Economy run

[iceracer]

Anybody in upstate NY (capitol area) interested in doing an economy run just for the fun of it ? Practically no rules.
The Adirondack Motor Enthusiasts Club Inc. (AMEC) will be doing one on Oct. 5
It will be in the morning with gokart racing in the afternoon.
For more info and updates visit their web site : www.icerace.com and go on the message board.

[blownb310]

Thanks Richard,

For those interested, here are the details:

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Greetings fellow hypermilers. For those of you located in the northeast, the Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club A.M.E.C. (http://www.icerace.com/) will be holding a Fall Foliage "Economy Run" coming up this October 5, 2008. These events are far and few between. Take advantage of this unique opportunity.

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A little history: A.M.E.C. held it's first Economy Run back in 1954. Now 54 years later with record high fuel prices, the club decided to bring the event back. Our members created a new course and the event took place this past August 10th. It was very well received and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated. Results can been seen here (http://www.icerace.com/amec-2008-economy-1.html). It was a good dry run to make sure everything went smoothly and that our laptop excel program worked properly to calculate the results. We enjoyed it so much that we have planned an "Economy Run II" and this time would like to open it up to like minded individuals who would like to join us. To keep it easy to manage and fun we will limit registration to the first 20 entrants.

Here are the details:

What: Fuel mileage contest through the southern Adirondacks of NY. The route will be on some really nice scenic and challenging roads and will run 106.3 miles in distance. Your “economic” driving ability will be tested. Cars will be filled with fuel by an AMEC official and then weighed on electronic scales. Small ramps are employed for easy on and off of the scales. Any street legal vehicle is allowed to participate, [including motorcycles].This event will run rain or shine.

Where: The starting spot will be at the Fairway Oil gas station on Route 5 in Fonda, NY. [directions below].

When: Sunday, October 5th, 2008. Arrival time will be 8:00-8:30am, first car off at 9:00am. They have gas and diesel and have a large enough parking lot that we won’t be in the way. (They also don’t use ethanol, if that makes a difference to anyone.)

Cost: $10 per vehicle

Awards include:

1. Best overall mpg for gas cars

2. Best overall mpg for diesel and hybrid cars

3. Best ton-mile per gallon [TMPG] vehicle weight in pounds, divided by 2000, times miles driven, divided by gallons consumed. A handy calculator is here (http://images.icerace.com/cgi-bin/tmpg.cgi).

4. Best carbureted mpg

5. Best miles per dollar.

Note: If we get more than one motorcycle we will add a class for them.

[b]Awards: This event will conclude about noon, and our plan is to proceed up the nearby Checkers Out Go-Kart track for lunch, awards, and optional indoor go-kart races if you so desire. Checkers Out Speedway is an indoor go kart track open year round, and is located about ¾ of a mile south of Johnstown, NY, on NYS Route 30A. Physical address: 2299 State Hwy 30A Johnstown, NY 12905. Track phone: 518 736-4630

Directions: to Fairway Oil gas station: Take NY Thruway Exit 28. After the toll booth, turn left onto Riverside Drive. Then turn right onto South Bridge Street and go over the bridge. On the other side of the bridge is a traffic light. You can see Fairway Oil and Gas on your left. Turn left onto Route 5 and enter the station.

To register for this event: Please contact Mike Kamm at (518) 674-0520 or via email: mkamm [at ] juno [ dot] com. Or just simply reply to this thread with your name, year/model car. There is also a message board thread regarding this event on the A.M.E.C. message board here (http://www.runboard.com/bamecmessageboard.f1.t28349).

