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Registration is now open for the Texas National Tour in Mineral Well, March 27/28.
This year's Texas Tour is hosted by Texas Region SCCA. The event is making a venue change to Mineral Wells this year which means Mineral Wells size courses!!
2 days of Great Food, Great Parties & Texas Sized Courses!
Don't procrastinate! Sign-up today!
Follow the link on the Texas Region Solo webpage to register.
I guess Mineral Wells is official now. :( I may be in the minority, but I would have preferred the bus lot if we couldn't get one of the new venues that was talked about.
Oh well. I'll be there in STX, unless the baby decides to show up early! :mrgreen:
I will be there. I am looking forward to it. I am not a MW fan, either, but Piper had it cleaned up real nice at the last ER events, so there is hope. I think it will turn out pretty good, actually.
signed up.
well we're up to 4!
I'm in.
For those of you interested.
On the morning of the Friday before the Texas Tour, the EVO Performance School will be instructing a mini-school associated with the event. There are limited openings for the school. Don't wait too long to register for the school if you are interested!
In addition, students for the school get priority gridding for the 1st hour of the afternoon practice course on that Friday. The Region will have a practice course available in the afternoon on that Friday.
For more information & school registration:
http://www.evoschool.com/
The info I found on the website says the mini school is $65.
From the EVO website:
Texas SCCA National Tour Evo Advantage - Mineral Wells, TX
This is a program designed to help those who are new to the National Solos scene, or who are looking to pick up in the standings. This school runs on the Friday before the SCCA National Tour, and is open to just twenty students. This is a rapid fire program that takes place on the Tour test and tune course, and is a scaled down version of Evolutions Phase One Program.
9:15am-9:45am Drivers Meeting and Tech9:45am-11:00am Private Evo Advantage Course runs with the Evo team on instructors11:00am-12:00pm Evo Advantage students share the TnT course with Tour participants, with the use of an Evo Advantage priority grid line.
Evo Advantage instructors will also be giving guided course walks on Saturday and Sunday mornings to help each Evo Advantage student make the best of their SCCA National Tour experience.
We will have a waiver signing station at the entry road to the sight. If anyone would like working waivers as a work assignment, let me know. We will need workers all day each day.
EDIT. I have found out that working the gate before or after the event will not count as your work assignment. Sorry, but I still will need people to cover the gate Friday, before and after the event Saturday and before the event Sunday.
Just to clarify a couple of questions folks have been asking me;
- No, Texas Region is not involved with the EVO school. We are just setting a course for them & providing equipement.
- Financials & all registration is thru the EVO folks.
The only reason I posted the info about the EVO School was to let people know it's available!
Signed up! Can't wait!
The Banana Boat returns!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ratt_finkel
lol the Banana Boat died in 2008 when Jon retired the RX-8. It's now Team Wheelspin!:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by autoxmax
Brad, have the courses been decided on yet? If they haven't, I'd love to see a high speed offset down the back stretch, near the tree line like at local events. :)
Hey, should we call you guys, team "steamboat"?? ;-). Sorry, I couldn't resist!Quote:
Originally Posted by ratt_finkel
Glad the car is fixed & you guys are back!!
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In case you haven't noticed....
One of our party sponsors, AST is part of the contingency program for the National Tour series this year. (BTW, if you read carefully, you DON'T have to be using AST products to participate in thier contingency program!)
Make sure you siginup for the program if your going to the Texas National tour in March!
http://www.scca.com/contingencies.aspx?hub=3
Also on the contingency program is Volkswagen, Bridgestone, iRacing.com, Yokohama, Toyo, Hoosier & Mazdaspeed. Most of the programs require you to signup prior to the event.
Any chance of getting a PAX street tire class?
For your car it's called STR. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert
Signed up in STX. Looking forward to this one!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert
It's not too late for Vorshlag to hook you up with some ASTs. Since there is not much more HP to be gained from a NA S2000 engine, then you will have fullfilled most of the requirements for your car in STR. Take the pill. You know you want to. Everyone will like you if you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
No, I refuse to go down the money pit called STR, But it does look like fun.
