The FAST Test & Tune - April 13, 2013
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:46 pm
Instead of a "novice school" this year, we're doing something for our "somewhat less novice" drivers. An opportunity for you to shake-down your car, fine tune your suspension, dial in your tire pressures, and yes... maybe even improve your driving skills with some additional seat time.
Because this is not a novice school and we're not doing formal instruction, we are limiting entry to our "regulars". To start, we're going to define that as those drivers who have attended at least 3 FAST autocross events in the past 6 months. We want to give the "FAST faithful" the first shot at this opportunity to learn and improve! (Not sure how many events you've done? Check here. Near as I can tell, there should be at least 60 people eligible.)
If this event doesn't fill up within a couple weeks, we may relax that limitation, but in no case will we allow first-timers into this event. A regular event will be much better suited for a first-timer.
Entry will be limited to 32 drivers, which should make for about as much testing and tuning as anyone could want in one day. Because we'll be out there all day, lunch will be included. All for the bargain price of $60.
With the limited number of drivers, we'll be able to allow more guests than usual. So, if you want to bring someone to write down your times, check your tire pressures or tread temperatures, or to bring you drinks with little umbrellas in them between runs or whatever, you'll likely be able to do that. Just be sure they get registered as a guest before the guest slots run out.
Chairing this event will be Howard Sharf (you'll recognize him as the guy who gets FTD at almost every FAST event he attends) and Ron Rice (you'll recognize him as the guy who sets up the timing equipment to record Howard's really fast times). Howard probably chime in here and share some of his ideas for the event. He's put on this sort of event before, so you'll be in good hands.
Lastly, for those who don't have the money to pay for this event, or are just so good that you don't need it... we will be accepting a limited number of qualified and experienced volunteers to help work this event. To help the entrants get more out of the event, we want to have some workers on-hand to chase cones, work the timing system (which could involve some writing or manual data entry), and just help keep things moving in general. If you're interested, PM or email me. You'll get not one, but TWO event credits for your efforts. We'll even feed you!
Registration for this event is opening 1am Wednesday... just a few hours from now. (registration for the April 14 regular event will probably open Thursday)
http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frm ... 7&psmode=3
Because this is not a novice school and we're not doing formal instruction, we are limiting entry to our "regulars". To start, we're going to define that as those drivers who have attended at least 3 FAST autocross events in the past 6 months. We want to give the "FAST faithful" the first shot at this opportunity to learn and improve! (Not sure how many events you've done? Check here. Near as I can tell, there should be at least 60 people eligible.)
If this event doesn't fill up within a couple weeks, we may relax that limitation, but in no case will we allow first-timers into this event. A regular event will be much better suited for a first-timer.
Entry will be limited to 32 drivers, which should make for about as much testing and tuning as anyone could want in one day. Because we'll be out there all day, lunch will be included. All for the bargain price of $60.
With the limited number of drivers, we'll be able to allow more guests than usual. So, if you want to bring someone to write down your times, check your tire pressures or tread temperatures, or to bring you drinks with little umbrellas in them between runs or whatever, you'll likely be able to do that. Just be sure they get registered as a guest before the guest slots run out.
Chairing this event will be Howard Sharf (you'll recognize him as the guy who gets FTD at almost every FAST event he attends) and Ron Rice (you'll recognize him as the guy who sets up the timing equipment to record Howard's really fast times). Howard probably chime in here and share some of his ideas for the event. He's put on this sort of event before, so you'll be in good hands.
Lastly, for those who don't have the money to pay for this event, or are just so good that you don't need it... we will be accepting a limited number of qualified and experienced volunteers to help work this event. To help the entrants get more out of the event, we want to have some workers on-hand to chase cones, work the timing system (which could involve some writing or manual data entry), and just help keep things moving in general. If you're interested, PM or email me. You'll get not one, but TWO event credits for your efforts. We'll even feed you!
Registration for this event is opening 1am Wednesday... just a few hours from now. (registration for the April 14 regular event will probably open Thursday)
http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frm ... 7&psmode=3