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| Dave_Darling |
 Jul 4 2007, 06:43 PM
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914 Idiot  Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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I figured I'd be fighting for DFL. I didn't figure on being unable to improve. Grr...
It's a long, long course! (1:28 for me!) High speed, quite a bit of 3rd gear. No slaloms, lots of S-turns. And some straights, too! My primary competition in class is one of the local hot-shoes; he is usually 5 seconds off TToD (on these large courses they run!), and was unhappy to be ~8 seconds off it today. He's got more car than I do (headers, tires, wheels; equivalent suspension) and he really knows how to use it. TToD was Steve Nielsony, with a low 1:12! Provasi was 6/100 of a second behind him, with some other "lesser" machinery in 3rd. Cool day, but way too long! I showed up to work the course at 6:45 AM, and got back here at 3:30 after running. Tired. Now we go to Sea World and watch the fireworks. --DD |
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| ottox914 |
Jul 6 2007, 09:31 AM
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The glory that once was. Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Mahtomedi, MN Member No.: 1,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Holy Cow! -that looks like a HUGE course, more like a road course w/out the infield! Musta been a blast.
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| jhadler |
Jul 6 2007, 02:40 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
QUOTE(ottox914 @ Jul 6 2007, 07:31 AM)  Holy Cow! -that looks like a HUGE course, more like a road course w/out the infield! Musta been a blast. Yeah, Jack Murphy Stadium (I refuse to call it by whatever the corporate sponsor du jour is) has a huge open lot. Autox events there tend to be... well... faster than most... Great site. Sound restrictions (93 dB at 50 ft) are a little limiting, but they manage to have full events from multiple clubs all the time. Makes me wonder though if PCA was adhering to the sound restrictions, I can't imagine Tom P's car getting in under the 93 dB limit... But it's been years since I've seen/heard his car up close. -Josh2 |
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Posts in this topic
Dave_Darling Wow, I suck! Jul 4 2007, 06:43 PM
Dan (Almaden Valley) did the smurfmobile show up?
on a long course I a... Jul 4 2007, 06:49 PM
ConeDodger
did the smurfmobile show up?
on a long course I ... Jul 4 2007, 10:34 PM Dan (Almaden Valley)
did the smurfmobile show up?
on a long course I... Jul 4 2007, 10:49 PM ChrisNPDrider Steve N. is quick! After seeing his car for th... Jul 4 2007, 07:20 PM john rogers Tom actually got a 1:11 on one run but hit a cone... Jul 4 2007, 07:41 PM ottox914 Can we get some pics up of these cars? Not all of... Jul 4 2007, 10:57 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) here you go Jul 4 2007, 11:07 PM john rogers Here you go. Jul 4 2007, 11:20 PM john rogers Look at the left rear tire. Jul 4 2007, 11:21 PM Dave_Darling No pics of the fast people--I was in the driver... Jul 5 2007, 06:07 PM john rogers The sound limit is 92 db and the meter was placed ... Jul 6 2007, 03:25 PM |
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