mind...
It turns out there was a problem with the dyno's software sensing the engine RPM. So the team applied more ice to the inlet manifold, sprayed nitrous on the intercooler and hit 908whp at 35psi. They'd chosen not to switch to the 42psi setting to save the motor, but the potential for 1000whp is there!
034 Motorsport, we salute you. You are the etGP dyno kings, putting down the highest number ever recorded in our event and winning the Dyno trophy we give to the most powerful car.
Our thanks to GT Pro for the use of its dyno facility in picturesque Fullerton, CA. Their technical expertise again provided trouble-free results thanks to its reliable equipment and expert technicians. The 11000sqft premises houses the dyno as well as a large workshop area plus a machine shop, engine building room, fab shop and the largest customer reception/showroom you've ever seen. My apartment is half the size!
Formerly focusing on imports, the large yard is littered with Mitsubishi 3000 GT project cars but they've seen the light and are moving into Euros. Some Porsche and Ferrari projects got them started but they've since done a turbo upgrade for the 335i, Mercedes turbo conversions and now a series of C63 AMG modifications, with a full exhaust and possibly a turbo to follow the work on the car featured here. To have them work on your car, visit gtpro.com, boostedbimmer.net or phone 714/447-1697.
|034 Motorsport
|Audi A4
|TPC Racing
|Porsche Cayman
|GT Pro
|Mercedes C63 AMG
|Evolution Racewerks
|BMW 135i
|Revolution Mini Works
|Mini Cooper
|Streamline Industries
|Euro Sport Accessories
|VW Golf GLS
Quarter-Mile Competition
For the first time in recent memory, day two arrived with a full field of nine cars. Nobody had suffered the catastrophic failures on the dyno we'd seen in the past and it was shaping up to be a good day for drag racing.
With our quarter-mile set up on the back straight at Buttonwillow Raceway, the cool temperature was perfect for the forced induction systems but not so good for the tires. Getting heat into the rubber would be critical, and competitors were trying every trick. Many were reducing tire pressures to find traction, with one FWD team going so low the tires failed tech inspection because they looked flat. However, another RWD team was increasing pressures up to 40psi in an attempt to get more wheelspin and a higher top end.
With three hours of track time, both the G-Power and Gintani M3 drivers were on the track early and were also the last to leave. Not only were they having enormous fun, but the cars performed consistently and flawlessly all day. Initially, they experienced traction problems with the huge amount of torque both cars were putting down, but eventually the drivers improved their techniques and the numbers came tumbling down into the low 12sec bracket. What's more, their elapsed time (ET) at the end of the quarter was 122mph for both cars.
The cat among the pigeons was the TCP Racing Cayman, which had considerably less power than both M3s but was also considerably lighter. With its weight over the rear wheels, the Porsche soon got into its stride and would eventually split the M3s.
With these three cars consistently in the 12sec bracket, they were joined by the GT Pro C63 AMG. Its extra weight was a disadvantage but it got within a couple of tenths of the M3s although its ET was a slower 112mph.
We also expected to see the highly-developed Evolution Racewerks 135i running with these faster cars. After all, it had similar power to the Merc but was lighter. But on one of its first runs, the 135i suddenly turned sideways halfway down the run and the builder/driver miraculously prevented a nasty incident.
After a few more awkward runs that produced a respectable mid-13sec time at 113mph, the team returned to the pits to investigate. It turns out, the 285/35 R18 Continental CSC3 tires were substantially wider than the Yokohama rubber they normally run. With little space to spare, the tires were actually jamming against the inner fender wells when the suspension was compressed. And on the slightly undulating drag strip, the car was an accident waiting to happen. The team retired early, contemplating wheels spacers for the next day.
With the RWD cars in the 12s, the fastest FWD runners were in the 13s, headed by the Revolution Mini Works Cooper S. Its 310whp was causing some traction problems but they seemed to get to grips with it, eventually finishing in the mid-13s at 108mph.
Just 0.2sec behind was the Streamline Industries VW GTI 337. It spent most of the morning lined up alongside either the Mini or the Euro Sport Accessories Golf. However, the latter was struggling with a quick-shift that had been fabricated at the last minute. It worked fine on the road but, with the engine under full load, it wouldn't allow the driver to change gear smoothly. Our biggest concern was that a missed gear would result in an over-revved engine, so the car retired early to avoid disaster.
Of course, that just left the 034 Motorsport Audi A4. Its huge power and quattro grip had seen it run 10sec quarters in previous GPs and we expected something similar this time.
The first two runs were at the low-boost 23psi setting, which produced 11.3 and 11.2sec runs. But that was just the warm-up.
