Texas Region SCCA Autocross # 7, TMS Infield Road Course, 9/11/11

The Texas Region of the SCCA is having their annual event on the infield road course at Texas Motor Speedway on 9/11. There are entry restrictions and a cap on the number of entrants. More info here: http://texasscca.org/Solo/SoloAboutSolo.aspx.

This event has some special requirements - you must have autocrossed at least 3 times in the current year to be eligible for this event. We'll be checking local results when you sign up, and will contact you if we can't verify that you meet the prerequisite. This is a safety issue for us - not so much for the drivers, but for the workers. The Road Course is a large venue with workers spread out over long stretches. It's important that the worker pool be experienced in this situation.

This event will be online registration only. THERE ARE NO WALK UP REGISTRATIONS PERMITTED. This is necessary for us to verify your experience and it also helps us plan a better event for you!

So there's good news about the course!!

In previous years, the course was "slowed down" by our Safety Guys due to some pressure from the National Office.

This year the course is being... "opened-up" a bit to keep people from getting out of shape.

What does this mean??

That means it's been determined by several safety officials that it's better to allow a bit more speed on course, than it is to try to slow things down & have someone get out of shape and go off course.

TX Region SCCA Solo only runs the TMS infield road course once per year. It's a blast don't miss it!!

**Reminder: This event is Online Registration Only!! Online registration closes Friday night @ 11:59pm.

Registration Link:
http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.c...8D49D94EC42EFD

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to run!

In! We got a course map?

I'll be there!

Question...

Back in AZ, whenever we ran on the Firebird road courses we would go by the SCCA Club racing rules in regards to going off-track. If we have a 4-wheel off, are we done for the day?

Have to go to Tech, IIRC.

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Originally Posted by BMcCann

Question...

Back in AZ, whenever we ran on the Firebird road courses we would go by the SCCA Club racing rules in regards to going off-track. If we have a 4-wheel off, are we done for the day?

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Certainly something we have discussed at one point. But currently this is not the case.

As Onething mentioned above, you will have to have your car re-Tech'd if you have a off-course situation. And that is written in stone!!

If I can make a request. Can we please have a start gate that is larger than the last few years? And one with a normal chute instead of the disaster we have previously seen.

Evil KK and I are in!

Signed up.

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Originally Posted by jbh

Signed up.

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Back from the dead?

Ha, been escaping the heat in Colorado twice and Canada once. Back for good now, until next summer.

I'm out of town :(

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Originally Posted by blackzx3_13

I'm out of town :(

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Road Atlanta, Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen? You're breaking my heart, poor guy.

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Originally Posted by autoxmax

Certainly something we have discussed at one point. But currently this is not the case.

As Onething mentioned above, you will have to have your car re-Tech'd if you have a off-course situation. And that is written in stone!!

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And I believe you must also have a discussion with Uncle Peter.....

Wish I could make it

I'm there! Run/work order?

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Originally Posted by rpmchris

I'm there! Run/work order?

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Proposed Run / Work Order For Event #7
3 HEAT FORMAT
Run 1 / Work 3
XP, AS, BM, ESP, FM, FS, GP, SSM, SS, ST, STS, STU, STR

Run 2 / Work 1
BSP, CM, CS, DS, DSP, EM, EP, ES, F125, FP, FSP, FSAE, SM, T, W

Run 3 / Work 2
AM, ASP, BP, BS, CP, CSP, DM, DP, GS, HS, SMF, STX, X


2 HEAT FORMAT:
Run 1 / Work 2
AM, XP, AS, BM, BP, BS, CSP, DP, ESP, FM, FS, GP, SSM, SS, ST, STS, STU, STR, X

Run 2 / Work 1
ASP, BSP, CM, CP, CS, DM, DS, DSP, EM, EP, ES, F125, FP, FSP, FSAE, GS, HS, SM, SMF, STX, T, W

For those of us who have never been to TMS before, how do we get inside to the road course?

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Originally Posted by BMcCann

For those of us who have never been to TMS before, how do we get inside to the road course?

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Take the entrance off of 114 like you're going to the bus lot (I think that's the 2nd one west of I-35W, but that area is under construction and it may have changed). Continue straight thru 2 stop signs and you'll go down a tunnel and under the oval. Someone will be at the entrance for you to sign the TMS waiver.

I also was told Paddock was going to be in a new area from what we have done in the past. But that is all I know!

See you :cat:s in the AM! ::Banana::

Breaking the fast?

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Originally Posted by onething

Breaking the fast?

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Possibly depends on my slacker co-driver. ;-)

7ish??

Hmmpphhh... I should keep my eyes open more. I didnt even know about this till today. poop

There is always next year lol

Fun time today on a fast course. Nice to shake out the cobwebs before Hallett. Good seeing some of the ax gang again too..

Good times, good times. :clap:

+1. Had a lot of fun today.

Results have been posted for TX Region SCCA Solo event #7 -

http://autocross.com/tr/2011_7_final.htm

http://autocross.com/tr/2011_7_pax.htm



Also the Points Report has been updated to include event #7 -

http://autocross.com/tr/2011_solo_points.htm


Thanks to everyone that came out to the event! Hope you enjoyed it!! :D

Always a great event with the Maxcys at the helm!

Course was much improved! Only complaint was the bus stop before entering the Esses. It didn't seem to fit in with the natural flow of the rest of the course. It was also visually very confusing. At least at our speeds it just looked like a wall of cones. Other than that, very nice change.

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Originally Posted by ratt_finkel

Only complaint was the bus stop before entering the Esses. It didn't seem to fit in with the natural flow of the rest of the course. It was also visually very confusing. At least at our speeds it just looked like a wall of cones.

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+1. I remember coming up to it every time and saying "uh-oh". That might have been due to the speed but it did look like a sea of cones. But in the end, I've done some huge courses at El Toro and Marana that were wide open quite a bit, but this was most certainly the fastest course I've driven. I neared the top of 3rd gear in a Solstice which was crazy!!

Solstices have gears?? Thought those were more of a CVT-crowd car... :D

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+1. I remember coming up to it every time and saying "uh-oh". That might have been due to the speed but it did look like a sea of cones. But in the end, I've done some huge courses at El Toro and Marana that were wide open quite a bit, but this was most certainly the fastest course I've driven. I neared the top of 3rd gear in a Solstice which was crazy!!

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Try MW, I've hit close to 120 mph and that was before the s/c.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Try MW, I've hit close to 120 mph and that was before the s/c.

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**not SCCA

Yeah, that course map for the BMW event this weekend looks insane. Do miatas have 4th gears?

I'll be back in November. Evo is down for now. Piston #4 melted.

Hey guys, I know a lot of you on here were at this event, so I'm posting up the pictures my girlfriend grabbed with my camera - I just got done with some post-processing and uploading:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alstauffer/sets/72157627693184142/


Samples:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/...bcbb8d5f_z.jpg
P9118307-87 by alstauffer, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/...4df66350_z.jpg
P9118239-79 by alstauffer, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/...f2192dbd_z.jpg
P9118566-124 by alstauffer, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/...58c3ddd1_z.jpg
P9118000-31 by alstauffer, on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/...08ba8e9a_z.jpg
P9118431-100 by alstauffer, on Flickr

Is there like a Texas region SCCA forum I should throw these up on, too?

Enjoy
-Allen
#125 NES, 92 Miata

Nice pics. Thanks for posting!

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Originally Posted by SixAce

Nice pics. Thanks for posting!

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No problem! Is that supercharged miata (#12) yours? (looks like it in your avatar) If so, I realllly love that car, it sounds and looks awesome.

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Originally Posted by p4R4d0x

No problem! Is that supercharged miata (#12) yours? (looks like it in your avatar) If so, I realllly love that car, it sounds and looks awesome.

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Guilty. thanks for the kind words. Next time you see me running somewheres, stop and introduce yourself. Jump in for a ride if ya like..

Thanks to you and the lady who did all the work.