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Posted by: J P Stein May 21 2005, 11:12 AM

AX, actually and it's about time. No rain today, hopefully.

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Posted by: J P Stein May 21 2005, 11:14 AM

Testing thus far is once around the block

Posted by: 9146R May 21 2005, 11:24 AM

Good Luck JP ! Have fun and give us the report when you return. Look fwd to seeing you in Sacto at the SCCA event on June 11.
Greg

Posted by: ! May 21 2005, 11:29 AM

gud luk...spin one fer me....

Posted by: trekkor May 21 2005, 11:44 AM

Best wishes.
Bring plenty of salt and pepper, I know how hungry your car should be.

KT

Oh,yeah. and post lots of pics...

Posted by: sixnotfour May 21 2005, 11:53 AM

Have Fun
Looks pretty Intimidating, no longer POS
Hope the paint stays On.

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Posted by: joea9146 May 21 2005, 12:05 PM

Have Fun Good luck

Posted by: seanery May 21 2005, 12:17 PM

good luck Geez!!!

Posted by: redshift May 21 2005, 01:19 PM

Don't forget to turn your left turn signal off!

I miss the primer... I can't believe that thing is YOUR CAR!

M

Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 05:37 PM

Good JP doesn't have a dog 'cause it would get kicked when he gets home. After working the course for 2 hours it started to rain just as his run group staged. He got in one respectable run and put 'ol sol back on the trailer. PCA runs in two weeks so he doesn't have to wait too long.
Staging:

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Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 05:38 PM

At the start:

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Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 05:38 PM

In action:

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Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 05:40 PM

Gary Chapman staging: (he's a little more relaxed than Ricky Racer #4)

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Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 05:41 PM

In action (photographer was a little late)

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Posted by: J P Stein May 21 2005, 06:46 PM

I am so PISSED.
......deep breath here.....
Ok, near as I could tell the car is godder.
I can really feel the weight loss. The car jumps...even tho the traction was iffy. There was a lot more grip around the corners than I was using. The 300lb springs are not harsh at all.....thas about all I lernt in one run. I'm gonna try again tomorrow....iff'n the sun is out....not bloddy likely.

Lotta people said nice things about the car & were lookin' forward to seein' it run. Later they said they'd like to see it run in the dry.....Me too!

Posted by: sixnotfour May 21 2005, 07:08 PM

Whats that ole song "anticipation" So much for the drought

Posted by: brant May 21 2005, 07:24 PM

she is a beauty.....

I wanna hear what she weighs...

nice

Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut May 21 2005, 07:31 PM

I was running the time cards when both were racing and coming out of the figure 8 Gary was locking up his brakes! That thread about stock brakes not working well simply ain't true. BTW Gary, you should've taken your fourth run...seat time J P, the rain got worse and there was more drifting than turning

Posted by: J P Stein May 21 2005, 07:33 PM

Humm......that 2nd pic is taken in the middle of a fairly sharp corner......I think I have the suspenders stiff enuff.
But I need to get that black line straight.

Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 07:39 PM

Toby, almost met ya today. After your run group #3 Jetta parked beside my wife and I sitting in our white 928. I was taking the action pics of JP and Gary standing right beside the board as you were posting times. Bring your 914 out to the PCA event on the 5th (even the Jetta would be welcome, but not as much).

Posted by: drgchapman May 21 2005, 07:44 PM

Slippin' and slidin' all the way............Yeah, the brakes lock real easy when it's wet. Drivin' in too hard on the wet stuff, gets you all locked up in the turn.

I was wet and cold and hungry after the third run. Went straight to Burger schmeg for food, then straight home. I am, however, less of a pussy than JP, he made just the one run.

What about that black line?

Thinking about masterbating (DE) tomorrow if it's dry.

Gary

Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 21 2005, 07:55 PM

Speaking of rain, my wife just informed me that she just heard the local news report that Portland has had 245% above normal rainfall for the month of May so far. And despite our winter "drought" we are nearly up to normal for the year! Payback indeed.

Posted by: J P Stein May 21 2005, 10:47 PM

QUOTE (drgchapman @ May 21 2005, 05:44 PM)
I am, however, less of a pussy than JP, he made just the one run.

What about that black line?

Meow.

I've learned one thing about autocrossing in the rain:

*Don't autocross in the rain.*

I have nothing between clouds & carburators but foam.
While the engine is running, it *probably* isn't a problem, but letting the foam sit & soak up a bunch of water doesn't seem like too shiney an idea.

The black line below the door. When ya lay on the ground it looks straight, when viewed from an angle above, it looks stepped.

Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut May 21 2005, 11:43 PM

QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ May 21 2005, 05:39 PM)
Toby, almost met ya today. After your run group #3 Jetta parked beside my wife and I sitting in our white 928. I was taking the action pics of JP and Gary standing right beside the board as you were posting times. Bring your 914 out to the PCA event on the 5th (even the Jetta would be welcome, but not as much).