Switching to 35psi, the car launched with an unexpected aggression. All four wheels scrabbled for grip and smoked as they spun. The car shot forward before the rear seemed to lift off the ground as the violence was momentarily halted for the change into second gear, which was followed by more tire smoke. With a run that left the competitors and track organizers shaking their heads, the Audi produced a 10.7sec runat 139mph.
With more to come and the possibility of a high-boost run at 42psi, the track officials got nervous and called a halt to proceedings. The team bowed out gracefully, aware they'd won the day and the trophy that goes with it, but hadn't beaten a previous best of 10.5sec on a different strip. Yet the car was still in one piece and they were looking forward to the third day.
It's interesting to see how the drag results closely echo the dyno numbers, with the Porsche jumping up two places thanks to its superior power to weight ratio, which had everybody worrying about what it would do on the road course.
|034 Motorsport
|Audi A4
|TPC Racing
|Porsche Cayman
|GT Pro
|Mercedes C63 AMG
|Evolution Racewerks
|BMW 135i
|Revolution Mini Works
|Mini Cooper
|Streamline Industries
|Euro Sport Accessories
|VW Golf GLS
Fastest Lap Competition
Ask any etGP competitor which is his favorite event or the one he wants to win the most, and without exception they'll tell you it's the road course. Building a car that does one thing well is impressive, but success on the track requires a balanced package and that is the true measure of a tuner.
In previous years, we divided the cars into separate run groups to avoid the faster cars tripping over the slower ones. It also gives time in between sessions to fettle and fix problems. However, this year, with the new venue at Buttonwillow Raceway being longer than our previous track, we decided to open it for two hours to everybody and let them all go at it. Teams without any problems would get plenty of practice time, while those having issues would still have time to get some valuable laps in.
All laps would be timed. The two-hour morning session would allow the teams to analyze their progress against the competition. In the afternoon, we put out two cars together for 20mins, during which they would try to set their fastest possible lap. This is the one that counts. And to keep things interesting, the teams wouldn't know how they did until they read this when you do!
With most teams in position before the track opened, there was some frantic activity in the Evolution Racewerks pit as they attempted to space the BMW 135i's rear wheels to clear the inner fenders. Ambitiously, they also decided to install M3 front control arms to give more camber angle. Unfortunately, it would take the team most of the morning to install the parts and then tweak the set-up, with the car only completing a handful of laps all morning.
Adding to their frustration was the knowledge that the same car on different tires had run a 2:00min lap a week earlier at the same track in Super Lap Battle (see separate story). Our Continental control tires should have been capable of something similar but the wider tread and new suspension components would dog them all day.
In the end, they were forced to raise the car to clear the tires, upsetting the center of gravity, but at least it allowed them to complete some laps. At the end of the morning session, they'd set a fastest time of 2:24.288sec, which left them disappointed but determined to improve.
The BMW's problems were nothing compared to Revolution Mini Works. We held our breath when the session was stopped and a tow truck was dispatched from the pits. It returned with the stricken Mini and the team reported a blown head gasket as the result of a coolant hose that had come loose. With a best lap of 2:07.693 it was on target to embarrass some of the heavy-hitters and the team reluctantly packed up.
For much of the morning we saw the two VWs circulating together, with the Streamline Industries 337 sneaking past on several occasions. This surprised us since we know Raffi Kazanjian from Euro Sport Accessories is an accomplished driver and familiar with the track. However, it turned out that Raffi was showing Eric Gustavson the best lines around the track but was still plagued by the same gear selection problems from before. He also changed brakes pads during the session and found he was consuming more fuel than he was used to with his naturally-aspirated racecars. However, he reported he was very happy with the balance of the car, allowing him to do what he wanted with it.
So while Eric appeared to be posting faster lap times, his best effort was 2:14.142, compared to 2.05.522 for Raffi. In fact, Raffi's time was staggering since it was the fourth fastest of the day, beating cars with more than double the power of his Golf.
The C63 AMG from GT Pro was providing plenty of surprise, but its virtually stock chassis was a weakness on the track. One of the few tricks up their sleeve was to use washers on the front struts to increase the camber angle, allowing the tires to turn-in better and reduce the amount of wear. The fix seemed to work as the Merc finished third in the morning session with a time of 2:03.041.
Meanwhile, the BMW M3 teams had their own self-imposed problems. An abundance of power and torque, combined with minimal chassis mods meant the supercharged cars were a handful on the circuit.
We've always said that a vital component in tuning cars for the etGP track day is the choice of driver (a point borne out by the C63 and Euro Sport GTI being placed higher in the time sheets than we would have predicted). And since we allow the teams to pick their own driver, we were a little surprised to see the G-Power crew try to muscle the M3 around themselves.
All things being equal, we figured a good driver would be worth 2-3sec alone, but G-Power showed the gap to be even larger as they could only manage 2:25.391 in the practice session. This was 15sec slower than the Gintani M3 with its more experienced driver who set a best lap of 2:10.971. And while both crews complained of "not enough tire" under their cars, a lack of track suspension and brake equipment was another significant factor.
