LSC BMWCCA AX #3 - May 8, 2010

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05-05-2010, 08:44 AM
ken o

Weather looks great. Sign up!
05-05-2010, 11:06 AM
LePapirrikY

I wish i can go, i promise the gf i wont be playing hit as many cones you can this weekend. I'll see if i can change her mind.
05-05-2010, 11:28 AM
bnordin

Out of town again::Rant::
05-05-2010, 11:45 AM
CHeavin_2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by LePapirrikY

I wish i can go, i promise the gf i wont be playing hit as many cones you can this weekend. I'll see if i can change her mind.

i thought our cars were our gf's??? am i on the wrong website again? dammit! ::Banana::
05-05-2010, 12:17 PM
LePapirrikY

I consider my car my wife, i already sign the papers and everything. Some, if not all, my funds goes to my car, the rest goes to the gf if there is anything left.
05-05-2010, 12:20 PM
ken o

You cannot let the woman run your life. The sooner she learns this the better off you will be. You young guys crack me up.
05-05-2010, 01:49 PM
SixAce

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken o

You cannot let the woman run your life. The sooner she learns this the better off you will be. You young guys crack me up.

LOL, sez the guy with the Hallett conflict. ..."Honey, your reunion should be a girls night out plan..."
05-05-2010, 02:51 PM
ken o

Quote:

Originally Posted by SixAce

LOL, sez the guy with the Hallett conflict. ..."Honey, your reunion should be a girls night out plan..."

Don't count me out yet.
05-05-2010, 04:38 PM
CHeavin_2006

It's like the chic on That 70's Show said... In a man's eyes, women cannot compete with cars. Nice wheels are like boobs... and a car has four...:D
05-06-2010, 06:13 AM
jrj512

Wow, I just noticed that this is the last AX until the 23rd. Oh, the horror!
05-06-2010, 10:10 AM
LePapirrikY

what about PCA? i thought that was on 16(sun), did they reschedule it?
05-06-2010, 10:45 AM
LePapirrikY

I'll be there with my brother's forte, he is out of country and wont be back until next weekend :)
05-06-2010, 10:56 AM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by LePapirrikY

what about PCA? i thought that was on 16(sun), did they reschedule it?

I stand corrected.
05-06-2010, 11:06 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

I stand corrected.

Don't forget to check - http://www.dfwautocross.com/

DFWAutocross.com is your link to autocross information and events in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
05-06-2010, 11:32 AM
Mark52

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Don't forget to check - http://www.dfwautocross.com/

DFWAutocross.com is your link to autocross information and events in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

You had that coming, jrj512!
05-06-2010, 12:01 PM
jrj512

::Rant::
05-06-2010, 12:08 PM
cone-cerned

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

I stand corrected.

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Don't forget to check - http://www.dfwautocross.com/

DFWAutocross.com is your link to autocross information and events in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark52

You had that coming, jrj512!

LOL
05-06-2010, 01:05 PM
aalvarez04

+1 on the LOL at jr.
05-06-2010, 02:30 PM
CHeavin_2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Wow, I just noticed that this is the last AX until the 23rd. Oh, the horror!

+1 :(
05-06-2010, 03:32 PM
jrj512

DLB says registration closes at 12 AM Friday, which means tonight, to me. I think DLB is EDT, so it will probably close at 11 PM tonight. Anyway, register soon!
05-06-2010, 05:31 PM
brandonmpace

I'm in. ::Banana::
05-06-2010, 09:48 PM
POS Racing

I am also in! ::Drive1::
05-06-2010, 10:47 PM
aalvarez04

I'm in. See you guys Saturday.
05-07-2010, 01:20 PM
wrx74

"Registration had closed last night and I have reopened it due to
demand... Registration will be open through tonight at 11pm CST.

Mark"
05-07-2010, 05:57 PM
LePapirrikY

I'm in!!
05-08-2010, 03:58 PM
jrj512

It was a fun day on a course a little different (in a good way) than usual. Very fast course with nice 180 sweepers. It took a different type of driving style than I am used to. Good day.
05-08-2010, 04:29 PM
ken o

Thanks for the course jrj512. I liked it!
And thanks to all who came out today.

53.787
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAcC3iNDD8w
05-08-2010, 05:51 PM
SixAce

Fun, fast course. Good times!
05-08-2010, 06:35 PM
ckearns

Popped my AX cherry today. I had a good time at the event and the course was a hoot - best time was a 56.781 in run 7.

Good meeting all the guys that were out there!

Chris
05-08-2010, 07:13 PM
OZMDD

Really nice course, and sooo much fun to have a few drift corners in there. :) Sorry I couldn't stick around for my afternoon runs. <--mark, set, GO!
05-08-2010, 07:41 PM
Mark52

Fun day and a great high speed course! I really enjoyed it.:clap: I puked out about a quart of power steering fluid just before my first run of the afternoon. Same thing happened to me at BMW Event #1! I cut the PS belt off and ran the afternoon runs fighting the non-powered power steering.:punchout: I think I'll just put on a manual rack and see how I like it instead of trying to fix the power system again. Good to see a couple of new Miata pilots trying their hand at AX, hope you guys had fun and will return in the future!:D
05-08-2010, 08:00 PM
Nails

I showed up too late. I came by to say hi since I was out that way checking a possible fun-run route to Propwash. Sorry that I missed cone-cerned, POS Racing, Trickrix, and OZMDD. Saw Six Ace, Kasia90 and Brandonmpace. He showed me his rubbermaid two-legged step stool trophy that he won with the coaching help of jrj512! Saw Mark52 (without power steering) turn a very fast 53 second run. Nice car and driving BTW Mark.

Then I saw ken o. He called me out as a poser since I wore one of my many twenty dollar pairs of Pilotis from Ross Dress for Less but wasn't autocrossing!

Well it was the end of the day and the course was still open for fun runs for those who help to collect the cones. So I decided to get in my car and show him I had mad skillz!

I squealed the tires a bit but got traction in second gear and corrected the slide (no LSD on my car) I then easily and swiftly proceeded to the end gate where the timers recorded a blistering 43.986 seconds.

I got out of my car expecting accolades and questions as to what I had done to my car to make such a low time. That's when ken o leaned in and told me the course was not a straight line.

Oh well. At least I brought in 18 cones without ever getting out of the car. :punchout:
05-08-2010, 08:51 PM
cone-cerned

Here are some Photos from today's event.

My friend and I enjoyed the day.
05-08-2010, 10:11 PM
OZMDD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark52

Fun day and a great high speed course! I really enjoyed it.:clap: I puked out about a quart of power steering fluid just before my first run of the afternoon. Same thing happened to me at BMW Event #1! I cut the PS belt off and ran the afternoon runs fighting the non-powered power steering.:punchout: I think I'll just put on a manual rack and see how I like it instead of trying to fix the power system again. Good to see a couple of new Miata pilots trying their hand at AX, hope you guys had fun and will return in the future!:D

I did the swap on my 92, and it was a breeze. Sheds some weight too. You'll need new tire rod ends and tie rods, since the threads are different.
05-09-2010, 01:22 AM
LePapirrikY

Great Course and first time shiftin to 3rd :) , unfortunally i DNF on my best lap, what i dont have clear yet is, when i dnf? at the end or while on the course?
05-09-2010, 06:00 AM
ckearns

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark52

Fun day and a great high speed course! I really enjoyed it.:clap: I puked out about a quart of power steering fluid just before my first run of the afternoon. Same thing happened to me at BMW Event #1! I cut the PS belt off and ran the afternoon runs fighting the non-powered power steering.:punchout: I think I'll just put on a manual rack and see how I like it instead of trying to fix the power system again. Good to see a couple of new Miata pilots trying their hand at AX, hope you guys had fun and will return in the future!:D

I depowered mine with the plugs from Here and took the whole system out - pump, pressure lines, cooling loop, etc.. If you want to remove the big bracket on the side of the block, there's a bolt for the oil pump that needs to be replaced as well ( I can try to track down the P/N on that from mazda if you'd like). Much much better feel from the front end of the car, and while the steering is heavier in the paddock and driveway, it's hardly noticeable on the street or track once you're in motion. The faster rate definitely helps with keeping from getting your hands crossed up.

Chris
05-09-2010, 07:49 AM
ken o

Quote:

Originally Posted by LePapirrikY

Great Course and first time shiftin to 3rd :) , unfortunally i DNF on my best lap, what i dont have clear yet is, when i dnf? at the end or while on the course?

If it was the run where you went off the end of the finish lane and hit 2 cones it should not have been a DNF. You should have just received a penalty for 2 cones. If it changes the results I will update it.
05-09-2010, 07:56 AM
Mark52

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckearns

I depowered mine with the plugs from Here and took the whole system out - pump, pressure lines, cooling loop, etc.. If you want to remove the big bracket on the side of the block, there's a bolt for the oil pump that needs to be replaced as well ( I can try to track down the P/N on that from mazda if you'd like). Much much better feel from the front end of the car, and while the steering is heavier in the paddock and driveway, it's hardly noticeable on the street or track once you're in motion. The faster rate definitely helps with keeping from getting your hands crossed up.

Chris

Unfortunately, CSP rules don't allow me to depower the rack. I have to replace it with a manual rack. (STUPID RULES!) But I'll keep the power rack for use in the DP car that I am planning to build over the winter. Thanks for the info, didn't know that Spec Miata allowed depowering!
05-09-2010, 08:02 AM
Mark52

OZMDD - I didn't know you had a Miata before the Yaris! What were you thinking when you switched to the Yaris! Thanks for the tie rod info, I would not have known that.
05-09-2010, 08:25 AM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark52

OZMDD - I didn't know you had a Miata before the Yaris! What were you thinking when you switched to the Yaris! Thanks for the tie rod info, I would not have known that.

::Whisp::

http://www.dfwmiata.com/showthread.p...suspension-etc.

At least he found his way back into the flock.

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