The Porsche Club of America Maverick Region is hosting another weekend of fun in Mineral Wells. They will have a Time Trial on Saturday 6/16 and an Autocross on Sunday 6/17. Pre-register at www.clubregistration.net. Come check it out.
The Porsche Club of America Maverick Region is hosting another weekend of fun in Mineral Wells. They will have a Time Trial on Saturday 6/16 and an Autocross on Sunday 6/17. Pre-register at www.clubregistration.net. Come check it out.
Here is the AX course.
Wouldn't be a PCA event without a Fu*&%!*!*ing skidpad or two.
They are actually an excellent learning tool.Quote:
Originally Posted by TxCoyote
Agreed but they sure beat up your tires. Especially at MW. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO START ANOTHER MW/TIRE ARGUMENT
Course name: Be kind, rewind.
If you don't like the skidpads just skip them.
I was seriously thinking about signing up for the autocross.
Thanks for posting the course map - now I can sleep in that day and not waste my time instead.
I think they add an interesting element and provide a great learning tool. I look forward to it.
What he said. What's the time trial course going to look like?Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
As a setup testing tool skidpads are invaluable.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
As a course element, they suck.
I'm assuming Al designed this course? He seems to have an unhealthy fascination with skidpads for some reason.
I designed the course.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
That answers a lot of questions! ::Rimshot:Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
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Originally Posted by altiain
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BDx6AqYobO...wkward_cat.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
It should be P3Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
Tight skid pads, booooo. The rest of the course looks good. I don’t know if I am going to make it or not. The skid pads will not keep me away, but 100 deg weather may.
I'd make both days but I'll be in Austin Saturday, so I guess it is Skidpads for me. Robert, I have it on good authority you won't melt in the heat. You may just puddle a little :rolleyes:
Sammm, I still stand by my assertion. As a course element, I firmly believe skidpads suck. Apparently I'm not alone.
I'm sure it's not the first time Jimmy has heard me complain about a course he designed. He's a big boy - he'll get over it. :wink:
I would make it but getting off at 5am Saturday and driving to MW to autoX in 100 degree weather than back to work at 5pm is starting to take its toll.
As long as I'm autoxing, you can put anything on a course and I'll still have fun. No jumps though. I'd have to switch suspensions.
I'm not a huge fan of skidpads as elements, but I wouldn't skip an event because of them. Some people don't like the optional walloms I love to use.
Its a little ironic that the people complaining are on-record as refusing to autox at MW at all, and don't usually run PCA events anyway. A little bored, guys?
Umm... dunno who you're referring to, but I'm on record as being a big fan of Mineral Wells. I've also run 1 of the 2 PCA autocrosses so far this year, and was planning on attending this one.
Reading the rules on the PCA website you get 6 runs in groups of 3 so is that two runs where you get 3 laps each for a total of 6 laps or 6 times out with 3 laps each for 18 laps?
I think it was 2 AM sessions and 2 PM sessions with 3 laps each session. 12 laps. You should come out to MSR and run the 1.7 on Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
+1
Which organization is doing the 1.7 at MSR?Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
ApexQuote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
http://www.apexdrivingacademy.com/
Novice and Advanced are the only spots left. Don't want to do lead/follow all day or get run over.Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
Did PCA change their classing for non-Porsche cars starting at this event?
Club registration referenced: http://mav.pca.org/events/WhatCarClassAmI.htm
This looks simpler than the last PCA autocross results. I was struggling with figuring out how some of the Miatas wound up if significantly different classes.
Apex does not do lead/follow. Each car gets an instructor. I don't think you would have an issue in Advanced.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
Yep, they pretty much use the same classing as the NTAXS, now, sans the S2000 class. Much simpler than what they had before.Quote:
Originally Posted by EricJ
Queue arguments about the best way to do classing...
Cosmos, you shouldn't have a problem in advanced. I got bumped to Red/instructor group at the last ECR event I ran since I was catching everyone in the lower group, and I'm not Asian-fast. Come play!
I don't think you'd have trouble in Advanced either, but to get there typically requires a signoff from an Apex instructor that you are certified to drive solo, since instructors are optional for Advanced students.Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
I'd contact Apex directly and let them know your background and experience (especially any other tracks/organizations you've soloed with) if you're going to sign up in Advanced.
Have fun - wish I could make it tomorrow, but most of my Saturdays are taken up by work until October.
As for fast cars - be warned that there are some stupid fast cars in a typical Apex Advanced group. A lot of times it's actually faster than the Instructor group, since many of the instructors tend to drive more disposable (and slower) cars. It's not uncommon to see the Advanced group full of GT3RSs, Vipers, and the occasional ZR1 on R comps. Here's a link to an Advanced group gallery - notice several Viper Challenge cars. If you are not comfortable watching your mirrors, then this is not the group for you.
I prefer the NC's in a different group from the NB, NASA-style trigonometric formula multipliers, ABAB format, 65° weather, MW not to wear my tires, free beer, strippers, and douche jokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
Is that too much to ask for?
I'll do my best with the douche jokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasStig
Man, what a crazy time. Event was running well, but when we tried to start after lunch, major rain and wind came out of nowhere. It blew the top off a building, an enclosed trailer into the side of a truck, the portapotties on there side and half way across the tarmac, and many of the cones to one end of the tarmac. A lot of people caught off guard. I was able to close my top and roll up windows, and I got a few other cars, too. That might have been the strongest wind I have ever felt. Crazy stuff. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria. Old Testament.
We all lived through it except for Travis' truck.
Wow, bummer. Pics?
Jimmie posted on fb
I heard it was as fresh as a summer breeze.
/// too easy...
What are skid pads? The clockwise and counter clockwise donuts?