Texas Time Trials Events in January/February

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If anyone is interested I'm putting on another time trial at mineral wells on Sunday January 24th (weather permitting). And if there is enough interest then we will put on another event on February 6th (weather permitting).

Most of you know how these event work but for those that don't, this is a time trial not an autocross. Think of it like a timed road course event except on a super-massive parking lot. Speeds will be higher and the course is faster and open than any autocross. You will get a TON of seat time with zero corner working. The entry fee also includes free lunch and water! One new change for this year is that we will be running more permanent fixed courses. These will be the same from event to event so if you go to one event, make some changes to your car, and then come to another event you can compare the times to see improvement.

We also have just finished a new course for this year. When we designed it we wanted to build something that raises the bar for course design. We wanted something that would incorporate many of the elements of a real road course, something that was intimidating and scary, and it had to be just as fun to drive in a Miata as a Z06. We went out this past Sunday to set the course up for the first time, and we ended up spending all day working on it until everything was perfect. I don't want to say too much myself, hopefully some of the other guys who have driven it will chime in. But I can say that this course is incredibly challenging, and it isn't something you can master in one day!

I can guarantee these time trials are the most fun events you will ever go to! We have a very low entry cap which means you get a ton of seat time with no working! This event is capped at less than 20 people, and it will fill up so don't wait till the last minute to register. Spots are first come first served! Previous autocross or track experience is required.

For more info, pics/videos of previous events, or to register head over to my site at:
www.texastimetrials.com

Ok sign up soon if you want to get in! We only have 2 spots left in the morning session and 3 in the afternoon!

If you haven't come out to a TTT event yet, you should really come check it out. They are a lot of fun. You'll get tons of seat time and we should have a pretty awesome course for this one.

Oh, and it's been mentioned before, but one of the great things is NO CORNER WORKING!

The course we made for the year, really is very good with at least two 90 mph sections, good chicanes, and a few technical sections that together make the course exciting and fun, but it is still safer the the Porsche time trials courses because some of us have had a problem with that :rolleyes:

Anyone in the East side of town want a co-driver for this?

You should just bring out one of your cars, Mineral Wells really does not eat up tires that badly at these events, at least I know that is the case on the GTI. It is just not that many tight sections for you to really scrub off rubber.
Plus as it is not an autocross and you have so many laps, there is nothing saying you have to drive so hard to where you even risk hitting any cones.

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You should just bring out one of your cars, Mineral Wells really does not eat up tires that badly at these events, at least I know that is the case on the GTI. It is just not that many tight sections for you to really scrub off rubber.
Plus as it is not an autocross and you have so many laps, there is nothing saying you have to drive so hard to where you even risk hitting any cones.

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S2000 is on all seasons and I'm too lazy/hate sitting in the Elise for 3 hours driving there and back :) I'm deaf and partially paralyzed after the trip. I did run one of their courses at a BMW autocross last season and it was a blast, got up to the top of 4th gear down the back stretch.

I would be interested in an event on the 7th. I can't make it this weekend.

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Oh, and it's been mentioned before, but one of the great things is NO CORNER WORKING!

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here, here

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Originally Posted by altiain

I would be interested in an event on the 7th. I can't make it this weekend.

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ditto

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

S2000 is on all seasons and I'm too lazy/hate sitting in the Elise for 3 hours driving there and back :) I'm deaf and partially paralyzed after the trip. I did run one of their courses at a BMW autocross last season and it was a blast, got up to the top of 4th gear down the back stretch.

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Some decent sound isolating earplugs/in ear headphones will fix part of your problem. I use them in my convertible sometimes to quite it down. Can't help you on the ergonomics.

I will be there for the afternoon run.

At this point the 7th is out, that day is the superbowl. So I'm looking at doing the 6th.

6th works for me. Didn't realize the 7th was the superbowl.

So at the last event we were talking about a NASCAR video on the Onion and a few people hadn't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG2OcW_Hwkg

6th good for me too

Interested in this Sunday. PM sent

Ok February 6th is official. We are also going to be doing a test and tune on March 25th.

