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so glad to hear Gwen is OK.


as for the event, once i learned the course i thought it flowed very well.

clapped out 4 year old RA-1s still grip sort of.

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another one of those damn LeMons heads

just another Chump

we are an Autocross Club Dammit............

also glad Gwen's doing better. I hear team Fredrickson made an early departure, so hope all's well in that camp. Very thankful for the shade and megafans at USL...the asphalt temps briefly went above 150 (around 3pm) before settling down to a balmy 138 degrees by the end of heat 4.

Probably serves as a timely reminder to drink fluids on a regimented basis, like 16 oz every 30-60 minutes, not when you "feel thirsty." If you go by feel, then you're down on fluids already and will not make up the difference.

Also, I highly recommend a UPF 50+ long sleeve shirt like the one I bought from Dicks (not intended to be a sales pitch)

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/produ ... 14.2291526

Surprisingly comfortable, breathed well, and keeps the direct sun exposure (and it's dehydrating impact) to a minimum. Other manufacturers, styles and pricepoints exist but it's been well worth the cost so far.

Glad everyone had a good time!

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Steve Carter
1972 Datsun 240Z-- resto pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/srcartermd
2007 GPW Honda S2000-- STR 86

Another fun course at Greenville. Thanks to the event chairs and extras on Saturday for enduring 2 days of heat to make this happen.

Glad to hear Gwen has recovered.

The bus did get back to Raleigh area without incident. I dropped it at the repair shop to get two new tires; the blowout and have the last of the older tires replaced and rehang to tailpipe.

My best run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEQe1rP1jo

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Chris Suich
Apex, NC
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FunX 1970 Camaro LT1 ('95)

Yep, I had a great time. First AX in 2 years I think. I might have to do this more often. As with everything with this club, the best thing were the people.

Steve is whining about tires, i will too. If I do this again I will have to use some AX tires.

Glad Gwen is ok!!! If we chose to do this again we need to set up a misting tent. Also a cool towel from an ice water placed on the back of your neck every hour or so does wonders.

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Thanks - yep all is well. Malia had been having stomach issues all week, so started the event "off", and probably a bit dehydrated. The heat did her in pretty quickly, and we got out of there just in time. The A/C on the way home, and 2 bottles of Gatorade, did her wonders.

Glad to hear Gwen is ok, and thanks to all who stepped up to help out on multiple fronts to take care of our members.

Thanks also to our EC's for setting up a great course - I also thought it drove well, and despite the size of the lot allowed opportunity to put a little power down in a couple areas. Thanks!

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Other than the heat, yesterday was a blast. Steve and Maria did a great job with that lot and as usual the course drove much better than it walked. That general configuration works really well there for maximizing the space, though it is particularly critical to get enough course walks in that you get a good mental picture before driving. Thanks to the ECs and GM for enduring the heat to make this happen. Thanks again to Bernie for letting me drive his beastly machine and I'm very glad to hear Gwen made it back okay. Thanks most to all those pesky national level Honda drivers for staying home allowing me an FTD.

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I also recommend this. Mo and I have shirts made by Ex Officio and even on sale, they were expensive. But they have been well worth the money since they really make days like yesterday more bearable. I am amazed how much better I can tolerate the heat when wearing a long sleeve shirt instead of a cotton t-shirt.

Definitely a better idea than cutting the sleeves off an '06 NCAC t-shirt at 5:30 am and frying my pale arms.

Big thanks to the event chairs for making this happen in the toughest of conditions! Greenville is such a fun site because everything is in viewing distance and the adjact pit area is so close.

Great driving to Les and to ask if you layed down a 47.XX - you shoulda slapped me since it was in the 45's! Nicely done and it looks like Bernie's reeling you in a little. Watch out!

46.X on street tires was pretty awesome too Dustin. Way to go!

For anyone thinking of maybe volunteering to chair an event for the first time - go for it. You don't have to have a perfect plan, because the AX VPs will help you get the flow right and make sure it's safe. You even get to come up with something stupid for the magnet.

Also, the heat was my fault. I was bragging about how my tires love the heat and I was due for a smackdown

Having never seen, much less driven, the site before this past weekend I am not too sure there's any other way to arrange it than an insideloop/outside loop configuration. For me, concept was to have some areas that favor nimble cars, some areas that favor stronger HP cars, and a couple spots where good driving and precise entry (the optional inside pseudo-quasi-fakeout pivot) were rewarded. I think we got close to that. The best setup advice I got was when Charlie said to make the inside loop as cone-free as possible because (a) workers won't have to high-tail it to the middle of the course as often and (b) that's the safest "zone" for cars to go fast...props to the GM for that!

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Steve Carter
1972 Datsun 240Z-- resto pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/srcartermd
2007 GPW Honda S2000-- STR 86

Yes so glad Gwen is feeling better - i had no idea she got ill. Congrats on #1 though!!

Here is my fastest clean run of the day at 51.4seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHN0LgK9LDM

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Thanks Mr. FTPax twice in a row now, not too shabby yourself. Looks like the grocery getter is really working out well for you. Dustin's times on streets are just ridiculous, he had me scared during his heat for sure. Yeah, Bernie really had a solid run yesterday, he's now within a bad coneage day, of course I NEVER have those.

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Asphalt engineering question....

Any ideas on what makes the asphalt at Greenville have a less grippy feel than other asphalt runway sites? Is it materials, construction, thin film of oil from auctioned cars, or just my imagination? I swear my tires never squealed like that before that event. And seeing the Pollard's Starlet light up the inside rear RS3 (while entertaining) was pretty unusual as well.

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Steve Carter
1972 Datsun 240Z-- resto pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/srcartermd
2007 GPW Honda S2000-- STR 86

yeah very interesting, you never hear Star Specs squeal like that... I think my car squealed the entire way around the track.

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Years of sealant accumulation makes this surface SLLLLIIIIIICCCCCCKKKKK. It is even less grippy in the rain

I have to admit that I have never looked forward to this site, it just is always slick and small and tight and even when the course was good, it just never appealed to me. Until this weekend. Maybe its because my driving didn't completely suck so I like it. Maybe its because the course designers did a really good job of maximizing the space. I'll vote for the latter - Great Work.


Good job also to all the novices who were out there. You drove real well and you all picked up your times. Hope to see you at the next event. (Chris will hopefully decide he can't get one more AX on his tires and maximize the $$ he paid for them. Trust me, their gone)

Glad to know that Gwen and Malia are OK and will live to kill cones another day It is the first trophy presentation that we had to do in the hospital.

One final not on course working. When you are working the course PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING. When a car spun (Jason's Starlet?) and stalled at the far end a car had launched. The car should have been red-flagged by one of the stations so he didn't barrell into the stalled car. I know they should see it, but you never know when someone is driving cone -to -cone. Just a reminder to be watching the course at all times.

Great Event

Rob