If you're not heading to the SCCA Pro Solo in Mineral Wells this weekend, then sign up for the PCA autocross at Dallas Raceway in Crandall.
See attached course map.
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If you're not heading to the SCCA Pro Solo in Mineral Wells this weekend, then sign up for the PCA autocross at Dallas Raceway in Crandall.
See attached course map.
I'll be out there. Hopefully.
I shot a few pictures of the first run group between driving and working - sorry there aren't more cars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9293784...7633246003953/
I got pics of
#14
#181/101
#15/151
#442
#129
#75
#213
#763
#71
#143
#94
#13
#550
#278
#81
Some of my favorites
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8...8f00ef1a_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8...6eea8867_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8393/8...01014347_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8...99c1290e_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8...d59ca269_z.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8...87f4df4b_z.jpg
Results posted at the Maverick PCA site. For those of you that missed it for the "other" event it was well run and challenging. Good course KenO and great driving for the FTD Nathan. I had a blast.
Is that one right before you guys started running away? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by UTenigma
Yup, beautiful day with alot of fun folks...Great times...:drive:
Love the shot of 129 going thru the stream of water...Great shots...:clap:
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
In-car video incase anybody cares...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-7Tv9XYsA
Any chance we can delet the pic of the German Lady yelling at the #13 because he got lost? Highly embarrassing for that poor Dude!
Don't F*** with SigridQuote:
Originally Posted by BatoLoco13
Bet you won't do that again. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BatoLoco13
Seemed like you were fine after that. Just skipped a gate after that on the back side.
I was just trying to Dis-Prove the myth that men don't stop and ask for directions!
Lol! Sigrid is an awesome instructor. I can always tell when she is in a car instructing.
Yeah but he was stuck with me in the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by revs
Now see everyone is making it sound a lot better than it actually was ... LOL. Here is the real story. On the first run apparently #13 was texting while driving. In the middle of the course where I should have taken a right was noticed too late (Yes I was not looking FORWARD). To avoid taking out 10 cones I went straight instead. Upon arrival in no man's land Sigrid came running up yelling "What are you Doing?" Now I was raised in Germany by a German Mother. So when I heard Sigrid yelling I naturally curled up in a fetus position awaiting the beatings to start. Fortunately there were no willow trees around to gather switches from so she pointed the way to go (Hence the pic of the RedCar with Sigrid in front of it pointing the way). Though no whippings occured, upon my arrival back to base camp a young man jumped in my car. He had been instructed to babysit the obvious rookie driver. At the time I had no idea that the young lad in my car was Autocross Royalty. I'm glad I did not know. Had I known I would have just gotten out of the car and said no way I'm not worthy. After the next 3 runs I did ask the young man what I did wrong on my runs. Each time I was met with silence. Hence ... Dude where do I begin. Though this statement is correct it still could wear on an old man's confidence. I'm just glad that the 350Z club took mercy on me and encouraged me by telling me that all I need was some decent tires. They assured me this alone would take 3 sec off my time. Since all of them beat me by 6 sec I'm sure they are not shaking in their velour interiors worrying about me getting new tires. However the new tires would help me beat Curtis and his 4 door grocery hauler. Guess I will have to get those new tires before the next Crandall Race.
lol! Great response.
Shameless plug: I have two sets of Hankook RS3's for sale in the classifieds!
Roflmao
Here are my 57.7xx + 2 cone and 59.0xx runs. 6 seconds off the pace, NBD.
Exactly - I was behind the fence behind the corner 1 workers then. Even I jumped back after I took that picture ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by slowchildmiata
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8...229908d1_z.jpg
No faith... I'm still not sure what I was trying, but it was wrong. I was too greedy. It jumped pretty fast... but I don't think I even spun. I went back to look at my video and apparently I didn't hit go on that run :(Quote:
Originally Posted by UTenigma
No, you didn't spin - I think that's what made it scary b/c you were headed right at us for a disconcerting period of time. I'm sure everyone was thinking the same thing as me at that point - "there's no time penalty for corner workers"Quote:
Originally Posted by slowchildmiata
I kill my share of cones... But I haven't hit a corner worker yet. I had my eye on you guys the whole time and was laughing at how quickly everybody ran.Quote:
Originally Posted by UTenigma
jrj512 has flashed me during a slide before while the other corner worker turned to run.
I was courseworking Corner 1 and had a front row seat. You started the run and thought about going on the wrong side of that first cone wall until the very last moment. You then swerved hard right to not DNF the run and lost it.
Really, that mental picture before lunch?Quote:
Originally Posted by slowchildmiata
I'm new... I even raised my hand when they asked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vandit
That was last year at a TT. I was blinded by the pasty white.Quote:
Originally Posted by TxCoyote
I hope you don't think I'm calling you out, just stating my recollection of the event.
I had a similar WTF moment in the afternoon session, coming onto the last straight, slide got away from me badly, sharply snapped over in the opposite direction. Courseworks went running, I nearly fell off the concrete slab and came close to one of those barrels.
You aren't hurting my feelings. I learned that move from miatamotoQuote:
Originally Posted by Vandit
Rookies! You haven't learned the art of DNF until you can get Sigrid to yell at you and have a babysitter put in your passenger seat. I was also told by my fellow senior corner worker Mr. Frisbee that if you impede a driver with your worthless body that they deduct 2 sec from the driver for slowing them down and add 2 sec to your next run as a penalty!
Glad to know I wasn't the only one getting confused out there! And I will share a piece of advise SlowChildMiata that I was taught this weekend: Always look FORWARD ... stop looking at the corner workers! Geez you will never get any fast with you looking all over the place ... Geez!
Sounds like good advice... I wish somebody would have told me that. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BatoLoco13
a Miata on fat tires going from a dry high grip surface to hydroplaning on puddles of water, can't possibly be any drama in that ....
I feel like I just got called out for real now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
Miata hits water, Miata slides, Miata still gets FTD.....twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by slowchildmiata
Was that water or just liquids that said Miata dumped on a previous run?Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512