NTAXS Winter Autocross, 1/29/2012, Pennington Field

The North Texas Autocross Series (NTAXS), presented by the North Texas S2000 Owners Club (NTS2KOC), is hosting our annual Winter Autocross event on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at Pennington Field.

Pennington Field is located in Bedford, the heart of the Metroplex, on the southwest corner of Central Drive and State Highway 183.

The entry fee is $30 per person and you must pre-register at http://www.dlbracing.com starting Friday, January 13th. There is no on-site registration. The event is limited to 65 drivers, so sign up early. Please join us for a great day of racing and fun.

The event will be cancelled if any of the following occur:

- Less than 34 people have signed up by 9 AM CST on Thursday, January 26th.
- At 9 AM CST on Thursday, January 26th, the weather forecast for the event date calls for inclement conditions. In general, we will be looking for less than a 30% chance of rain and a high temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Event cancellation will result in refunding each participant's money. Otherwise, standard cancellation rules apply.

You get eight runs at NTAXS events, so you will make four runs in the AM session and four runs in the PM session.

NOTE THE TIME SHIFT FOR VENUE-REQUIRED 10 AM START

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM Check-in, Registration, and mandatory Tech Inspection
(You must arrive in time to have check in and pass tech inspection prior to 9 AM)
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Course open for walking
9:30 AM Novice Meeting (mandatory if new to NTAXS events)
9:45 AM Drivers Meeting (mandatory for all)
10:00 AM First car out
(Lunch and course-walk break between morning and afternoon heats totaling approximately one hour.)

Car Classing is based on engine size:
- Class 1/1R is for engines under 2.3 liters, except Honda S2000 and Lotus
Elise/Exige.
- Class 2/2R is for engines over 2.2 liters, but under 4.0 liters, plus Honda S2000.
- Class 3/3R is for engines over 3.9 liters, plus Lotus Elise/Exige.
- Class S2000 is only for Honda S2000 on street tires.

Rotary engine multiplies displacement by 2.0. Usage of forced induction multiplies displacement by 1.5. (This is in addition to the rotary multiplier, if applicable.) Tires with a wear rating under 140 must use the R class.

View the rules and additional information at http://www.s2000.org/nts2koc/autox.shtml.

Contact me at jrj512 at dfwmx5 dot com for more information.

For Winter Autocrosses, we use different courses for the AM and PM runs. The courses will be changed during the lunch break and participants will be told at the commencement of the lunch break when the course will be reopened for walking. We will also announce when the course will be closed for walking in order for us to begin the second half of the event. The course will be open to walk for at least 30 minutes. Your event performance will be based on a sum of your best time from the morning runs and your best time from the afternoon runs.

If the weather holds out I will be there!

Do not forget that we enforce a 100 dB sound limit at Pennington. See section G-1 of our rules at http://www.s2000.org/nts2koc/autox.shtml for more info.

I'm planning on it...a little pre-season tuning to do.

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Do not forget that we enforce a 100 dB sound limit at Pennington. See section G-1 of our rules at http://www.s2000.org/nts2koc/autox.shtml for more info.

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So we have to register at least 100 dB? I'll have to get my saws-all out.

Hey guys, I’m looking for a co-drive for this event. Help a flame-broiled brotha out!

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Hey guys, I’m looking for a co-drive for this event. Help a flame-broiled brotha out!

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I'd offer you a co-drive if I was able make it myself. How's the rebuild coming along?

Thanks Mark!

It’s coming along. Ended up having to replace all of the rod and main bearings and one of the timing chain guides in addition to all of the external engine bay stuff that got toasted (mostly harnesses and sensors). John Wallace from the S2k boards is working on it, and he hopes to have it buttoned up some time this week.

Unfortunately, the rebuild put a pretty sizeable dent in my upgrade budget, so it probably won’t see any autocrossing until much later this year.

If you want to show people how you can drive a slow car fast, PM me.

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So we have to register at least 100 dB? I'll have to get my saws-all out.

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I have a straight through autocross exhaust that is guaranteed to meet the minimum 100dB sound limit and more or your money back!

registered

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registered

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As what?

like you don't know. ;)

Don't Sandusky me, dude!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ltpRBrnRIk...ASouthPark.jpg

Registered. See you all there!

Iain, if you haven't found a codrive yet, PM me.

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ltpRBrnRIk...ASouthPark.jpg

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What do the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes have to do with it?

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What do the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes have to do with it?

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Well played, sir!::euro::

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Thanks Mark!

It’s coming along. Ended up having to replace all of the rod and main bearings and one of the timing chain guides in addition to all of the external engine bay stuff that got toasted (mostly harnesses and sensors). John Wallace from the S2k boards is working on it, and he hopes to have it buttoned up some time this week.

Unfortunately, the rebuild put a pretty sizeable dent in my upgrade budget, so it probably won’t see any autocrossing until much later this year.

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Wow. I knew there would be obvious damage from the fire, but didn't even think of what the loss of oil might have done to the motor. Well, I'm sure John will get you all fixed up and you'll be rollin' again soon.

AM and PM Courses

Nice looking courses! Wish I could attend...I'll be in Vegas celebrating my 30th

I'm in. ('67 Shelby)
Great event.

Paul

In!

THanks for the co-drive offers, private and public. I've decided to drive Peter's AP2 S2000. See y'all there!

Cool. Looking forward to it!

We have met the required number of entrants for the event and the weather forecast looks good, so it looks like we'll have the event. I'll make it official on Thursday, but it would take a pretty big swing in the weather forecast to not have it.

The event is capped at 65 and we are over half way there, so if you plan to attend, then sign up soon.

In, not sure what I'll be driving yet though.

Registered! See you guys there.

Being on a Sunday, I am going to have to sit this one out. You guys have a great time!

I'll be there!

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I'll be there!

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Excellent!

51 signed up, so there are only 14 spots left. Looks like there will be great weather and where else will you find a '56 Chevy, '67 GT350, '01 Viper, and an '03 350Z battling it out in the same class?!?! I've seen a pic of the Chevy and it looks great and "it was built for autocross and track days." It should be pretty interesting to say the least. I'm really looking forward to this.

Any co-drives left?

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Any co-drives left?

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Let me recommend the '01 Viper. ;)

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Let me recommend the '01 Viper. ;)

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Heh. That would be entertaining.

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51 signed up, so there are only 14 spots left. Looks like there will be great weather and where else will you find a '56 Chevy, '67 GT350, '01 Viper, and an '03 350Z battling it out in the same class?!?! I've seen a pic of the Chevy and it looks great and "it was built for autocross and track days." It should be pretty interesting to say the least. I'm really looking forward to this.

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I think we might need a checkered flag for this event! ::Flag::

Have fun. Heading down to MSR-H for NASA TT.

I just wanted to make it official. We have met the required minimum number of attendees and the weather forecast is 60 and sunny, so the event is officially on.

Well I'm officially registered since the event is officially on.

I'm out...car is down.

:(

I won't be able to make it after all. Got sick earlier this week and still not over it. Immune system fail.