Oct 20th means FALL is in the air - for some.

Discuss past FAST events. How did it go?
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Postby Native » Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:34 pm

Dan - we all botch a shift now and again.
Your honor is intact.
Lemme know if y'all want help come repair time.
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Postby jbrannon7 » Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:14 pm

twistedwankel wrote:
You guys with trick cars better show up to help replace his unit :lol:
I am not touching his unit.
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Postby Blue_Heron » Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:26 pm

I loved the course. It was set up much better than the last time we ran it. I know I could have picked up some time if I had set up better for the crossover and carried more speed through it. Wasn't looking far enough ahead.

I'm glad to be back in my M2 Miata even though I don't stand a chance at the podium. I have more stickers than I need from S5 anyway, and there ain't no shame in losing to the top guys in M2.

Going back a few pages:
jaball77 wrote: I think I'll disconnect the rear sway bar for the next event.

Once you do, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. I disconnected mine after a morning session last year and it was a completely different car in the afternoon.
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Postby twistedwankel » Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:53 pm

I couldn't help but notice the crazy Halloween Miata Spyder that was leaving the morning session as we came in.

Great job Sally. Had to take some real time to do that. Philip will have some pix for sure later on/
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Postby Carracer » Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:17 pm

Pictures!
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmkK6a4G
Big thanks to my spotters, with some of the grass cut down it was a bit nicer but we still ran into a snake. This album should have a shot of every car. This has been a goal of mine to do that and still run in my run group so that was fun. The course was great but I had trouble with it at the start. Really had to go back to basics, look ahead, slow in, fast out, etc.
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Postby Loren » Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:54 pm

Philip got a cool video of Dan's 2nd run in the Mirage.

Hey, Dan, you tipped a cone at the 26-second mark! (oh, and you sploded tha engine at about the 39-second mark :rolling: )

Seriously, though... the stupid car gets around okay! Well, it used to. And it will get around even better soon! More power, less flywheel mass, better brakes... and more tire. :evil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYT2QvK6i-4
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Postby Loren » Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:49 am

You hit the exit cone on the Chicago Box, too! :lol:
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Postby jbrannon7 » Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:01 am

Carracer wrote:Pictures!
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmkK6a4G
Big thanks to my spotters, with some of the grass cut down it was a bit nicer but we still ran into a snake. This album should have a shot of every car. This has been a goal of mine to do that and still run in my run group so that was fun. The course was great but I had trouble with it at the start. Really had to go back to basics, look ahead, slow in, fast out, etc.
Thanks!!!
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Postby Cool Rod » Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:20 pm

What FAST class is the fire truck in?!?!
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Postby jaball77 » Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:23 pm

Blue_Heron wrote:Going back a few pages:
jaball77 wrote: I think I'll disconnect the rear sway bar for the next event.

Once you do, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. I disconnected mine after a morning session last year and it was a completely different car in the afternoon.
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I was happy with the balance with the stock bar intact until I rotated the tires... I waited way too long and now the front has so much more grip than the rear that it's super tail happy which caught me by surprise. I lowered the rear pressures and it got a little better so hopefully dropping the rear bar will bring it back to where it was before...
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Postby nathanwilliams617 » Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:16 am

So, I only did the first two runs in my car this event, before this awesome course found new limits in my tire to fender clearance.
Thank you Rob for letting me finish my runs in your car! Dude we need to tame the rear of that beast. A massive adjustable front swaybar is in order.

Thanks for the pics Philip!
Joe V, were you scared? Lol

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Postby aw614 » Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:29 pm

that's the first thing I thought each time I saw you guys drive by our work station :rolling:
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Postby jev61 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:21 pm

nathanwilliams617 wrote: Joe V, were you scared? Lol
I ain't scared of no Ford! Cut tires maybe, but not no Ford.
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