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I know several people were supposed to be there testing new cars.

Wes Eargle was autocrossing his Miata for the first time, trying to figure out if it is any better than a Contour. Hopefully the old busted Toyo's still had a little grip.

Rumor is Eric Peterson was going to be trying out the new-to-him Barnes Miata. How did that go?

I know Aaron was going to be there offending people as usual

Anyone else?

Scott

I re-installed the Konis and ground controls on the blue RS and went up to mangle some cones. It wasn't pretty, but it was fun. Hopefully I got all the badness out of my system so I can concentrate on going fast next weekend.

The course was pretty good, but it was TIGHT in a couple of places - as in, going from the top of second gear to creeeeeping through stuff, and back to the top again. If those two places had been more open, the course would've flowed really well & been a lot more fun. Also, there was an 8-cone slalom.

I drove on the stock STi tires I bought from Dan, and was running raw times about equal to Aaron's, but I hit a lot of cones. The one run I didn't cone, I was really slooooowwwwww. I tried to blame the tires, but later admitted it was my fault.

Anybody else hit the big cone in the Chicago box, or was it just me?

The Toyos are neither old nor busted, spank you very much

I drove like crap, evidently I've been relying on torque rather than momentum. Better to learn that at another group's event ...

Congrats to Eric and Chris Peterson (1 & 2 in CS) Shawn Whipple (1/1 DS ) Les Davis (3 CSP) Aaron Buckley and Kevin Allen (1 & 2 in STS) for stealing much wood.

Dangit, at least others can be elite

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The course was pretty decent, it had a good variety of features. As Kevin said, one featue was a little too tight...other than that it was good. They only used the main runway, which worked well....though I missed hauling *** through the big crossover.

The new to me Miata felt good, but I have a lot to learn (since it feels so much different than the Spyder) before I can start to exploit the strong points of the car. I guess one downside of running the same car for so long is that it takes a while to readjust to something different. Also, have to adjust to life without ABS.

I'm thinking since Buckley and Kevin Allen were right behind me on raw time that they probably took 1-2 on the Pax - they were really flying. Anyone know how that worked out. El Presidente Whipple, must have been pretty high up as well. Chris was only 5 tenths behind me, so she kept asking me on the way home if "I was hearing her footsteps in my sleep?" It looks like I'm on the verge of becoming the 2nd fastest driver in my house

Eric

That's okay, Eric. At least you have poker to fall back on.

*cough*




--Donnie

I really hope for everybody else's sake that my fastest run didn't take 2nd in PAX - that would be a very sad thing, indeed. (I wasn't even expecting a top ten.)

Oh, forgot to mention this earlier - I was confused as to why I wasn't hitting the rev limiter more often, even with the stock-diameter tires. Car felt sluggish out on the street, too. Got home & started looking at stuff to see if anything was wrong, and when I opened up my air cleaner it looked like a rat's nest in there.

Note to self: self, when you go flying through fields sucking up grass, bugs & all sorts of other debris, CLEAN THE FILTER AFTERWARD!!! The filter is currently drying out on the kitchen counter awaiting re-oiling, after being washed & vacuumed last night.

I thought it was a good event. The course was actually a lot of fun but the two tight sections were a little bit painful. Of course, all you had to do was slow down for them and they weren't that bad. The 8 cone slalom was fun although, I think I only drove it well once out of 4 runs

Organizationally they did very well. They do some things differently than THSCC but they still had the bases covered.

From a safety point of view I wasn't crazy about the overlapping of cars on the runway at the same time. It actually wasn't bad if the 2nd car eft the line when it was supposed to, but if they sat there for 5 seconds then it got kinda hairy. I guess it worked out ok since nobody ran into each other.

On other notes, it was a lot of fun get the Type R out and drive it in anger again. Funny thing is the car felt really tight compared to what I remember. I guess I've adapted to the WRX being a lot looser? I managed to get 1 decent run in, but I'm not sure how that that left me in the PAX.