Now I just need to get the CRX put back together for this weekend!

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Some decent sound isolating earplugs/in ear headphones will fix part of your problem. I use them in my convertible sometimes to quite it down. Can't help you on the ergonomics.

I will be there for the afternoon run.

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Yeah I have some Ultimate Ears Super fi 5 Pros which do help. Mostly I'm just lazy ;)

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Originally Posted by Davidss

Ok February 6th is official. We are also going to be doing a test and tune on March 25th.

Now I just need to get the CRX put back together for this weekend!

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I don't think that's a legal weight reduction technique. ;-)

Results for 1/24 have been posted at texastimetrials.com
DFL.::Censor::

I know the feeling. I finished DFL at a ProSolo once. ;-)::Banana::

Mike - there weren't any Miatas out there for you to beat up on. I'm pretty sure you were the fastest Yaris though!

Here's a clip of one of my runs. This was just after it had started to drizzle so the track was a tiny bit wet and the tires were cold. I nearly spun at like 20mph before I even crossed the start line!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iazSNA3eRXg

Nice video Mark. I am looking forward to seeing David's fancy bumper cam video.

I am looking forward to the next one on the course. A few new things to try on the car to keep it more stable will certainly help. I am pretty impressed with my 1.14'9 because it was just my 3rd lap of the course.

After that I just could not keep from spinning so I will try the lower pressures recommended by David and Gerry for the next event, and if that does not sort it out I will soften rear dampening a click or two.

It was just good to get two laps in (with the much lower rear pressure) before I had to go that did not feature the rear end suddenly snapping loose.

Ok the next event is officially Feb 6th, and registration is now open! I will also have new improved t-shirts which are free if you register by Tuesday!

I also posted the bumper cam video on the site so check it out if you want a seizure!

Just signed up for the 6th. Need to get some seat time at Mineral Wells before the Tour.

Ok the morning is filled up but the afternoon still has a few spots left! Also after this weekend we will compile a new top ten list for the T1 course!

So I made it out to my first Texas Time Trials event on Saturday. Saturday morning we ran the PCA “P3” course.

I had a lot of fun, even though my best lap time was taken away because someone needs a new glasses prescription. :wink: Oh well, I learned a lesson - always, always have the camera running. I still managed FTD, and I think Miatamoto managed to take 2nd overall in my car as well.

Good times, good people, a really laid back event, and plenty of seat time (my car got over 40 miles of run time on it with two drivers). If you haven’t been to one of these events, I highly recommend checking one out.

What were your times? How did they compare to the times when PCA runs it?

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What were your times? How did they compare to the times when PCA runs it?

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We were in the 1:10s on street tires in low 40 deg weather. There wasn't a lot of gravel out there so not too compromised on grip.

Iain was in the low 1:10s, I was in the high 1:10s. That puts us very near the top of the lap times for that course. 1:07 is the time for 1 PCA guy in a fully prepped race car with aero and Hoosier slicks.

I know it's the same shape but is the course exactly the same each time?

Yeah, there are permanent boxes painted on the surface for the gates, so the course should be identical every time.

I think the top lap times are posted on the TTT website. Like Thomas said, top time on PCA P3 is a full race 911 on slicks with aero at a 1:07.??. 2nd place on that layout is another Porsche at 1:09.90. I ran a 1:10.00 (whether David believes it or not :wink:), but I think my fastest “official” lap was a 1:10.29.

The car just worked really well on Saturday. We tried a couple of different rear bars, which didn’t give us quite the expected results (the car was more of a handful with the softer rear bar). I was faster on the softer bar, but the difference was within driver noise (.3 seconds between my fastest laps with the different bars). Thomas was faster with the bigger rear bar, but we both felt the car was easier to drive with the bigger rear bar.

I was not able to make it but I have been to 3 events with TTT. They are as described, laid back, fun and plenty of seat time.

Why did they not run the new T1 course yesterday? I figured it would be run again for an official full day of times on that course.