Ah, I noticed the 928 Love those cars! My 914 is in the garage, waiting for me to drop the engine to find out why it's leaking oil (a LOT of oil, mind you) when it's running. While the engine is out I can then rust repair the hell holes, console, battery, trunk hinge mounts...you get the picture But hey, for the price the interior is nice!

If I were to bring a VW to a PCA event it would be my Squareback (a Type 3):
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As it's much closer to a Porsche than my Jetta (another "VW commissioned Porsche" and from it came the Type 728 which resulted in the VW Type 3). I'd be really interested to see how she fairs on a course...

Posted by: Rand May 21 2005, 11:47 PM

Your car looks awesome JP.

Posted by: bernbomb914 May 22 2005, 12:37 AM

JP tell ue about your ft flairs. They look very contemperary. are they off a car?

Bernie

Posted by: J P Stein May 22 2005, 08:55 AM

QUOTE (bernbomb914 @ May 21 2005, 10:37 PM)
JP tell ue about your ft flairs. They look very contemperary. are they off a car?

Bernie

Yes, they're off a 914.
They are hammered out from the original metal. Hammer & dolly & 10000 whacks. I also moved the opening up about .75 inch.

Humm.......the sun is out, the roads are drying. It's early yet, but

Posted by: drgchapman May 22 2005, 09:07 AM

Don't look up and west, here they come.........Crap!
I'll come out again if its dry, A/X in the rain isn't as much fun as in the dry.....to paraphrase.....

Posted by: Porsche Rescue May 22 2005, 09:54 AM

Come on you guys, get out there. Looks better than yesterday.

Toby, PIR, June 5th, 8am or earlier, bring the orange station wagon!

Posted by: drgchapman May 22 2005, 10:03 AM

Come on out with us Jim! Working on Pamela too.........

Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut May 22 2005, 11:20 AM

QUOTE (drgchapman @ May 22 2005, 07:07 AM)
Don't look up and west, here they come.........Crap!
I'll come out again if its dry, A/X in the rain isn't as much fun as in the dry.....to paraphrase.....

Aw, come on guys! That's what's so nice about auto-cross, wet or dry you get to race. It's like GT vs. NASCAR

I've got my tire pressures up per recommendations from the VW autocrossers...let's hope I can turn this round! I hate freakin' front wheel drive cars and their massive understeer

Posted by: J P Stein May 22 2005, 11:24 AM

I'm all loaded up for the afternoon session.
Settin' here at the puter watching the clouds roll in from the West.....only a couple patches of blue left

Posted by: drgchapman May 22 2005, 12:27 PM

I'm off for Sunday's festivities. Tightened front wheel bearings. Checked for loose connections on d-jet, it was running crappy on the way home yesterday (rain), working fine this am (no rain). Windy, cloudy...no rain yet. Stay dry............

Posted by: crash914 May 22 2005, 04:31 PM

That is just not right....

I can't get used to JP's car being yellow...

Are you looking for the next .001 that you get from a yellow car???

(I do like the car, mine was yellow in yesteryear...)

Posted by: J P Stein May 22 2005, 09:36 PM

I'm some what mollified today. I got 3 dry runs.
7th OA while coming to grips with the thing.
TTOD was a 39 flat. I got a 39.7 on my 4th run (it was a non-counter and I had just a little bit of a cone).

I couldn't believe how fast I could go thru the sweeper without hardly a twitch and a slalom section at the finish.....WOT in 2nd
after a hairpin. If I can string this stuff together, we're gonna be fast.

Posted by: trekkor May 22 2005, 10:01 PM

JP, great to hear you were finally able to feed that yeller beast.

You really ought to run at Marina later in the year.
Must of run near thirty times today...I'm beat. Tyres, too.

KT

Posted by: Joseph Mills May 22 2005, 10:35 PM

QUOTE (J P Stein @ May 22 2005, 09:36 PM)

TTOD was a 39 flat. I got a 39.7 on my 4th run

If I can string this stuff together, we're gonna be fast.

Excellent JP.

Glad to see all your efforts with the car coming together.

Might take you a few AX's to learn how to drive your "new" car.

Don't make any changes for awhile.

Posted by: J P Stein May 22 2005, 10:43 PM

I gotta get an alignment. I'm still on last years set up.

Posted by: trekkor May 22 2005, 10:45 PM

QUOTE
learn how to drive your "new" car

That's where I am now. Slow process...

As soon as my Yok's are dead I'll slap on something *special*

KT

Posted by: J P Stein May 23 2005, 10:29 AM

QUOTE (trekkor @ May 22 2005, 08:45 PM)

As soon as my Yok's are dead I'll slap on something *special*

KT

Dude, your Yoks are dead now.....never were alive for AX, me thinks.