2nd Annual Mirrorkhana at Brooksville.

[Anonymous]

Can it be done and would it be as fun as one at Primus?
Who wants to see it? I do.

[Charles]

Can it be done and would it be as fun as one at Primus?
Who wants to see it? I do.

I was just thinking about this today actually......... let's do it!(if it can be done) thats the part I was thinking about......

[impalanut]

I think it would be too narrow unless the start and finish were together and the courses ran away from each other. I don't know if that would have the same effect as the one at primus. We have done it at the college in the past as well.

[Miata GT]

What is it?

[Anonymous]

It's like street racing on an autocross course.

[Jamie]

What is it?

Autocross' best version of bracket racing. The course is set up as a closed loop, with the cars starting on opposite sides. First car to return to its starting point wins and is matched up against a different car in the class.

We might be able to pull it off. For a full lap, the big maneuvers would have to be at the ends, so the cars didn't get too close to one another. Alternatively, we could literally build a mirrored course, and have the cars run half-laps -- first one to the other's starting point wins. Think of it as a Pro Solo layout stacked end-to-end. With the runway grid, it wouldn't be too difficult to set up, and there's enough length to make something interesting.

[Loren]

It could be done. The original MirrorKhana (a trademarked name, btw) was done on a 150 wide runway just like ours. It did have a section the went out onto a street that paralleled the runway for a bit, and back in. But the bulk of the course, including the Start/Finish was on the main 150' wide runway.

I love the MirrorKhana format, always have. I'd be happy to design the course (even using the original course as a starting template... how cool is that?) and act as a technical advisor if somebody wants to act as event chairman and do all the legwork.

I still have all of the event rules and info from the last one we did... info derived from the original event. I think I went to at least 4 of them in Salina, KS (home of MirrorKhana), and we did 3 of them in Wichita, calling them "WichiKhana". I think the one at Primus is the only one I've done here. We're due for another one.

Oh, make it late in the year, please. Workers tend to get stuck out on course for long periods sometimes at this kind of event. October/November would be a good time for it.

[Alizarin]

Would be even better if we catch it on a day when we can use the entire runway!

[Loren]

This event would require us to book the entire runway, pay the penalty if we have to... and pass the anti-savings on to YOU! 8)

This won't be a "regular event", entry fee would have to be increased.

No reason we couldn't include an evening party, though. Either cater in some food to the site for dinner, or go someplace after to present awards.

[Anonymous]

Is an NHRA Christmas Tree in the budget?

[Loren]

Nooooo, MK is old school. Like a street drag race back in the 50's. When the hand drops, the cars go!

[muddy]

This event would require us to book the entire runway, pay the penalty if we have to... and pass the anti-savings on to YOU! 8)

This won't be a "regular event", entry fee would have to be increased.

No reason we couldn't include an evening party, though. Either cater in some food to the site for dinner, or go someplace after to present awards.

Catered food can't be prepared at the airport, it would invite hundreds of flies to the party. It ain't pretty, I have seen it. Catered food would work better off-site.

[Loren]

So, who wants to wear the chairman hat and make it happen?
(for an event of this type, a good co-chairman is advisable, too)

[muddy]

It sounds to me like Jeremy was voluteering.

[Alizarin]

Nooooo, MK is old school. Like a street drag race back in the 50's. When the hand drops, the cars go!

And jumping the start means you get your head smashed in with a crowbar!




That can be my work assignment.

[Charles]

[Catered food can't be prepared at the airport, it would invite hundreds of flies to the party. It ain't pretty, I have seen it. Catered food would work better off-site.

+1, I think it was the BMW club I watched attempt this......not pretty......

[rippin mazda]

Back from the dead!

Is this something that is still feasible? Is anyone still interested in doing it? Sounds pretty cool to me.

ryan

[matsuwesty]

I would definitely be interested in doing one of these. It sounds VERY cool! 8)

[Native]

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Pick your date, set up your key players, and make it happen!! 8)

[Loren]

I'd be happy to help anyone who wants to do this with the organizational aspect. Just be aware that it takes considerably more planning and organization than a regular event. You'll need at good 2 month lead on it, and you need to require pre-registration WITH payment. You need registration to close at least a week prior to the event so that you'll have time to deal with classing issues (bumping and combining is always a requirement) and create the grids. That means you'll need to open registration over a month out.

Definitely a fun event format. I'd love to see one happen this year, I'm just not up for chairing it.