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    Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2-wheel-drive


    photo by Danny Bujold

    New Richmond, QC, Canada:

    Chris Greenhouse drove to another Canadian Rally Championship 2-wheel-drive victory at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs 2015. The team of Chris Greenhouse and British co-driver Phil Hall led their class in the Dodge Neon SRT4 from start to finish and finished the rally in 10th overall. For Chris, this victory was his 30th career class win. It also was redemption for the heartbreaking DNF from the same event in 2014 when they had built a commanding lead of over 2 minutes only to retire with mechanical problems. This was Chris' first event with Nottinghamshire, UK-based Hall calling the pace notes, and it was Phil's first-ever competition in the Canadian Rally Championship series.

    "It was really nice to get some redemption," Chris said at the end of the event. "Last year we had the good speed but we didn't get to the finish. This year, we had them both. We had the speed and got to the finish pretty much in one piece, so we're very happy."

    The team had a few close calls over the weekend, including a high speed near-miss with a large pile of logs on the very first stage, a spin on the SuperSpecial, and an overshoot of a junction on day 2. But the biggest one was on a jump on a very fast section of Stage B1 that ended in a landing off the side of the stage. The Neon SRT4 suffered a punctured left rear tire in the landing, but the team courageously chose to press on for over 8km rather than change the tire. Their gamble paid off as only 1 second was lost on the stage to the Volkswagen team of Simon Dubé and Eric Lachance who were running in second place at the time.

    The service crew stayed busy with a number of minor recurring handling problems, but none of the serious problems that had plagued the team at the same rally in 2014. The team had been testing a few different setups recently and also had been using an upgraded axle design from Gatineau-based A1CVTech that performed with no issues all weekend.

    Chris would like to thank the following:

    A1CVTech
    www.a1cvtech.com

    Rallysport.ca
    www.rallysport.ca

    KW Suspension
    www.kw-suspension.com/us

    Maddog Short Throw Shifters
    www.maddogsts.com

    JayRacing
    www.jayracing.com

    Angry Sheep Motorsports
    www.angrysheepmotorsports.com

    Racers Edge 411
    www.racersedge411.com

    MotoDecals.com
    www.motodecals.com

    Silco Fire and Security
    www.silcofs.com

    Nameless Performance
    www.namelessperformance.com

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    We are doing a lot of tinkering with axle upgrades and would love pictures or news about your axles. Not sure if that is cool with you since you are a competitive racer.
    Brent GREAT DEPRESSION RACING 1992 Duster 3.0T The Junkyard - MS II, OEM 10:1 -[I] Old - 11.5@125 22psi $90 [U]Stock[/U] 3.0 Junk Motor - 1 bar MAP [/I] 1994 Spirit 3.0T - 11.5@120 20 psi - Daily :eyebrows: Holset He351 -FT600 - 393whp 457ft/lb @18psi 1994 Spirit 3.0T a670 - He341, stock fuel, BEGI. Wife's into kid's project. 1990 Lebaron Coupe 2.2 TI/II non IC, a413 1990 Spirit 3.0 E.S. 41TE -- 1993 Spirit 3.0 E.S. 41TE -- 1994 Duster 3.0 A543 1981 Starlet KP61 Potential driver -- 1981 Starlet KP61 Parts -- 1983 Starlet KP61 Drag 2005 Durango Hemi Limited -- 1998 Dodge 12v 47re. AFC mods, No plate, Mack plug, Boost elbow -- 2011 Dodge 6.7 G56

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Would somebody please tell the Canadians that it is summer? (photo taken June 26th)


    Stage A2 - Photo by Gordon Sleigh


    Nighttime at Camp Brule


    Flat tire? I can get another 8km out of it


    photo by Danny Bujold

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Quote Originally Posted by Ondonti View Post
    We are doing a lot of tinkering with axle upgrades and would love pictures or news about your axles. Not sure if that is cool with you since you are a competitive racer.
    No, I can post up some pics of axles, don't have any on my laptop now, will have to wait til later, but send me a PM to remind me. The axles I use are from www.A1CVTech.com in Gatineau QC Canada

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Keep the write ups coming. I really enjoy following your progress.

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Quote Originally Posted by Greenhouse View Post
    No, I can post up some pics of axles, don't have any on my laptop now, will have to wait til later, but send me a PM to remind me. The axles I use are from www.A1CVTech.com in Gatineau QC Canada
    Site made me think it was straight up France
    Brent GREAT DEPRESSION RACING 1992 Duster 3.0T The Junkyard - MS II, OEM 10:1 -[I] Old - 11.5@125 22psi $90 [U]Stock[/U] 3.0 Junk Motor - 1 bar MAP [/I] 1994 Spirit 3.0T - 11.5@120 20 psi - Daily :eyebrows: Holset He351 -FT600 - 393whp 457ft/lb @18psi 1994 Spirit 3.0T a670 - He341, stock fuel, BEGI. Wife's into kid's project. 1990 Lebaron Coupe 2.2 TI/II non IC, a413 1990 Spirit 3.0 E.S. 41TE -- 1993 Spirit 3.0 E.S. 41TE -- 1994 Duster 3.0 A543 1981 Starlet KP61 Potential driver -- 1981 Starlet KP61 Parts -- 1983 Starlet KP61 Drag 2005 Durango Hemi Limited -- 1998 Dodge 12v 47re. AFC mods, No plate, Mack plug, Boost elbow -- 2011 Dodge 6.7 G56

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Quote Originally Posted by Ondonti View Post
    We are doing a lot of tinkering with axle upgrades and would love pictures or news about your axles. Not sure if that is cool with you since you are a competitive racer.
    Ok, I got a few pics of the axle innards from A1CVTech:

    On the left is a the inner joint of an OEM Mopar Axle, on the right, the A1CVTech Axle





    Quote Originally Posted by Ondonti View Post
    Site made me think it was straight up France
    Don't worry, Nic and Marco both parler Anglais. and they back their product if there's a problem, too. Turnaround times for these guys are quite good, easily as fast as anyone in USA, even with International shipping.

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Quote Originally Posted by Greenhouse View Post
    Would somebody please tell the Canadians that it is summer? (photo taken June 26th)


    Stage A2 - Photo by Gordon Sleigh


    Nighttime at Camp Brule


    Flat tire? I can get another 8km out of it


    photo by Danny Bujold
    this looks like fun! how does one get into this sort of activity??

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Quote Originally Posted by acannell View Post
    this looks like fun! how does one get into this sort of activity??
    in your area, I would head over here:

    http://www.gormanrally.com/

    volunteer to work the event, would probably be a real good starting pt, and they could most likely use your help

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    Quote Originally Posted by Greenhouse View Post
    in your area, I would head over here:

    http://www.gormanrally.com/

    volunteer to work the event, would probably be a real good starting pt, and they could most likely use your help
    thanks!!!

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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD

    You've waited a long time, thanks for your patience, time for some onboard videos:


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    Re: Chris Greenhouse unstoppable at Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, wins 2WD



    Some of you like to hear engine noise and some of you like to hear codriver notes, this video gives you the choice. Left audio channel is all engine noise, right audio channel is codriver notes, you can pick one or the other or both


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