At the start of the morning, the TPC Racing Porsche Cayman had been circulating with the 034 Motorsport Audi A4. Both drivers seemed to be testing each other, with the Audi crew genuinely concerned the Porsche might have them on the ropes. Certainly, the opening laps saw the Cayman flying around the circuit with consistently fast times thanks to a well-balanced chassis and experienced driver.
Getting on the power early to hit the apex on boost, the Porsche driver had played with the suspension settings and Conti tire pressures to get it working exactly as he liked it. He set a time of 2.00.885, which appeared good enough for victory. However, we can never underestimate 034 Motorsport.
As the best-prepared and most professional crew in recent etGP history, 034 Motorsport was always favorite for this event since they've built a car to excel in every discipline, being powerful, fast and now reliable. During practice they had been experimenting with the tire pressures, suspension settings and even the amount of downforce in an attempt to balance the chassis with the huge amount of power. In the end, their speed was limited by the grip of the street tires, which didn't allow them to use full braking effort, and yet they still managed a 1:57.772. This was 3sec faster than their nearest challenger and seemed unassailable. Yet stranger things have happened between lunchtime and the checkered flag...
Timed Laps
With 20min to set their best lap after lunch, all the teams made final preparations before taking to the track. And the team that benefited most was Evolution Racewerks whose BMW 135i climbed from eighth in practice to fifth in the final standings. They did this by shaving more than 17sec from their earlier best thanks to some determined driving and a powerful package. Given better preparation, this car could have finished third, but that's racing!
At the bottom of the pile was G-Power with a time of 2:20.911. While it represents a 5sec improvement, the team knows where it fell short and will address those areas next year with a proper chassis set-up and a professional driver. However, the best time was set late in the final session when the driver was simply having fun and drifting the turns. And while this is usually slower than a conventional racing line, it appears he was less afraid of the car snapping on him.
In seventh was Streamline Industries GTI, which again suffered with an inexperienced driver. On this occasion, Eric was skilled but unfamiliar with the track, and that cost him against Euro Sport Accessories. In the end,his best time of 2:12.707 was 6.5sec slower than Raffi's heroic 2:06.226, which put Raffi in a remarkable fourth place overall.
Another car where the driver was a critical piece of the package was the GT Pro Mercedes C63 AMG. It really shouldn't be in third place being the closest to stock, the heaviest, the only automatic and the only naturally aspirated car. However, the skilled driver pushed it into third place overall with a time of 2:03.029.
A car that should have beaten the C63 was the Gintani BMW M3. Again it suffered from a severe lack of grip and overheated brakes, but its horsepower should have pushed it faster than its best time of 2:08.024. We hope to see this car better prepared for next year.
With only two cars left, there's no prizes for guessing the TPC Racing Porsche Cayman was second with a time of 2:00.927. This was slightly slower than its practice time but it's impressive nevertheless.
So 034 Motorsport won the track day and overall honors in the 2009 eurotuner Tuner GP. Its incredible Audi A4 quattro set a blistering time of 1:57.407 and has set the benchmark for the GP's new venue.
Sadly, it's the last time we'll see this warhorse at etGP since the team is retiring it and will be building something new for etGP10. However, it won't disappear since the team intends to shed more weight and run it in Time Attack events such as Super Lap Battle next year.
So that was etGP09 - a glorious spectacle of horsepower and handling that crowned another champion and has highlighted the health of the European tuning scene. With new blood arriving, there's still plenty to get the saliva flowing, and still plenty to be excited about with the older cars.
Turn to the final conclusion pages to see where the teams ranked in the competition overall, taking each discipline into consideration and ranking them according to results. It was a dominant victory by 034 Motorsport but nobody need be ashamed for their valiant effort.
|034 Motorsport
|Audi A4
|TPC Racing
|Porsche Cayman
|GT Pro
|Mercedes C63 AMG
|Euro Sport Accessories
|VW Golf GLS
|Evolution Racewerks
|BMW 135i
|Streamline Industries
Tuner Profiles
AWD Class
034 Motorsport
2001 Audi A4
After snapping its crankshaft last year, the renowned Audi/VW tuner, 034 Motorsport, from Fremont, CA returned with one mission- domination. Its A4 has competed in etGP for the past two years, but on its third outing there wasn't going to be any guesswork.
"We spent six days testing the car at various tracks, changing suspension settings, testing tires, wheels, sway bars, breaking things and bringing them back. We tested the car to the point where nothing breaks and everything works optimally. If we'd brought the car here without testing, it would have broken in every event," explained 034 president Javad Shadzi.
