The STX thread!
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Ah, I should be down there for that one as well, I'll be rocking my 8 at it. Feel free to stop by and say hey. Oh, and give any pointers, haha.
This weekend will be the last time I run in C-Stock though..
This weekend will be the last time I run in C-Stock though..
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Looks like it is going to be BMW killing time at the Next Solo II Autocross event!!! I can't wait!
STX Chris Conant | BMW M3 1988 Redish
STX Jeremy Salenius | BMW 325iS 1988 Black
STX Trevor Silva | Mazda Rx8 2004 Velocity Red
STX Doug Hitchcock | BMW 325i 1989 zinnoberrot
STX Charles Wilson | BMW M-3 1990 wht
STXL Sonja Hitchcock | BMW 325i 1989 zinnoberrot
STX Chris Conant | BMW M3 1988 Redish
STX Jeremy Salenius | BMW 325iS 1988 Black
STX Trevor Silva | Mazda Rx8 2004 Velocity Red
STX Doug Hitchcock | BMW 325i 1989 zinnoberrot
STX Charles Wilson | BMW M-3 1990 wht
STXL Sonja Hitchcock | BMW 325i 1989 zinnoberrot
The course design was posted on Solo Matters today http://solomatters.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/nash.jpg
Looks like fun. Hmmmmmm
Looks like fun. Hmmmmmm
I usually avoid autox events on a track surface Seen too many incidents resulring from people driving too fast into a forced slow down manuever with minimal runoff surface before getting into the dirt, ditch, or wall.
Yep, saw it happen at Roebling at an autox event there maybe 10 years ago, kid in an Integra on street tires overcooked it, went off the track surface and into the ditch, car rolled over onto the driver side but fortunately not all the way over. It obviously ruined his day, hate to see that.
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Solo Nationals Great America Amusement Park Gurnee, IL (1985?)
We had a car roll onto it's roof. I don't remember any mechanical fault.
You don't have to be at high speeds to get into trouble.
We had a car roll onto it's roof. I don't remember any mechanical fault.
You don't have to be at high speeds to get into trouble.
It mostly has nothing to do with speed, the incident I mentioned was probably only 30 or 40 miles per hour. When you put a slalom or offset maneuver on a 50 foot wide track surface it doesn't provide much room for correction before you are off the racing surface and into the dirt. They usually happen as a result of some inexperienced driver trying to be a hero and save the run rather than accepting their mistake and giving it up.