I've got some used AST 5200's with Roberts name on them! I work at AST so you know they are valved EXTRA nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
C'mon Robert, be one of the cool kids! :wink:
After playing with my car on a very limited STX prep I can't imagine going back to Stock, at least with this car. It's just so much more responsive and fun to drive in STX trim, even if the overall grip level is lower.
A set of ASTs, a set of 17x9 wheels with the right offset, and a set of 255/40-17 street tires, and you're 80-90% of the way there, imho.
Exactly! It's not like it is Street Prepared or anything....Maybe...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Too bad that last 10% on a 50 second course is 5 seconds, sounds like DFL ;) J/k!Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
I can't agree more. I am converted.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
I haven't really turned a wheel in anger in the STU M3 but it sure looks like a blast...If I can ever learn how to autocross on street tires, I can count on one hand the number of times I have NOT been on Hoosiers.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
The last time with the Mustang was rather hilarious (especially with the stock suspension). You sure handled it pretty well though, I didn't think that car could move like that (while almost tipping over).Quote:
Originally Posted by S.F. Maxcy
That was the worst thing I had ever felt inside a car. One of the owners of AST was there after he saw the car run he said "We'll put a rush on your suspension."Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
Heads up Autocrossers!
The 2010 Texas National Tour T-Shirts & Sweatshirts are NOW available for online pre-purchase!!
Standard white T-Shirts will be available at the event. But, this special online pre-order is the only way to get a white T-Shirt with pocket, Grey T-Shirt, Grey T-Shirt with pocket, Sweatshirt, Youth size Sweatshirt or Youth size T-Shirt.
Follow the link to place your order & pay online:
http://www.texasregion.org/soloshirt/order.php
Don't wait too long! Online ordering is only available until March 3rd! After March 3rd, only white T-Shirts with no pocket will be available.
For those of you running Yokohamas or are thinking about running them;
The Yokohama Rep & crew will be at the National Tour on Saturday. Look for thier display tent that will be up by the Main event tent.
Just a reminder about the Texas National Tour T-Shirt online ordering:
Online pre-order will close this week on Wednesday, March 3 at midnight. The online pre-order is the only way you will be able to buy something other than the standard white / no-pocket T-Shirt.
The white / no-pocket T-Shirt will be on sale at the event but only in limited quantities & sizes!
Also, since we're talking about the Texas Tour, remember that the deadline for "early registration" is Friday, March 12th! The Early Registration Fee is $94. The Regular Registration Fee ($130) goes into effect starting March 13th!
Don't wait too long!
-Brad
are non-members allowed to register?
No I'm pretty sure you have to be an SCCA member to run a tour. A few years ago the turnout was really low for the tour at the bus lot and they waived that requirement but I doubt that will happen this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by 762
Non-members can compete in any National Solo event with a SCCA "weekend membership" except at Nationals.
I've got a note in to the National Office asking what the procedure is for registering with a weekend membership for a National Tour.
I'm pretty sure the only additional cost is $15 for the weekend membership.
I'll post something as soon as I have info concerning this.
My co-driver will not be available for this event, so I have an STS Miata co-drive open for a reasonable tire fee. PM me or email me at jrj512 at dfwmx5 dot com if you are interested.
On the non-member entry info:
You can enter the event as a non-member using the FAX option for registration (Do it before Friday the 12th - 4pm before the entry fee goes up!). But you will have to pay for a "Weekend Membership" at the event on Friday March 26th.
For all you procrastinators:
Make sure you enter the event before 4pm this Friday, March 12th!!
After the above date/time, the entry fees go up to $130!! If you do miss the above date/time you can still enter online all the way up to Monday, March 22nd.
After March 22nd you'll have to enter the event at the site Friday, March 26th between 5-7pm.
No additional registrations will be taken after 7pm on Friday the 26th!
:burnrubr:
A handful of us setup the National Tour courses yesterday in Mineral Wells.
All I can say is.... bring a full tank of gas!
The course is over 1 mile long. (take a survival pack, gps & extra water for your course walk! :D)
Onething broke his car he was having so much fun testing the course!
BTW, before you go crazy & start ranting, he's not running the Tour. -No unfair advantage on his part.
Hope everyone entered before last Friday @ 4pm!!
Looks like we got a big field of out of state competitors.
work/run order ready?
yup, Wed after 7pm. Where is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o