Reply With QuoteThx guys! Glad I decided not to sell her!
Fun day today. Wish I could convince the SCCA to hold Nats at the Bus Lot; the car is dialed there.
Thx guys! Glad I decided not to sell her!
Fun day today. Wish I could convince the SCCA to hold Nats at the Bus Lot; the car is dialed there.
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
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Well done Ozmdd.
Man I got schooled today. Congrats Mike - great driving!
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Wish I could have been there.
In other news...I heard there was an announcement about the location of the next event today?
Brad McCann
GS Genesis Coupe
Korean Camaro Racing
6th of 6 in STR today, but it's still fun, even with a knife in the gun fight. Congratulations to all the drivers that ran today, not just the winners.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
Congrats to OZMDD for achieving "Alien" status. Now the rest of have to worry about that whole anal probing stuff. Actually, it's always kinda been a concern with Mike around, just now moreso. Nice job!
Nice driving OZMDD!
Mark Wortham
SS #197 - 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Definitely a very fun event. Congrats to Mike. Sucks the course conditions changed so much. Looks like last heat will now be the best heat for TMS.
C5 Base Daily Driven Beater
Borrowed 1M
(2017 B-Street Pro Solo Champion)
Jeremy Foley
It has been since the construction started. Look at the results from previous events. Top pax position are usually from the last heat. At the PCA event I was 2 seconds quicker from AM to PM sessions.Originally Posted by ratt_finkel
M3 is always the answer.
Thanks again y'all.
There was an announcement that the Aug 19th event is going to be held at Dallas Raceway instead of PMS. Big concrete playground.
The TMS conditions seem to be all about cleaning off the dust that washes under the retaining wall when it rains. Maybe TMS could be asked about requesting that TXDOT install some of those "catch socks" along the base of the wall to keep the soil on the other side. They are pretty standard stuff in urban construction sites.
Last edited by OZMDD; 07-09-2012 at 10:24 AM.
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
In defense of the set-up grunts, that dust is very fine and gets embedded in any crack/opening/fissure in the pavement. The blower will not get 99.9% of it. We would have to pressure wash prior to every event to clean it any better.
+1 for the socks.
Quit your whining, slowpoke. At SCCA event #4, at least 6 of the top 9 (STR and STX drivers) ran in Heat 2.
Heat 1 sucks, but you can't use course conditions to justify being slow in Heat 2.
I will say this - the surface at TMS does tend to favor street tires. I imagine this will be reversed at the new site, which is concrete.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Anyone take any pictures yesterday?
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Yep. See them at facebook.com/dfwautocross.
Because I feel guilty about making everyone wait for my last run, I thought I'd share the video of the sideways action so you could all have a laugh at my expense. Mikey - this is more tire porn...
Last edited by Solo RX-7; 07-11-2012 at 09:56 AM.
A Z06 is just like a Miata, but with the other half of the motor . . .
Overall the current condition of TMS does favor street tires. I think it related to the small amount of dirt that builds up on the Hoosiers until the grip lets go. With the street tires you have a void that channels the dirt out, almost like water. In some of the turns the front end washes out like it does when the car on standing water.
Look at how low the grip (Gs) are on the back section of the course ":38"
BTW, I thought the S2000 was the car for STR. I guess it is more driver dependent.
Last edited by ken o; 07-10-2012 at 09:06 AM.
M3 is always the answer.
Man, that's good stuff. I love that angle.
Polished Turd Racing
Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
I may be slow, but I'm still out-PAXing you!
The S2000 is more course dependent than anything else. Below VTEC it is basically an overweight, wide Miata. Since the driveline on my "STR" car is still 100% stock, my car doesn't hit VTEC until 6k rpm - basically the only place I was in VTEC Sunday was down the showcase slalom in the middle of the course.
The S2000 excels on higher speed courses where it can stay in the powerband. Any course with lots of low speed, high offset/slalom elements or where there are lots of low speed corners followed by short acceleration zones, the MX-5 has the advantage, IMHO. It's an inch narrower, 250 pounds lighter, and makes roughly the same mid-range torque.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
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