Equipe Rapide Challenge Cup #5 - Pennington Field, 7/26/2009

[jrj512]

More info here.

I will not be able to make this one.

[POS Racing]

I will not be able to make this one.

What! Is this one of the signs of the Apocalypse!

[goofygrin]

This is the FSAE weekend as well... so be prepared to handle 20 cars with 600 drivers!

So glad I'm working in the trailer, although reading the little numbers on those cars is a huge PITA.

[wrx74]

The UTA event is Saturday at UTA. Some will likely show up Sunday at ER.

http://fsae.uta.edu/autox.html

Last Year: http://fsae.uta.edu/images/TexasAuto...008Summary.pdf

[Vandit]

I think i'll go to this event. I haven't done an event since BMWCCA at TMS.

[general default]

Results

[ken o]

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H68PEXb5yQ

[762]

That might be the shortest course I have ever seen.

[Vandit]

Here's my best run. It was a Rapide Pax run.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTxSmFsSSuA

I won ST-class w/ a 36.9, but the 2nd place guy banged out a 36.6 during Rapide Pax and I couldn't manage faster than a 36.7 (video run).

[autocrosspicturesnet]

Pics are posted:

ER http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocross072609 2715 pics All 3 heats.

And, in case anyone is interested, FSAE http://www.autocrosspictures.net/UTAFSAE072509 1558 pics

[goofygrin]

Great pictures as always Dennis!





I'm not sure if the cone moved after I quit stepping on it

ETA: I think this is the definition of "not backsiding" the cone :)

[Robert]

Thanks Dennis, I really liked the ones of the back of the car in the 180. I was able to see what the inside tires are doing.

[CosmosMpower]

That might be the shortest course I have ever seen.

+1 even for Pennington that was sad.

[Robert]

+1 even for Pennington that was sad.

I did not see you there. What car were you driving?

[goofygrin]

I actually liked the course because the two 180's helped teach me some patience and the 15 slalom cones helped me work on my slalom. I really used the day as a practice event.

[CosmosMpower]

I did not see you there. What car were you driving?

I wasn't, I was enjoying a day at the golf course instead. I was commenting from Ken's video.

[Robert]

I wasn't, I was enjoying a day at the golf course instead. I was commenting from Ken's video.

Commenting on an event you were not at and a course you did not drive

The course was as long as possible without a loop, or being too tight or 1 car on course. I guess the the course designer did not want to do a loop because of the FSAE cars (a lot of novices) and the number of cars +100.

That being said the course was not my cup of tea just because I don't like slaloms and I did badly, but their was nothing wrong with the course. (this was not my course design)

When are you going to design us a course for Peen CosmosMpower? It's hard to do one that we haven't done before, one that is not 1 car on course or a big overlap, and longer then 40sec.

[CosmosMpower]

Commenting on an event you were not at and a course you did not drive

The course was as long as possible without a loop, or being too tight or 1 car on course. I guess the the course designer did not want to do a loop because of the FSAE cars (a lot of novices) and the number of cars +100.

That being said the course was not my cup of tea just because I don't like slaloms and I did badly, but their was nothing wrong with the course. (this was not my course design)

When are you going to design us a course for Peen CosmosMpower? It's hard to do one that we haven't done before, one that is not 1 car on course or a big overlap, and longer then 40sec.

Relax, all I said is that it was short which it was. I'm sure they had a good reason to make it that way but 30 seconds for fast cars is not a long course by any standards at any venue. Standing around in the heat all day with 100+ cars for 3 minutes of seat time just doesn't appeal to me. But if you don't have a cap at your events then stuff like this happens.

[sammm]

If you don't have anything good to say (especially since you didn't participate)...

[CosmosMpower]

If you don't have anything good to say (especially since you didn't participate)...

Eh...

http://forums.dfwmiata.com/showthread.php?t=1493

"He recently got in trouble for saying that an autocross event at a certain location was dumb. He was right, but one of the moderators took it personally. When called on the carpet by our moderator, he defended himself. He was told he had to be more sensitive to the feelings of others that stood in the heat all day. He explained that THAT was what was wrong with our organization: everybody is too sensitive. And he just likes to get people riled up for no reason...thanks for reading"