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« on: October 30, 2016, 05:08:52 PM »
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« on: October 25, 2016, 01:48:33 PM »
Insurance is in place and the lot is confirmed.
You may register here:
http://msreg.com/YYC5
Reijo -- it would be wonderful if you could either post a map or tell us which direction the biggest sweepers will be (clockwise or counter-clockwise). I have one rear tire showing just a tiny smidge of tread, so I want to put it on the side that will get less wear.
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« on: October 25, 2016, 01:20:46 PM »
I probably have enough rubber left for another driver. Those 2-3 year old Rivals though  In Great Falls, I did discover that they like heat, but they weren't as bad as I expected -- good enough for a 3rd place finish for the day.
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« on: October 25, 2016, 02:50:34 AM »
Sounds good to me. Weather is looking nice for Sunday, so we can likely expect a pretty good turnout.
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« on: October 23, 2016, 06:51:43 AM »
I wonder how many people will be removing their TRD springs from their FRS? Seems like a pretty good place for the FRS.
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« on: October 19, 2016, 01:40:43 PM »
A winter series sounds attractive, although the choice of tires is an interesting problem.
How much lead time is needed for an event? Is it possible to get one going with a short lead time to get some nice weather?
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« on: October 11, 2016, 10:41:38 AM »
Jo and I will not be making it to the meeting. There is an autox event in Great Falls, and we want to get in one last event for the year. We haven't raced against those guys all summer, and I miss them
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« on: October 11, 2016, 10:04:38 AM »
Because you will never be legal when you run in the U.S., and there is a lot of good racing to be had south of the border.
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« on: October 11, 2016, 09:58:39 AM »
Be very careful about choosing options -- they must match the U.S. options exactly. The Brembo brake package is definitely available in the states, but not the Recaro seats: https://www.mazdausa.com/vehicles/mx-5-miata/specs
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« on: October 09, 2016, 01:15:36 PM »
Or perhaps a different rule: if you hit the cone hard enough to break it, then you get the penalty.
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« on: October 09, 2016, 01:00:03 AM »
Oh, one more thing!
I wouldn't have thought to ever ask this before, but how do cones count when they shatter? Do we go by the biggest remaining piece? I saw one where the base was run over smashing off one corner which flew well out of the box, but enough of the base remained for the majority of the cone to remain upright and within the box. I assume that didn't count but how much of the cone has to leave the box (separated from the cone that remains within the box)? 50.0001%?
Cool question! I think the answer has to be something that does not depend on a judgement call on the marshal's part. Just like going to the left of a pointer cone, but hitting a cone. It doesn't matter what side of the car hit the cone, the fact that you hit it means that you were on course. So, probably something along the line of "if any part of the cone base is still inside or touching the chalked box, then no penalty accrues"
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« on: October 08, 2016, 10:35:36 PM »
Sorry -- I didn't intend for my list to be authoratative I know that Wayne and Cam tried winter tires on the FRS and RE-71Rs on the Corvette; Wayne mentioned to me how useless the winter tires were for grip. And that Volvo on the Nittos just flew around corners; its times were way lower (relatively) than I would have expected from that car. The all-season ranking was just a guess on my part, with me beating Reijo (barely) as the one datum I used. So, I agree -- probably too many variables to make any real conclusions outside of my own experience with the Bridgestones.
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« on: October 08, 2016, 08:16:56 PM »
For those curious about tires at this temp, here are my observations.
In order of decreasing grip:
Nitto NT01 (I think) on the Volvo 240 were amazing
RE-71R (reduced grip, but not hockey pucks)
All-seasons (still not as good as the RE-71Rs, even at this temp)
Winter tires (just no grip compared to the other tires)
The RE-71R grip was certainly reduced. I fought throttle-on understeer the entire day, and Cam just couldn't put any power down in the Corvette. The Subaru's had a better time with their AWD, but it still wasn't a cake walk.
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« on: October 08, 2016, 04:08:39 PM »
http://members.shaw.ca/murray.autocross/2016/2016_10_08__scores.txtWet, cold, and foggy all day, but a successful day. Timing worked impeccably (well, a few glitches due to USB cables losing their connection, but only 2 or 3 reruns all day). 58 drivers, 9 runs each, and we were done by 3:00 P.M.
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« on: October 07, 2016, 02:28:08 PM »
Congratulations to this year's winners:
Overal RAW: Tom G
Overall PAX: Cam W
Overall rookie (RAW and PAX): Paul T
Overall cone killer: Tom G (honourable mention to Ryan C and Paul T)
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