2010, Pennington Field

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11-16-2010, 11:35 PM
marmed

I'm in. I'll be at Einsteins too.

Any tips on keeping my 1.6 smoking to a minimum, I believe it's getting worse. Oh well, one last race before it get a new 1.6, 1.8, or LS1...
11-17-2010, 07:02 AM
GregW

I vote LS1
11-17-2010, 07:19 AM
CHeavin_2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by GregW

I vote LS1

+1
11-17-2010, 07:19 AM
jrj512

Wow! 53 registered and we have a limit of 60, so register now if you plan to go.
11-17-2010, 07:45 AM
GregW

54 registered

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Wow! 53 registered and we have a limit of 60, so register now if you plan to go.

Congratulations Greg you have successfully registered for the NTAXS Autocross - Season Event #6 Autocross/Solo II on Sunday, November 21, 2010. You will be sent an email confirmation shortly. Bring this confirmation with you to the event.
11-17-2010, 09:44 AM
Keifersmith

Call me #57.
11-17-2010, 10:04 AM
altiain

Su & Stan Whitney in an '06 Miata? A new STR car, perhaps?
11-17-2010, 11:32 AM
onething

Not much difference from the BEAST they used to drive... ask Neff
11-17-2010, 12:23 PM
sube

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

Su & Stan Whitney in an '06 Miata? A new STR car, perhaps?

I knew we should have come up with aliases and disguises for the event; it would just take the first event for our secret to get out...

Parts should start arriving soon, but for now just hoping to get a feel for it before the season is completely over...

See you all Sunday... we will be the ones in a Miata... ;)
11-17-2010, 12:41 PM
altiain

Welcome Su! It probably won't take Stan long before he wants to turn it into another DP car. :wink:
11-17-2010, 12:43 PM
cwemyss

Current forecast for Sunday... low in the 50s, high in the 70s, partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain all day.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...weekday=Sunday
11-17-2010, 12:54 PM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by altiain

welcome su! It probably won't take stan long before he wants to turn it into another dp car. :wink:

v8. Xp. ;)
11-17-2010, 01:11 PM
sube

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

v8. Xp. ;)

We do have an extra, leftover block from the Orange Beast still sitting in the garage... :burnrubr:

But for now... we are planning on sticking with the simpler life... (good opportunity to start a betting pool on how long that statement lasts... )
11-18-2010, 02:16 PM
OZMDD

Cool, 10 S2K's, 23 Miatas...

North Texas Miatacross Series???
11-18-2010, 02:19 PM
OZMDD

Quote:

Originally Posted by marmed

Any tips on keeping my 1.6 smoking to a minimum, I believe it's getting worse.

Don't let Jim Harris near it! ::pimp::
11-18-2010, 02:44 PM
cwemyss

Random question from the noob... other than numbers, are we supposed to have anything else posted on the car? I've seen pictures of some SCCA cars with all sorts of class info on there.

I was planning to use blue masking tape, and make my numbers ~12" high.
11-18-2010, 02:51 PM
sammm

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwemyss

Random question from the noob... other than numbers, are we supposed to have anything else posted on the car? I've seen pictures of some SCCA cars with all sorts of class info on there.

I was planning to use blue masking tape, and make my numbers ~12" high.

You only need numbers for NTAXS events and blue tape is fine (as long as your car isn't painter-tape-blue! :)
11-18-2010, 10:51 PM
Squid

Quote:

Originally Posted by OZMDD

Don't let Jim Harris near it! ::pimp::

LOL!!!
11-19-2010, 07:39 AM
jrj512

There might be some people from the HEB ISD school board (which owns the site) visiting our event this weekend, so we ask that everyone please be careful with your actions. Do not forget to mind your speed when entering and exiting the site. Even if you have pulled off of the site and on to the road, exhibition of speed would still be attributed to our event. The same would apply to arrival at the site.

It looks like we will have an excellent turn out with a nice variety of cars. It should be a really fun event.
11-19-2010, 08:36 AM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

There might be some people from the HEB ISD school board (which owns the site) visiting our event this weekend, so we ask that everyone please be careful with your actions. Do not forget to mind your speed when entering and exiting the site. Even if you have pulled off of the site and on to the road, exhibition of speed would still be attributed to our event. The same would apply to arrival at the site.

It looks like we will have an excellent turn out with a nice variety of cars. It should be a really fun event.

No smoking burnouts Ken!
11-19-2010, 11:46 AM
2zzmr2

At least i'll have a first gen MR2 to help toyota's presence in the miata flood... Why dosen't toyota make anything worth buying anymore :(
11-20-2010, 06:55 PM
OZMDD

Tentative Run/Work Order:

Run 1/3, Work 2/4: 2, S2K

Run 2/4, Work 1/3: 1, 1R, 2R, 3, 3R
11-20-2010, 08:39 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

Einsteins anybody?

Yes! ::Banana::
11-20-2010, 09:27 PM
onething

Quote:

Originally Posted by POS Racing

Yes! ::Banana::

This time bring your wallet.
11-20-2010, 09:28 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

This time bring your wallet.

I'm out then...... :(

;-)

What time??
11-21-2010, 05:52 PM
jrj512

It was a fun event. Thanks to everyone that came out and those that helped us throughout the season. Big thanks to everyone that chipped in on troubleshooting the generator this morning!
11-21-2010, 05:57 PM
wrx74

Great Day, Fun course. Thanks, all.
11-21-2010, 07:02 PM
dianica

The "rookie girl" in the Mini ClubmanS had a great time out there today... everyone very helpful and nice!

Looking for my driver's side mat, which was next to my car in the parking lot. Couldn't find it at end of afternoon ... black and has the MINI logo on it ...made of heavy rubber & would have been hard to miss it blow across parking lot. Damn windy out there! Anybody see it or picked it up .. please holler!! THANKS
11-21-2010, 08:18 PM
jrj512

Results.
11-21-2010, 09:30 PM
Brad

Great day, bad day to be a timing light though

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...off/JJAuto.jpg
11-21-2010, 09:57 PM
sammm

Probably our best turn out of the year, and a fun and challenging course as well!
11-21-2010, 09:58 PM
GregW

Thanks for the fun day everyone. Long, but fun.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2689.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2677.jpg

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2700.jpg

MiniVette and Wannabe Vette
http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/o...w_img_2698.jpg
11-21-2010, 10:25 PM
GregW

My favorite...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIySLWyRBZc
11-22-2010, 12:13 AM
Brad

Can you spot the ripple colored defector?

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...leDefector.jpg
11-22-2010, 09:24 AM
cwemyss

Awesome day. A couple lessons learned:
- Things look very very different from the drivers seat at 45 mph than they do on the walk with a coffee cup in hand.
- A stock Mazda 3 suspension is REALLY soft!
- It's better to let other people wipe out the timing gear.
- Cool looking numbers doesn't necessarily make a car competitive.
- Standing around in a parking lot all day CAN be a lot of fun!

Thanks to the organizers, thanks to all the people handing out tips, thanks to Cyril and Gabby for taking a couple laps with me. I'll definitely be up for some more instruction next time around.
11-22-2010, 09:27 AM
wrx74

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad

Can you spot the ripple colored defector?

The Wedding Singer?
11-22-2010, 09:32 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrx74

The Wedding Singer?

:clap:
11-22-2010, 11:03 AM
Ataim

Both Christina and I both had a great time. I've uploaded the picture to my photobuck account. Follow this link: http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/n...%2011-21-2010/

Also here are a few for you viewing pleasure. If you want a full resolution of your car, let me know and I'lll email it to you free!

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/DSC_7525.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/DSC_7915.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/DSC_7699.jpg
11-22-2010, 11:51 AM
cwemyss

So when I was driving home last night, I had a random thought. How awesome would it be to have an 'official' photographer or videographer at an aerial vantage point. So I took a quick look this morning and found this:

http://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipm...008&catid=1209

20' scissor-lift, 3'x8' platform, $120/day rental. I'd pay an extra few bucks at registration for video of my runs. Combine in-car video with aerial video (this weekend, Corner 1 would have been a good spot) and you can really tell where you're screwing up.

I'd imagine there'd be some safety/insurance issues to iron out, but does anyone else see any value in it?
11-22-2010, 12:01 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwemyss

but does anyone else see any value in it?

Nope! ::Banana::

I'd pay extra for more runs not for glamor shots. ;-)

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