The 2002 SPC Rally
  
Milan Dragway
  

At the dragstrip (49k)
The group relaxing in the staging lanes.

  
On Wednesday (August 7), the group left South Haven MI for Milan Dragway, in Milan MI.  It was a beautiful day, with a few clouds and the temperature in the lower 70s.  We had arranged to have the dragstrip exclusively for half the day and we all were able to get an insane amount of runs with no waiting.

Alex P (MN) set the record for the day in his '97 SC2 with 34 runs in a three hour period.  Holy crap.

  

  
Milan sign (23k)
  

  
Dragster unloading (26k)
  

   
The Saturn Motorsports guys unloaded their SL2 dragster from the transporter.  Most of their day was spent tuning and tracking down some persistent engine problems which prevented them from running the impressive times we all knew the car was capable of.  (The car has run in the 11s on prior occasions.)

  

SPC car (30k)Click for video

Above, Deebs (IL) checks in with Tapp (IL) who later pilots the SPC project car down the quarter to a best time of 14.78 - not bad for a car that did 123 hp on the dyno!

Click HERE for video of the start of the run against the Saturn Motorsports SC2 (776k, requires Indeo 5 codec available HERE).  Be sure to turn up your sound.
  
  
Jeff Sabatini (MI), who is a writer with AutoWeek magazine, came by to see what was going on.  Jeff now owns a Miata, but he's driven with us on the track with a Saturn he owned a few years back.

Hmm, could there be an article about a particular Saturn club's activities in the works?  (hint, hint)

  

  
Jeff from Autoweek (27k)
Jeff from AutoWeek Magazine
    

  
Kevin (24k)

   
Kevin (MO) was running his SC1 today hoping to see how much of a difference a transmission swap (to a dual-cam manual) and a lightened flywheel make since he last ran the quarter.   In this photo, we can tell that Kevin loves his traction and this was just about the right size for his driveway at home.

 

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