The main difference from last year was a new turbo trim. 034 started testing with smaller turbos that were able to make more power than '08. "The engine was 100whp up with a smaller turbo." The 2.9 liter VR6 block remained the same but had been repaired from last year's crank casualty.
The suspension was now more sophisticated, with a blade-type rear sway bar. All the subframe bushings were switched from rubber to billet aluminum, and spherical bushings were used in the control arms. The driveshafts were upgraded along with lighter 17x9" Enkei wheels, which Javad told us were 12 lb lighter per corner compared to last year's 18s. "Even with narrower tires, we were 1.7 sec faster at Sears Point with the lighter wheels," he noted.
The team also played with a two-step launch control, with the ECU holding a pre-slected RPM to maximize takeoff for drag racing. A Tilton triple-disc clutch sealed the deal.
"Every decision was tested and datalogged. We had a year to complete the testing because we wanted to beat our own records. We put down more power than ever before and went faster on the quarter-mile. In a sense, we were competing against ourselves," Javad concluded.
A huge (literally!) factor in 034Motorsport's success was its own driver, Christian Miller, who won the '09 Koni Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner driver's championship for Compass360 Racing.
www.034motorsport.com, 510-657-6707
RWD Class
This might be the first time you've heard of Gintani but rest assured; it won't be the last. After forming in '04 in Van Nuys, CA the shop began tuning BMWs and Minis. "We've been concentrating on R&D. Our testing is almost complete and we're ready to release our products," explained founder Alex Gintani.
Its star player is a new supercharger kit for the E9X M3 V8. Consisting of a Vortech T2 blower, eight-rib pulley, replacement manifold, heat exchanger, chargecooler and carbon airbox, the kit demonstrated both its brawn and longevity at etGP.
Although Alex wasn't able to finish his personal M3 for the event, he has several customers daily-driving the kit, so he brought Brian Sosa's M3 sedan. Equipped with Gintani's cat-less exhaust, the car put down an impressive number on the dyno with 100-octane and max boost of 9.5psi. They also lit up the drag strip, giving it second place in both competitions.
On the road course, however, factory brakes and a lack of traction presented problems. The team also didn't have a pro driver. "We tried our best with the customer car but we'll be back next year, bigger and better," Alex promised.
Contact: www.gintani.com, 818-787-8260
RWD Class
TPC Racing
2007 Porsche Cayman S
etGP09 happened to be one of the most diverse fields in its history, and we were excited to welcome a Porsche Cayman into the mix. The Cayman is good value for money if you have around $60k. Yet older models, like this '07 Cayman S, are going for as low as $43k - considerably less than a new M3 or S4...
The Porsche Cayman is good out of the box, so it would be interesting to see how it fared against the highly modified Euros in our challenge.
With over 20 years repairing and tuning Porsche, TPC Racing from Maryland has been involved with Porsche racing since '98 and is responsible for 23 Grand Am wins. "We support everything from factory to club racing and have a diverse group of customers, but Cayman owners are great enthusiasts. These cars handle well and give a good bang for the buck," explained Mike Levitas, owner of TPC.
The car in etGP09 was owned by David Grieshaber from Northern California. It was fitted with TPC Racing's turbo kit plus sport springs and a sway bar package. "Our turbo kit basically takes the Cayman beyond 911 GT3 performance - it's faster than the GT3."
The kit consists of TPC's in-house GT62 turbo plus a chargecooler. The software was developed by TPC and Revo, so it's switchable. "Our kit has plenty of torque, so it's really good out of corners because it's not laggy but won't spin the tires like most turbo cars," Mike explained.
Although the Cayman's dyno numbers were overshadowed by some others, it shone on the road course where chassis balance was equally important. "It doesn't take big horsepower; just takes getting everything to work together," Mike smiled as he reflected on the car's performance.
Behind the wheel on the road course was Craig Stanton, a veteran driver who won the '05 Grand-Am Rolex GT series and '04 Grand-Am Koni Challenge GS class.
www.tpcracing.com, 410-799-7223
RWD Class
GT Pro
2009 Mercedes C63 AMG
While our dyno operators at GT Pro were busy strapping down cars and measuring horsepower, we had several competitors drop out at the last minute. And since GT Pro has been shifting its focus from Japanese imports to European tuning, they asked if we might include their Mercedes C63 AMG in the mix.
It's modification included GT Pro's mid-pipe exhaust, front strut brace and adjustable control arms. It also had software co-developed with Asura Design.
"We didn't expect to compete because its still early in the car's development, but we figured it would be a fun experience," Brian La Fuente from GT Pro explained.
The mildly-tuned car put up exceptional numbers on the drag, dyno and track, where it excelled with Koni Challenge GS and ST driver Billy Johnson behind the wheel.
