The Ontario Thread!

Seen a 911 Turbo cab and a nsx in woodstock yesterday. Not big spots by GTA standards, but still nice to see a exotic everynow and again

 

You are correct.2 in Ontario and 1 in Quebec

 

Thanks for clearing that up for us Aram, How are you enjoying your 722? Do you have any information on the 722 located in Quebec? Is the car in Montreal?

Hope to see you in your 722 or Gallardo again this year at the Grand Prix!

 

That explains it! You all must be in the bath house business!

 

Guys I gotta tell you that after 3 months in Southern California, the spots up here are rare and thin. There is NOTHING you do not see on the road there. On one Sunday I stopped counting Lambos at 15 and Ferraris were too plentiful to keep track of. BTW this was not at a car show; true in the wild spots. Up here the best I've seen in 2 weeks is one 430 coupe.

 

And i bet when they come up for sale in 12 years they will all have 14,000 miles

Glad to see you chime in Rob...hope all is well in those parts !

 

We bought the first Canadian Elise - my 75 year old mum says its like a British Dino (and she should know she had one for 20 years). No issues so far and our car has been regularly tracked (here at 2006 FIA Canadian Solo Champs 2nd in SS). In fact Helders been bugging us to bring it in. Its been so reliable he hasn't seen it since fall 06. Takes Celica filters so you can DYI cheaply. Bulletproof motor.
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nice to hear...how many ks on it now ...there were no recalls on the car (yet). How are the tires wearing out. I seen one on the road today, and my son said Dad, can we buy one of those.
Thanks for the write up.

 

Ask Luca about the drive with our Elise and the encounter with a flying steel I Beam.

 

Ah c'mon.........I was expecting something more brutal than that.

 

Colin Chapman is rolling in his grave.

Elise + chasing cones in a parking lot = fail.

 

LOL

Streetcross is another term for... "too scared to go to Mosport".


Driving across St. Clair around 5:30 pm is just as challenging.

 

Now, that IS funny.

 

Yesterday in Burlington - Red Dino 308 GT4.

 

What does your mother drive?

 

A Jeep Grand Cherokee. Not very suitable for Streetcross or Mosport.

Don't get me wrong, streetcross is very much fun and a safe alternative to race tracks. And it gives the city people a chance to get their cars past 2nd gear!!! LOL

 

i see your still making friends on fchat

 

Actually Rick I'm back in TO. Bought myself a Porsche Cayman S to replace the Benz as a daily driver and made the 5000km trek back a couple of weeks ago. The Porsche was VERY comfortable on the drive. I hope to go back next winter after the dumping that took place this year. Maybe next time I'll come back with a 550 Maranello

 

Glad to hear your back Rob. You coming to Mosport in May?

 

+1
Actually my mum (a grandmother) is slowing down and in poor health as shes approaches her 80th. Her last lapping day was Calabogie last year. The Toronto Star did a feature on her in 06 when she picked up the Elise (anybody have Nikas link?).She has lapped Mosport more than most and lapped before there was a Mosport (Edenvale, Rattlesnake Point Hillclimb, Bridgehampton and Watkins Glen street course in the late 40s and eary 50s). She would get a big laugh off your comment. I've seen her get out of Dads Berlinette after a sub 1:40 lap with a grin from ear to ear. Scary......try driving a 18bhp Citroen from Kingston to NYC flat out and back again which she will do in June or a 40s MGTC down an Alpine descent with no brakes after the first switchback. A few years ago she drove her Dino 246 GTS (08106) to Halifax and back for a good friends grandaughters wedding (one day and I better not put the time down). Scary... St Clair at 5:30? Surely you jest. I do it every day (Black Volvo V70 Turbo) school run. All the fun has been taken out since the raised streetcar mess - try detouring into Mt Pleasent Cemetary off Yonge to Mt Pleasent there are a few nice off camber turns........

 

Wow.....your family has motorsport in its blood. Great story about your mother, my mom thinks Mosport is some sort of Portuguese liquor.....LOLL

Mt Pleasant is a good run, but I prefer the Bayview exit/Rosedale valley rd for some fast bends, fresh air and sound effects.

 

Agree you can pull some serious Gs there (I got 1.3 on my Yokohama 048 medium compounds there once in the Elise). Sound.... after the Distillery Car Show 2 years ago I drove your route RVR north to Bay ext in the Berlinette with a straight thru pipe off the header ( see pic) to a friends house . He claims to have heard me all the way... every gear change.
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