I'm #4 on the wait list, stepdad is #5, I think we'll just head out there anyway and just watch even if there isn't an open spot. Or bring one of the volunteer forms and do that!
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I'm #4 on the wait list, stepdad is #5, I think we'll just head out there anyway and just watch even if there isn't an open spot. Or bring one of the volunteer forms and do that!
Going out to the site is a great idea. Come prepared to take the school anyway. Let registration know that you're there and on the wait list, and if they have any no-shows, you'll get in. You'll have to wait until it is starting to get a no-show slot, but it happens. BTW, 4th and 5th are not far down the list...you may hear offically before the event. Be sure to check your email before leaving Sunday. Remember Saturday is the ladies/Teens school and Sunday is everyone.
Good luck!
Maniac Mitch
I got a Q!
What time are we supposed to show up for this thingamajig?
I was told 7:30 AM.
7:30am sounds right for an arrival time.
I have to mention something considering the weather forecasts....
I live in Wise county which is NorthWest of DFW. Back in December when the DFW area got a "little" ice I got quite a bit such that I missed work for two days. My biggest problem is getting down my 250ft driveway...it has a sharp off-camber curve that puts you into the fence if you miss it.
*IF* the weather does get bad as predicted, I may not make it to the event. I'm notifying the event chair right after this. Hope to see you guys there, but it will depend on Mother Nature. I guess you all saw the email from Wendy with Subject "AX School Weather" so you know that they plan to have the event. Will cancel only if Pennington is iced up.
I doubt it can be rescheduled as Pennington is an extremely popular site.
Maniac Mitch
fingers crossed.
Yeap, I saw the e-mail and I'm ready.
I'm not ready to course marshall though :confused:
But, iit's part of the job :drive:
It's gonna be a cold weekend. Anyone not attending, volunteering or instructing is more than welcome to bring coffee, hot chocolate, a heated RV, etc. to those of us who will be...
It was cold and snowed some but I had a blast.
Thanks to Maniac Mitch for the instructions and Tailchasers advice.
I want to do it again with better tires.
Jack,
Now that I've met you, I don't see how "Rude Dog" fits. ;-)
I enjoyed working with you. You were one of my more aggressive students, not afraid to try everything we wanted you to do. I think you got a lot out of the school, which makes my time very worthwhile. Yes, better tires would be very nice...but remember what I said before you got yanked away to another corner station when we were working...80% is the driver. I think you did great!
Travis,
If you are reading this, what did Cathy think of the second day? Guys, we had a 16 year old Girl who has had her license for only 6 months take the Ladies AX, then the regular AX101 on Sunday. It was cold but dry on Saturday, then cold and WET on Sunday. Cathy improved by 3 whole seconds on Sunday...in the WET!
Chad,
Sorry I didn't get to talk to you more...how did you do?
BTW folks, there were only about 4 Mini Coopers there...not the 13 I had heard. We had 3 Miatas there...Chad showed up and made it in!!!
Maniac Mitch
When will we be hearing about our registration status for the AX102?
notification on AX102 & TT103:
I contacted Wendy Shoffit about this, since you're supposed to receive notification 2 weeks before the event. However, we have to give her some slack. She WORKED at the AX schools last week-end so she is a little behind. She hopes to get the notifications out either later today or tomorrow.
I hope a lot of Miatas made it in. ;-) When you get notification, please sound off so I can have an idea of who to look for.
And I know it's a lot further than Pennington, but as Chad can tell ya...showing up ready to run if you still on the wait-list can pay off.
Maniac Mitch
Manic Mitch your instructions were most welcome. I'm still talking about the school here at work and more than got my money's worth.
Thanks. :drive:
I just got an email telling me I'm on the wait list with with 14 other people! Not sure where on the list I fall though.
That's the email I got.Quote:
Dear Autocross School Registrant,
We are truly grateful for your interest, support and enthusiasm for the autocross schools conducted by Maverick Region. You are clearly not alone! Unfortunately, we are unable to confirm your place in the school at this time. We will hold your entry until the day prior to the event to see if a slot opens up for you. We will contact you as soon as a slot becomes available.
We received more registrations than we can accommodate. Every entry was entered into our database in order of submission date. The process then followed the established acceptance priorities. That order is Host Region PCA Members; other PCA members; other Porsche drivers (who may become PCA members); then all others.
We do not wish to be exclusive and very much want to accommodate all entrants, but that is simply not possible under the current circumstances. It is in our experience that a smaller group makes for a better school experience.
We are looking for volunteers to help out with the school. There is quite a lot to be learned just from watching the driving exercises. Further, instructors and workers get the opportunity to do laps on the autocross course at the end of the day. In the past, some people who have come out to volunteer to help have been able to fill the slot of a no-show student. There are no guarantees, though. We would truly appreciate all help we can get. If you would like to volunteer, please fill out our online form at http://www.mavpca.org/autocross/scho...svolunteer.htm. OR you could just show up and we can put you to work! ;)
If you do not want to be kept on the waiting list, please let me know. We have 15 names on the list, some of whom would love for the opportunity ahead of others.
Lastly, we offer full instruction at every Autocross and Time Trial event during the regular season. While it is not as down-to-basics and thorough as our schools, we like to help as much as possible. We're addicted to autocrossing and want everyone else to be, as well!
Again, we appreciate your interest and look forward to seeing you in the near future.
I'm going to show anyway to see if I can grab a spot, but if not maybe I can get some runs in at the end of the day.
I've never seen the school rejection/wait-list email. I wonder what lawyer wrote it for them? ;-) Sorry you didn't make it in Bolix...and anyone else.
Well I hope you can come on out to help...and hopefully get a slot. If the email doesn't say NOT to reply to it, you might try asking her what number you are on the wait list.
Be advised however, the runs at the end are for workers...so you'll have to volunteer to work to get that.
Who else got an email?
Maniac Mitch
Does anybody have a guesstimate on how many runs we'll get at AX102?
How many runs? A lot depends on how many students show up. I think the cold played a part in keeping the total run count down last week-end.
Jack, how many runs did you get at the AX school on Sunday? Four seems right, but I swear I saw some cars more than four times. ;-(
You do excercises in the morning, some different from AX101, then we setup a pretty large AX in the afternoon. I believe you'll get at least 4 runs on the full AX course. Seems the AX times are in the 80s. Just remember this facility (Mineral Wells) is different from Pennington in a lot of ways. The biggie is a heck of a lot more room! The downside is long drive and tiny gravel. I heard they were going to sweep it again. I hope so.
I always enjoy working the TT103 school more. Higher speed, more open. But I hope anyone taking the TT103 has some AXing experience to their credit. ;-) The TT times are 90+ seconds...IIRC.
Maniac Mitch
Crap Crap Crap!
I am on the waiting list too, I dont know how much faster I could have got the money in and registered it was a long time ago though.....oh well.
I can still make the ER events and a few PAC events this year.
Man that AX101 school was great, I'd been feeling iffy about the limits of this car since it was much more capable than my old eclipse, but now I feel comfortable around it.
I was driving the entire freakin day! I was pooped out at the end from the amount of runs we got.
Every time I was going to go talk to mitch they had me called up to run, so sorry I didn't stop by more. Haha, best time I ended up coming down with was a 52.9, which didn't seem too bad coming from my 56 something I got on the first couple of runs. Its amazing how much better times you can get /without/ the instructor in the car haha. My poor friend in his civic sicouldn't get down past a 56s, though that Ed Mayo landed a 53 flat in the hatch on his first run. Then the porsches surprised me by running mainly pretty crappy, save for like 2 of them. (56s+) So that was a real confidence boost.
I just wish I had signed up for the AX102 class haha, /sigh
But yea, if its cold and you want to go but are on the list THEN GO! Because alot of people won't show up, and some people even leave during the event, so volunteer or something! Hell, at the 101 class our friend that came with us to watch even got a free meal because there were some that were unclaimed.
Manic Mitch, at the slalom I was running every three minutes so I don't know how many I did there.
On the AX I did two or three with you, it took four more to get my 52.24, and then I know I ran three or four more! A lot.
I didn't mention it but I just had rotator cuff surgery about six weeks ago and my right shoulder was really hurting when I got through.
Well worth the money and fun! :clap:
Thanks Jack and Chad for the details on the event. I knew 4 runs was real low, but I didn't want to guess high.
I've never met a student of one of these schools that didn't get a lot from it. I just wish that they hadn't changed it to favor Porsches first...but hey, it's the Porsche club!!! I'll post again next year when they have it again...just jump on the registration immediately after you see a post. Too bad we don't have a way to email everyone.
Also don't forget, like most other AX event, the Porsche club will provide you an instructor at any event. He/she will walk the course with you and ride with you as much as you want. It's not as good as a school with special excercises, but it will help a lot. Just get there early, and tell them at regristration that you're a novice and would appreciate help. This is not just for the AX events but also for the Time-Trial events.
Maniac Mitch
I went ahead and emailed Wendy back and she said that I was #8 on the list... I don't know if their have been any cancellations or anything though... do I stand a reasonable chance of getting in? I'm trying to decide if I should go home this weekend or not based on this lol.
Bolix,
That far down the list is iffy. I'd email Wendy again Friday mid-day and ask her if you are still 8th and what chances you have if you show up. What will happen is *IF* you are the only one to show on the wait list, then you stand a good chance of a no-show. But chances are good that far down that someone else on the wait list will show up. I think Wendy has the best feel for it. There may be some cancellations between now and Friday so you may get in or at least be low on the list.