At the track, GT Pro developed a front camber correction to improve its handling response using washers and ingenuity. The forged three-piece wheels from Advance.One Wheel were also a lifesaver. "They bent over backward to get the wheels done with one day's notice. Advance.One put everything on hold to take care of us," Brian said gratefully.
By next year, GT Pro will have a full range of products for the C63 from power adders to chassis mods. But for now, Brian's happy with the results. "We were the only normally-aspirated car there," he explained, "but we had a positive outcome with the C63 and plan to improve on that next year when we'll be better prepared."
Contact: www.gtpro.com, 714-447-1697
RWD Class
G-Power is becoming a familiar name in the BMW scene. Although the German tuner has been around since '71, it only recently began making news in North America with incredible feats such as claiming to have the fastest BMW sedan and coupe in the world - its twin-supercharged M5 V10 hit 211mph three years ago and its M6 reached 228mph last year.
These accomplishments in Germany led to the recent opening of G-Power North America and new product such as supercharger kits for the M3, M5 and M6.
Partners Samir Said and Cameron Hassid are runnng G-Power USA and have made every effort to personally test the parts before presenting them to customers.
The red Coupe is Cameron's daily driver with more than 5000 miles on the kit. Cameron was also one of the few to drive to every event, racking up 800 miles and a speeding ticket in the process. Image Group "We're very happy. We knew our car was strong and we've shown it's dependable. We really wanted to beat up the car and see what breaks, but nothing has," Cameron said.
The G-Power kit consists of an ASA centrifugal blower, front-mount intercooler, uprated injectors and mounting hardware. The stage 2 kit is tuned to 7.5psi for the street, and during the competition the car was using a mix of 91-octane with splashes of 100-octane. It wasn't optimal but prevented possible engine knock when the car was pushed to its limits.
The G-Power and Gintani M3s made the most passes on the quarter-mile. But unfortunately, the Coupe's chassis remained almost stock and without a professional driver they struggled on the road course. But they proved the supercharger works flawlessly for daily driving and weekend track days. Next year, don't be surprised to see a stage 3 G-Power conversion with more power, tuned suspension and aspirations of a top finish.
www.g-power.com, 310-657-5575
RWD Class
Evolution Racewerks
2008 BMW 135i
Evolution Racewerks (ER) made its etGP debut with this BMW 135i, which has also competed in the Super Lap Finals two years in a row in the Street class.
The 1-Series is used for product development, being equipped with ER's own intercooler kit, charge pipe, exhaust and downpipe for the N54 motor. ER has also developed brake lines and the carbon widebody that allows it to fit wider front tires in order to overcome one of the 1-Series' weaknesses. Later this year, the tuner plans further suspension upgrades and an oil cooler for 1-Series customers.
After a promising effort in Super Lap Battle the week before with a 2:00min lap, the team was optimistic for its first GP. Unfortunately, everything went wrong.
"The dimensions of the Continental tires were bigger than we normally run," explained ER's Fred Su. "The Contis have a wider tread area and larger rim protector, and while it drove fine on the street, the problem arose on the quarter-mile. There were slight undulations on the track that compressed the suspension, pushing the wheels into the body. Every time I went over a hump, the car would lose traction as the tires locked up. I was fighting the car the whole way down. Because of that, I didn't run it at full power." Disappointed, the team earned a high 13-sec quarter-mile pass, although low-12s was in the tuner's forecast.
To keep the tires from rubbing on the road course day, they installed spacers. "This just caused the tires to rub on the outside of the fenders, shredding the sidewall," he told us. "It was dangerous so we raised the suspension. But this caused the rear tires to toe-out. So we had to re-align the suspension with each change or the car would just pin-out."
Constantly chasing a solution, the team ran out of time and Grand-Am driver VJ Mirzayan drove the road course conservatively because the rear-end was "very twitchy."
It didn't help either that the car developed a huge flat spot on a front tire after the brakes locked up during practice following an ABS fault after a visit to the dealer. This made the front grip very inconsistent. "The car was crippled," Fred concluded. "With the tire rub and intermittent ABS it was totally unpredictable, so we couldn't repeat our previous performance."
Unfortuantely, the ER 135i wasn't able to show off its full potential at etGP, but they hope to return next year.
www.evolutionracewerks.com, 626-814-3403
FWD Class
Euro Sport Accessories
2001 VW Golf GLS
We can always count on Euro Sport Accessories to surprise us at etGP. Last year, It's Ford Focus finished in the middle of the pack, while the year before its Mk1 GTI terrorized the road course. This year, Euro Sport did it again; posting the lowest horsepower but one of the quickest lap times. It's all credited to great preparation by the VW/Audi/Ford tuner and excellent driving from Euro Sport owner, Raffi Kazanjian.
