National Tour events are a lot of fun because you get some new competition. Registration is open. More info here.
Don't forget to book the Fairfield Inn now, while there is still space.
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National Tour events are a lot of fun because you get some new competition. Registration is open. More info here.
Don't forget to book the Fairfield Inn now, while there is still space.
and last time I looked, the Hampton Inn right next door was closed till June due to hurrican damage
funny one is OK and one not just a couple of hundred feet away
and registration is open for the Blytheville Tour tour
a bit further away at almost 600 miles
I'm out for Houston...
Posting on behalf of our tour gate worker guy:
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Volunteer. Get Free Stuff.
Additional waiver workers are needed for the National Tour. Besides the usual work assignments during times of competition, volunteers are needed all day Friday and early/during lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
This is a good deal--volunteer for a three hour shift and you will earn a no-cost double entry for a regional event. So you pay once and drive twice at your next autocross. Volunteer two shifts and get two double entries. Volunteer for more shifts and scrub the rubber off of your tires!
The deal gets better--you’ll get a free “waiver guy” t-shirt. Everyone will know you are el hefe and your autocross buddies will be envious of your spiffy shirt.
Plus, we’ll rotate during these extra shifts so no one will feel like they got stuck at the gate.
Volunteer shift opportunities:
Friday, April 3 - 8:30 to 11 am, 11 am to 2 pm, 2 to 5 pm and 5 to 8 pm
Saturday, April 4 – 6:30 to 9 am, lunch break
Sunday, April 5 – 6:30 to 8 am, lunch break
Contact Mike Barone, http://[email protected] or (713) 203-2483, for additional information or to volunteer. Don’t forget to tell me your shirt size.
Thanks in advance for your time and making our National Tour so successful.
Mike Barone
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Thanks guys. :) we need workers badly
Houston throws one of the best Tours in the nation. If you miss it...well you miss a damn good time and some really good courses!
I'll be there! Blytheville too!
ditto!::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by S.F. Maxcy
yep, the Houston crowd does a great event
but, I'm cancelling out
the Tour conflicts with TMS NASCAR so my co-driver can't/won't go
SCCA has scheduled this way for the last several Houston events, despite us pointing it out to them
I can tow 26 miles one way (rather than 300) and get 120 minutes of seat time (rather than 6 maybe) and sleep in my own bed (rather than 2 hotel nights) and pay nothing (rather than $90)
so I'm going to an Apex event at Motorsports Ranch and run my almost Spec car
Well damn :( I was wanting to get a benchmark off ya on the Friday warmup runs Neal........my shocks should be back in time and I'll have some re-11s mounted by then I hope :)
yeah, I'm going to miss the competition and the fun, but given the scheduling..
pls pass along to Roger or whomever, SCCA scheduling caused at least two no-shows
will be the case as long as they schedule on top of the biggest motorsports event in Texas
I always enjoy the Houston Tour, but this year I'm doing something similar. Instead of driving to Houston to spend $100 in entry fees for a couple of minutes in a borrowed car, I'm driving to Austin to spend nothing for two days at Harris Hill Road in my own car. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by nealb
Y'all have fun!
That would be our national office that picks the dates.
But of course we can't tell anyone they're doing anything wrong....god forbid we upset pissy B**** 1.0 and 2.0 ;)
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Neal, if you change your mind, I'm looking for a ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by nealb
JRM
sure willQuote:
Originally Posted by modernbeat
but the only way I'd go is if the track day gets cancelled
just too big a difference in seat time to dollars
WhooHoo! I'm in. After missing every single Tour and Nationals last year, it looks like I'll be able to go play somewhere else and just be a participant. I'm psyched!
Now you have to find something to drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Solo RX-7
I'll be driving the very nicely prepared BMW that belongs to Chris Ledbetter. We've inked a deal for the whole year. Don't let the unwashed exterior fool you - that car works.
I was really impressed with how well it did on street tires. Maybe I'll have to adjust my R comp biases after this season. Nah....
