View Poll Results: Why didn't you sign up for the Pro Tape PAX Challenge?

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  • I was pretty sure I wouldn't win any money, so I didn't want to go.

    2 12.50%

  • Fifty bucks!? Are you crazy!? Thirty-five is the most I'll spend on an autocross.

    3 18.75%

  • I am morally opposed to free t-shirts.

    0 0%

  • There wasn't a street tire class.

    3 18.75%

  • I had other plans for that day.

    2 12.50%

  • Pro Tape PAX Challenge? Never heard of it.

    2 12.50%

  • I not only signed up, I already mailed my check in.

    1 6.25%

  • I fear commitment - check back with me a week before the event.

    3 18.75%
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Thread: Why didn't people sign up for the Pro Tape PAX Challenge?

  1. 04-12-2005, 07:42 AM #1
    altiain
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    Default Why didn't people sign up for the Pro Tape PAX Challenge?

    I'm just curious - $50 for a guaranteed 6 runs (and possibly a 7th run), a free t-shirt, and a well run, closed entry event (no need to spend the day with 236 of your closest friends) sounded like a great deal to me, even for those who didn't think they stood a chance of taking home any money.

    I mean, there are a lot of people on this board who pay an extra $10 to run PAX runs with little chance of winning (especially those on street tires), yet that doesn't seem to stop anyone.

    Why so little interest in this event?
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  2. 04-12-2005, 07:45 AM #2
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    Hey Altiain you forgot one :all of the above.

    For me it was the $50.00 entry. Along with what I felt was at best the opportunity to place third or fourth didn’t really seem like it was something I needed to try. If some out of towners showed I figured I’d slip farther down the ranks. Then if you weren’t one of the top 50 drivers you were done for the season.
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  3. 04-12-2005, 08:06 AM #3
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    I felt that whilst I'm still bringing my car up to a competitive spec (and more importantly bringing myself up to a competitive spec!!) that I'd just embarass myself at an event like this - autocross is great, I drive against myself primarily not the other drivers - but here it's much more competitive.

    Were my skills a little more honed and my car more in the ballpark, then I'd be there at a drop of a hat!
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  4. 04-12-2005, 08:14 AM #4
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    1 and 2 for me.
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  5. 04-12-2005, 08:26 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Majik
    1 and 2 for me.
    Ditto.
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  6. 04-12-2005, 10:53 AM #6
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    2 for me...

    I might win money... wierder things have happend!
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  7. 04-12-2005, 11:00 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
    2 for me...

    I might win money... wierder things have happend!
    There aren't that many winged monkeys in all of Texas...

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  8. 04-12-2005, 11:24 AM #8
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    Numbers 1 and 2....plus I'll be out of town that weekend.
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  9. 04-12-2005, 11:31 AM #9
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    #1 for me, plus I didnt really think about it too much, because right now im thinking I might want to do it...but thats where #2 comes in.
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  10. 04-12-2005, 01:53 PM #10
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    "None of the above"

    The 03 isn't going to be used for those kinds of events... The racer is a LONG way from being ready for anything at this point. That's why I didn't even sign up for the MSR date.

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  11. 04-12-2005, 02:41 PM #11
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    1 and 2 for me as well.
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  12. 04-12-2005, 02:43 PM #12
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    Second and last for me.
    Hmm what is decent? Are we talking about your decent or my decent? I'm just curious because I don't want to offend anyone else's decent...
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  13. 04-12-2005, 04:12 PM #13
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    1,2,4,6,and 8 Im all srewed up.
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  14. 04-12-2005, 06:11 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by channelmaniac
    The racer is a LONG way from being ready for anything at this point. That's why I didn't even sign up for the MSR date.

    RJ
    A running Engine may be a good starting point for ya!
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  15. 04-12-2005, 06:13 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by POS Racing
    Quote Originally Posted by channelmaniac
    The racer is a LONG way from being ready for anything at this point. That's why I didn't even sign up for the MSR date.

    RJ
    A running Engine may be a good starting point for ya!
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  16. 04-12-2005, 06:33 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by POS Racing
    A running Engine may be a good starting point for ya!
    Why, yes it would!

    I have the head & other parts... now to just get the head refreshed with new valve guides and get a woodruff key, seals, timing belt, water pump, idler & tensioner pulleys, valve cover gasket, CAS O-ring, plugs & wires, thermostat, belts/hoses, and a new radiator...

    On the plus side - once she's reassembled I can start driving her while stripping & selling all the unnecessary parts.

    Any one of ya ever do a valve job on a Miata?

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  17. 04-12-2005, 07:01 PM #17
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    Default Re: Why didn't people sign up for the Pro Tape PAX Challenge

    Quote Originally Posted by altiain
    I mean, there are a lot of people on this board who pay an extra $10 to run PAX runs with little chance of winning (especially those on street tires), yet that doesn't seem to stop anyone.
    I only run PAX at ER because it was part of the yearly deal. I once went to a SCCA Divisional on street tires. That was enough.
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  18. 04-12-2005, 07:38 PM #18
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    1 and 2 for me
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