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Written by Jerret Jan
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
In order to satisfy our craving to carve corners around cones and try
out the venue for a 2008 Solo Divisional event, several local DFW
drivers made the trip to College Station to participate in a autocross
event held by the Texas A&M Sports Car Club. Many of the DFW
attendees were there as part of a trip organized on the Metroplex Miata
Enthusiast (www.dfwmiata.com)
forum, but others outside of the Miata group attended as well. In all,
we had 11 ˝ attendees, with Jeff Hanchey out of Waco counting as the
half.
The drive from DFW to College Station in the morning is always the
easiest part, as there is no traffic when many of us leave our
residences at 4:30 AM. As in the past, we all met for breakfast at the
luxurious Golden Arches restaurant in Hearne, Texas, and then on to the
site with full (of not satisfied) tummies.
The site is part of the Texas A&M Riverside Campus, which was
originally home to Bryan Army Airfield. The racing occurs on a section
of old runway. I have not been to Walnut Ridge in Arkansas, but I am
told that the surface is very similar. It is a decent surface, much
better than Mineral Wells, but also smaller than Mineral Wells.
As expected, the racing was fun and talk in the grid always regarded
time comparisons and surly grid workers. In the end, DFW drivers took
home first place trophies in five different classes. Cody Case took
home the AS trophy, with Robert Jones in his new Honda S2000 CR just
behind him. Robert was running on the street tires that came with the
Honda, while Cody was running R-comps.
Kenny Baker not only took home a win in the excuse-free BS class, but
he also set the fastest time of the day for both raw times and PAX
times. Good job, Kenny! Thomas “The Stig” Hiromoto and Joseph Kan
(sharing a car with Thomas) followed up Kenny. As with AS, Kenny was on
R-comps while Thomas and Joseph raced on street tires. Had Thomas been
alerted to Kenny’s attendance prior to the event, then it would have
been an all out war for FTD and a BS win. The shots would have been
heard in DFW.
Mick “Sunshine” Harrison won CS over Bad Brad Hudson and Jeff Hanchey.
Mick was on R-comps versus street tires for Brad and Jeff. Brad will be
someone to watch for in the local tire class this season.
Jerrett Jan won ES on his first outing with R-comps. He was followed by Lorin Stolz (street tires) and Doug Covington.
As expected, local favorite Lisa Savage took honors in BSPL in her brown Corvette.
The drive home was marred by the typical extra traffic on Highway 6 and
Interstate 35, but the highlight was the stop for dinner. Eight of us
stopped off at the always yummy Elite Circle Grill in beautiful Waco,
Texas for a great meal. Chicken Fried Steak and Chicken Fried Chicken
seemed to dominate out selections, with only Doug Covington checking
his intake in his effort to take home the prize in the Ditch the Spare
Contest.
As with previous trips to College Station and Oklahoma City, it was
another good time. It is always hard to get up at 3:30 AM on Sunday
morning in order to drive several hours for five minutes of racing, but
it is always worth it in the end. Someone asked why I drive that far to
race so little, and I explained that it is more than just the racing.
We always have a good time with each other and end up with memories and
stories that provide never-ending fodder for the future. I look forward
to future trips and I hope more of our local racers will join us. |
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Written by sammm
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Friday, 15 February 2008 |
 Kudos to POS Racing for getting the 2008 DFW Area Autocross calendar entered. We think (and we've been told) that we have the BEST single source calendar for autocross events in the area. You can view a full list of upcoming events here. Events also appear in the calendar in the right-hand column or in the upcoming events list in the left-hand column.
Please don't hesitate to let us know through the forums if we've gotten something wrong. Remember... we don't have membership dues, meetings or any of that nonsense. Come on in and join the party!
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Written by Tailchaser
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Friday, 10 November 2006 |
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It smells like victory! Well... it at least smells like fun for us crazy guys that like to play with cars. Autocross in North Texas is about to come to a close. The North Texas S2000 Owner's Club hosts its final event for the season tomorrow morning. Next weekend marks the end with the final SCCA event of the season to be held at La Grave Field, normally home to the Fort Worth Cats. If you haven't burned a little rubber lately, you better get in gear! Time is running short. Before you know it, you'll be forced to head north to Oklahoma for a little Snolo II to get your fix. See you there!
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Written by Denton McCormick
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Thursday, 25 May 2006 |
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What makes you smile more than driving home from a great Hallett weekend of track time, countryside drives and Miata people bonding? The answer is driving home with a great Hallett sponsor gift as a bonus! Last year Miata@Hallett 2005 handed out over $6000.00 of sponsor’s gifts from thirty vendors. 
This year with Miata@Hallett Weekend 2006, we are striving to enhance the sponsor experience. We already have commitment from four sponsors who are bring cars to run at our Hallett Event, Adrenaline Racing (Washington State), O.K. Miata (Tulsa, OK.), and Track Dog Racing (Texas) . Magnaflow will bring a truck that visits national events. Each on site sponsor will be hosting informal seminar on their items or performance that they represent. The seminars will be Friday at the host hotel. These sponsors will also be at the track on Saturday to answer your questions and display items for sale. For more info on the event and to download your registration packet, visit the Arkansas Miata Club Hallet page. |
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Written by Onething
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
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 Top finishing Miata and 181 of a possible 200 points on a course designed by the incredibly devious Sasha Lanz ain’t bad for only our third rally! But I’m getting ahead of myself . . . Since my trusty navigator, Tom Routt and I had been in the trophies in our first event, we were put in the General Class. (If you had never done a rally, you were in the First Time class. Been there, didn’t get a trophy, you were a Novice. Won a bunch or designed a rally made you a Master.)
Due to a last minute change in plans for Richard Miller, it was decided that ours’ would be the sweep car, and I was also asked to help with tech. No big deal. We arrived on time and checked in with Betty Lanz (Sasha’s supervisor). I started teching the other entrants’ cars and meeting some very interesting people with some really cool cars. - Only Miata in the field was the first thing I noticed.
- Several notable Solo competitors was the second thing I noticed.
- A lot of couples and people my age in the Novice class was the third thing I noticed.
There was an XKE, a TR6, and a Volvo 1800S from my day, and there was a Z4, a Mustang with tilt up doors, and a host of Scoobies and such from the modern era. Everything from a Montero to a Mini S was entered. Only one Miata was entered. |
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