December 2011 - Post-Event thread

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December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Loren » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:00 pm

What? Nobody started a post-event thread yet? Okay, here ya go!

Great job by Jamie and Phil and all involved. In spite of the rain, I think everyone had a good time.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby garage west » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:44 pm

Yep. Good times!
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby blacksheep-1 » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:46 pm

That was a fun course, can we shelve that one for a future (drier) day?
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby snookwheel » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:53 pm

blacksheep-1 wrote:That was a fun course, can we shelve that one for a future (drier) day?
I agree! I would love a shot at that course in the dry! Had a great time today, even with all the rain. Thanks to all that made it happen. First time I've spun out at 20 mph :oops:

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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Solar » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:13 pm

blacksheep-1 wrote:That was a fun course, can we shelve that one for a future (drier) day?
X3 :D
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby shakedown067 » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:54 pm

Fantastic course and awesome lunch! Let's do that again for sure!!!! Couldn't had a better time, well unless I could actually beat my new arch nemesis Chuck! lol

Looking over my vids, I'm not positive, but looks like I don't get nearly close enough to the cones. Great, one more thing to work on. :binky:
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Loren » Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:59 pm

:o You broke YouTube!
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby shakedown067 » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:06 pm

Whoops, didn't copy all of the link. Fixed.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Solar » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:49 pm

Another fun FAST event ! Great course ! Jamie and Phil did a great job chairing the event, just can't say enough about how well these events have been run.

Congrats to Drew for getting his first FTD, great job my friend !

Weather was a real bummer for the second and third run groups. But we can't control the weather and many thanks for the course workers that had to deal with the rain and pick up my cones.

Would seriously like to see that course again in the near future. Haven't seen a lot of slaloms and sweeper type courses out there in a while. I thought this course had a nice balance of both. Good job on that design by Jamie.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Loren » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:08 pm

Results!

I believe classes M1, M2 and S3 ran in the first group, as did I (because I don't know how to read my own name, apparently). Everyone else ran in various shades of wet.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby yamaha731 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:03 am

one of my runs in the angy bird http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoLnChKKMO8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby garage west » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:27 am

yamaha731 wrote: the angy bird
And a nickname is born!
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby twistedwankel » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:57 am

snookwheel wrote:
blacksheep-1 wrote:That was a fun course, can we shelve that one for a future (drier) day?
I agree! I would love a shot at that course in the dry! Had a great time today, even with all the rain. Thanks to all that made it happen. First time I've spun out at 20 mph :oops:

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That would sure make it easier on the next Event Chair/Co Chair using the same design:) All ready safety approved too.

Somebody twist Joe & Mike's arms :thumbwink: What's the weather forecast for Jan 21st?
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Loren » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:44 am

twistedwankel wrote:That would sure make it easier on the next Event Chair/Co Chair using the same design:) All ready safety approved too.
It ended up being a VERY fun course to drive, but Dave and I have already discussed some things that we'd want to change about it for improved safety. So, while we're all for using this basic idea, it's not 100% automatically safety approved. (but if an event chair were to send it to us as their first draft, we wouldn't change much!)

FWIW, I'm drawing up a design that is based on this one while it's fresh in my mind. (yes, I liked it, too!) My version will be stretched in a couple places so as to use the full length of the available space, take care of any safety concerns, try to eliminate some "clutter" and make it a little easier to navigate. Don't know when I'll use it, but I'll keep it in the cue.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby twistedwankel » Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:59 am

Anyone have a wheel they can donate for the trailer yoke?

It keeps getting heavier and heavier due to our age? Sometimes we have to move it a modest distance and that would be a great thing to have just in case.

Maybe that's all ready been beaten to death? But if not, it's a thought.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Loren » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:25 pm

twistedwankel wrote:Anyone have a wheel they can donate for the trailer yoke?
We don't need a donation. Price one and send the info to Steve. He's working on the 2012 budget right now.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby rojna » Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:48 pm

Had a awesome time in the wet, my best run :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs3EojCKgE8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It would be nice to run this course again sometime in the DRY :grin:

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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby twistedwankel » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:51 pm

Loren wrote:
twistedwankel wrote:Anyone have a wheel they can donate for the trailer yoke?
We don't need a donation. Price one and send the info to Steve. He's working on the 2012 budget right now.
Done.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby buddy bodean » Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:58 pm

And, I will be purchasing new pad locks for the trailer. What a PITA those cheapo spinny combo locks are. Looking at something a little more secure with easy number wheels.
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Re: December 2011 - Post-Event thread

Postby Native » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:23 pm

twistedwankel wrote:
Loren wrote:
twistedwankel wrote:Anyone have a wheel they can donate for the trailer yoke?
We don't need a donation. Price one and send the info to Steve. He's working on the 2012 budget right now.
Done.
Yep, lemme know.
buddy bodean wrote:And, I will be purchasing new pad locks for the trailer. What a PITA those cheapo spinny combo locks are. Looking at something a little more secure with easy number wheels.
And if you can two with the same combo, even better...
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