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PoweRRR Magazine PRESIDENT’S LETTER SCOA P. O. Box 274, Odenville, AL 35120 I hope everyone is continuing structure the dues to better fit our to enjoy the current versions ever-changing membership base. Board of Directors: of the PoweRRR magazine. With that in mind we have devel- President — Lee Reese While we strive to deliver an oped a very short questionnaire [email protected] ever-evolving fresh look and extend- that we would GREATLY appreciate Vice President — Jake Aywas ed content, cost and inflation has you taking just a few minutes and vp@ started to create a deficit we cannot completing. All you must do is scan Secretary — Robert Mann overcome with the current status the QR code and answer 7seven secretary@ quo. The time has come to review questions. You can add comments Treasurer — Jay Ronca the current dues structure and the if you chose. We appreciate your treasurer@ need for an increase. The current feedback and look forward to seeing Trustees — Kevin Doolittle, Toby dues of $30.00 a year for domes- your answers. Marcum, Ted Falk tic members no longer covers the Editor — Mary Jean Wesche cost of the magazine, let alone the Until next time – editor@ website, insurance, etc. We have not had an increase in dues since 2010 Show them, drive them, or race Regional Directors: and the inflation rate has caught up them – Just enjoy your Saleens! Northwest — Tom Rice with us. With the introduction of the nwregionaldir@ new website we anticipate having Rocky Mountain — Mike Svela more membership options to fit the rockmtnregiondir@ wants and needs of the membership Southwest & PoweRRR Publisher better, however dues will have to — Edward Hannigan increase. swregiondir@ publisher@ North Central — Vacant For the sake of reference, we main- ncentralregiondir@ tain about 400 members on average Central — Vacant and print as many copies of Powerrr centralregiondir@ each month. South Central — Adam Hair scentralregiondir@ 400 members x $30 dues = $12,000; New England — Roger Fortune which is basically $1,000 a month in newengregiondir@ revenue. Mid Atlantic — Reginal Singleton midatlanticregiondir@ April 2020 Powerrr was 16 pages and Lee Southeast — Vacant 400 copies cost $1,340; a $340 deficit seregionaldir@ in one month. [email protected] International — Tony Day internationaldir@ $1,340 x 12 monthly copies is $16,080 and that doesn’t take larger Membership, Dues, & Payments copies, like Nationals, into account. Treasurer Jay Ronca Club Website & Forums Again, this does not include insur- Back Issues/Additional Copies ance, website, window clings, etc. President Lee Reese We are strictly talking about the magazine at this point. Obviously, Club General Store something must change, and fast. clubstore@ We do want to give all the members2 Powerrr Magazine | May 2020 a chance to voice their opinions and help us understand best how to
BEST OF THE FEWHIDDEN TREASURE AT THE DEALERSHIP By Edward Hannigan Some people are sort of lucky, some aren’t lucky at all. But some people have incredible luck. This is one of those incredible luck stories. Imagine seeing what was advertised as a two year old GT at the Ford deal- ership. Good price at $18,500, with only 32,000 miles. A deal is struck and away you go with your Ford Mustang GT – just like Jeremy DeSpain and his father Glen DeSpain did. A subsequent run of the VIN thru Saleen shows that in fact, it’s a Saleen. A 2002 S281 Supercharged Saleen, car #691. A highly optioned Saleen. The window sticker read $54,000 new so that would make it a bit more than a GT. As you can see, it’s one clean Saleen - never wrecked and with a clean title. I bet someone at that dealership had VIN running taken out of their work- load that week. We at Powerrr hope that Jeremy’s family buys lottery tick- ets on a regular basis. Just saying... Official Magazine of the Saleen Club of America 3
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Of the Month 2014 S302 #13 David Legrand first bought a 2007 Mustang GT with a V8 and a five speed. “...In 2013, I was lucky to be able to buy a 2007 white Saleen SC281 # 933 ...it was beautiful and I very much regret having sold it. Then in 2018 my father, Jean Marie, gave me money to be able to buy a new Saleen.” He bought his 2014 #13 car from Del Rigo in Los Angeles, and had it airlifted home to France, with some trains and boats throwin in for good measure along the two month journey. “Ernie Design prepared the Airlift air suspension, Carbon part, Braun seats, and Ferrero rims. I am a very lucky owner to have the only Saleen in France and maybe in Europe with an identical finish.” said David, and he’s clearly in love with the car. We have tracked down some other European owners and will bring them to you as we can. David’s already looking for a 30th anniversary or a way to get an S1…6 Powerrr Magazine | May 2020
