Time change weekend....spring forward 1-hour on Saturday night.
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?
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. :)
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.
Did X class change this year to count all the runs?
M3 is always the answer.
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.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
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
Paul
2014 FoST
1982 BMW320i
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!
Shinsen #1198
Hey I can finally feel my feet! Man it was chilly yesterday......
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!!
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%.