Eric was fast in the Miata and if that's the speed he's running when he's getting used the car watch out once he get adjust to it. Chris was fast in the Miata as well, it won't be long before she's beating Eric regularly Aaron showed up with some shaved FK451's on the front of the Celica and it looked like they were working well for him.

Overall a fun day.

Shawn

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OK so I'm back in. Now which tire should I buy??

They had a similar offset last time I went to Danville. It bothered me a bit too

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I thought it turned out to be a pretty fun day also. The course was challenging to me (being only my 4th event), especially the 2 tight parts. I DNFed 3 out of 4 times, and I still can't figure out where it happened!

Thanks to Aaron, Kevin, Shawn, and the other Tarheel members that weren't elitist a-holes to me since I'm kinda new.

Oh, there were no portapotties either.

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Oh yeah, forgot about that. Well they had almost all the bases covered.

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OK so I'm back in. Now which tire should I buy??

Here are the PAX results from the Danville event...

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Pos Num/Cls Driver Name, Club Yr Make Model (Index) IndxTime
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1. 193/STS AARON BUCKLEY TOYO CELICA (0.791) 0:40.632
2. 95/CS ERIC PETERSON MAZD MIATA (0.811) 0:41.310
3. 198/FSP JEFF ZIMMER VW RABBIT (0.813) 0:41.341
4. 59/DS SHAWN WHIPPLE ACCU R (0.794) 0:41.418
5. 25/STS KEVIN ALLEN SUBA 25RS (0.791) 0:41.488
6. 64/STX JEFF LACKEY 03 SUB WRX (0.795) 0:41.734
7. 195/CS CHRISTINA PETERSON MAZD MIATA (0.811) 0:41.872
8. 38/FSP JIM W VW RABBIT (0.813) 0:41.924
9. 24/HS GLEN THOMPSON FORD FOCUS (0.776) 0:41.926
10. 80/CSP JORDAN NORMARK MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:42.050
11. 11/BSP BRIAN PIERCE DATS 240Z (0.839) 0:42.161
12. 95/SS LEN COMBS CHEV CORVETTE (0.836) 0:42.220
13. 00/GS ANDREW PETERY 96 HOND PRELUDE SI (0.781) 0:42.274
14. 32/GS PHILLIP GILLETT SUBA 25 RS (0.781) 0:42.377
15. 93/FSP GINETTE JORDAN HOND CRX (0.813) 0:42.488
16. 39/FSP DRIVER NOT ON FILE (0.813) 0:42.603
17. 47/AS MATT INGRAHAM SUBA STI (0.828) 0:42.809
18. 59/CSP JEFF JOYCE HOND CRX (0.837) 0:42.815
19. 72/DSP ANTHONY HODGES 95 PLYM NEON (0.819) 0:42.845
20. 49/STS ERIC SIENKIEWICZ ACUR INTEGRA (0.791) 0:42.894
21. 6/GS MARV JENSEN MINI COOPER (0.781) 0:42.926
22. 8/HS BRET SHILLOCH HOND CIVIC (0.776) 0:43.059
23. 75/DSP JASON MAULDIN NISS 240SX (0.819) 0:43.127
24. 4/STS EDGAR ASTURIAS NISS NX2000 (0.791) 0:43.184
25. 39/FSP JINX JORDAN HOND CRX (0.813) 0:43.190
25. 142/SS TOM DEADY MAZD RX7 (0.836) 0:43.190
27. 9/GS BURKE JENSEN MINI COOPER (0.781) 0:43.201
28. 73/CSP LES DAVIS MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:43.443
