Oct 8 FAST @ Dunnellon

Postby **Loren** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:37 am

We're back at Dunnellon to start our new season!

EDIT: This was the Sep 9 event, rescheduled to Oct 8.

The Big D is not super-close, but only about an hour North of Brooksville. Should be great for people who live up that way, and a quick run up I-75 (or US-41) for Tampa area folks. It's another airstrip facility. Mostly asphalt with a few hundred feet of WW2-era concrete.

This event will be open to all drivers, just like a FAST Open event, but it won't be a part of our Championship series. It will be run more like a Classic event, casual and fun, but without the experience requirement of a Classic. It's "just an Autocross", come on out and have some fun!

If you know any autocrossers (or people who might become autocrossers) who live in the Ocala/Gainesville area, be sure they know about this event!

Given the location, we will be starting this event significantly later than usual. Driver check-in is around 9:30. Plenty of time to make the trip from Tampa and even stop for coffee and a donut on the way. Mmmmm... donuts.

This site lends itself to fairly short course designs, which means lots of runs! How many will depend on the number of entries and the weather and all that. But, expect somewhere around 5-6, and possibly more.

We'll be providing lunch for all registered drivers and guests at this event, too!

Registration is open until October 5. Hope you can make it!

All drivers AND guests must pre-register, this is a closed site.

mymomswagon · Postby **mymomswagon** » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:35 am

hi Loren just went to the FAST site (mobile version) to register and I don't see the link to the event. Saw it a couple days ago.
edit
but I see I can get there using your link in your post :banghead:

Postby **Loren** » Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:00 pm

Registration closes in 6 days! Y'all need to get signed up! Spread the word, get some more people to come with you!

You KNOW you need some practice before that first points event on the 23rd.

mymomswagon · Postby **mymomswagon** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:33 pm

Loren wrote:
You KNOW you need some practice before that first points event on the 23rd.

Yes I know. Steve and I need to wear out these all-seasons too.

Postby **Native** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:35 pm

mymomswagon wrote:Steve and I need to wear out these all-seasons too.

I aim to try.
Reg'd.

Postby **Loren** » Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:07 am

Y'all wanna see the course map? Of course you do.

PDF Course Map (print a copy for yourself!)

BrantR · Postby **BrantR** » Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:08 pm

Double slalom? RIP all of the cones.

I'll be breaking in my new (heavily used) 99 Miata though!

Postby **Loren** » Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:51 pm

The outgoing slalom should be very easy and fast. The return side... Depends on exactly how we set it up. 50 ft slaloms often get a little easy offset.

Postby **Native** » Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:58 pm

Native wrote:
mymomswagon wrote:Steve and I need to wear out these all-seasons too.
I aim to try.
Reg'd.

So Bill had to cancel and I have no ride. Keep me in mind, y'all!

CaptainSquirts · Postby **CaptainSquirts** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:58 am

So since this hurricane seems to be a hot topic right now, and there being a Fast event this Saturday. Does this hurricane affect the Sept 9th autocross event?

Postby **Loren** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:37 am

At this point, it doesn't look like it should be affecting our event. It will be coming around the tip of FL on Saturday.

Carracer · Postby **Carracer** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:23 pm

You might want to mention that on the FB page. Is it Saturday yet?

Postby **Loren** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 4:37 pm

Carracer wrote:You might want to mention that on the FB page. Is it Saturday yet?

Already did.

I'll be blasting an email out to all entrants tonight, too.

Postby **Loren** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:40 pm

For official event status, check here:
http://msreg.com/FAST-9Sep2017

We'll make our final decision by 2:00pm on Friday. As of right now, we intend to hold the event as-scheduled.

jev61 · Postby **jev61** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:49 pm

Native wrote:
Native wrote:
mymomswagon wrote:Steve and I need to wear out these all-seasons too.
I aim to try.
Reg'd.
So Bill had to cancel and I have no ride. Keep me in mind, y'all!

Would you like to help me break-in in my rebuilt suspension?

Postby **Loren** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:50 pm

jev61 wrote:Would you like to help me break-in in my rebuilt suspension?

Oh, I bet he would!

But, alas...

WEATHER ALERT

If you didn't hear, there's a hurricane headed toward us! We were all set to autocross Saturday. And, honestly, the weather will NOT be such that we couldn't do so on Saturday. The problem is that most of South Florida is in evacuation mode, and the rest of Florida is in "freak out" mode. As a result, we expect the traffic heading North from the Tampa area on Saturday to be horrendous. And getting fuel before or after the event would be a major hassle. So, reluctantly, we've had to accept that it is best to not hold an autocross this weekend.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED IN PLACE OF THE OCTOBER 8 FAST CLASSIC!

If you were already registered for 9/9, you are still registered for 10/8. We just changed the date in the system. Now, 10/8 is a Sunday, and for a plethora of reasons, maybe you can't attend the event on 10/8. NO PROBLEM. If you can't make the new date, just log into Motorsports Reg, go to your Dashboard, and cancel your entry. We have not yet billed for this event, and will not do so until after the close of registration for 10/8 (which will be 10/2). So, if you need to cancel, you have plenty of time to do it. Just do it before 10/2. No harm, no foul.

We're really sorry we had to drop the September 9th date. We wanted to autocross this weekend as much as 39 of the rest of you did! It's just not in the cards this time. Be safe, friends.

On the plus side, we've got another 3 weeks of time to push this event to all the folks we know. Maybe we can reach our entry limit of 75? That would make for a GREAT event! So, pick up your phone and call, text, email, Tweet, Insta, Bookface, or whatever you do... let's get more people coming to this alternate date!

jev61 · Postby **jev61** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:16 pm

Gives me more time to prepare.

SlowMiataDrew · Postby **SlowMiataDrew** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:58 pm

Just curious, how many runs can we expect?

Postby **Loren** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:11 pm

SlowMiataDrew wrote:Just curious, how many runs can we expect?

Depends on how many people register, and on what the afternoon weather is. If we have like 40 drivers and are in no rush to beat the rain or anything, we'll do at 8-10. (3 one-hour groups of 13 drivers... 25-second start interval, absolute best case would be 11) If we have more drivers and/or some reason to try to finish earlier, we may end up closer to 6 or maybe even 5. (say, 3 one-hour groups of 24 drivers... 30-second start interval... worst case = 5) Or, if we had a full house of 75 drivers... maybe we'd do 4 run groups. (4 one-hour groups of 18 drivers, 25 to 30-second start interval... 6 or maybe 7 runs)

So, it just depends. Expect 5. Be happy if we end up doing more! Registration is currently at around 40 drivers. Should be good for lots of runs.

Postby **Loren** » Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:14 pm

From the first post in this thread:

"This site lends itself to fairly short course designs, which means lots of runs! How many will depend on the number of entries and the weather and all that. But, expect somewhere around 5-6, and possibly more."

(at least I'm consistent)