May 12 SPC Post-Event

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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby shakedown067 » Tue May 15, 2012 11:25 pm

I actually drove by on Sunday, and there wasn't an event on Mother's Day.
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby rojeho » Wed May 16, 2012 6:24 am

shakedown067 wrote:I actually drove by on Sunday, and there wasn't an event on Mother's Day.
You know you have it bad when you cruise by the site on off-days :salute:
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby shakedown067 » Wed May 16, 2012 6:27 am

lol, pretty much, but I have a friend that lives almost walking distance from there.
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby rab » Wed May 16, 2012 9:12 am

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That was a GREAT lunch, Rick! The chilled watermelon was a touch of genius!
LOL not genius just a southern boy wanting a good 'ol picnic! :snicker:

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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby Native » Wed May 16, 2012 10:21 am

Well after a quick, amicable phone call, we've been reminded that we'll be charged a fee if they have to keep fixing the course when we're done with it. I did bring up the confusion regarding their multiple markings and supposedly they are to look into it and get back to me.
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby rojeho » Wed May 16, 2012 12:09 pm

OK, so what's the fee to not have to reset the course? :x
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby shakedown067 » Wed May 16, 2012 1:05 pm

Native wrote:Well after a quick, amicable phone call, we've been reminded that we'll be charged a fee if they have to keep fixing the course when we're done with it. I did bring up the confusion regarding their multiple markings and supposedly they are to look into it and get back to me.
How about telling them to quit changing it so often? Every few months they move something around ever so slightly. They should be happy we can get it 90-95% correct. I did notice last weekend, setting up the course, that the dots were getting much harder to see.
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby Charles » Wed May 16, 2012 1:28 pm

I would just cancel all SPJC events and replace them with dates at Bville :)
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby shakedown067 » Fri May 18, 2012 12:59 pm

shakedown067 wrote:Fantastic event. Royally had my butt handed to me today, but couldn't have had more fun!

Here's one of my vids (35.9 - M1)
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Wow, just came across my time with this course back in Nov of '09. I was three tenths quicker...back then. If you ever think of cheaping out on tires...here's what it gets you (35.6 - S1). Not that I haven't been having a blast or anything. :grin:

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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby nc4me » Fri May 18, 2012 11:10 pm

37.941 stock with crap alignment in Sept. 09 :roll:
34.022 with mods in sig, good alignment, and a lot more experience! :)
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby Loren » Fri May 18, 2012 11:14 pm

nc4me wrote:and a lot more experience! :)
This. 8-)
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby rojna » Fri May 18, 2012 11:58 pm

anybody get pics from group 3 ??
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby Lava Speed 05 » Sat May 19, 2012 1:09 pm

I helped with resetting the police course and they had newer darker orange spots in some places 6-8" off the old faded spots. Plus in the south east corner where it's all tall cones it was clear they had made the enterance a double cone gate by the dirt collected there but it wasn't marked by dots. It was definitely different than the previous spc event as i helped to set up the course then too. They do need to give us a revamped course layout as they have changed it.
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby Native » Sat May 19, 2012 8:53 pm

Thanks, Matt.

Oh, and 36.934 in 2009 for 14th overall, 35.702 for 16th overall this time around. In between I've upgraded the suspension.
It would seem the competition has gotten a bit stiffer, as well (get it?? lol). FTD's were about the same, but, for example, I was 1.2 seconds faster, but finished 2 places lower.
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby AScoda » Tue May 22, 2012 5:37 pm

rab wrote:I promise to get more wings next time so that you can have some meat attached to the Fried Skin...
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Re: May 12 SPC Post-Event

Postby Loren » Thu May 24, 2012 11:15 pm

Season Points have been updated.
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