RevItUp?

[rx7gslse]

I know this was a bit late, but did anyone else run RevItUp, or were you all down in houston for the tour event?

I saw a sh!tload of miati in the parking lot :)


How's ya guys do?

[channelmaniac]

I'm up tomorrow for it

[rx7gslse]

so what was the winning score today? anyone notice?

Last I saw some guy had me beat by 5 points... 675.

[Adam Payrot]

Did you see a black, silver and montego miata? I was there for a little while Saturday selling an ECU. Went last year so there wasn't that much for me to see this year. The MS RX-8 was sweet, the MS Miata was cool too. I didn't drive anything, just looked around and then left.

[Adam Payrot]

Oh yeah, lots of eye candy in the parking lot. My favorite was the greyish-silverish FD right out in front of the entrance to the event. That car had me drooling. The CY R-1 inside was sweet as well :)

[rx7gslse]

Yeah, I think I saw your car... Mismatched fenders and parked way out at the end of the lot?

Yeah, tehre were a ton of nice cars out there... That CYM in the "Enthusiast" tent was my good Friend Cavell's. He and I ran together with our events. He was watching his car like a hawk. I think he saw liek 50 people try his door handles. And everyone figured that "oh, it's locked.. Maybe if I pull *harder* it will open?"

Originally my car was supposed to be in the tent too, but it kinda stopped running

[tailchaser]

Looks like Jon Etkins took it with a 685...

Mazda Rev It Up

[rx7gslse]

well d@mn... he only had me by 15 points...

I wasn't excpecting to do well, but if you're gonna be *that* close you'd at least like to win something, eh?

I was leader of teh day when I left.. they made me take pictures with a RevItUp hat, did a littel interview etc etc.. (then of course they told me I had to give that hat BACK! )

Oh well.. I can't complain.. I get to use that $250 off on my miata, so it's definately not a loss :)

[POS Racing]

I was leader of teh day when I left.. they made me take pictures with a RevItUp hat, did a littel interview etc etc.. (then of course they told me I had to give that hat BACK! )

That's cool you were that close to winning! Sorry about the Hat! So what did you think of the Mazdaspped Miata? And when will yours be here!!!!

[rx7gslse]

Heh, yeah, giving teh hat back was annoying, but I think I ended up 3rd out of everyone for the weekend... The winner guy was some *actual* professionaly driver from Austin area..

Well, the MS miata's are in... Problem is I'm being picky. I didn't specifically "order" one, but really got "1st right of refusal" to the ones that come in.. If I wanted one with black leather I could have picked it up Saturday... But I'm letting them sell those and holding out for the titanium/cloth one that shoudl be here later this week or early next.

but that's fine.. I'm waiting for a check from the sale of some stock anyway...

but yeah, cool cars :) Man do they reach redline quick though... It's a good thing I love shifting

Anyone hear yet what class they're going into? I assume BS -> BSP? The motor on the 7 is officaly blown, so it appears as if teh decision on which car to run this year has been made for me

[black roadster]

The winner guy was some *actual* professionaly driver from Austin area..

The winner was Jon Etkins from Austin and he will be at MSR III. Really nice guy and a talented driver but not a Pro. He is originally from Australia. He might have done some pro-driving in the past but I believe he is just a track/auto-x junkie now.

[rx7gslse]

hmmm... ok, that's not the guy someone else was telling me about...

This guy runs some sort of tour with Karts all over the US and Europe.. I don't think they were talking a miata guy..

[Adam Payrot]

Yeah, I think I saw your car... Mismatched fenders and parked way out at the end of the lot?

lol, yup, that was me

[channelmaniac]

Hehehehe - Mine was the Splash Green Mica with the top down right next to where the girls were taking money to park...

RJ

[joe.MIATA]

congrats rx7 gslse,
very close to the lead indeed. What kind of time gets you 670 points? My first run was 29.1. My second run I ate lots of cones.


I noticed that I tied (in points) with my instructor from last month's PCA autoX school 102 , Chuck Macalla. Put a :) on my face.

[rx7gslse]

well talking to people out there Sunday was a much quicker track than Saturday... there were lots of guys in the 29s.

Actually the 670 was only a 29.138 on a pro index of ~28.0?
Both times I saw the pro run on saturday it was right aroudn a 28 flat index. I think 27.9 at one point.. Both compeditors & the pro were running a lot quicker Sunday it seems?

[Kestrel]

And you guys complain about the 35 to 45 second courses at ER event at Pennington Field... :P

[joe.MIATA]

And you guys complain about the 35 to 45 second courses at ER event at Pennington Field...

But I don't get a chance to drive at Leguna Seca from any Pennington race...

[rx7gslse]

And you guys complain about the 35 to 45 second courses at ER event at Pennington Field... :P

and that was just the two competition runs.... There were also a bunch of skills sections (up to 8 runs total) and a test drive area with the whole Mazda product lineup.

I kow I spent more time driving there than I did at teh last SCCA event, and I wasn't there nearly as long...

besides, it wasn't my car :)

[joe.MIATA]

besides, it wasn't my car

It was an 'SEC'...'Somebody Else's Car'