S.A.S.C.
Solo => SASC Events => Topic started by: MurrayPeterson on May 17, 2015, 06:56:47 PM
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Test and Tune: http://members.shaw.ca/murray.autocross/2015/2015_05_16__scores.txt
Championship: http://members.shaw.ca/murray.autocross/2015/2015_05_17__scores.txt
Overall scores to date: http://members.shaw.ca/murray.autocross/2015/_overalls.txt
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Thanks for getting the scores up so quickly again Murray!
Can't believe I hit all those cones in the afternoon! lol .... also missed you at the pub ... went to the Rusty Pelican once we found out the Toad was closed ... and could not reach you on the cell. :)
R
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Excellent Murray. Thanks. BTW having the hotspot on site is a fantastic thing, and makes the drive home a lot less boring for Andrew and I.
I'm confused about how the championship works. Do the clubs usually award a raw time champion and a PAX champion?
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Normally the championship is just PAX, but put up the RAW totals for those that might be interested. Just like cone counts :)
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Great event, I was still smiling ear to ear when I got home ;D
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I'm confused about how the championship works. Do the clubs usually award a raw time champion and a PAX champion?
The CSCC adds names to the trophies for Raw, PAX and PAX Rookie champions.
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The CSCC adds names to the trophies for Raw, PAX and PAX Rookie champions.
Oh, balls. I'm pretty sure you won't let me class as Rookie for two years in a row.
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The CSCC adds names to the trophies for Raw, PAX and PAX Rookie champions.
Oh, balls. I'm pretty sure you won't let me class as Rookie for two years in a row.
Can't you rookie for 2 years? I thought it was anyone that had less than 2 full seasons under their belt?
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In general 2 years is the rule, but having said that there is a long tradition of drivers backing out of the rookie championship their second year if they feel they have advanced beyond the average rookie.
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BTW having the hotspot on site is a fantastic thing, and makes the drive home a lot less boring for Andrew and I.
It saves timing people a lot of hassle too, with far fewer people coming up to see their scores (or coneage) after a run.
BTW, did you ever decide which slalom entry was the best? I decided early on that left (fast) entry and the slower exit was the best line. Mostly becuase the slow exit really wasn't awkward, not did it feel all that slow.
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In general 2 years is the rule, but having said that there is a long tradition of drivers backing out of the rookie championship their second year if they feel they have advanced beyond the average rookie.
This is kind of where I was at as well. I did one full season, and I have a spattering of drop in's. I've been out of it for close to 4 years since, minus a drop in last summer for fun. This year I decided to drop the rookie title, I know the ropes and the folks now, and between the new car and the upcoming race school I figure I can be somewhat competitive.
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BTW having the hotspot on site is a fantastic thing, and makes the drive home a lot less boring for Andrew and I.
BTW, did you ever decide which slalom entry was the best? I decided early on that left (fast) entry and the slower exit was the best line. Mostly becuase the slow exit really wasn't awkward, not did it feel all that slow.
I did not. Wasn't happy enough with how I was running to make a call. My fastest two runs came with a high entry/wide exit, but it was a very small improvement that may have been a result of other things.
The low entry definitely felt better to me, but I decided to copy those who were killing me in the end.
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I kept meaning to try the low line so I could check the data after, but always decided against it coming out of the hairpin. The high entry never felt onerous, and I felt the far turn was easy to take this way in my car.
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I took the fast entry (left side) each time but after viewing Stuart's video I think the high or right entry may have been faster due to the better exit at the end. So I guessed wrong! :) That was obviously a tricky element to get right ... a sign of a good course (by Greg)! I don't think there was much difference ... perhaps a half second or so? Anyway, my thoughts were that you could carry more speed for a longer period of time after the corner that was helpful in the end ... my opinion, of course.
Reijo (who guessed wrong! :) ).
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This is the video Reijo mentioned, unfortunately the front camera didn't record so only a rear view was available.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im5GTM3fd4o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im5GTM3fd4o)
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Thanks Murray!
I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
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Maybe it's because someone ran in front of you?
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How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
It's probably different for everyone. I go through my "pre-flight check" of seatbelt, parking brake off, A/C off, seat adjusted correctly. When I come to the start, I try to think about nothing other than the course elements, paying particular attention to the first few. And if you look at camera shots of me, I always take a deep breath, hunch up my shoulders, and let it out while relaxing my shoulders. Didn't even know I did that until I saw some camera shots of me :)
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Maybe it's because someone ran in front of you?
He was jittery before he even got in the car.
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I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
lol.
Just put a bigger muffler on your car, and some pink flowers or something. It looks and sounds like it wants to kill you and everybody else.
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Thanks Murray!
I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
If I feel less than focused I tend to try to get some fight-or-flight focus by hitting my chest and thighs a few times hard. It may not be for everyone, but seems to work alright for me. I also try to focus on a few key points on the course, after the event I marked them on a map and I will try to post it once I get home. Less thinking allows me to get in a better rhythm.
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Maybe it's because someone ran in front of you?
Lol that was interesting but I can't blame my poor driving that day on the marshal.
How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
It's probably different for everyone. I go through my "pre-flight check" of seatbelt, parking brake off, A/C off, seat adjusted correctly. When I come to the start, I try to think about nothing other than the course elements, paying particular attention to the first few. And if you look at camera shots of me, I always take a deep breath, hunch up my shoulders, and let it out while relaxing my shoulders. Didn't even know I did that until I saw some camera shots of me :)
I also do something similar where I close my eyes for a couple seconds and take a deep breath, usually it helps but on Sunday it definitely didn't.
I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
lol.
Just put a bigger muffler on your car, and some pink flowers or something. It looks and sounds like it wants to kill you and everybody else.
:D I use a washer, bolt and wingnut to keep the exhaust valves on the muffler closed for events but for some reason the one on the passenger side fell off twice on Sunday.
Thanks Murray!
I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked :(
If I feel less than focused I tend to try to get some fight-or-flight focus by hitting my chest and thighs a few times hard. It may not be for everyone, but seems to work alright for me. I also try to focus on a few key points on the course, after the event I marked them on a map and I will try to post it once I get home. Less thinking allows me to get in a better rhythm.
hitting my chest would of not helped me haha
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I only actively thought about the notes below. Limiting how much I think about in a run is very helpful to me. Everybody has their way of getting through a run though, maybe just experiment with a bunch of methods and see if one works well for you.
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