TX Region SCCA Autocross #1 - Sunday, March 12, 2017 - TMS Bus Lot (TIME CHANGE)

1st autocross of the year: TX Region SCCA Solo #1 - Sunday, March 12, 2017

Where? Texas Motor Speedway Bus Lot in Fort Worth, TX.

Event #1 Schedule:

•Registration & Tech Inspection: 7:30am - 8:30am (PLEASE DON’T BE LATE)
(If you are new to TX Region SCCA events, please be AT THE SITE by 7:30am)

•Course opens: 8:00am (approx.)

•Novice Walkthru: 8:30am (approx.)

•MANDATORY Drivers Meeting: 9:00am (approx.)

•First Runs Start 9:30am (Approx.)

•Trophies (and BEER ) approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of runs. (approx. 3:30 PM)

Online Registration closes Friday night, March 10th at 11:59pm.

**Walk up registrations ARE allowed on site but will be charged an additional $5.

**CREDIT CARDS CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED ONSITE!!

Online Registration Link:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...ay-scca-298180

All this information and MORE is available on the Texas Region SCCA Solo webpage:
http://www.texasscca.org/solo

Time change weekend....spring forward 1-hour on Saturday night.

^-- Good observation! Time changes officially at 02:00 AM on Sunday to 03:00 AM. I wonder how many people will be showing up an hour late?

^Wouldn't they show up an hour early?

Time changes are hard...... ;-)

In!!

Sammm will be extra cheerful.

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Originally Posted by sammm

^Wouldn't they show up an hour early?

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No, they'll be late. At 02:00 AM, the time changes to 03:00 AM, which is why we lose an hour. If you don't spring your clock forward, then when you wake up at 06:00 AM (on your unchanged clock), it's really already 07:00 AM. And when you arrive at the TMS bus lot at what you think is 08:00 AM, it is really 09:00 AM.

Smart phones should change automatically. So if you set your wakeup alarm on you phone, you'll probably be OK, perhaps never even realizing that the time changed. But you might feel like you lost an hour of sleep. Cuz you did. :)

DST is stupid. :D

I actually like DST, because of the extra hour of daylight in the evenings. I think standard time is stupid and we should stay on DST.

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Originally Posted by riverman1

I actually like DST, because of the extra hour of daylight in the evenings. I think standard time is stupid and we should stay on DST.

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I do agree with that. I just wish we would stick with one (like Arizona does).

Did X class change this year to count all the runs?

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Originally Posted by ken o

Did X class change this year to count all the runs?

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Yes.

From the 2015 Sups (I don’t have a copy of the 2016 Sups)

11.3 X Class

11.3.1 X will be an indexed class using the current year PAX guidelines. Anyone competing in a Solo-eligible vehicle shall be eligible for X Class. The class winner at each event will be determined by the fastest PAX-indexed time recorded during the first three (3) timed runs only – any subsequent runs will not count towards determining the class winner.

From the 2017 Sups

11.3 X Class

11.3.1 X will be an indexed class using the current year PAX guidelines. Anyone competing in a Solo-eligible vehicle shall be eligible for X Class. The class winner at each event will be determined by the fastest PAX-indexed time.

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Originally Posted by cone-cerned

From the 2015 Sups

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'sup?

Not much...

Cool I very seldom have my best on 3rd run.
I went to X this year because open was not competive for me last year.

Paul

Sunday's course:

http://texasscca.org/images/2017_cou...017_E1_TMS.jpg

Preliminary Run/Work order has been set. Based on the current entry level, there will be a 4 heat run/work structure. Any changes will be announced at the mandatory 9:00am Drivers Meeting held at the Timing trailer on the day of the event.
Run1/Work3
SS, BS, GS, HS, SSR, FSP, STP, STS, CAM-C, HCR, FP, KM
Run2/Work4
CS, DS, SSP, CSP, ESP, STF, HCS, SMF, FSAE, X
Run3/Work1
AS, ES, BSP, STR, STU, CAM-T, XP, EP, SM, AM, BM, CM
Run4/Work2
FS, ASP, DSP, STX, CAM-S, BP, CP, DP, SSM, DM, EM, FM, W

I was supposed to give up hating for lent but this Eric M. guy took away all my excuses for sucking so much! :drive::confused:::Rant:::clap:

Hey I can finally feel my feet! Man it was chilly yesterday...... ::Cold::

Nice to see old friends and McShane! ;-)

Decent course but new tires in the cold weren't as sticky as I figured they would be... I never felt like I put together that good of a run.

Side Note - The Drivers Meeting was Too Damn Long!!
https://imgflip.com/s/meme/Too-Damn-High.jpg

Results - http://texasscca.org/2017_solo_results/tr17_1_final.htm ::Flag::

PAX - http://texasscca.org/2017_solo_results/tr17_1_pax.htm ::ConeDOWN

Fun course. Even in heat 3 the cold asphalt felt pretty slick. I'm sure it was worse earlier in the day.

I disconnected my rear sway bar, and that tamed my car's propensity for oversteer. I think this was the first time I've ever PAXed in the top 20%.

Nice Job Skip, you're really making a lot of strides on the track and in the Autocross Lots! :)

Thank you, David.