I just want to tell you good luck. We're all counting on you.
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2009 Houston National Tour
Gulf Greyhound Park
Competitors with valid concerns about the run/work order should speak with the National Field Staff on site. Any changes deemed necessary will be made at that time.
Run Heat 1:
CS, ESL, GSL, HSL, STL, STS, STXL, STU, BSP, FSP, XP, CP, EP, FPL, GP, SML, SMFL, SSML, AM, BML, CML, DM, FM
Run Heat 2:
SSL, AS, BS, CSL, DS, ES, FS, STSL, STUL, ASP, CSP, DSP, ESP, FSPL, XPL, CPL , DP, EPL, GPL, SMF, AML, EM, FML, F125, FJA, FJB
Course Open for walking
Run Heat 3:
SS, ASL, BSL, DSL, FSL, GS, HS, ST, STX, ASPL, BSPL, CSPL, DSPL, ESPL, DPL, FP, SM, SSM, BM, CM, DML, EML, F125L
Work Heat 1:
SS, SSL, AS, ASL, BS, BSL, DS, DSL, FS, FSL, ASP, ASPL, CSP, CSPL, DSP, DSPL, ESP, ESPL, DP, DPL, EM, EML, F125, F125L
Work Heat 2:
GS, GSL, HS, HSL, ST, STL, STX, STXL, BSP, BSPL, FP, FPL, SM, SML, SSM, SSML, BM, BML, CM, CML, DM, DML
Course Open for walking
Work Heat 3:
CS, CSL, ES, ESL, STS, STSL, STU, STUL, FSP, FSPL, XP, XPL, CP, CPL, EP, EPL, GP, GPL, SMF, SMFL, AM, AML, FM, FML
Good luck guys! :burnrubr: Have a safe trip.
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Originally Posted by POS Racing
Man, I doubt that I'll sleep tonight. I am pretty pumped.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
I just want to tell you good luck. We're all counting on you.
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Good luck all! :1Place:
Good luck and safe traveling to everyone headed to Houston this weekend! Make us proud, guys!
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Originally Posted by POS Racing
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Originally Posted by wrx74
What they said.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Good luck.
Who Won?
Everyone wins!Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
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Day 1 results:
http://www.scca.com/popup/raceresult...13618&file=584
...beating up on the boys, again!
I Miatamoto'd every run! (That is, I coned.) That 61.9 raw time is pretty damn good, though, and it shows the car is competitive when you compare it to the ST times (who ran heat three versus our heat one).
Poor SoloRX7. He agreed to dinner with myself and Ken O (and others). He'll learn not to put us in the same room.
We're not leaving for another 20 minutes.... should I bail? :D
JRJ512 and Miatamoto are jammin' - so much so that they scared all the other competitors to CSP. Great course today, except for the stupid cones.
why was Amy in STU-L and Terry and Brian in BSP in the Evo? Unless they had an illegal tune on the car or something...
But hoosiers > yoko street tires fo' sho'.
just guessing here, but Terry plans to run Yokos this year and the new AD08 is not yet outQuote:
Originally Posted by goofygrin
so I'm guessing he had to run in a class that allows R comp tires
Congrats to jrj512! :clap: He was silly fast today and took the win in STS. I pushed the car too hard on my last run, got sideways and lost all my momentum.
Terry and Brian's STU tire setup was dead and used up (old Star Specs), so they decided to use their newer track setup (265 Yokohama AD07s).
Done before 10 am? Did they move Houston into a different timezone?
they ran all their 3 runs in the first heatQuote:
Originally Posted by Titus
they work last heat
Let me tell you all about that time I won the Houston Tour...
<Insert Dixie Tour story, minus the pillow>
Congrats Jimmy! :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
Congratulations!! ::Banana::
I thought Jerret won! Who's this Jimmy feller? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
CONGRATS!
To the sewer cam they look the same ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark52
Congrats JJJJJ:clap: