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Messages - John in Calgary
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« on: May 09, 2017, 12:20:01 PM »
My wife will be there in the yellow Miata.
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« on: April 18, 2017, 07:54:10 PM »
I swear there was a spot to put your member number in at the registration site too, and it said to put in tbd if you didn't have it yet (I bought both a membership and Sunday's registration at the same time), I didn't see the same thing when I registered for the 29th.
John
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« on: April 17, 2017, 03:55:32 PM »
Thanks, not on Facebook so tell him thanks (that's me in the yellow miata). John
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« on: April 17, 2017, 01:42:53 PM »
I see under mbr (member, right?) it shows no for me (#76), I did pick up a membership when I was signing up for this, where in the process do I get marked down for timing as a member. I remember seeing it somewhere, but didn't see it when I signed up for the next event.
Thanks, John
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« on: April 17, 2017, 09:54:15 AM »
I had a great time yesterday, things to work on for next session:
1) looking ahead (once I knew I was going slow enough for the current cone I had to conciously remember to look up to find the next couple of cones)
2) start figuring out where my braking zone needs to begin (I have no sense for the combination of speed, corner size and steering traction yet, so ended up trail braking by necessity in some of the corners!) and try to concentrate on separating the braking and steering parts of each corner until I get better
3) figure out if I'm actually faster using trail braking to fine tune my direction by rotating or if its better to get my braking done right ahead of the corner (I seem to have my left foot better calibrated after my first afternoon run where I tried to spin with Tom in the car)
4) purposely work on using more of the course width, which of course comes from looking ahead and better planning of my lines
5) remember to put on my shoes instead of trying to drive in my hiking boots - morning was with the boots, afternoon with my Vans, what a difference in room for my feet, and the brake pedal feel was way better!
Got ride alongs with Tom and Dan in the morning which was good, then in the afternoon Reijo showed me 5 seconds in his car even with snow tires.
Ok, I'm hooked.
John
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« on: April 17, 2017, 09:35:26 AM »
Thanks to Tom, Dan and Reijo for putting on the school yesterday - it was nice to be away from the hustle of the main grid for a few laps to get the feel for my Miata.
One I moved out to the big boys course, I almost spun the section after the slalom with Tom riding along - thought I was going too fast and used too much brake which of course allowed me to use my steering traction to too much advantage. I also found myself (for good or bad) using trail braking to steer in some of the tighter sections (I think Reijo was showing me how this worked when I rode in his car, I'm just not sure if it was actually doing ME any good time-wise, but it got me around some of the trickier cones).
Any insight into how the novice school will be set up on the 29th?
John
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« on: April 13, 2017, 07:53:44 PM »
will do, Reijo.
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« on: April 12, 2017, 10:15:16 AM »
After many years of raising kids I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and its time to pick up a new hobby so I decided to try out autocross. Bought a helmet yesterday from Shawn, picked up a club membership and signed up for Sunday's event.
I have a '92 Miata (bright yellow, it'll be hard to miss) and my goal for this year is to get as much seat time as I can fit in right now, as Sunday will be my first event. I also plan to get my wife out as often as I can.
I'm also looking to try out rallycross (I took a 3 day dirt fish school last year and am smitten by the feel of getting a car to rotate), so if anyone can point me at the right people to talk to that would be great.
John
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