A new personal record!
09-28-2003, 11:10 PM
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A new personal record!
Dead last. 
The event today was the most wide-open, straight autocross course I've ever seen. There was a wide turn-around (about 150 ft) at either end, a slalom so wide-spread it would be better described as "sweepers", a little tighter slalom (only 3 cones tho), and a little chicane at the end.
Just to give you an idea of how fast the course was, FTD was 35.38 seconds. FTD at Coors field is usually around 48-50 seconds. It felt less like an autocross and more like a roadrace, parts were even like a drag race.
Needless to say, the old shitbox wasnt up to the task... My roommate (Saab SPG turbo) beat me by 2.5 sec, and I usually beat him on a normal tight course. I was dead last in STS, in a field of 27. I think I'm gonna complain to the course designer... it made power take precedence over skill. :down:
If there are going to be more courses like this next season, I'll definitely need to make the jump to SM... theres no hope for what is probably 60 unhealthy horses when its in a straight line. :wtc:
Please don't make fun of me.
The event today was the most wide-open, straight autocross course I've ever seen. There was a wide turn-around (about 150 ft) at either end, a slalom so wide-spread it would be better described as "sweepers", a little tighter slalom (only 3 cones tho), and a little chicane at the end.
Just to give you an idea of how fast the course was, FTD was 35.38 seconds. FTD at Coors field is usually around 48-50 seconds. It felt less like an autocross and more like a roadrace, parts were even like a drag race.
Needless to say, the old shitbox wasnt up to the task... My roommate (Saab SPG turbo) beat me by 2.5 sec, and I usually beat him on a normal tight course. I was dead last in STS, in a field of 27. I think I'm gonna complain to the course designer... it made power take precedence over skill. :down:
If there are going to be more courses like this next season, I'll definitely need to make the jump to SM... theres no hope for what is probably 60 unhealthy horses when its in a straight line. :wtc:
Please don't make fun of me.
09-29-2003, 06:30 AM
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Hehehe I finally got beat by a guy who I've been beating for the past 2 years by .5 seconds 
He nipped me by 1/10th of a second yesterday Although he had some cheater mods I didn't care much
He nipped me by 1/10th of a second yesterday Although he had some cheater mods I didn't care much
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09-29-2003, 07:44 AM
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yesterday's event kinda made me want to get another beater for h-stock. There was some really good h-stock competition, the top four cars were all within a few tenths of eachother.... I don't really have the money for two beaters though....
09-29-2003, 02:26 PM
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I know what you mean. The sacramento chaper usually is full of corvettes and cobras so the course is mostly favored towards the high hp cars with gigantic r compounds. However they've had to move to a smaller lot so the smaller cars kick ass all over the vettes now eheheh
a miata in CSP took FTD last event
a miata in CSP took FTD last event
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09-29-2003, 08:32 PM
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the csp competition was pretty tight, but they weren't near FTD...
My freinds dad got 3rd fastest in his e-mod v8 triumph spitfire, but got a noise violation DNF. :chuckles: They have a 93 dB sound limit at coor field.
My freinds dad got 3rd fastest in his e-mod v8 triumph spitfire, but got a noise violation DNF. :chuckles: They have a 93 dB sound limit at coor field.
09-29-2003, 09:11 PM
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That sucks!
We have a no noise before 10am or we wake the horses rule Since we run in the parking lot of the Penn National Race Course
We have a no noise before 10am or we wake the horses rule
Since we run in the parking lot of the Penn National Race Course
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Originally posted by CivicSiRacer
That sucks!
We have a no noise before 10am or we wake the horses rule Since we run in the parking lot of the Penn National Race Course
That sucks!
We have a no noise before 10am or we wake the horses rule
Since we run in the parking lot of the Penn National Race Course
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09-30-2003, 07:59 AM
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mmmm.... 10am. that sounds nice. I wish we had a rule like that. All our events start ass-early in the morning. It would suck getting up and driving to Pke's Peak Int'l Raceway (like an hour and a half-two hours away) and getting there by 7:15. Thats why I only go to the Coors field events... Although I think PPIR is the only location without a sound limit here in RMD.
Thats why I only go to the Coors field events... Although I think PPIR is the only location without a sound limit here in RMD.
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Originally posted by Sh*tBox
mmmm.... 10am. that sounds nice. I wish we had a rule like that. All our events start ass-early in the morning. It would suck getting up and driving to Pke's Peak Int'l Raceway (like an hour and a half-two hours away) and getting there by 7:15. Thats why I only go to the Coors field events... Although I think PPIR is the only location without a sound limit here in RMD.
mmmm.... 10am. that sounds nice. I wish we had a rule like that. All our events start ass-early in the morning. It would suck getting up and driving to Pke's Peak Int'l Raceway (like an hour and a half-two hours away) and getting there by 7:15.
Thats why I only go to the Coors field events... Although I think PPIR is the only location without a sound limit here in RMD.
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