Evolution School, May 7,8,9 2004

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02-07-2004, 08:26 AM
general default

Evolution School, May 7,8,9 2004

I got the official date for the Evolution School for the DFW area. It is set for May 7,8,9 2004. Currently the event site is set for Mineral Wells but there is still some hope of a new Metroplex location. Terranova said the popular schools like Phase 1-3, Dial in, and Challenge will be offered. In the ER newsletter there is an application or you can get the short acrobat version of the application here. http://autocross.com/er/evo2004may.pdf

I have done all the schools myself. Most of the time they where the first time offered. They all have improved over the years. Each one has it's interesting points. I have been autocrossing over 20 years and I still learn things at these schools. I just wish they had them 20 years ago.
02-07-2004, 08:38 AM
onething

Re: Evolution School, May 7,8,9 2004

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Originally Posted by general default

...I have been autocrossing over 20 years and I still learn things at these schools. I just wish they had them 20 years ago.

Thank God they didn't! :shock: I've been autocrossing for 2 years, and you're so fast they won't let me see your times!
02-07-2004, 10:06 AM
onething

Does GT always pick holidays for events he plans?
May 9 is Mother's Day, and I wonder if that will keep anyone away.
02-07-2004, 10:13 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

Does GT always pick holidays for events he plans?

We should all pitch in and get him a calender that includes the holidays! :P

ER event #5 is on July 4th!
02-07-2004, 11:58 AM
altiain

Thanks for the info, General. :thumleft:

I for one am glad that the Evo schools are a little later in the season this year - I had wanted to go last year, but couldn't afford to, and wouldn't have been able to afford to this year had thye been held in March or APril either.

Of course, that weekend is the weekend before Spring finals for me, so I may only be doing one school instead of the multiple schools I'd like to do.

Iain
02-07-2004, 09:06 PM
general default

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

Does GT always pick holidays for events he plans?
May 9 is Mother's Day, and I wonder if that will keep anyone away.

Mothers day! I will give him a call tonight and see if he knows that. There is another school scheduled that day in a different town also.
02-07-2004, 09:21 PM
general default

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

Does GT always pick holidays for events he plans?
May 9 is Mother's Day, and I wonder if that will keep anyone away.

Mothers day!

I gave him a call. Yep he said he needs a calendar with the holidays. He said it is hard to change the date at Mineral Wells because of the friday date. S-tec has the site every other friday and can get the site if needed. So he suggested sending in your entry asking for a friday or saturday school. I would guess a Phase 1 would atleast be friday or saturday. At least that is how it stands today. I guess some autocross mom's might like a school on their day. :wink:
02-09-2004, 03:55 PM
onething

My Mom can watch from heaven. My soon-to-be wife might see things differently! I think I need the coaching, so maybe she'll let me go if I've already paid for it. :roll:
02-10-2004, 09:25 AM
IMVivid

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My soon-to-be wife might see things differently!

Excuse me "onething" but I don't remember hearing anything about this. Did you forget to tell us the news. :shock: HUMMMMMMM I mean really don't make us have to beat it out of you. :bash:
02-10-2004, 11:19 AM
altiain

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

My soon-to-be wife might see things differently!

Are you going to marry Spiderman? Is that why he's in your avatar? :P

Iain
02-10-2004, 11:38 AM
onething

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMVivid

Quote:

My soon-to-be wife might see things differently!

Excuse me "onething" but I don't remember hearing anything about this. Did you forget to tell us the news. :shock: HUMMMMMMM I mean really don't make us have to beat it out of you. :bash:

Gee I.M.Vivid would you be my bachelor party??? :tongue:

I'll have to ask her (not Spiderman) if I can talk about it yet :P I only officially asked her Sunday morning :D

I told her "You are the most important thing in my life, but here is the AX schedule . . . pick a date" :bs:
02-10-2004, 11:45 AM
sammm

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

I told her "You are the most important thing in my life, but here is the AX schedule . . . pick a date" :bs:

LOL! Congrats onething ! :spiderma:
02-10-2004, 12:14 PM
Kestrel

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Originally Posted by onething

... I only officially asked her Sunday morning...

:shock: Do what?

