Final points event of the year for Stl Solo! Wasn’t the biggest fan of the course – a few spots that really pinched/needed a dig out, but other than that it was okay. I continue my preference for Gateway’s surface, bumpier but flatter and with more grip over there. The new surface at Family is…
After a mostly unplanned 1 1/2 month hiatus from autocross we are back!! Most of this was due to us working on the NB Miata’s clutch after the last event. As we planned to sell the NB, we found the clutch was slipping way too much to be acceptable for sale, and possible we’d take…
Decided to give drag racing a go at Gateway’s Midnight Madness. Midnight Madness is basically a free for all drag test n tune where anyone really can come in and see how their car does in the quarter mile. Thanks to the help of my girlfriend, I brought both cars, paid the $25 fee twice…
Yet another weekend clouded by bad weather.. Started off with the Fun Ford on Saturday, where I volunteered and took two “fun runs” in a CS prepped NC Miata. Key here is that it was on RE71Rs – my first time driving on them, and I am a believer. The car just flat out sticks.…
Second part of the double header was back home in STL. Was a scorcher, and decided to run Heat 1 to get out faster and out of the sun. Getting heat was definitely not a problem this event, with it reaching 90 degrees by 11am. Really loved the course and thought it was well balanced.…
Big double header weekend this past weekend! And for once a dry event weekend in what feels like forever! First event started in Champaign, running again from the north end. Decided to make my Evo up for the trip, as the north end courses are usually way faster than the normal configuration. CCSCC put up…
First time trying a 2-in-1 for the StlSolo & BSCC events on 06282015. This was possible by running Heat 1 in StlSolo, then shooting over to BSCC to run Heat 2. Work assignments are taken care of as registration for StlSolo & Clean up crew for BSCC. Worked out perfectly running a “light” T&S crew…
Tried my first GAX event today – was in a rush and barely made the afternoon, didn’t get a drivethrough or walkthrough, but got a good 7 runs in so can’t really say I didn’t learn the course. Was a good course, fast with a lot of offsets and a very sweet sweeper in the…
Another interesting weekend battling the elements! Although my buddy with the 618CTR was finally supposed to be ready, more delays at the shop prevented him from coming out this weekend – might have been to his advantage anyway due to the rain. Hopefully he’ll be ready for the next big double header 7/11-12. I did…
Second home event of the year. Didn’t go that great, but more on that later. Stressful start to the day, as I decided to do worker assignments as my work assignment, and had a lot of trouble getting enough workers for heat 1. I also had some of my friends from Champaign who wanted to…
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