No local AX events next weekend and I am jonsing for some AX. I have a fever, and the only cure is More Autocross!
Einstein's at 7 AM?
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No local AX events next weekend and I am jonsing for some AX. I have a fever, and the only cure is More Autocross!
Einstein's at 7 AM?
Out - of town :(
See you at Einsteins.
ER always donates a large chunk of money to charity every year. We have traditionally supported the women's shelter in Mineral Wells, North Texas food banks, and Bikes for Kids. Last year we donated a bunch to Dennis Rothermich which he turned around and donated. He kind of amazed me that in his greatest time of need he was still thinking of charity before himself. He used some of the donated money for a reception after his funeral and the rest went to Bikes for Kids. If any of you have a favorite charity then please drop me a line and we can get them on our list. If you add up the payout you can see that the top 25 people in PAX end up paying the entire payout for the money winners. If we have over 25 entrants in PAX then a good chunk of that ends up at a charity somewhere.
I'm out :( unfortunately, family is going thru some $$ problems and they need my help. Sucks because i dont know until when i can run again :'(
Sorry to hear that. I hope everything works out soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by LePapirrikY
Thanks, i wish i could play a little longer :( and just when im starting to get all my things for AX :(
I'm in.
Changed the spark plugs (oh my were they bad), wires, valve cover gasket (this looked good, just not sealed correctly, oh well), oil, tranny, shifter and diff fluids... I also cleaned the throttle body and EGR so maybe my P0402 will be a thing of the past. Only a touch of skin lost.
Tires are terrible and the suspension had a fat chick for a previous owner so I'm gunning for mid pack in "T" ;)
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Originally Posted by goofygrin
That's a new one I havent heard before! I like it!
I put the old Evo brake rotors in the trunk with the used fluids to take them to Autozone and the car was pointed nose up the whole way!
You'll see just how well the 143,000 mile stock suspension holds up tomorrow ;)
Early day and fun course.
Frustrating. There is a two-second gap between myself and the PAX winner. I cannot imagine where I would have found two seconds out there in my car. I guess ABS going into the 180 and a little more power coming out would have helped. However, I hate to just blame the car. Or was the afternoon pavement just that much faster? Oh well, there is always the next event.
I had a blast. I really liked the course. Very fun day.
results already? wow most clubs takes days for it. Apparently i miss a fun day :'(
Fun course today!
You should get maxq so you can trade logs with Wayne and I.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
ken has logs too, but he just logs latitudinal slip angle.
Good news:
- The car made it home
- The car started back up (more on that in the bad news)
- The oil slick was just a torn valve cover gasket (that I just replaced last night!)
- The old gasket was still in the garage trash (and looked pretty good, so it went back on :))
- The transmission fluid leak looks to have been the drain bolt needed a bit more tightening
- I have lots of improvements to make so I won't be bored (it's like being in "N" all over again)
Bad news:
- the car died on the way home (thanks Danny for the company on the side of 121), threw P1345 (Cam Sensor, it looks like it got dinked a bit when changing the valve cover gasket yesterday, doh! $80 doh!)
- the car wouldn't start once I got home (sensor likely overheated)
- I still have no idea what tires I want to buy, but the "flinstones" as someone called them have to go
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http://grandrants.files.wordpress.co...rubble-car.jpg
I too enjoyed the course quite a bit. I didn't expect to like the 2-way slalom as much as I did. Thanks to Danny and ER for letting me do a set-up work assignment so I could run-and-go! Baby mama wouldn't have given me a race pass otherwise. Can't believe I FINALLY finished in the Pax money at the one event I don't stay for trophies. Great event! :clap:
Looking at Ken's vid, I would have loved ABS going into that 180. Wow!