You're not going to be "one thing" anymore? You'll be changing your moniker to "twothings"? :lol: And you didn't ask us if it was OK first? I hope you and Spiderman will be very happy together. :wink:

So we'll all get to meet your "intended" (no, I didn't miss that... but I thought it was a joke :oops: ) at Bear Creek Cafe this weekend?
02-10-2004, 02:31 PM
onething

An official notice will be posted later! You got to meet her last weekend at TBC - unless you didn't show up :P

Already married her once (Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away ...) and her Mom and my folks said it was okay back then. They had stopped claiming us on their taxes by then. :bounce: Are any of you claiming me as a tax deduction??? :bounce:

:spiderma: is my Avatar because the picture proves I am not :spiderma: My neighbor thought I thought I was when I first came home in the Miata

I will always be onething , but the thing may change . . .
02-11-2004, 01:01 PM
Flyin96M

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I only officially asked her Sunday morning :D

Wow I guess it was a hell of a Saturday night :lol: Seriously, congrats 1thing.
02-12-2004, 01:19 PM
onething

Sooo . . . back to the thread.

Who's going and what will you be taking? I did 1, 2, & 3 last year. Don't know if that is what I will do again (sure wouldn't hurt) but the challenge looked interesting from the far side of the Mineralring.
02-13-2004, 10:56 AM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

Sooo . . . back to the thread.

Who's going and what will you be taking? I did 1, 2, & 3 last year. Don't know if that is what I will do again (sure wouldn't hurt) but the challenge looked interesting from the far side of the Mineralring.

I'm thinking about 3 & challenge, but I still have plenty of time to decide.
02-14-2004, 09:13 AM
JRW

I'm planning on taking Phase 3. Who else is going?
02-14-2004, 11:55 AM
tailchaser

I may do phase 3, but probably not... Still working on the stuff I learned during the first two schools, and I think my brain is still full.
02-15-2004, 02:54 PM
Flyin96M

I'm thinking about Phase 2 and the test and tune. For those of you that took phase 2 what did you learn?
02-15-2004, 06:32 PM
tailchaser

Phase 2 teaches you to drive a course aggressively the first time out. You'll essentially drive 5 different courses over the course of the day with only one walk-through. Very good mental exercise.
02-15-2004, 07:15 PM
joe.MIATA

I'm in for Phase 1 this year...still working on the driver.
04-29-2004, 08:27 PM
onething

Well - school got moved and maybe moved again.
You guys need to sign up - it looks like we don't have enough folks to justify the event.

I need the training - you guys need to sign up :bounce:
04-29-2004, 08:37 PM
onething

Here's the email from Gerry:

All,

First, let me apologize sincerely for the long delay in getting back to you all. I had high hopes of
getting the details worked out to have this school on concrete, but I can not
delay any longer advising you all what is going on.

For any of you who have not read or heard yet, I was forced to change the
originally scheduled dates
(May 7, 8, 9) to May 14, 15, 16. In addition, the site has changed as well.

At this point, I have reserved another asphalt site that has some concrete
areas, but we may not get to use the concrete areas. I am still working on
this.

The main problem was that virtually all of the dates that do NOT already have an
ER or SCCA events
scheduled are National Events (Pro Solo or National Tour) and as a result
Evolution instructors were not available for the original dates. In addition,
other possible dates are unusable because sites are not available and/or the
instructors we need are not available. (MUST have certain instructors for the
Dial In or Challenge schools, for example.) This has been a real nightmare this
year.

Because of these problems and the fact that I still do not have enough students
signed up for even one full school, we may have to cancel or postpone the
schools.

The alternatives are:

Hope to receive more entries and have some schools on May 14, 15, 16 (Maybe just
schools on May 14/15 since May 16 is an SCCA event)

Hold a Phase 1 and a Phase 2 only at Pennington Field on Sunday May 16 or
Hold schools on June 15/16 or
Hold schools on and June 19/20 or
Hold schools on July 17/18.

Since I have had to change dates/sites, if any of you that have sent money
cannot attend, let me know and I'll give you a full refund.

I would like for each of you to respond and let me know if you can attend on the
new May 14, 15, 16 date(s) or if you would/could attend on one of the other
dates listed.

Again I apologize for the problems and the delay in getting back to you all.

Sincerely,

Gerry
972-523-7577

[email protected]
04-30-2004, 08:51 AM
Flyin96M

Well I'll be at MSR on 5/15-5/16 so I'm out for those dates. If it gets postponed again then I may be in $$ permiting.
05-01-2004, 07:24 PM
gabkwong

I already paid for school #2. If he keeps moving the date I may not able to go b/o work :evil: