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Postby twistedwankel » Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:04 pm

jaball77 wrote:Crap, 2 weeks away? I guess I should make sure the new radiator doesn't leak...
You mean....got all the air out of the system? Right? Jason is messing with S4 minds again so they'll feel sorry for him :blackeye:
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Postby jaball77 » Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:52 pm

twistedwankel wrote:
jaball77 wrote:Crap, 2 weeks away? I guess I should make sure the new radiator doesn't leak...
You mean....got all the air out of the system? Right? Jason is messing with S4 minds again so they'll feel sorry for him :blackeye:
No, the fancy aluminum radiator that came with the car started leaking so I replaced it with a new OEM-type. Haven't had a chance to actually drive it around the neighborhood yet to see if it leaks...
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Postby Jamie » Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:05 pm

twistedwankel wrote:Jason is messing with S4 minds again so they'll feel sorry for him
Feel what?
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Postby Evil MS3 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:52 am

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Postby jmdoc66 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:27 pm

Anyone know what class a 2010 Roush 427R would land in? Kinda curious.
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Postby Loren » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:31 pm

It's not listed in Stock/Street. I'd consider it a modified Mustang GT. That would start out in M2, and then bump up to M1 due to the high power engine swap. Just a guess.
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Postby jmdoc66 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:41 pm

Thank you sir.
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Postby Loren » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:46 pm

Early Session is filling up QUICKLY. Only 7 openings.

Late Session is still pretty loose.

As expected, the Miata guys are starting to take the Early slots. If you're one of those Miata guys who is registered Late Session and thinking about switching to Early Session, do it NOW! With a bunch of people running early who "need" to be out on time, there's no way we're going to fudge our Early Session numbers and let more people in there. (wouldn't be inclined to do so, anyway) No, not even for you. Don't ask. 8-)
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Postby Rpwolf » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:24 pm

was gonna do a track day but it looks like thats gonna be in may, so instead of depriving myself, I'll do this one.

map? yes?
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Postby Loren » Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:20 pm

Rpwolf wrote:map? yes?
The hell??? I thought I posted that this morning? I really need to quit typing posts and forgetting to click "submit".

Hi-Res PDF Course Map

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Postby Evil MS3 » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:47 am

Holy slaloms, Batman!!! That looks like it should be a blast.
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Postby Rpwolf » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:21 am

are we missing a cone on the first slalom out of the gate?
after the 3rd cone the line is to the right of the cone
but in the next section its entering on the right
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Postby Loren » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:29 am

Good eye! Drew usually catches stuff like that in review.

We could just fix it at setup (we'd surely see it there), but I'll go ahead and update the map.

Thanks for pointing it out! :thumbwink:
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Postby Loren » Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:43 am

Okay, course fix is done. I didn't want to change the intended racing line through there, so rather than add a slalom cone, I just put a cone wall on the inside to constrain the eye and break the "rythm" of the slalom so that the next apex after the straight "makes sense". We might change the visual aspect a little at setup, but the key cones will stay pretty much where they are on the map. You know, the usual. 8-)

You might need to clear your cache for the updated jpg image to load. The file is out there, though. As is the PDF.
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Postby Blue_Heron » Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:12 pm

I really liked the figure 8 turn around last time we did it. Glad to see it again.
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Postby 98rock3tt » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:55 am

Bone stock Focus SE. What class?

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Postby ImpostorDan » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:11 am

98rock3tt wrote:Bone stock Focus SE. What class?

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Should be able to find your SCCA class on the "stock class" website page here; there is a linked car list...

Given the ST focus is S3, probably should be S4 for non turbo.
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Postby 98rock3tt » Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:00 am

dan wrote:
98rock3tt wrote:Bone stock Focus SE. What class?

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Should be able to find your SCCA class on the "stock class" website page here; there is a linked car list...

Given the ST focus is S3, probably should be S4 for non turbo.
I was thinking it was S4. I'll double check though.

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Postby Loren » Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:07 pm

If the tires are 195 or narrower, you could run it in S5.
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Postby 98rock3tt » Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:22 pm

Yes I just noticed on tge scca page it is considered HS, which is S5. I'll check the tire size tonight. Thx

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