Euro Sport's '01 Golf GLS started stock with 160k miles on its 150hp 1.8T. Raffi and his crew then tore apart the car, bringing the weight to 2475 lb (2890 lb stock) and adding the best bolt-on parts to improve the chassis, power and throttle response. "The car really ran well," Raffi told us. "It's easier to drive on the road course with less horsepower, so I was able to put the power down. And it was doing all the right things in the corners."
Raffi has been competing in etGP from the beginning, with the goal of doing well on the road course using low horsepower setups. His Golf's handling was greatly improved with a Wavetrac LSD plus H&R coilovers, GIAC software and other Euro Sport goodies. He had planned a GT2871R turbo upgrade but ran out of time with other project conflicts.
His drag race results were weak due to a last minute short shift kit, which wasn't aligned properly. But Raffi's car undoubtedly proved a point that it's not always how much power you have that makes you fast. Balance, weight and driving skill are just as important in achieving exceptional lap times.
www.eurosportacc.com, 714-630-1555
FWD Class
Streamline Industries
New contender, Streamline Industries from Salt Lake City, UT, put on a good show with its budget-built GTI 337. The company specializes in Audi, VW and BMW servicing and upgrades. Owner Mark 'Elf' Ellefsen couldn't make it to etGP, but mechanic Jake Peacock along with part-timer Eric Gustavson, brought the race-prepped Mk4 GTI.
The car was driven to and from Southern California without a trailer. "The theory was to see how far we could push a relatively simple set-up," Eric began. "We intentionally didn't go big-turbo because we split the car's time between autocross and road course. Once you go big, the car becomes useless at autocross, so we kept it simple with a K04 upgrade."
The turbo package was reliable with its Audi TT injectors and MAF plus GIAC software. "The power curve doesn't fall off like the K03, so we're happy with it," he told us.
Equipped with the stock clutch, the car ran like a champ on the road course with the most laps of any car.
Eric drove the entire competition but took some time to learn the track. Compared to Euro Sport, for example, the lap times highlighted the difference a driver could make on the course. "It was very impressive to see Raffi on his home court," Eric admitted.
But Eric happily reported there were no issues with the car. There wasn't a single failure or overheating, even on the haul from Utah. "Our GTI doesn't have 500whp or all-wheel drive, but it was fun to run something budget-oriented," Eric said.
www.streamlineindustries.com, 801-467-7666
FWD Class
Revolution Mini Works
2003 Mini Cooper S
Revolution Mini Works from Orange County, CA was formed in 12/06 and sponsors some of the top racers in the Mini community. From Grand-Am, NASA and USTCC, the company provides support and parts for these cars.
Founder Jan Brueggemann brought his '03 Mini Cooper S with his stroker kit, larger supercharger and more, but unfortunately they retired on the track where he was hoping to shine. "We didn't properly clamp a coolant line," Jan explained. "It popped off, we lost water and the head gasket blew. Our driver Ian Stewart had never seen the track before and we were cutting three seconds each lap. We just needed a few more laps..."
The Mini gave a courageous effort but didn't have enough to finish the competition. "We're disappointed, but will be back next year," concluded Jan.
www.revolutionmini.com, 949-456-9590
1. 034 Motorsport
2001 Audi A4
Dyno: 908.11whp, 730 lb-ft (1st)
Quarter mile: 10.736sec (1st)
Lap time: 1:57.407sec (1st) *Overall Winner
Engine 2.9 liter overbored VR6 24v block with ported R32 head, custom GT4202R turbo with 4" downpipe (dyno), GT3582R turbo with 3.5" downpipe (road course), JE pistons, forged rods, Techtonics cams, 1000cc Injectors, stock-size valves, high-rate springs, titanium retainers, porting, manifolds, FMIC, modified front core support, tubular exhaust and intake manifold, engine and trans mounts, 034EFI stage IIc engine management, remote oil filter
Drivetrain Stasis-built Audi close-ratio six-speed 01E transmission, Stasis 5:1 high-bias center diff, Stasis Motorsport clutch-type rear differential, CNC 034Motorsport aluminum flywheel, Tilton OT-II 7.25" triple-disc clutch, JH Motorsport short shifter, Apikol center diff mount, billet rear diff carrier mount, front and rear Axle Shafts
Suspension Stasis Ohlins three-way remote reservoir shocks, relocated front suspension pickup points, revised front suspension geometry, spherical control arm bushings, custom sway bars with blade-design rear bar