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HELP FOR THE HALL FAMILY SALEEN GoFundMe: shorturl.at/htwyX SERIES CANCELLEDDerek Hall has worked in the auto indus- was diagnosed with a rare bile duct “Our results intry for his whole adult life. We know him cancer. testing the Saleen 1because of his current job at Saleen inthe corporate offices. Derek’s loyalty is In true Derek fashion he returned back to GT4 Concept forto Saleen through thick and thin, any- work at Saleen just 9 days after surgery. homologation havebody who has dealt exceeded our highwith Derek knows He worked for a week andthat. He is the go-to a half before the Corona expectations.guy for everything virus made it too risky Forgoing a Saleen CupSaleen, having to go into the office. He this year will allow usworked his way from is working from homesales to Director of right now, still running to expand our GT4Operations. He’s production and setting racing program withmarried with two up transport and talking additional entries andyoung children and a to suppliers all day. Hevery supportive wife. started chemo treatment team support.”Derek does every- on March 18th and at thething he can for his time of this publication, “Our goal was always to getfamily. had so far received two Saleen racing in the GT4 series, rounds. Saleen has been and ultimately that was the goalIn February, after very supportive of him for most of the drivers competinga bout of ‘just not wanting to continue to in the Saleen Cup last year asfeeling right’, Derek’s work during this time and well,” the statement read. “Wemultiple medical tests showed that of course Derek wouldn’t incorporated our goal of racinghe had a tumor on his spine that was have it any other way. GT4 into our announcement ofpushing on his spinal cord. Doctors were the Saleen Cup by offering aamazed he wasn’t dragging a leg or even Derek would go out of his way for any factory entry in GT4 to the cate-paralyzed. Of course the tumor had to member of the Saleen community. This gory winners of the 2019 Saleencome out right away. They removed it is your chance to give back. Derek could Cup. “We concluded the seasonfrom his spine and put titanium rods in use all the support he can get, in any way, introducing our new Saleen 1his back to help stabilize the area. During shape or form it can be provided, includ- GT4 Concept vehicle – and havesurgery they were able to test the tumor ing prayers for peace, comfort, healing been quickly moving through theand results came back positive; Derek and a full recovery. A GoFundMe has homologation process with SRO been established to help with expenses ever since.” at ‘shorturl.at/htwyX’. “At this time, we have decided to allocate our resources to racing in the GT4 series, in lieu of a second Saleen Cup season this year.”10 Powerrr Magazine | May 2020
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PROJECT: DRIFTBy Carlos Tamayo When my fuel pump died shortly after Fast forward, I am finally getting the moving to NJ, I was living at an apart- Mustang ready to pass tech inspectionFollow Carlo’s build on his YouTube ment without access to tools or the for my first drift event. I do all of the workchannel “Flyboy2008” or Instagram workspace. So, I had it@g_carlos4now towed to the nearest myself on a dirt driveway and shop where they man- outside in the elements. ItI first decided to build a drift car years aged to install a subpar has been incredibly difficult,ago when I went to my first drift event fuel pump, they bent but I finally feel like I mayin West Palm Beach, FL with my buddy the float in the process, be able to drift legally forAndrew, my wife at the time and my and damaged the gas the first time this year indaughter Jaylin. After watching for a tank filler neck tube an iconic car. The enginelittle while I said; when I have the money grommet. Later I had to is dyno tuned with stage 3someday I will build a drift car and do deal with fuel squirting cams. The rear calipers thatthat! Many years later here I am, on from a hole that burnt will be connected to an in-a budget, with my 20 year old Saleen into the fuel rail cross- dependent hydraulic E brakeMustang. flow line from rubbing are installed. This will give against the EGR. I only me more control over theThis Saleen used to be my daily driver. found this out