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Who all is attending? This would be a great time to practice for the SCCA Regional event at La Grave coming up in August, as you get eight runs with this club.
More info at http://www.lscbmwcca.org/autocross.html.
You must pre-register at DLBRacing for BMW events.
I plan to attend.
Any ideas for a breakfast place for La Grave?
See ya there. I'll be back in my own Miata for once! :D
I will be there in my RX-8. Have not autocrossed over a month, can't wait! :burnrubr:
In for sure, dad will be in from out of town driving his first auto-x too!
P.S. Any of you know how to get there? I've never been to this site, will be coming down 121 from Grapevine/Coppell/Lewisville
I'm in. There is a corner bakery down in downtown or we could just meet up at whataburger or something.
I'll be there, too.
Directions to La GraveQuote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
We tried the Corner Bakery in downtown before and Onething did not like it. Something about not taking his AARP card... Besides, people with trailers are a little weary of parking in downtown where they cannot see their cars. Anyway, it looks like there is a Whataburger and a McDonalds over off Main and NE 28th, so we'll decide on one or the other next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by aalvarez04
+1
The food was good but parking sucked.
I am very forgetful, what time does tech start? 9 or 10? My cousin will be coming to the event but not to race just yet i believe.
Starts at 8, ends at 9.Quote:
Originally Posted by aalvarez04
As POS Racing says, watching an AX is like watching paint dry, but without the benifit of getting high from the fumes. Let him drive. :drive:Quote:
Originally Posted by aalvarez04
Good idea. Then let him bring his bimmer out to the next one.
I was peeking at the entry list, how come Mark52 is in a different class than you other kids?
http://www.dlbracing.com/Clubs/drive...x?EventID=2633
The r-comps bump Mark up a class. I was racing Y last year on the 710s.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
So where are we meeting on Sat?
There is a Whataburger and a McDonalds on the corner of NE 28th and N. Main. Any preferences?
Whataburger: http://www.whataburger.com/one_store...radius=&id=510
McDonalds: http://www.google.com/maps?q=2832+N+...i=map&ct=title
We will meet at 7 AM.
Whataburger. Mcdonalds seems to make me not feel so well.
Whatburger it is. See you all at 7 AM.
http://www.whataburger.com/one_store...radius=&id=510
Well i signed up. See you guys at 7am Saturday morning.
That turned out to be a good course, with the exception of the tight slalom half way thru. A nice, quick day. I was second to Thomas is X class. I felt really fast in the afternoon and it felt good. Again, I will take La Grave over Pennington any day.
We also learned that the Whataburger off Main and NE 28th is kind of crappy, so we will stick with McDonalds in the future.
Last, the management of La Grave Field struck again -- after we set up the course using the entire lot, we were told that a portion of the lot was designated for motorcycle training, so we had to cut off part of the course. They did not have the restrooms open until later, and even then it was probably because the maintenance guy happened to show up. Last, there were some trailers in a corner on the course. They were not really an issue, but SCCA/ER safety rules probably would not have allowed them. I am going to mention this to Solo RX7, as I would hate to see problems like this at the SCCA Divisional event. La Grave management really has to understand the needs of the groups that rent this place for an autocross.
Yep, another fun event with BMWCCA! It was good to see everyone and great to finally race my own Miata again.
They laid out a really fun course that made full use of the size of LaGrave, but like jrj512 said, they had a ridiculously tight slalom and turn section in one part. SCCA also did a better job of designing the course around the drainage "ditches" in the big portion of the lot. Overall, I thought it was a very good use of the lot and I really like the surface.
The car was really hooking up today, and I'm very happy with the new crank pulley, flywheel, clutch and short shifter.
And of course the customary video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...91620285421490
I had a good time, grip sucked in the morning but as it heated up the car hooked up better. Didn't really care for the drainage ditches and the first slalom was unnecessarily tight I think but overall it flowed well. Both Miatamoto and Jrj512 were flying today, nice driving guys!
+1 Awesome driving guys. I looked like i was driving a big rig out there. :( Lots of fun of course. Jerrett what are you talking about, the whataburger with crickets was great!Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower