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I'm thankful that there are so many great clubs in the area. On any given weekend there are two events to enter and we have 5 or more sites available. With all that availability the pool of participants continues to expand. The rising tide floats all boats.
You're so poetic. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadtrash
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Originally Posted by nomadtrash
I guess I could have put an American car on the poster. There is a veteran driving the BMW if that helps any.
Phew. Work's been INSANE since about the first of March, but I'm FINALLY going to get to drive again this weekend. Wish I was able to do both events (NTAXS and this one), but my social coordinator has demanded Saturday.
Anyway... see you all on Sunday. I'm totally unprepared, but what the heck!!!
Online registration closes tonight at midnight. You can also register on site on Sunday morning.
Looks like 20 people are registered, so far.
There will be more than that. We have several walk-ups at every event.
Jimmy Jan put in a plug for ER today at NTXAS. Hope they all come out!
He's a nice guy.
Shhh don't let him hear that.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomadtrash
He was actually plugging the local emergency room... KenO beat him up a little today.
Fun day today. Having so few entrants made for a quick day! 8 runs and on the road before 1pm.
Robert Jones is diabolical when he designs for MW.
I hate Jimmy Jan.
I know some people did not like the course, but I did. Just as we need simple fast courses like at the Divs, we also need courses like this, which require patience and disipline. It would not be a good course for a National Tour, but it was great exercise for a regional event. It drove much better than it walked.
8 runs. Woo-hoo!
I love Mike McShane.
I saw that you two stopped off the highway together for a quickie on the way back.
I'm on the side of Robert Jones being diabolical at Mineral Wells! My little arms still hurt from all the evil transitions! ::Daisy::
Nice job by lostlorin on winning ES today he and I have been having some fierce battles this season!
I was even able to pedal the POSIV to a 5th place finish in PAX today which aint bad for a car assembled from junkyard parts and MME Classifieds finds!
Hopefully we raised a few dollars for the Reserve Aid!
For the record I am uncomfortable with the jrj512 & OZMDD "relationship" and I can't understand what is up with these young kids and their pastel painted rims! ::hal::
As cone-cerned would say this was the best autocross I attended today! ;)
I thought there were style points available...?Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
There was nothing "quick" about it. We had to wait for POS to arrive with the aardvark.Quote:
Originally Posted by slowchildmiata
Results Posted
https://axwaresystems.com/axorm/file...-05-29_fin.htm
"Robert Jones is diabolical when he designs for MW."
I'll take that as a complement.
Because of the low turn out I tried to design a course that would be easy to work and still a challenge to drive. Looking at the results we only had 7 cones hit, so I think the easy to work part was successful. I always like feedback both good and bad. If it's bad tell what you would have done different to make it better. I still have a lot to learn about course design. They never driver the way I think they will. I enjoyed the course but It's more important that I make most of the other drivers happy.
I hit one of those 7 cones while I was waving to the corner workers.
I think it was a great challenge, Robert. "Diabolical" is definitely a compliment in course design! The fact that the novices were able to stay on-course and the veterans still found it challenging to get "right" says a lot about what a good job you did. I went from a 53.xxx on my first run to a 49.xxx on my last, so it certainly wasn't too simple. :)
I think you're developing into a designer who can make a course that walks "tough", but drives much better. I like that, since it means there is definitley a good line, its just not as obvious as some other course designers. I'd be much more critical if your courses walked "easy" but drove poorly, or were just plain crappy. You haven't laid out a "bad" course yet, IMHO.
Agreed, the course you did at MW a few events ago walked not so well, seemed pinched off, too tight, weird lines. It drove fantastic. Flowed well, was fast and fun. As long as it's a challenge and doesn't have any gimmicks in it I'm sure it will be enjoyed by all.Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
For our next course we will have a "gotcha" cone, a 1st gear corner after a fast section, and a place where you have to parallel park. If you hit a cone parallel parking then you get a 10 second penalty and lose your drivers license for 8 months.
I think we should have trivia stops where you have to submit the correct answer to a trivia question before continuing.
Plinko would be nice, too.
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk...c9kgo1_400.jpg
Robert,Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert
I thought the course was horrible walking it, and just fine when I drove it. I'm still very new at this stuff and my first impression was that you used far too few cones. I DNF'ed my first run. After that I decided I would have to look ahead, or stay lost all day. When I looked far enough out there, the course was easy to navigate. I'll worry about driving it well next year. I thought it was perfect. Thanks,
Jim
Here is proof that jrj actually did win one trophy this year. When nobody good showed up...
http://reserveaid.org/?page_id=35
Lol
I was wondering what became of that pic.