NTAXS Winter Autocross #1, 1/30/2011, Pennington Field

[sammm]

BigD, I forgot to meet you.

BigD was one of the guys who stayed late and helped pack everything up. Thanks!

[jrj512]

Thanks!

+1!

[altiain]

Lots of fun today - thanks to everyone who makes these events happen

Congrats to ozmdd on FTD and thanks for the co-drive. I managed 2nd in class and 4th overall my first time out with in it - I guess I can't blame the car...

[Squid]

Great weather, great courses, great people.

Thanks to the group 3 folks for the entertainment!

[CosmosMpower]

Fun event, thanks to Jim_H for the co-drive, very different experience but so much fun.

[TxCoyote]

Great time, had a blast and both courses were really good JJ

[BigDmiata]

You did get to meet me, I just failed at introducing myself. I was the guy in the texas rangers hat that helped load the trailer. I think next time I'm gonna have one of our local pros ride along with me so I can get some pointers instead of just guessing on what to do to improve.

[autoxmax]

Uploaded some photos from the event:

http://autoxmax.smugmug.com/Cars/NTA...15652510_vHMHx

[Robert]

Nice photos autoxmax, thanks for posting them.

Very good event and great weather.

[2zzmr2]

Awesome pictures, thanks for getting some of my car.

[sammm]

Great pictures autoxmax! Thanks for sharing.

[Mark52]

Any noise problems?

[wrx74]

Nice Spy Photos, automax - THANKS!

[Robert]

Any noise problems?

We had a few cars fail the sound limits, but no ear bleeders showed up. It was very nice to not have any stupid loud cars at an event.

[sammm]

Any noise problems?

There were a few offenders. I know of 2 cars that had to sit out the event, but at least 1 of them was able to grab a co-drive.

[wrx74]

Sadly, visitor cars and bikes were loudest. But I doubt that's a point in our favor.

[CosmosMpower]

There were a few offenders. I know of 2 cars that had to sit out the event, but at least 1 of them was able to grab a co-drive.

True, a few ass clowns watching and blowing through the side streets etc. I don't think it was frequent enough to make a difference unless someone was keeping a strict eye the entire day and was being anal.

My car failed by 1 even though stock Elises with the same exhaust around the country regularly are under 100 (by a good margin) but rules are rules. I wouldn't cry if PMS went bye bye but it's never good to lose any site.

[jrj512]

There were a few offenders. I know of 2 cars that had to sit out the event, but at least 1 of them was able to grab a co-drive.

And the other was offered several co-drives, but he just decided to sit the PM runs out. He was able to get his AM runs in and he worked his AM shift, which is cool.

[OZMDD]

As much as it sucked to have to tell people they either had to modify their exhaust or park it, it represents the "future of autox" at a lot of events. Might as well help people get accustomed to noise monitoring and how to abate.

I'm considering becoming a Supertrapp dealer and setting-up a table with a bunch of the bolt-on sleeve versions. :) Maybe just buy a box of steel wool and some window screen and sell "kits!"

[CosmosMpower]

As much as it sucked to have to tell people they either had to modify their exhaust or park it, it represents the "future of autox" at a lot of events. Might as well help people get accustomed to noise monitoring and how to abate.

I'm considering becoming a Supertrapp dealer and setting-up a table with a bunch of the bolt-on sleeve versions. :) Maybe just buy a box of steel wool and some window screen and sell "kits!"

I was surprised how well the steel wool worked. The Cavalier literally had no muffler, hence the super loud noise but he just stuffed a bunch of that in the pipe, covered it with some more as a screen and clamped it, went from 103+ to the 80 range!