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Registered driver's list as of 9-6-08

1. Dave Burnham - 1991 Diesel VW Jetta
2. Richard Vedder - 2000 Ford ZX2 S/R
3. Mark Long - 1997 Dodge Avenger
4. Mike Kamm - 1977 Datsun B210 mpg
5. Claude Hutchings - 1999 Saab 9-3
6. Ernie Yue - 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250cc
7. Ronny Kienhuis - 1972 Citroen SM or 1992 Subaru SVX
8. "Bestmapman" [Clean mpg forums] 2007 Toyota Prius, Cincinnati, KY.
9. "JPS000" - 2008 Toyota Prius
10. Al Walker - [Clean MPG] - 2004 Toyota Prius - Boston, MA
11. Brian Wilsey - 2003 Mazda Protege [2.0]
12. Tom Moeller - 1994 Mazda Miata - Saratoga NY
13. Carl Germain - 1950 Studebaker Champion Business Coupe, Syracuse, NY
14. Bill Clark - 1960 Metropolitan convertible - Endicott, NY
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[zxtwou2]

this is an excelent idea! wish i didn't live so far away. i wonder how well something like this would go over here in central Illinois?

[blownb310]

this is an excelent idea! wish i didn't live so far away. i wonder how well something like this would go over here in central Illinois?I'm sure it would go over very well. It just takes a few people to get together and organize one.

We're almost filled up. Still a month to go and there are only 6 spots left!

Mike

[zxtwou2]

what would i need to organize one of these? corner scales and timing equipment? i'm very interested in getting one of these together in the central IL valley now!

[capitalcrew]

My MSF is scheduled same day. Sorry guys, have a good one.

[yellow2000S/R]

Too far away for me. Sounds like fun tho! I dont think my car would be ready by then.

Keep us updated.

[iceracer]

zxtwou2, If you could find a friendly truck scale operator,that would work. A stop watch will work for timing.
A couple things not mentioned. The course has been lengthend to app. 118 miles and a 3 hr, time limit is imposed to discourage ultra slow driving.

[blownb310]

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Registered driver's list as of 9-20-08

1. Dave Burnham - 1991 Diesel Jetta - Delanson, NY
2. Dick Vedder - 2000 Ford ZX2 S/R - Johnstown, NY
3. Mark Long - 1997 Dodge Avenger - Staatsburg, NY
4. Mike Kamm - 1977 Datsun B210 - Averill Park, NY
5. Claude Hutchings - 1999 Saab 9-3 - Saquiot, NY
6. Ernie Yue - 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250cc - Mechanicville, NY
7. Ronny Kienhuis - 1972 Citroen SM or 1992 Subaru SVX - Long Island, NY
8. Jud Engels [Clean mpg forums] 2007 Toyota Prius - Cincinnati, KY.
9. "JPS000" - 2008 Toyota Prius
10. Al Walker - [Clean MPG] - 2004 Toyota Prius - Boston, MA
11. Brian Wilsey - 2003 Mazda Protege - Amsterdam, NY
12. Tom Moeller - 1994 Mazda Miata - Saratoga NY
13. Carl Germain - 1950 Studebaker Champion Business Coupe - Syracuse, NY
14. Bill Clark - 1960 Metropolitan - Endicott, NY
15. Jonathan Bartlett - 2005 Passat TDI wagon[Biodiesel] - Sterling, MA
16. Pam Subik - 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Mayfield, NY
17. Tom Compoli - 1981 VW Rabbit - Schenectady, NY
18. Chris Werner, 1991 Ford Festiva - Troy, NY
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This event will be completely full shortly. What I will do is add 3 more spots for cancellations and no shows.

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[blownb310]

Here's a sampling of the cars at the check point.....

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This event was a big success and full results are HERE (http://www.icerace.com/amec-2008-economy-2.html). This picture was taken at the checkpoint. This heavily modified RX-7 got the worst mileage of the entire field at only 21.45 mpg. The average for the entire meet was an impressive 49.56 mpg though. The Datsun B210 behind it got 61.53 mpg! The stock Miata got 41.17 mpg. The beautiful '60 Metropolitan got 37.86.

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Ice racer's S/R was off just a bit this time around but still mustered 37.04 mpg this time out. In our previous event he obtained 41.09 mpg last August.

More pics can be seen HERE (http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z293/clarkwd/AMEC%20Economy%20Run%20Oct%202008/).

[iceracer]

The main reason my mileage was off was that I didn't fully fill the tank to the top at the start. It would have been much better. It was fun anyway and much nicer weather than in August.