Prod Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Just giving the heads up. http://www.scca-cpr.com This is the first official event of the summer season (the 9th was a test and tune). There's a good amount of tough competition if you're looking for it. Cost is $25 for non-SCCA members and $20 for SCCA members. Pre-registration is available, but not necessary. Also, for football fans, Penn State's Blue and White game is on the 22nd. As much as I'd like to offer a place to stay, my dorm room isn't exactly conducive to guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegita2201 Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I think I may be joining you if work permits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 doh, I will be competing in the 1st race here with WDCR at FedEx field.. maybe if I can find a gap in my schedule, I'll come up to compete near PSU. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 It looks like it might rain, but no plans to cancel. RE92s + water = frictionless surface. Physics is phun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Things that go BUMP in the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 rain NEVER stops US in the DC Region for autox!!!! Subaru Challenge: http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/352/gtsc32yv.jpg Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 BTW, after May 7th I'll be back home in MD, so I'll be attending DC region autoxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD1220 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 I should be starting to go up there every Sunday beginning April 30th. All my mods should be done by then. I met you there last year Prod. It was the day you scratched the bumper on the runway light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 If it rains, i'm going. If it's dry, i'm not....too much wear on the tires too soon My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 BTW, after May 7th I'll be back home in MD, so I'll be attending DC region autoxes Good, so you can co-drive my GT.. assuming you can drive stick Lemme know when you are around and PM of the next event you plan to attend.. you can co-drive my 40,000+ mile old Zeals.. I plan to have them rebuilt some time in June or July (no rush as the RS is the car I am currently using for this year's autox championship points). Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 If it rains, i'm going. If it's dry, i'm not....too much wear on the tires too soon you should go anyway, go "rent" some wheels from a WRX owner or something, or offer a co-drive Seat time in either situation is a good experience.. especially if you co-drive someone else's car in the dry.. it gives you a way to gauge your own skill level and know where to improve fast *Im currently learning how to drive a RWD as fast as the way I can drive an AWD..* It's kinda cool to see the skills you know and changing the way you apply them based on the car's difference to give you the same times.. some of the BMW drivers that co-drive my car can't nearly get the same times as I do in my own car and vice versa.. but when we drive our own cars, the times are similar.. so it's safe to say that there's much to learn and some old habits that you need to kick in order to become faster. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 well...... this event interferes with drinking time we're going to a block party and the rain would make that suck My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Weather forecast has changed, now it's looking like rain on Saturday but not Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 i think i'm going now....might not race though...we'll see My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 i never got out of bed..... My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 ^ drunk bastid. i only finished in 2nd out my region's autox yesterday.. got my butt handed as stock blown shocks, sagging springs, and lack of any kind of alignment is where the test of slaloms will show you the poor handlings of any car through multiple transitions stages.. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 I did fairly well. I was the only one in FSP so umm... yeah I guess you could say I won my class. During the competition I wasn't driving that well. (71.826 best time) I kept repeating the same mistakes, in fact I hit the same cone at least 3 times. I never really got used to the course and I wasn't looking ahead enough (until non-comps). Due to thunderstorms, we had to close the course and stay inside for a while before we began. Then I was only able to walk the course once. I attribute some of my problems in getting use to the course from this. In the non-comp runs I finally made a significant improvement, pulling out a 68.547 on my last run. For comparison, my friend in his CSP RSX-S ran a best time of 68.337. Another friend (very experienced at autox, was having an off day for some reason) who was co-driving the RSX ran a 69.0. FTD was 61.x in a SM Camaro, it appeared to be somewhat of an amazing fluke as the second fastest car was 64.x, and the driver of the Camaro had never previously run faster than a 64. I think I could possibly have room to shave maybe half a second if I did everything absolutely perfectly, but on RE92s I don't think there's any more potential than that. There's just not enough traction to do anymore. The one time I tried to take the offset slalom a little faster, the traction gave out and I ended up doing an all wheel drift around the last 2 cones of the slalom, and I was trying to recover to make the chicane, but I ended up oversteering and doing a 180 instead. Miraculously I only plowed 1 cone. In other news I have a leak in my driver's side rear tire, so I'm left with little choice but to replace all of the RE92s with summer tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Was the course wet? Was it the same layout as last time? yay new tires!!!! My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 The second half was about the same. They added a long slalom going off to the left to where the water bomber used to be. The people that ran in the first heat were running on a wet course. By my heat everything had dried up except a few puddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 so the course ran down the runway this time...cool My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 No, that's another taxiway. But sometimes we do get on to the runway, and when that happens, 3rd gear is quite useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Results: http://www.scca-cpr.com/Files/archives/2006Results/2006Event1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 not familar with the region running STN? And what's this nonsense of running in FSP? I see there were times for fun runs? Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 i wanna go when 3rd gear is needed.....that's where i'd starting dropping time. Zoom Zoom biotch My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 ^ maybe you're not driving fast enough to use 3rd to begin with besides, any speeds that exceeds 70 mph is what you called a Time trial event, not an autox Go to this event, you'll even get to use 5th gear http://redlinetrackevents.com/event_beaverun.htm http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=982577&highlight=time+trial Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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