Saturday, May 2nd - SCCA Solo Practice Event @ Mineral Wells

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04-24-2009, 11:20 AM
autoxmax

Saturday, May 2nd - SCCA Solo Practice Event @ Mineral Wells

Just made official from our Solo RE & the Solo Crew:

Texas Region SCCA Solo will be having a No Points/No Trophy - Practice event on Saturday, May 2nd in Mineral Wells the day before regular event #3!

Entry Fee for the day will only be $15.

Registration for the practice will soon be added to the online AXware service but "walk-up" registration will be allowed too.

Registration/check-in & Tech Inspection will be at 10:00am at the site.

After the practice event is over, we will be having an "unofficial" Cookout/Picnic/Party at the site.
- Hamburgers, Hotdogs (or whatever else crawls on the grill) & all the "fixings".

>> Rumor has it that there might be a COLD keg of beer & possibly a cooler of margaritas that evening! <<

Notice: You don't have to enter the Practice to attend the Party afterwards! All are welcomed at the Party!!!

If you plan on attending the party after the event, please send an e-mail to [email protected] so we know how many folks to expect.

BTW - Several folks are staying at the site that evening! Camping on-site will be allowed!
04-24-2009, 11:22 AM
CosmosMpower

Sounds fun, will it be a full course with corner workers swapping out after 30 min/1hr sessions?
04-24-2009, 11:35 AM
autoxmax

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Sounds fun, will it be a full course with corner workers swapping out after 30 min/1hr sessions?

Full course! Just like a regular event. Except no series points or trophies.

We'll have to see how many attend before we can say what the heat structure will be.
04-24-2009, 12:38 PM
Robert

Do you know how many runs we will get?

Autoxmax are you coming to the ER event this sunday?
04-25-2009, 10:47 AM
autoxmax

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

Do you know how many runs we will get?

Autoxmax are you coming to the ER event this sunday?

Runs for the practice event will be determined by how many people show.

Won't make the ER event. Still working on the new SCCA timing trailer.
04-27-2009, 09:14 AM
autoxmax

Need a little feedback here guys!!

Is anyone planning to attend the practice on Saturday?

If we can't get at least 23 people to cover the cost of rental for Saturday, we need to "pull the plug" on the practice.

All we're trying to do is cover expenses for the Saturday practice.

Thanks,

Brad
04-27-2009, 09:22 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by autoxmax

Need a little feedback here guys!!

Is anyone planning to attend the practice on Saturday?

Wished I could go but I can't..... ::Bawl::
04-27-2009, 09:45 AM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by autoxmax

Need a little feedback here guys!!

Is anyone planning to attend the practice on Saturday?

If we can't get at least 23 people to cover the cost of rental for Saturday, we need to "pull the plug" on the practice.

All we're trying to do is cover expenses for the Saturday practice.

Thanks,

Brad

How many runs will we get if we are just at the 23 ppl cap?
04-27-2009, 09:45 AM
trickyrix

Sounds like fun to me... count me in! I'll shoot you an email.
04-27-2009, 09:57 AM
autoxmax

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

How many runs will we get if we are just at the 23 ppl cap?

You'll run out of tires!

Seriously, the cap is at 50 entries & if we get no more than 23 we're talking at least 12 to 16 runs.

At these numbers we're talking about an A-B, A-B format. We'll probably shut down around 3:30 so the course for Sunday can be set-up.

There's also talk of doing a skidpad area if people want. But I figured people wanted a nice long course instead.
04-27-2009, 10:12 AM
jrj512

I do not plan on attending.
04-27-2009, 10:18 AM
CosmosMpower

If it's around 15 runs I may consider. However it looks like rain for the next week or two. When is the cutoff date for your decision
04-27-2009, 10:41 AM
autoxmax

Quote:

Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

If it's around 15 runs I may consider. However it looks like rain for the next week or two. When is the cutoff date for your decision

Thursday so we can cancel with management at Mineral Wells.
04-27-2009, 10:41 AM
goofygrin

I likely won't be there either. If Mineral Wells was in, say, McKinney I'd think about it, but 3 hours of drive time there and back is a killer.
04-27-2009, 10:55 AM
jrj512

Quote:

Originally Posted by goofygrin

I likely won't be there either. If Mineral Wells was in, say, McKinney I'd think about it, but 3 hours of drive time there and back is a killer.

Grayson County Airport FTW! ;)
04-27-2009, 10:59 AM
CosmosMpower

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

Grayson County Airport FTW! ;)

You mean FTL. You'd run out of tires in 6 runs there.
04-27-2009, 01:26 PM
autoxmax

Quote:

Originally Posted by goofygrin

I likely won't be there either. If Mineral Wells was in, say, McKinney I'd think about it, but 3 hours of drive time there and back is a killer.

Stay out there!

There's quite a few of us that are staying at the site & having a party/cook-out.
04-27-2009, 01:47 PM
BenCronin04

Quote:

Originally Posted by goofygrin

I likely won't be there either. If Mineral Wells was in, say, McKinney I'd think about it, but 3 hours of drive time there and back is a killer.

That would be amazing. I could sleep in late, have some breakfast then just jump in the car for a 5 minute drive! :burnrubr:
04-27-2009, 01:57 PM
goofygrin

Quote:

Originally Posted by autoxmax

Stay out there!

There's quite a few of us that are staying at the site & having a party/cook-out.

3 year old + autocross = no fun for anyone.
04-27-2009, 02:04 PM
BenCronin04

Quote:

Originally Posted by goofygrin

3 year old + autocross = no fun for anyone.

I'll baby sit for some lessons and a co-drive weekend in the evo! :punchout: Actually I'd have the GF do it. She works at a Day Care and is much better with kids then me.
04-27-2009, 02:20 PM
goofygrin

I am most definitely *not* the person to be giving lessons :punchout:
04-28-2009, 02:36 PM
Robert

I'm in. I love Mineral Wells.

Brad please arrange nice weather for the weekend with no rain!

I vote for a long course with no skidpad.
04-28-2009, 03:00 PM
Solo RX-7

There's enough room out there that we can do a course, a skid pad and a dedicated long slalom for shock tuning. It's your practice - we'll set up what you want.
04-30-2009, 12:06 PM
autoxmax

We've decided to have the practice regardless of the number of entries!

Registration & Tech will be at 10:00am.

See ya there!:drive:
04-30-2009, 01:29 PM
OZMDD

I think I'm in for this! Gotta see if the pop-up camper is ready to use after sitting all winter, but either way, I'll show up.
05-02-2009, 12:58 PM
blackzx3_13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

Brad please arrange nice weather for the weekend with no rain!

Looks like Mineral Wells is getting it pretty good right now. . .
05-02-2009, 05:26 PM
onething

Actually, I was there from 10:00 until 3:45, and the worst we got was a heavy drizzle. The bad stuff went north of us first and then south of us for the second cell.

I stayed dry and warm all day in the BEST AX TRAILER IN THE WORLD ::Banana::
05-03-2009, 08:07 PM
autoxmax

I think almost everyone that came to the practice got 12 to 15 runs.

And that was before the drizzle started.

I wonder if Bob & Neal have any tires left? Those 2 did some intensive testing it looked like between the skid-pad & the long course.
05-04-2009, 08:41 AM
Robert

It was a fun practice. I think everyone got as many runs as they wanted. I lost count how many runs I made.

Thanks everyone that made it possible! Some of them did not even make any runs. We are lucky to have them in the club.