BigOLundh

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First run: 114 Seconds
Last run: 79 Seconds
HAHAHAHA. FUN!!!

I had a great time, and can't wait for next season to start.

Ike

35 seconds faster is quite the improvement on an autox course! :p

BigOLundh

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There were alot of factors that went into that. Rain being the biggest one.

wakeech

so you mean staying on course and not taking half of the cones with you like the first time 'round really helped, right?

Imp

Where and what club did you run with?

BigOLundh

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Beleive it or not, Doing 360's did not help my time.

I ran with the PCA (Porsche Club of America) at Texas Motor Speedway... most of the drivers were from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. From what i hear from my friends, and from what i've seen. PCA are a really good, friendly group of people. I only met 1 jackass there, out of the 50 drivers. The event is also very well organized... I got 8 runs (4 back-to-back, lunch, then 4 more), and the course was also very technical. One guy there had an old open wheel mazda (possibly F1) with a 2-rotary engine. Unfortunately, he was the lone jackass. HAHAAH.

fizzer

FYI, sounds like a formula mazda car to me. If it was an old 13B is a regular fm used in the star mazda series, if it was a renesis it was the new pro formula mazda.

Too bad he was a jackass, I really want to get into formula mazda racing in the future and would hope the people were nice

BigOLundh

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Im sure the people are very nice. This particular person is just living in his own little world.

HERO

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Glad to hear you had a good time. I've been meaning to go ever since I bought my 8, but havent had the opportunity. A friend of mine owns an s2k and invited me to go with him the next time the s2k guys go out, but i would rather be with other 8's . Any idea on the next time you're going?

BigOLundh

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I think there won't be any races until spring tijme when the new season starts. Your very welcome to come up to dallas and drive with us. The S2k is a beautiful car, and a very good competitor. If i were you, i would find as many oppurtunities to go, whether that be with other 8s or even S2ks.

I'll keep you posted as the new season approaches.

HERO

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looking forward to it

tpryor

There is a Houston region autocross this Sunday at Gulf Greyhound Park. Full details at the web site at http://www.houscca.com/solo2/solo2.aspx

BS runs first, so be sure to be there by 7. Online registration can be done through the site as well.

Dark8

Get some good pictures! I'm in auto-x withdrawl and need to race vicariously through you guys. Damn I envy you guys that run all year. Our season ended in October and won't start again until April. All I can do is play GT3 and wait for spring!

Imp

I'm in the same boat. Hopefully GT4 will be out by then. :D

We do have a couple advantages tho to not running year round...

1) We get to play in Snow. Like, drive sidways in it. Nothing better than this (well there is one) to hone your smooth inputs.

2) We can ice race. This REALLY shows you that you need smooth inputs.

3) We can plan and formulate over the winter our plan of attack and actually work on the cars without having to worry about having it ready next week*.

4) We don't spend as much money on our hobby... no entrance fees every week, or mods that we try and have done every week or two. :D

5) Time home with the animals (or kids if you have them).. oh, and the wife too. BUt when the season comes around, we won't be home that much.

So there ya have it... 5 distinct advantages.

--kC
* That is if you don't get everything shipped to you the week before the 1st event in April.

fizzer

Hey Dark8 ... I got the perfect cure for you. I don't know how much you're into computer games but I suggest getting yourself one of these and then get this. There are some good driving sims out there... the one I have linked even lets you build your own autocross courses and race on them One of the cars in the game is very similar to a 2nd gen rx with a 3rd gen motor, pretty fun. There's another game called racer thats free... you can google for it and its free. I know there's an rx-8 available for it but its kinda hard to configure

Its gonna help me get through the winter... being in Boston, our season is quite short up here... oh well.

Imp

fizzer... I'm just outsida Bawstin. Who are you? Do you auto-x at Devens?

Dark8

Great find! They even have an auto-x course. :D

fizzer

Hey Imp, I noticed that after you posted hehe. I'm new to the scene here, finally got a car capable of fun auto-x in stock form (the 8 of course). I've never ran a full season, just a few fun runs here an there in friend's cars, BMW free autox, and mazda rev-it-up in 2003. I got 2nd for the day in my class at MRIU... not nearly the success that you've enjoyed there I'm an auto-x newbie for sure, but I definately want to run the full season at devens with ner next year. I've always wanted to get serious about amature racing so next year it begins :D

I'm living in brighton atm... devens isn't too far from beantown is it?

Can't wait to get my a** handed to me in BS next year

Imp

Well 1st and formost... you'll be in Novice Stock going against the other novices. So you have that going for ya. Really the 1st year doing auto-x should be about learning the course, and taking instructors out to get your feet wet. Setting a good foundation quickly will help you more in the long run as you don't want to develop bad habits early and then have to un-learn them a couple years down the road. Just focus on your driving in the beginning... and finding the course.

Ft Devens is 10 min from the Rt 2/495 intersection. I live in Somerset, so it's about 1.5 hrs for me, but you're definitely under an hour.

fizzer

Ah yes, novice stock... forgot all about it being way down there on the standing sheets Sounds good to me, a year to figure out the track and my car minus the pressure from the veterans. I'll surely be keeping an eye on your runs though... hopefully pick up some pointers :D