Wheels & Tires 17x9" Enkei wheels with 245/45 R17 Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes Stasis front brake kit with four-piston Alcon calipers, 328mm rotors, 034Motorsport rear brake upgrade with 300mm rotors, AP Racing 5500 dual master-cylinder pedals
Exterior replica RS4 front bumper, widebody and composite panels
Interior rollcage, Fuel Safe "saddle bag" dual fuel tank setup with surge tank and dual Bosch 044 Motorsport pumps, Firesafe system, driver's seat moved with extended steering shaft and OMP racing wheel
2. TPC Racing
2007 Porsche Cayman S
Dyno: 422.39whp, 347.61 lb-ft (4th)
Quarter mile: 12.442sec (3rd)
Lap time: 2:00.927sec (2nd)
Engine 3.4 liter flat-six with TPC Racing turbo kit, BBI underdrive pulley, chargecooler
Drivetrain six-speed manual transmission with Quaife LSD, Sharkwerks lightened flywheel, B&M short shifter
Suspension TPC Racing suspension
Wheels & Tires 19x8.5" front, 19x10" rear HRE C21 wheels with 245/35 front, 265/35 R19 rear Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes front Brembo brake kit with F50 four-piston calipers and 355mm rotors
Exterior Motor-Lux carbon rear diffuser and winglets, SpeedArt rear wing
Interior OE GT3 seats with Schroth six-point harnesses, Heigo roll-bar, DMC harness bar, FVD steering wheel, Sharkwerks fire extinguisher, Kenwood 9140 head unit, I-Shift shift light, LED lighting, Magden computer, Tragmate system
3. Gintani
Dyno: 592.42whp, 392.63 lb-ft (2nd)
Quarter mile: 12.214sec (2nd)
Lap time: 2:08.024sec (6th)
Engine 4.0 liter V8 with Gintani supercharger kit, cat-less X-pipe, race exhaust, chargecooler
Drivetrain six-speed manual transmission
Suspension H&R Race springs
Wheels & Tires 19x8.5" front, 19x10" rear BBS CH black wheels with 255/35 front, 295/30 R19 rear Continental ContiSportContact3 tires, wheel stud conversion, Neo chrome lugs
Brakes Goodridge stainless lines, Motul fluid
Exterior Karbonwerkes carbon trunk, LCI tail light conversion, smoked kidney and side grilles, painted
mirror covers, color-matched bumper reflectors
Interior chromoly rollcage, Recaro Profi SPG seats with custom suede upholstery, Schroth six-point harnesses, suede headliner
4. GT Pro
2009 Mercedes C63
Dyno: 414.52whp, 382.97 lb-ft (5th)
Quarter mile: 12.758sec (5th)
Lap time: 2:03.029sec (3rd)
Engine 6.3 liter V8 with GT Pro double-XX mid-pipe and "data streamer" datalogging, GT Pro/Asura Design software
Drivetrain seven-speed automatic
Suspension GT Pro front camber adjustment, MB Arts front strut brace and rear camber arms
Wheels & Tires 19x8.5" front, 19x9.5" rear ADV1 5.3 forged wheels with 245/35 R19 front, 265/30 R19 rear Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes factory
Exterior factory
Interior factory
5. G-Power
Dyno: 546.62whp, 376.80 lb-ft (3rd)
Quarter mile: 12.582sec (4th)
Lap time: 2:20.911sec (8th)
Engine 4.0 liter V8 with G-Power supercharger kit, Race Precision mid-pipe and exhaust, front-mount intercooler, uprated injectors
Drivetrain six-speed manual transmission
Suspension Eibach Pro-Kit springs
Wheels & Tires 18x8.5" front, 18x9.5" rear OE BMW wheels with 245/40 front, 285/35 R18 rear Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes factory
Exterior factory
Interior factory
6. Evolution Racewerks
2008 BMW 135i
Dyno: 392.28whp, 416.01 lb-ft (6th)
Quarter mile: 13.397sec (6th)
Lap time: 2:06.870sec (5th)
Engine 3.0 liter twin-turbo straight-six with Evolution Racewerks Competition Series front-mount intercooler, carbon ducting, charge pipe with TiAL blow-off valve, ER 3" downpipes, mid-pipes with high-flow catalytic converter and exhaust, custom dual oil-cooler system, Injen dual-cone intakes, Snow Performance stage 2 methanol injection, GIAC software, Motul oil and coolant additive, Odyssey PC680 dry-cell battery
Drivetrain six-speed manual transmission with Wavetrac rear LSD, 3.46:1 final drive, Motul tranny and diff oil
Suspension KW Clubsport coilovers and front sway bar, E92 M3 tension rod and lower control arms
Wheels & Tires 18x10" Forgeline ZX3R Competition wheels with 285/35 R18 Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes JCW brake conversion
Exterior factory
Interior Recaro seats, harness bar, Schroth six-point harnesses
7. Euro Sport Accessories
2001 VW Golf
Dyno: 210.39whp, 251.13 lb-ft (9th)
Quarter mile: 14.545sec (9th)
Lap time: 2:06.226sec (4th)
Engine 1.8 liter 20v four-cylinder turbo with Euro Sport Cool-Flo Race intake, 2.5" downpipe, stainless exhaust, diverter valve and front-mount intercooler, GIAC software
Drivetrain five-speed manual with Euro Sport aluminum flywheel, Exedy stage 1 clutch, Wavetrac LSD
Suspension H&R coilovers with 457 lb front spring rate, Euro Sport front upper, lower and rear braces, front camber plates, SPC rear shims
Wheels & Tires 17x8" Enkei RPF1 wheels with 245/40 R17 Continental ContiSportContact3 tires, H&R spacers
Brakes Brembo slotted rotors, ATE fluid, Hawk pads
Exterior rear wing, carbon hood
Interior stripped interior, 18 lb Deka battery relocated
8. Streamline Industries
Dyno: 225.95whp, 238.37 lb-ft (8th)
Quarter mile: 13.770sec (8th)
Lap time: 2:12.707sec (7th)
Engine 1.8 liter 20v four-cylinder turbo with Streamline Industries K04 turbo kit, Audi 225hp TT injectors, GIAC software, 4-bar fuel pressure regulator, Samco turbo inlet pipe, Forge Motorsport silicone hose kit and 007 diverter valve, Tyrol Sport side-mount intercooler, evoms intake with ITG filter, ECS pulleys, Techtonics 2.5" turbo-back exhaust, deleted air conditioning, VF-Engineering dog-bone and engine mounts
Drivetrain six-speed manual with R32 shift linkage, Peloquin LSD, VF-Engineering transmission mount
Suspension Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, OE S3 upper strut brace, Energy Suspension poly control arm bushings, Euro Sport rear upper tie bar, Neuspeed front lower tie bar and 28mm rear sway bar, H&R 21mm front sway bar, front camber plates 17x8" SSR Competition wheels with 245/40 R17 Continental ContiSportContact3 tires 328mm Brembo GT front brake kit with four-piston calipers, Pagid pads and Motul RBF600 fluid, ECS stainless lines, Hawk HPS rear pads
Wheels & Tires 17x8" SSR Competition wheels with 245/40 R17 Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes 328mm Brembo GT front brake kit with four-piston calipers, Pagid pads and Motul RBF600 fluid, ECS stainless lines, Hawk HPS rear pads
Exterior OE 25AE GTI headlights and Euro tail lights, carbon hood
Interior rear seat and spare tire deleted
9. Revolution Mini Works
2003 Mini Cooper
Dyno: 309.79whp, 258.83 lb-ft (7th)
Quarter mile: 13.570sec (7th)
Lap time: DNF
Engine 1.6-liter four-cylinder with Revolution Mini Works 2.0-liter stroker kit, Eaton 1320 TVS supercharger, balanced and blueprinted bottom-end and cylinder head, cam, header, chargecooler
Drivetrain six-speed manual transmission with Cusco LSD and Clutchmasters clutch
Suspension JRZ coilovers
Wheels & Tires 17x8.5" Motegi Tracklight wheels with 235/40 R17 Continental ContiSportContact3 tires
Brakes JCW brake conversion
Exterior JCW brake conversion
Interior Recaro seats, harness bar, Schroth six-point harnesses


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Thank you!!!!
Posted by Andrew Coulon on November 21, 2011
The Zine Committee would like to thank everyone that came out to the 2011 Zine Symposium on Saturday. We had a great crowd for the panel discussion and keynote featuring musician, activist and zine author Kathleen Hanna.
We'd like to give a special round of applause to our panelists Shelton Hull, Adee Roberson, Mark Creegan, Travis Fristoe, Kathleen Hanna and moderator Duncan Barlow. Their insights into the creative process and personal experiences were very inspiring.
A special thank you goes out to Kathleen Hanna and her team. We are glad she was able to visit Jacksonville Public Library and we appreciate her willingness to share her experiences and how zines have shaped her activism and career as a musician. It was an excellent and challenging presentation.
Thank you goes out to Clay Doran (Squid Dust) for the wonderful posters. Will there be a second printing? Only he will know for sure.
We'd like to thank everyone that worked on the event and contributed to making it a success, without whom the event could not have happened. Thanks to everyone who spread the word and posted info on blogs, Facebook and Twitter about the event. That was a great help. An especially big thank you goes to out the Community Relations and Marketing team, Adult Programming and the Conference center staff. Thanks for everything!
If you would like to seem more programs like this one, send us your feedback or better yet, checkout some zines from the collection. The library relies on community support and one of the best things you can do is checkout books, CDs, zines, DVDs and other materials in the library. Patron usage and feedback helps us determine future goals for collection development and programming, so please use the library and enjoy what it has to offer.
JPL has some items available for checkout by the above panelists:
Shelton Hull – Section 8 zine | Ink 19
Travis Fristoe – America? zine and other writings
Kathleen Hanna – Le Tigre albums | Bikini Kill: The Singles
We hope to have video of the event available soon!!


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