For those who aren't familiar, the Lone Pine Autocross is held annually at the abandoned air strip across the road from the former Manzanar camp right outside of Lone Pine, CA. Its a brutal event, mostly because the weather usually sucks. Its either too hot, too windy, or both. Also the condition of the tarmack is bad.

It is however a blast. Its one of thsoe events that you both love and hate at the same time. At this year's event the general consensus was "Lone Pine SUCKED, it was awesome!"

Dates are June 2-3, cost is $60 for two days, $40 for one.

Registration Forms are here.


Last year, the 914club made an appearance, with Howard and Allan participating.

Like I mentioned earlier, the beater challenge requires some preparation. Basically you have a budget of lets say $500 to acquire and race prep a car for the event. This is especially fun when multiple drivers share a single car. You can really compare driving skills and you get a ton of track time.

Track time is one of the big benefits of this event. Assuming you can withstand the weather, you get a LOT of laps in over the two days. Night-time runs are not sanctioned, but no one is going to stop you.


So start saving those bald tires!!!

-Tony

Team NARP will be present at the next event.
:PERMAGRIN:: Joe

Gawd, there is an Oxymoron if I ever heard one. A 996 afraid of cowshit. And a tequilauped Bakertuckian with his boyfriend.

The hotel in Lone Pine was great ..... camping at the "track" sucked blew ... if it hadn't have been for the blue flame boost from Joe's chili, I woulda prolly been blown away.

Despite all of that, I know you are going again.

-Tony

Informal poll:

1.) Will a Corvette be better at breaking cow pies than a 996?

2.) Will a Corvette be faster with Mayo on the tires?

3.) Will a 996 stick better with Miracle Whip on the tires?

4.) Will Headrage's lights stay on?

man it was fun and sucked all at once LOL

if the weather co-operates.... it will be a blast

ill run this time

Yep, tequila and Joe's chili does that to ya ...........

post whore in training

I was right near Lone Pine in july.

Coso Junction - quite a scary place in the middle of the night when you are from NJ and dont know what to expect.

ON an up note, J41 right off of 395. Amazing hillclimb! Make sure you have some really detailed maps when travleing up and into the Nat'l Forest. I got lost in there for about 4 hours on a rainy night.

I'll be there sure you bet. Will be running in the Hertz class, unless we want to build something to run in the POS 100. Take charge, Tony.

Just had a flashback to the the team that used JB Weld to keep the spark plug in their Corsica or whatever. Just had another flashback to the gas powered margarita blender. I've been having a lot of flashbacks.....Pass the Miracle Whip.

Maybe...


KT

its the least you could do as its halfway to fuggin norcal LOL

I was there... You guys didn't notice me. The picture proves that...


WooHoo!!


KT

Trekkor: you have to come this time. Photoshopped pictures don't cut it this time.

Howard: When I find out more about the event I'll start working on organizational stuff.

In the mean time, I know that there is a group here putting together a beater challenge car, but last time I saw it, it was still sitting in the weeds. I think they need competition...

-Tony

It would have been more realistic if he had used the "General Lee".

We weren't going for the "Beater Class". If you have more than 5 drivers in one car, you can form your own class .... that was the ticket with the Corvette. We were going for one years bragging rights. Also it was to make SKline put up or shut up about how fast he is.

We're going to call our class "The Cassadores Runs".

Slits: I remember now. I thought the name was going to be "We've Got the Runs" but your title is more subtle...

That poor vette is going to be completely trashed. And thats the spirit!

Demolition Derby-Cross

-Tony

Can't wait for more of this...

friggin terrorists....ferrarrrriiiii terroorrists.....

Ask the "regulars" if they remember the BIG fire (that crappy wind kicked in and blew our tumble weed, log and race gas bonfire everywhere) about 15 years ago. Or the shotguns , dirt bike drag races at midnight etc. Lone Pine can be lots of fun.
Back then they didn't have slaloms on the two LONG straights

Toyota recently had some fun at Lone Pine filiming a commercial...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D81uh6I-2Q4

Lone Pine is a blast. Its the variety of people that make it fun. There's the guys who show up in the half million dollar RV towing a trailered Ferrari, then there's my friends from UCSB driving a beat up oldsmobile with the spark plugs JB welded in place.

Slits has a 1994 Tercel that he's going to bring out. I think it should be made into a Tercel speedster, or "Terdster"

Tony

Update: The 2007 Lone Pine Time Trials autocross is only 6 weeks away! (June 2-3)

This year, the event is sanctioned by the SCCA. No one seems to know at this point what that actually means. registration forms should be available soon. When they are I'll post the link.

-Tony

G@#$%^&*()&*(

thats finals week for me. now i am pissed.

If the SCCA is involved, they'll fuck it up. I'm out if they're in.

Don't jump to conclusions so fast Slits. This sanctioning only happened recently. I can't imagine they are going to totally ruin the event. As long as they allow the beater class at least.

-Tony

More updates.

Here's an email from Leah, one of my friends from UCSB (they were the group with the gas powered margharita maker )

Ok, I just talked to Renee and got the latest scoop on LP2007 and the changes being made because of the SCCA sanctioning.

The good news is that, for the most part, nothing is changing. The only reason theyre sanctioned this year is that was the only way they could get insurance for the event. We still have our beater class, and we can still run with the minimal safety equipment that they have been requiring for the past howevermany years. That means basically a seat thats bolted down (sorry, no milk crates, folks) and a working seat belt. It also means that convertibles are ok without rollbars.

There are a couple of things theyre requiring this year but I think we mostly followed these rules anyway. Namely, you have to wear closed toes shoes, long sleeves and long pants. Theyre not going to check for approved helmets, so motorcycle helmets and ones past date are still ok, as long as theres something on your head.

And registration is OPEN! So send in those entries. Renee wants to see them.

And she said to say hi to all of you losers. Her words, not mine. :-p
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I emailed her back asking about a link to the registration on line, apprently it is in the works at this very moment. So maybe tomorrow we'll have a link. But the forms were sent Friday to everyone who went last year.

So Slits, relax, nothing has changed!

-Tony

Entry forms

Thanks tony for the update maybe I will put a car together for this ASAP.

False advertising!

Why?

Okay, here are Howard's scans...

second.

I've been waiting until the PDF of this becomes available, but this should do fine.

-Tony

I'm out...

BUMP

To the moon Alice

nudge

bump...

Official PDFs of the registration forms are finally up.

Go HERE to print out the forms and sign up. The pre-registration deadline is May 19.

-Tony

Tony .... still working on the "Torrid Tercel". Don't know if it will be ready in time. Got another engine, but it had a broken ring land on one piston. Still trying to "refresh" the mighty 1445 cc power monster. Stand back Ferrari .... figure this puppy is gonna make 2-300 HP.

I've got a turbocharger from a 1.8 liter Subaru motor. Wonder if that would spice things up for the 1.5 L motor? Sounds like you have enough work as it is. If I get my front radiator installation done in time I can come out and help you.

I still think you should chop the roof line off and make it into a Tercel Speedster, aka Terdster.

-Tony

BUMP

Just two weeks left until Lone Pine.

-Tony

I've got a pair of TD04 (stock WRX turbo's) sitting on the shelf... Twin Turbo 1500CC turdster??

What can i do to help?????????

Just 3 days until Lone Pine 2007 !!!
Remember you can still register at the event.

-Tony

not sure if i'm going.