because car, and I feel it is an excel-This car has been all over the U.S., drag I could smell fuel and lent safety net to have since Istrips and street races as well as through during the investigative (smelling around) am a rookie driving a car thatrigorous daily commutes. With that in process, I pressed down on a bundle of I do not want to wreck.mind, the very first thing I had to do was cables and hoses near the EGR with theto put out the fires. After I moved up car running which revealed the leak via a The next steps are critical to completingnorth from Orlando FL, the car sat for very nice vertical fuel geyser. a beginner drift Saleen. This includesmonths. I had to get it running again andreplace worn parts. This also included Continued on page 14fixing bad mechanic jobs.12 Powerrr Magazine | May 2020
Currently done Suspension Future plans• Gas tank filler neck tube grommet • Front hub bearings -Rear axle • Fabricate a mounting bracket for the(pic) -BBK fuel pump (pic) -Fuel rail bearings and seals -Sway bar end Hydro E Brake and install the Hydrocrossfeed braided hose -Replaced links -QA1 Caster/Camber plates E Brake. -Install brake lines to theoil filter adapter gasket -Stage 3 rear calipers. -Fabricate a heat shieldComp cams -Beehive Springs and • Dual rear caliper setup which around the master brake cylinder.retainers -Cam gears, chain, guides, include a bracket specially made toand tensioners -Timing chain cover allow for the mounting of an addi- • Fix crack on windshield and install tional caliper. -Drilled and slotted new Saleen Decal. -Figure out wheel• Trickflow valve covers -HPS rear rotors -Drilled and installed and tire combination for drift events.Radiator Coolant and heater hoses front tow strap (and since I am a-Radiator overflow tank -Headlights pilot, I had to get the ones that say • Hopefully pass tech inspection atwith LED accent lighting which I had “remove before flight”) This was a my first Drift Event. -Install rear QA1to adapt and solder a new harness to bit tricky since I had to duct tape dual adjustable shocks. -Install frontmake it all work -Glow Shift Gauges a couple of tools together which QA1 front dual adjustable shocks with(EGT, Vacuum, narrow band AFR) then allowed me to reach the loca- coil overs. -Figure out which angle tion of the bolt through the side of kit will work best for now (budget).• MoSaleen Pulley (finally stopped the metal frame. -Install aftermarket K-member. -Installmy upper radiator hose from shorty headers. -install clutch andgetting cut by the belt) -Dyno rebuild transmission. -Finally figureTuned the Saleen at 2nd Street out how to paint the Saleen (neverAuto by Bill in PA. -Installed a fire painted a car). -I am really worriedextinguisher -Custom fit a cold air about damaging the Saleen, so I amintake by cutting in order to make hoping to sharpen my driving skillsit fit the awkward Series 1 intake. without causing too much damage. Official Magazine of the Saleen Club of America 13
PONIES IN THE SMOKIES POSTPONED PROJECT: DRIFTHave you been looking forward to Ponies in the Smokies this year? Partying in Continued from page 12108,000 square feet of indoor space with tons of vendors and special displays?Meeting up with all of your closest Mustang friends? Well, you’re going to have wait installing the Hydro brake itself witha little bit longer. custom brake lines, a heat shield for the master brake cylinder, and upgradingDue to the Corona virus, most events larger than your family dinner are being the suspension for the rigors of therescheduled if not flat out cancelled. Ponies in the Smokies has been reset for July sport. The suspension transformations29- August 1, 2020. So you’ve got a bit more time to put on one more coat of wax… will probably be the most expensive goal to accomplish. I will need quality shocks and coil overs along with a steer- ing angle kit. Surprisingly, I think the clutch install and transmission rebuild will be less expensive but much harder work to accomplish on the dirt driveway without a lift. The final major goal will be to paint the Saleen. The paint has a lot of sun damage and dings that it acquired over the years. Overall, I can only hope to do all of the work myself. I think it will be an excellent learning experience. Mastering my driving skills will take time and a lot of tires. But, I am looking forward to driving to neighboring states looking for challenging tracks as well as meeting awesome people along the way. Primary goal for first drift event: Passing tech inspection.14 Powerrr Magazine | May 2020
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