Made it a sticky (SCCA schedule too).
Winter Autocross - Lone Star Park - Sat 1/31 (Non Points)
Autocross #1 - Lone Star Park - Sun 3/8
Autocross #2 - TMS Bus Lot - Sat 4/25
Autocross #3 - TMS Bus Lot - Sat 5/16
Autocross #4 - TMS Bus Lot - Sat 7/25
Autocross #5 - TMS Bus Lot - Sat 9/19
Autocross #6 - Lone Star Park - Sun 10/18
Autocross #7 - Lone Star Park - Sat 11/21
Made it a sticky (SCCA schedule too).
How do the course sizes/times at TMS compare to LSP? Looks like nobody is running any events at LSP for the next 3-4 months, I may have to make a trip up to TMS for a change.
1997 Miata - Weekend\Autox Car
1994 Mustang Cobra - Garage Shelf
2012 Mazda 3 - Daily
LSP is not available during the horse racing season.
LSP is a much larger lot than TMS, but with a lot of relief/undulation, and several unusable sections of asphalt. It is not hard to build 70-80 second courses there, but they are not always as "good" as what can be done with 50-60 sec courses on the same lot. The older asphalt and sections that are prone to gravelling under hard braking or very abrupt transitions make the site better-suited to flowing courses and larger-radius turns, which can mean higher average speeds, even though the top speeds aren't significantly faster than other sites.
TMS is generally a little lower-speed, but extremely smooth and clean, so designers can predict what cars will/won't handle with more certainty. That requires smaller safety margins, in-general. If the grid is located outside the lot, 50-60 sec courses are not difficult to run, with more focus on technicality and challenging turns. If the grid is on the lot (like ER, SCCA) then the courses are closer to 40-50 seconds. One very nice perk to TMS is that the surface is VERY gentle on tires. You are more likely to heat cycle-out tires that have plenty of tread remaining if you run there a lot.
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
True dat on tire wear at TMS. I enjoy running events all over and then going there to get a nice polished tread face.
Brad McCann
GS Genesis Coupe
Korean Camaro Racing
1997 Miata - Weekend\Autox Car
1994 Mustang Cobra - Garage Shelf
2012 Mazda 3 - Daily
I haven't been out there in ages but it use to destroy tires. I've heard a Mountain has grown in the middle also.
1997 Miata - Weekend\Autox Car
1994 Mustang Cobra - Garage Shelf
2012 Mazda 3 - Daily