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Postby twistedwankel » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:25 pm

Lava Speed 05 wrote:Well I replaced my rear left wheel bearing.
Yeah, I hear you. My left one gets beat up pretty bad too from an endurance contest.
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Postby Lava Speed 05 » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:45 pm

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Lava Speed 05 wrote:Well I replaced my rear left wheel bearing.
Yeah, I hear you. My left one gets beat up pretty bad too from an endurance contest.
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Postby Loren » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:49 pm

twistedwankel wrote:Since there are fewer people running in the AM than normal can we start at Noon again?
It's impossible to reliably get word about a schedule change out to 53 drivers this close to an event. We'll just stick with the published schedule. What's a half-hour among friends?
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Postby twistedwankel » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:09 pm

I hear ya. So we can have 5 runs then? :thumbwink: I'll help clean up.
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Postby Loren » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:11 pm

Geez, 5 runs would probably put us there well after dark!

No, Doug... you'll just have to find your way past the line of shame in just 4 runs.
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Postby twistedwankel » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:13 pm

Oh I forgot you replaced both your left and right ones. Should be interesting. If I cannot do it in four it would make me a ............loser. :lol:
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Postby CaptainSquirts » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:16 pm

Loren wrote:Geez, 5 runs would probably put us there well after dark!

No, Doug... you'll just have to find your way past the line of shame in just 4 runs.
Hmmmmm, sounds like the morning crew should get 5 runs due to lack of attendance :buck:
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Postby twistedwankel » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:28 pm

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It's a tough job but someone has to be Loren. :-D
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Postby twistedwankel » Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:54 pm

In case no one else noticed? This is a Corvette friendly course. OR anyone else who can do a tighty whitey close to the cone drive? NO GATES. :thumbwink:

Loren has a competitive side too. If I cannot beat the Mirage I will at least see the Mirage coming.
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Postby Loren » Thu Mar 08, 2018 11:40 pm

Nobody sees the Mirage coming. It's like the Spanish Inquisition.
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Postby Lava Speed 05 » Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:42 am

It's the first day of daylight savings... We don't have to worry about it getting dark anymore. 5 runs!

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Postby Loren » Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:47 am

Hmmm... you're right, the sun sets an hour later. I had it backwards. But, I still don't think we're gonna roll the dice and try to do 5 runs when the event has 11 first-timers, 11 second-timers and 7 third-timers. That's a LOT of new folks.

Hey, I have an idea. Have y'all heard of a FAST Classic event? We do lots of runs at those events!
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Postby Native » Fri Mar 09, 2018 11:40 am

Loren wrote:Hey, I have an idea. Have y'all heard of a FAST Classic event? We do lots of runs at those events!
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Postby AScoda » Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:44 pm

Daylight savings time is stupid. H8 it, H8 it, H8 it! :rant: :protest:
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Postby Lava Speed 05 » Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:53 pm

AScoda wrote:Daylight savings time is stupid. H8 it, H8 it, H8 it! :rant: :protest:
You wouldn't hate it if we got five runs through

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Postby Loren » Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:39 pm

It has been said that "if you can't do it in 3 runs, what's the point?"
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Postby Native » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:20 am

Jamie wrote:
CaptainSquirts wrote:Looks like it will most likely be raining throughout most of the day. Umbrellas out boys!
Not necessarily. Rain chances have just spread out and reduced for our particular location. And forecasts are worthless outside of 48 hours anyhow.
Truth. :notworthy:
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Postby jbrannon7 » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:35 am

Loren wrote:It has been said that "if you can't do it in 3 runs, what's the point?"
The point here is fun. Most of us do autocross for fun, more runs is more fun.
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Postby Blue_Heron » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:59 am

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Loren wrote:It has been said that "if you can't do it in 3 runs, what's the point?"
The point here is fun. Most of us do autocross for fun, more runs is more fun.
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Postby Jamie » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:48 am

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jbrannon7 wrote:
Loren wrote:It has been said that "if you can't do it in 3 runs, what's the point?"
The point here is fun. Most of us do autocross for fun, more runs is more fun.
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More runs is more fun when you're the driver. More runs is not necessarily more fun when you're the course working standing in 1000-degree heat or rain. Especially if you're slated to drive in the next group.
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