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Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:11 pm
by Professional_Slacker
Inspecta wrote:Professional_Slacker wrote:why do the Miata videos always look like they are so much faster than mine, even when they aren't?
Dunno, maybe because I didn't hit any cones. Lol[emoji12]
hey, they shoulda moved
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Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:47 pm
by Carracer
Inspecta wrote:Hopefully the link works (thanks to Peas and Phil for lending me the gopro) you can point and laugh,critique or feel owned because a wee little s4 Miata whooped or nearly whooped you. Pointers are welcome
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v9ynmp8kakuic ... 3.mp4?dl=0
Nice driving, you gave that "wee little" Miata a good workout. Both you and Mark looked great, S4 just stepped it up a level.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 10:52 pm
by Inspecta
Mark has definitely stepped it up a few notches!!! We are giving our new tires a workout. I still need to find the limit of my new star specs.
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Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:09 pm
by Loren
Native wrote:As for the waiting, c'mon, autocross is 6 hours of standing around and socializing and 4 minutes or so of driving. Always has been. I actually really like that...
For a 100-car autocross, it's more typically 8+ hours of standing around. FAST is the only club around here that gives you that kind of experience for an investment of only 4-5 hours of time due to the split format of our Open events.
This particular event wasn't up to OUR standards. We'd have liked to have the shorter start interval that Steve mentioned, and that would have allowed us to get in 5 runs and not run late. But, aside from that and a couple of random timing glitches... I heard nothing but compliments all day long. And not just from our regulars or from new people who don't know any better... from experienced autocrossers who are coming to us with decades of experience from other clubs. So, while we'd have liked to have not had the few flaws that this event had, it was still a solid event. Jamie's comment is spot on.
I'm looking forward to the next Classic event. Hope to see y'all there!
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 9:46 am
by friskyflea
Solar wrote:
If you could shed a little more weight off your Fit, you will be right as rain.
Drew wrote:
Brian, you should know by now, you never tell a girl that her Fit is fat.
Drew... under that badass exterior lurks a gentleman and a Renaissance Man. Either that or survival skills against estrogen surges...
Brian, good thing you like my avatar... The Fit is my DD workhorse so there is little room for lightening it.
Sat I was on the old struts still; the Tokiko HTS pair goes in 2morrow. Loking forward to playing with the settings.
FF
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 10:41 am
by Loren
You'll note that Drew is happily married. Brian is not. I think it's learned survival skills.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:00 pm
by ArtJDM
I think this might have been my favorite course since I started running with Fast. Looking forward to the next!
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:19 pm
by friskyflea
Loren wrote:You'll note that Drew is happily married. Brian is not. I think it's learned survival skills.
There's the pot calling the kettle black...
Yes, I can usually tell the difference, with the key word being "happily". Nonetheless, the compliment is deserved: I like to demonstrate that girls (even the tomboy-types) do notice the difference, and we appreciate the attention given to subtle steering inputs.
*meanwhile, Soraya wonders if removing the rear seats would make her butt look smaller*
JK!!!! Passengers would be in for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
FF
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 3:52 pm
by Solar
Loren wrote:You'll note that Drew is happily married. Brian is not. I think it's learned survival skills.
If that isn't the truth !
BTW for anyone that doesn't know me, I'm not unhappily married, I'm just not married.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 12:24 am
by Loren
Happily unmarried! Nothing wrong with that.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 9:33 am
by Spin Out
Even with the snags I had a really good time. It just shows you that FAST runs great events.
I believe the settings on the timing display were off because it cleared my time before I hit the stop box. That is probably just a switch setting on the display, but it did not bother me enough to want to bother the obviously busy guys in timing.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:14 am
by Loren
Unfortunately, there is no setting for end-of-run time persistence. (or there might be if we ever get around to sending the timer box in for a firmware update, but there isn't now) We've been wanting to change that since we first got this system!
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:25 am
by Loren
Season Points are updated. Only two events left in the season. There are still some solid points battles going on!
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 11:44 am
by lddavis91
Loren wrote:Happily unmarried! Nothing wrong with that.
Truth.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 3:14 pm
by Cool Rod
Loren wrote:Season Points are updated. Only two events left in the season. There are still some solid points battles going on!
Hopefully I can hold onto 3rd place and finally get that dang t-shirt that so many have coveted.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 3:32 pm
by Professional_Slacker
Cool Rod wrote:Loren wrote:Season Points are updated. Only two events left in the season. There are still some solid points battles going on!
Hopefully I can hold onto 3rd place and finally get that dang t-shirt that so many have coveted.
I have 4 points...Y'all better watch out!
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 7:33 pm
by jaball77
Loren wrote:Season Points are updated. Only two events left in the season. There are still some solid points battles going on!
So if I hang on to win M2, will I be the first to win a class without an actual event win? lol.
My strategy consists of hoping Chris and Sean don't show up to any more events.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 8:07 pm
by Loren
Persistence pays off, eh?
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:17 pm
by BigBlue
jaball77 wrote:Loren wrote:Season Points are updated. Only two events left in the season. There are still some solid points battles going on!
So if I hang on to win M2, will I be the first to win a class without an actual event win? lol.
My strategy consists of hoping Chris and Sean don't show up to any more events.
I hear that Chris and Sean can be bought.
Re: Post 5/9/15 TBD Event
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:23 pm
by BigBlue
What a great way to start a Saturday. That was a really fun course and the change from the Brooksville concrete to the TBD asphalt made it even more fun.
I wish I had been able to stick around for the whole day. Thanks to everyone that makes these events great! (That means you, and you, and you over there...)