Autocrossing 102 on March 5

**gabkwong** · 01-03-2005, 08:45 PM

I am in for both 102 and TT.

**altiain** · 01-03-2005, 09:02 PM

3Bean - something just occurred to me. You may want to contact Bill and ask him how they'll handle tech for you and your car, since you don't have a top, have a bar and a harness, but don't sit under the top of the bar. They may have an issue with that... but I don't know for sure.

**TurboDuane** · 01-03-2005, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by altiain

3Bean - something just occurred to me. You may want to contact Bill and ask him how they'll handle tech for you and your car, since you don't have a top, have a bar and a harness, but don't sit under the top of the bar. They may have an issue with that... but I don't know for sure.

Yep, they are pretty picky

**tailchaser** · 01-03-2005, 09:35 PM

... ummm... Bean... where's the instructor gonna sit?

**Treibenschnell** · 01-03-2005, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by tailchaser

... ummm... Bean... where's the instructor gonna sit?

I can put the other seat in no problem! :P

**Treibenschnell** · 01-03-2005, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by altiain

3Bean - something just occurred to me. You may want to contact Bill and ask him how they'll handle tech for you and your car, since you don't have a top, have a bar and a harness, but don't sit under the top of the bar. They may have an issue with that... but I don't know for sure.

Actually, thanks for bringing that up! I never would have thought to ask... I'll find out right away!

**Treibenschnell** · 01-03-2005, 10:43 PM

Hey! I just got a response email and the price went up another $5!! I returned an email and I hope it's just a small mistake.

**POS Racing** · 01-03-2005, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by Treibenschnell

Hey! I just got a response email and the price went up another $5!! I returned an email and I hope it's just a small mistake.

Maybe they are charging by the question? :P

**Treibenschnell** · 01-03-2005, 10:56 PM

Rat bastards! :P

**rjosey8385** · 01-04-2005, 06:41 AM

Great

so that's about a 120-mile round trip and about 2-1/2 hours on a Wednesday evening to get the car teched.

**altiain** · 01-04-2005, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by rjosey8385

Great

so that's about a 120-mile round trip and about 2-1/2 hours on a Wednesday evening to get the car teched.

Patience, Grasshopper.

rjosey8385, if you email them and explain that Wednesday night is très inconvenient for you, then chances are they'll make an allowance for you to Tech the morning of the event. They did it last year for some "out of towners".

**POS Racing** · 01-04-2005, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by altiain

rjosey8385, if you email them and explain that Wednesday night is très inconvenient for you, then chances are they'll make an allowance for you to Tech the morning of the event. They did it last year for some "out of towners".

Although that was last year, just because they did it before is no guarantee they will do it again.

**rjosey8385** · 01-04-2005, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by altiain

Patience, Grasshopper.

rjosey8385, if you email them and explain that Wednesday night is très inconvenient for you, then chances are they'll make an allowance for you to Tech the morning of the event. They did it last year for some "out of towners".

Well, I am NOT the most patient insect on the planet

....thanks, Iain, I can at least offer them a beer if they'll come out this way and inspect me :P

**sammm** · 01-06-2005, 09:35 AM

Here is the reply I got from Wendy at PCA concerning Tech Inspection -

Unfortunately, we had a few "questionable" vehicles who showed up last
year, which prompted the need for bringing back the pre-tech.

Unless you have a severe hardship or have to travel for hours to get here, it's important to have your car teched BEFORE the event. We will certainly tech cars that morning, but we will be much stronger that we have been with not allowing cars that don't pass.

**POS Racing** · 01-06-2005, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by sammm

Here is the reply I got from Wendy at PCA concerning Tech Inspection -

Unfortunately, we had a few "questionable" vehicles who showed up last
year, which prompted the need for bringing back the pre-tech.

Bean went last year?

**rjosey8385** · 01-06-2005, 09:49 AM

They've opened up a location in Plano, as well, which is only 25 miles from me and I can do that:

"Please make plans to have your car pre-teched at either Autoscope (601
Coit Road @ Plano Parkway in Plano) or Mayo Performance (1521 Baccarac Court in Euless) any time between 5-7 PM on the Wednesday before the school event. "

**Treibenschnell** · 01-06-2005, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Originally Posted by sammm

Here is the reply I got from Wendy at PCA concerning Tech Inspection -

Unfortunately, we had a few "questionable" vehicles who showed up last
year, which prompted the need for bringing back the pre-tech.

Bean went last year?

**POS Racing** · 01-06-2005, 11:04 AM

Registration Accepted!

I signed up for 102!

**ccage** · 01-07-2005, 12:01 PM

Hey All:

I'm brand new here and am planning to get into AutoX next year. (I did some many, many years ago but not worth mentioning.) I signed up for both the 101 and 102 classes as $40x2 seems like a great deal for some quick instruction and experience.

I'd assume that the bar discussion is for time trial events. I looked at the downloadable Tech Inspection Form and there didn't seem to be anything there about them (and I can't imagine why they'd be required for AutoX). Is this the case?

Chuck

**tailchaser** · 01-07-2005, 12:58 PM

Chuck-

Welcome aboard!

Roll bar isn't required, but you will probably be required to run top up without one with PCA. Most of us don't think this is a big deal, but some gripe from time to time.

We have a nifty chart detailing the quirks of all the area autocross clubs.

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