September 1 Autocross Results

[martinreinhardt]

The results from today autocross are posted. Thanks for the great event!

Results: http://results.pcasdr.org/event_standings.php?time_format=0&database=&event_date=2012-09-01

BRI: http://results.pcasdr.org/event_bri_standings.php?time_format=0&database=&event_date=2012-09-01

[Sawfish]

Fun track great folks. Lets do it again soon

[Greg Phillips]

I had to work this AM but made it to the afternoon to get some shots:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1057760116 ... directlink

Thanks to everyone who put on another great event

Greg

[John Straub]

Here's a shot of Mark...more to come as I get time...



John

[Gary Burch]

Nice drive Martin

[mrondeau]

John, Love the pic. Thanks.

Martin, Great driving!

Everyone, Thanks for another great event!

[John Straub]

Here's a few more. The first three, John Rickard...then Greg Boehm...then someones GT3.

John

[John Straub]

And one last one of Martin...opps Jennifer.



John

[Mmagus]

John and Greg...AMAZING photos as always! WOW.

[John Straub]

Thanks Mark,

Here is the last one for today with Mark. I got to go work on another post on the blog.

John

[jenniferreinhardt]

Thanks for the photos! John, that one you took is actually me. It is great!

The track was fun, fast and challenging. I really had a variety of, "crap, I have a lot to learn" experiences. First run session was on extremely worn out tires that we have been using to save the better tires for the subsequent run sessions. I went with Martin and he actually spun. Don't think I've ever seen him spin before. Then because there was no way to drive normally, I went out and thought I would try to drift, slide and control the car like him. Super fun, but I don't think the corner workers were very happy with me and I had a lot of cone marks to clean off yesterday

Second run session we changed to the better AX tires. The car felt great and my times were very competitive. Then, after talking to some momentum gurus, who mentioned they were shifting in to 3rd gear 3 times during the course, and I was only shifting once in to 3rd - I decided to try that strategy. That was driving more to the limit, the car seemed more squeamish and it was probably not a good idea to change up so much during timed runs. What I'm having trouble comprehending is that my best timed run time was similar to the 3 times I got during the 2nd run session only shifting in to 3rd once. Well, it was a great day, lots more learning to do, and everyone seemed to enjoy the event. Congratulations to Martin for TTOD and really being ahead of the pack on this busy course!

Happy Labor Day everyone!

[John Straub]

OK, really, last one for today. The Meeder/Molloy team...Herb at the wheel.

John

[John Straub]

My shot for today...this one of Hal.

Back to work...

John

[jenniferreinhardt]

One thing that stands out in these shots beside the beautiful cars - the beat up cones! Seriously, my students have had some trouble seeing the course. Can the club cough up the money for some new ones? This is a safety issue.

I'd gladly help the AX team and price them from several companies and order them if the board approves the budget. I know that sometimes at the end of the year, we need to spend some money rather than pay taxes on some of the money in the bank.

[JERRY B]

New cones are on my list of things for the board meeting.