Reply With QuoteUnderstood. See ya tomorrow maybe.Originally Posted by altiain
I'm not a big fan of street tires.I appreciate the offer though.
No bananamobile co-drive?Iain, I'd be happy to let you co-drive the Evo. But I've just installed the last thermostat in DFW. So if you blow another one, I'll be SOL.
VW Bug in running shoes
M Porcupine sedan
M Porcupine coupe
Crusty old e46 beater
Battery Powered appliance car
Understood. See ya tomorrow maybe.I'm not a big fan of street tires.
I'd off a co-drive, but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it. If I make it and you haven't found a co-drive, let me know.Huh... it's funny how quickly things can change.
Turns out I may be looking for a ride for this event. If anyone is interested in a co-driver, please PM me your terms. Thanks!
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
Well...
A really big thanks to all those who offered co-drives, but it turns out there were bars on my window of opportunity. Looks like I'm not going to make it tomorrow after all.
You kids have fun and go fast!
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Due to my monetary situation, I don't think I'll be racing today. I'll probably bring my friend by so he can see what it's all about, though. See you guys in a few hours
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
It was the best autocross I attended today.
I had to take off.
The S/C made traction MIA. It was fun!
It was a long day for three runs, but what can you do? It was a good course.
BTW, Greg asked me about covering some of the future Pennington courses. That is fine by me, but if anyone has any ideas about new layouts, let me know. If you can just give me the general idea, then I can try to put it into a course.
It was a long day, but a fun one. Love those Azenis.
Great competition in Tire Class I had a blast!
Here is the video from my best, and third, run of the day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvlOKwjB9w
Last edited by Brad; 03-16-2008 at 09:32 PM.
I learned this the hard way.....
Take all of your valuables out of your car at night. This includes taking the mounting hardware off of your windshield or dash and hiding the power supplies. I lost over $ 1,000 to a thief with no hope of recovering my items and to top if off they smashed my window in the rain and my truck got soaked. Let my loss be your learning experience.
It is nice to see so many of you being nice, but I feel the three runs we got today was a bunch of crap.
Anyone know what cause the new high dollar timing lights to give up the ghost so early in the day?
Really disappointing to have the first SCCA event of the year go so poorly. While it was the best autocross I attended today it certainly was sub-par from what we had seen in the past from the fine folks at the SCCA.
*Your millage may vary see dealer for details.
Tell us how you really feel, POS!
You guys are making me glad I stayed home.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
It is nice to see so many of you being nice, but I feel the three runs we got today was a bunch of crap.
Anyone know what cause the new high dollar timing lights to give up the ghost so early in the day?
Really disappointing to have the first SCCA event of the year go so poorly. While it was the best autocross I attended today it certainly was sub-par from what we had seen in the past from the fine folks at the SCCA.
*Your millage may vary see dealer for details.
Be nice to Mick, he is just upset that he did not get his goodbye hug from Jarret due to the fact that Jarret had to "keep up appearances" with his lady present.
I learned this the hard way.....
Take all of your valuables out of your car at night. This includes taking the mounting hardware off of your windshield or dash and hiding the power supplies. I lost over $ 1,000 to a thief with no hope of recovering my items and to top if off they smashed my window in the rain and my truck got soaked. Let my loss be your learning experience.
I did ask for someone to sit in front of the reflector af the finish first heat.....no takers LOL :)
The stink wore off onto my driving and those 13 cones or whatever I hit as well.
It is nice to see so many of you being nice, but I feel the three runs we got today was a bunch of crap.
Anyone know what cause the new high dollar timing lights to give up the ghost so early in the day?
Really disappointing to have the first SCCA event of the year go so poorly. While it was the best autocross I attended today it certainly was sub-par from what we had seen in the past from the fine folks at the SCCA.
*Your millage may vary see dealer for details.
David Hedderick
Houston, TX
92 Miata SE; 02 RSX-S; 01 Boxsturd; 05 STI
Problems I noted with the event:
#1 Crossover point was 2/3 of the way through the course. That caused long overlap times and made the event run slowly.
#2 Timing trailer and stage lanes were on the racing surface. You guys should stage all cars not actually at the start line on the access road. Put the Timing trailer at the outer edge of the property where the exit lane jogged around the curb.
#3 Stop using Axware timing and T-Wire lights. There are better, more reliable solutions. Just because it's new, shiny and makes neat noises doesn't mean it's better.
#4 If you are going to have more than 140 competitors, break the day into two sub-events with two heats each. That way you aren't there all day for 3-4 runs, and you aren't waiting around for one heat with nothing to do. I worked heat 1 and ran heat 2 then left. How long did heat 3 go on? I was told that Texas Region was going to copy the Houston Region 4-heat model. What happened?
#5 I don't have a solution regarding on-site registration/check-in, work assignments, and worker check-in. You guys have the longest, slowest lines for those. Spokes, SASCA and Houston Region all do a much better job.
The effort to reward ratio sucked!
I know, I'm a grumpy old man
Bobby
RED RULES!
90 Miata, 04 Rubicon, 05 Boxster
Long day. I forgot to use my sun screen, again.
Thanks to HudsonHawk for helping with my tire change.
I had never seen three cones hung under a kart before, nice job miata_racer.
As someone said, it was the best autocross I attend yesterday.
On the track, I am fearless.
If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
1994 M Edition
CSP 67
Yeah, you didn't miss much. The champ was talking a lot of smack all day but the champ ended up in 3rd with his "participant" trophy.Tell us how you really feel, POS!
You guys are making me glad I stayed home.
I came in second off of my first runwith 2 dirty runs after that (I'm starting to make a habit of that). I think I've had 2 clean runs in the last 3 events!
J-Fo was flying and put down a smokin' 36.2!
Despite the long day and all the complications, it was a pretty fun course for Pennington.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
My advice would be to take PMS off the venue list. Unless you want to run 25 second courses, there's no way to lay one out without an overlap which leads to 1-car-at-a-time syndrome.
PS
Maybe next year all the equipment could be checked out the day of the novice school before the actual event.
Last edited by sammm; 03-17-2008 at 07:06 AM.
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