Sorry I can't be more help. You may want to watch the weather forcasts also to make sure that doesn't change your opinion on driving out that far...remember it's at Mineral Wells. Also if the weather is "supposed" to be poor, then there are a lot more no-shows. Let us know Friday what you decide. Remember to look for my jungle camo bonnie hat if you do come out.
Maniac Mitch
Don't you mean boonie hat, you ::Daisy::? I'll be there on Sunday, but probably in just a normal Mazdaspeed cap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maniac Mitch
Geez....and I proof-read my posts before hitting submit. Yeah, BOONIE cap not bonnie. See ya Sunday for the AX102!
Maniac Mitch
I am #5 on the list, I plan on showing up just to take a chance to get in...however my tires have tread but are crap so I doubt I would get much out of it if it's wet.
Hey everyone....
I just saw at 8:30am Tues 2/28 that there are still unfilled slots in the TT103 school on Saturday!!!
Billy, I hope you make it in...please make it a point to say hi to me. I'll probably be setting up the course first thing in the morning.
Maniac Mitch
Although I haven't decided on an outfit yet, I'll be out there as well on Sunday. You can probably find me in the vicinity of these two nattily dressed fellas. ::Bleh::Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Will do Mitch.
The less grip your tires have, the more you will learn. Goes double if it rains. Traction only masks your mistakes and makes it tough for your instructor (or you) to pick them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Blaze
Any last minute news for the people on the wait list. I tried to contact Wendy, but haven't heard back from her.
I went out Sunday and luckily found a spot! PCA put on a great event and I was so happy to take out the Miata for the first time this year.
It was good to meet everybody and a big thanks to TC for really doing a great job as an instructor and tweeking the car setup. I think we had the car dialed in pretty good by the end of the day and it was pretty fast.
Note to self... sign up earlier next year and pay immediately!
Mitch, there were a couple guys out there with some nice cameras, do they usually post their photos somewhere?
I was thinking the same thing (pics).
I had a great time and Lugnut John showed me a lot of things that I need to work on, the big one being that I am a habitual one hand on wheel one on shifter driver.
That's going to be a hard habit to break.
Also I need to work on turning sooner on the slalom, and overall just be more consistant in my driving.....it was well worth the time and cash.
Yay, Wendy got me in at the last minute. Like everyone says, the PCA Maverick group puts on a great event. I learned a lot and had a great time, even though I had to share Jon's time with Billy. ::Clown::
I can hardly wait til March 18th! :burnrubr:
I switched to TT103 last minute when I found out I was 11th on the Autox102 waiting list. I learned a great deal from Mitch! :clap: I need to work on my braking, hands position and pushing the car's limits. :burnrubr:
Can hardly wait til 3/18!
First off, sorry I just now managed to check the forum. I'll email the people I know that had cameras (especially the gray hair tall skinny guy with a single leg tripod for his digital camera) and see if I can get some pics or where they'll be posted. Not sure Charley (the guy above) has a web site. But a pic he took of me coming out of the 180 at the SE corner of the track over a year ago is my desktop on two workstations!
Alan's RX8 is a really nice car! It's the first one I've got to drive, and it handled great. Could use more power, but will teach Alan about momentum cars!! I found I could drive it faster through the rough section of the TT course than I could a 300hp SRT4 my other student had. The SRT4 was a beast and reminded me of my 240Z in the traction department. ;-) I know that John and Iain will have fun with the new screaming yellow RX8.
Speaking of traction, my two students at the Sunday AX102 school each had a Mini Cooper S. Each badly needed a posi for the diff...you could spin the right front soooooo easy. The S cars are really nice...I enjoyed my chances to drive one. BTW, one of the students beat my best time in his car during the timed AX...as it should be. I had to give him a ride in my Miata for the fun runs to redeem myself. Of course Tailchaser blasted my best time as did others. I'm the first to say I'm not the fastest driver out there, but I'm usually one of the ones having the most fun!!! ;-)
Thanks for all who attended the event. I'll be sure to post as soon as I see anything next year. Iain and others that are also on the Mav list...help me out incase I'm not watching closely. ;-)
Maniac Mitch
Hey Mitch, what's under the hood? I saw a boost gauge.
I believe Mitch has the BRP supercharger on his 95. I ride with him for several laps, it was AWESOME! The combo of supercharger whine, the Borla exhaust, high spring rates and racing seat, it was intoxicating! ::Afro::Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamoto
I have the JR "baby" M45 on my car with the TDR air/air intercooler. It is not the most powerful setup (160rwhp), but it is "set it up and forget it". I want a setup that is reliable and almost maintenance free. It makes 6.5lbs with the JR Big boost kit (there is some loss through the intercooler). I've added a fuel pump and timing computer (Bipes) to keep it together. ;-)
The seats are necessary so I can pass "broomstick" test for DE events....a pain to get in/out of...but they do hold me nice.
I haven't heard anything about pictures yet...I'll email Charlie again if I don't hear anything in a day or so.
Maniac Mitch