Autocross Results - Updated 3/22/2005

[tnkgurl]

Well, my fastest time was 66 seconds and something. I improved on my original time of 71 seconds. It was a good time and I want to take this opportunity to thank RJ for his help. We got a particularly active corner assignment and having him there made it 3000 times easier. RJ has the pictures of my car and I'm not sure how I finished for ladies overall, but here are the pictures that I took.

Oh yeah, Dan, I'm in the STS class instead of GStock. All it took was an intake.

[Topik]

GOOD JOB!

[Rikenbomb]

Go Kelly!!

[tnkgurl]

Henry, if you want to autocross this year or at 'Fest, let me know. RJ and I saw some pretty neat body kit solutions.

[skater]

I'd like to add that the autocross at FedEx seemed to be a really well-run operation. Kelly and I saw a few snags, but it's obvious that the planners know what they're doing, and they keep things moving as much as possible.

One nice touch: the announcer simultaneously broadcasts over 87.9 FM. So, you can be anywhere in the lot and know what's going on and what's coming up, and you can listen as you're returning from your run and hear your time (they had a timing board set up at the end of the track, but I didn't even think to check it when I rode with Kelly, and I heard other people say the same thing - it was out of the direct line of sight so it was easy to miss). We discovered this feature by accident when we turned off Kelly's XM unit but left the head unit on... :)

Even if you aren't planning to race, it's a nice way to spend a Sunday.

[Rikenbomb]

Originally posted by: tnkgurl
Henry, if you want to autocross this year or at 'Fest, let me know. RJ and I saw some pretty neat body kit solutions.

Body kit solutions? Oh do tell.

I'm not sure if I will be going to CF this year.

[tnkgurl]

The people with the really nice body kits or really nice paint jobs used painters tape to help protect like the front bumper and sideskirts. Several of them did it, so it must have some pretty good results.

Here is the link (http://solo.wdcr-scca.org/results/20050320.php) for the actual results. I'm not sure if the ladies numbers are correct, but if they are, I would have taken first in G-stock. If they aren't, I would have been next to last.

[Rikenbomb]

It looks like you're last on there. No big deal, you placed. :thumbsup: Not bad for a start. Now when you start getting heavy into the mods, we'll see where you place...

I'll definitely try to make it out there sometime.

[tnkgurl]

Yeah, RJ and I figured out that the PAX, which is a handicap of sorts, is applied to the ladies and then to everyone. For the overall PAX, I'm in the 170's! That's better than being in the 200's! Plus, the girl who is just ahead of me hit a cone almost every single time! So I feel confident that with some more experience, and maybe some attendance at their schools, I'll definitely improve.

You should definitely come out, Henry! It's a good time!

[skater]

Pictures posted! (http://rjmarq.org/cougar/autox-200503/)

Enjoy!

P.S. As usual, high-res available. Please don't ask me to post or e-mail all of these, though; the directory is about 140 megs... :)

[GnuLoCo]

I used to love autocross. Glad you are enjoying it, I just don't have time for it anymore. Its really tough. I never placed better that 24th out of 32. The ST200 RSTB put me in the SM class, which totally screwed me. But its oh so fun.

Good Job and Have Fun!

[GnuLoCo]