Yeah there were a lot of problems Saturday.
Can you imagine if POS Racing and Sammm were working in the trailer together on Saturday? Now that would have been something to watch!
BTW, I cannot find my trophy from Sunday. If anyone found an extra 1st place left in the paddock, then shoot me a PM. I'm fairly certain that Brad stole it. Eyes would have been on Titus, but he already had one of his own.
I assume Saturday's results are still under review?Originally Posted by general default
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Yeah, they are, the audit for Saturday is a mess. I did Sunday's audit and Gary is doing Saturday. I figure he'll probably have it done today or tomorrow.I assume Saturday's results are still under review?
As for Saturday, IMHO, mirrorcrosses, in the format that ER does it, are farked. There is no real drag start, you can't tell who got to the finish 1st even if you compare the times, the courses are hard to make mirrors at MW, they are too short, too much to do and not enough time to do all the runs in one heat for 2 driver cars. And they are a freakin' nightmare for the T&S/audit. Plus, the finish was wayyyyy to close to the edge of the pavement, as a few people found out. Don't get me wrong, I think the Pro Solo format is cool, but with ER's lack of the proper equipment, site, or # of drivers to make a full event, its a waste of time and way too much work to be worth the effort.
Dennis
'91 'Stang LX 5.0 - '88 'Stang Coupe 5.0
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The entire course could've been relocated south to open up the shut down zone. There was a lot of wasted space down there.
Still, I had fun and they were the best autocrosses I attended last weekend. I'm sure cone-cerned would agree.
Results for Saturday were just sent to Kenny.
Over 250 cones were hit on EACH side!!!
For a total of over 500 cones, not counting DNF's (approx. 43 of those).
If it's posted as I sent it, D1 is the Left course and D2 will be the right course.
Jeremy, don't forget, you got twice as many runs as usual, 12 runs, not 6. So to expect it to be done earlier than 5:00pm, IMHO, is unrealistic.
Later,
SpinOutF500
'07 FM F500
The Mirrorcross was an administrative nightmare, even for the Grid workers! But it was still a lot of fun and something different! I'm sure we can manage it once a year
What's left of a '96 Miata with stock clutch.
My car exceeds my driving ability. That's the only possible explanation.
Thanks for taking the time to do the audits Gary. I hope you had a beer while you handled that monotonous task. As far as the event is concerned. There was one simple change that could've had the event done far earlier.Results for Saturday were just sent to Kenny.
Over 250 cones were hit on EACH side!!!
For a total of over 500 cones, not counting DNF's (approx. 43 of those).
If it's posted as I sent it, D1 is the Left course and D2 will be the right course.
Jeremy, don't forget, you got twice as many runs as usual, 12 runs, not 6. So to expect it to be done earlier than 5:00pm, IMHO, is unrealistic.
Later,
Grid Control.
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Borrowed 1M
(2017 B-Street Pro Solo Champion)
Jeremy Foley
2.5 hours and I still have not got an email.
I tried to send you a message and got
Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 5.1.1 <???> Account not available
I will post them when they get here.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
I sent them again. And the points files.
Hopefully you will get them now.
You have a PM.
Later,
SpinOutF500
'07 FM F500
Challenge Cup #9 Results Posted
Also the final season points have been updated.
A big thanks for the fast turn around by
SpinOutF500
Congrats to Ken O on first in Tire and Darron65 for third in Tire. Looks like we get trophies.
Nice finish
Year end PAX: 7th Jon - 172 8th Iain - 171... talk about a close competition!
And Mr. Foley in 5th place with a 180, having pulled out an overall PAX victory (and collecting a massive 25 points) at the last event of the season to top the "dynamic duo"!
So is BStock the new battleground?
Lots of Miata pilots all over the Year-End Trophies... nicely done!
"That which does not kill us, just makes us madder"
Cletus Nietzsche (Friedrich's half-brother on his sister's side)
Are year end trophies first 3 spots in each class? Congrats to jrj512 for representing TES well. All 3 of us were in the top 5, even with limited event attendance.
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M Porcupine sedan
M Porcupine coupe
Crusty old e46 beater
Battery Powered appliance car
From ER site
To receive a Year End Trophy (Y.E.T.) at the Equipe Rapide Christmas/Awards Party on December 15,
you must compete in a minimum of 6 events and have at least 50% of the class winner's points.
The final points are calculated by taking each drivers best 7 events.
No limit to the number of trophies, just depends on number of points earned.
2009 MX-5 STR and track toy
2003 Z06 -- Not a Miata, but 3200# and 400 RWHP is fun
OTM -- 2012 Sierra, 2016 Impala (Appliances)
I tied Miatamoto in the PAX!
Course he earned his 55 points the hard way.
B Stock locally is not for the faint of heart. Just as an example, there were five B Stock drivers in the top 15 in Pax on Saturday... and four of those drivers did it WITH cones on their times.
There are several other local classes with very good drivers (ESP, FM, BM, and SS come to mind), but I don't think there's another class with the sheer number of drivers that could win it on any given day. That's why I think I may try a slower class next season, like Street Mod or BSP. Somewhere that I can use parts and money to make up for my lack of talent.
Last edited by altiain; 11-13-2007 at 05:30 PM.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
If BS can PAX that high while carrying a cone the BS (pun intended) PAX must be even softer than F-Mod
I am the Cookie Monster, not the macaroni monster.
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