PCA Charity Autocross, 12/2/12, TMS Bus Lot

PCA Charity Autocross, 12/2, TMS Bus Lot

The Porsche Club of America (Maverick Region) is hosting a charity autocross at the Texas Motor Speedway Bus Lot on Sunday 12/2. The proceeds will benefit the Huffaker-Hughes Hope House (more info at http://mav.pca.org/about/charity.asp). All makes and models welcome.

Come out for a good time to support a good cause. There will be a lot of new people out there, so it would be a great time to try out autocrossing if you are new too.

Sign up at http://clubregistration.net/index.cfm?pca.

Registered. Looking over some of the entrants, it should be interesting watching a '55 Bel-Air convertible out on the course :D

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Originally Posted by acj75

Registered. Looking over some of the entrants, it should be interesting watching a '55 Bel-Air convertible out on the course :D

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I think watching the Smart flip over will be even more fun. ::Drive2::

A few course workers should be able to upright it and get it back on its way.

Maybe we should put training wheels on it before it runs?

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Originally Posted by slowchildmiata

Maybe we should put training wheels on it before it runs?

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Reliant Robin style?

There's also a '69 El Camino registered. Maybe we can talk him into some hay bale rides? :santa:

Registered

:drive:I'm in too. The RX7 roadracer is ready to go and needs a shakeout to see what falls off or blows up:burnrubr:

WIll there be walk up registraion available for this event?

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Originally Posted by altiain

WIll there be walk up registraion available for this event?

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PCA has walk-up reg, but it is much easier on them if you pre-reg. If you are not sure, then you can pre-reg, but stop at the payment. That way, they at least have you in the system and can just take your money at the event.

The course. Tried to keep it somewhat simple since there will be a lot of newbies.

I've heard it said that you are a simpleton :punchout:

Looks fast and fun

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Originally Posted by Bigsrturbo

Looks fast

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You're fast on any course.

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Originally Posted by TxCoyote

I've heard it said that you are a simpleton :punchout:

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I'm originally from the DFW area. I have never been to Simpleton, much less born there.

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Originally Posted by jrj512

You're fast on any course.

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Thanks a lot buddy!!! That means a lot coming from u!

I think I'm in on this one. Already having autox withdrawal... Gonna be a long winter.

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Originally Posted by jrj512

PCA has walk-up reg, but it is much easier on them if you pre-reg. If you are not sure, then you can pre-reg, but stop at the payment. That way, they at least have you in the system and can just take your money at the event.

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I did that but I still show as pending, want to make sure I can still pay on site and not be turned away.

They will get to it eventually.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

I did that but I still show as pending, want to make sure I can still pay on site and not be turned away.

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Since they allow on-site reg, they are not going to turn you away, anyway.

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Originally Posted by jrj512

Since they allow on-site reg, they are not going to turn you away, anyway.

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Thanks

How many runs do you get at PCA events?

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Originally Posted by BMcCann

How many runs do you get at PCA events?

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It feels like 50, but I think its typically 10 (5 am/5pm)

It really depends on the number of people and how things go. Expect at least eight runs.

Nice weather in store for us on Sunday, so enjoy it while you can.

Anyone have a open seat?

Breakfast?

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Originally Posted by BMcCann

Anyone have a open seat?

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I can vouch for him. He pays, he's normal, and you can beat him. ;)

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Originally Posted by ken o

Breakfast?

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We will be at McDonalds at the truck stop from 5:45 to 6:15. Still have to break that news to Leilane.

Waho for me 745 anyone interested?

Fun today. I hope they finish the road work over the winter, the dust is really a buzz kill in the first heat. Some pretty impressive straights on this course. I was well into 3rd in two places, pushing 70. Great risk/reward course.

The lot is really a mess. In the video you can see where the line was cleaned. If you went just outside of it the grip was crap.

http://youtu.be/Egw5Qdqbfgc

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Originally Posted by OZMDD

Fun today. I hope they finish the road work over the winter, the dust is really a buzz kill in the first heat. Some pretty impressive straights on this course. I was well into 3rd in two places, pushing 70. Great risk/reward course.

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I totally agree. It felt like two completely different tracks from the morning to the afternoon. Plus, the angle of the sun in the afternoon was reflecting perfectly on the track - I was able to see the line we cleared all the way around without really even looking at the cones.

Big thanks to Ken O for explaining the course. It went against all my sense of self preservation, but I was able to stay flat on the throttle all the way through the last section leading up to the hairpin before the finish. ::Drive2:: Doing that shaved a big chunk off my times!

Fun times, can't wait to do it all again.

Results:

http://mav.pca.org/Events/Autocross/...2-AXC-HTML.htm

KenO is too fast. I'll bet Jim Hollingsworth will be really fast in a better car. :)

I wish I could of seen Ken O's video before I ran, then maybe, just maybe I wouldn't of sucked so bad. Getting beat by my wife is a humbling experience. She will never be called a gracious winner. But I plan to redeem myself this weekend.

I want to thank everyone that came out to the Charity Autocross. Over $1300 was raised for the Hope Shelter in Mineral Wells.

Also special thanks to Jerrett for course design and his setup crew, I now understand the correct way to run the course was "flat out" in the straights and hold on in the turns.

Great for the Hope Shelter.


Always drive flat out.