29. 42/GS MATHEW ROUSH ACUR RSX-S (0.781) 0:43.467
30. 8/CSP CLAY ROUSH MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:43.679
31. 42/HS RAY SCHUMIN FORD FOCUS (0.776) 0:43.903
32. 44/CSP JACK DOUB MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:43.935
33. 56/GS LAURA CICERONE TOYO (0.781) 0:44.006
34. 88/DM KEN KALILL HOND CRX (0.886) 0:44.120
35. 46/STX ALEX SMITH 03 SUBA WRX (0.795) 0:44.273
36. 53/GS GREG MONROY 03 VW TURBOBEETL (0.781) 0:44.283
37. 77/GS CHRIS BROWN PON SUNFIRE (0.781) 0:44.340
38. 3/DSP FRANK DAVIS MINI COOPER (0.819) 0:44.359
39. 14/SM2 STEVEN ST JOHN FORD MUSTANG (0.849) 0:44.623
40. 14/GS GABRIEL ASTURIAS NISS NX (0.781) 0:44.740
41. 29/CS BUTCH LOVELL MAZD MIATA (0.811) 0:44.764
42. 68/STS MICHAEL ROBINSON SUBA IMPREZA (0.791) 0:44.788
43. 17/CSP BRENDAN BOGUE MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:44.867
44. 323/GS DAVID WHISENHUNT MAZD 3 (0.781) 0:45.000
45. 41/SM2 MICHEAL PICKETT MAZD MIATA (0.849) 0:45.031
46. 98/FSP CHRIS PETTERSON VW RABBIT (0.813) 0:45.038
47. 110/GS SCOTT STRATTON CHEV CAVILAR (0.781) 0:45.290
48. 15/CSP TOM FREEDMAN MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:45.342
49. 14/CSP MAGOO BATIZ MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:45.386
50. 00/SM2 PATRICK BORKA MAZD TURBOMIATA (0.849) 0:45.595
51. 45/STU SCOTT FARMER BMW (0.827) 0:45.712
52. 3/STS CHRISW DOYLE NISS SENTRA (0.791) 0:45.956
53. 13/GS TARA KNOLL SUBA 25 RX (0.781) 0:46.084
54. 65/SS JANE COMBS CHEV CORVETTE (0.836) 0:46.206
55. 5/STS CHARLIE SMITH ACUR INTEGRA (0.791) 0:46.330
56. 93/ES RYAN ROH SABB (0.804) 0:46.392
57. 6/FS MICHEAL DIMONT CHEV CAMARO (0.803) 0:46.400
58. 6/BS MICH MOORE PORS BOXSTER (0.826) 0:46.404
59. 51/SM THOMAS WILHEIT SUBA WRX (0.838) 0:46.608
60. 30/GS BLAKE ATHEY 04 HYUN TIBURON (0.781) 0:46.644
61. 2/SS REGGIE BENNETT DOGE VIPER (0.836) 0:46.688
62. 23/BS GARY DICKSON PORC BOXSTER (0.826) 0:46.816
63. 48/GS CARLA MITCHELL HOND CIVIC (0.781) 0:46.860
64. 50/EM JOE WORSLEY ROTUS (0.894) 0:46.868
65. 124/SM DAVID CLEMMONS CHEV CORVAR (0.838) 0:46.967
66. 46/ES SUZANNE DOYLE BMW 73 (0.804) 0:46.998
67. 7/DSP TONYA MAULDIN NISS 240SX (0.819) 0:47.118
68. 79/GS KRISTOPHER SALMON EAGL TALON (0.781) 0:47.654
69. 54/ASP PATRICK GOLIMOWSKI 01 BMW M COUPE (0.848) 0:47.764
70. 256/GS MICHEAL TILLEY MAZD MX6 (0.781) 0:47.781
71. 911/ES CHRIS SNEED MAZD RX7 (0.804) 0:47.873
72. 29/CSP WES EARGLE MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:47.936
73. 46/CSP GRAY HAGAMAN HOND CRX-SI (0.837) 0:48.096
74. 9/CSP WES KNIGHT MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:48.291
75. 107/ASP LOI CAO MAZD RX7 (0.848) 0:48.316
76. 109/AS GUY THACKER FORD MUSTANG (0.828) 0:48.392
77. 3/CSP SHAWNA GEYER MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:48.472
78. 74/CSP ANGELA ROUSH MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:48.651
79. 53/ESP MATHEW THOMSON BMW 535IS (0.824) 0:48.731
80. 3/BP ED EVANS 74 CHEV CORVETTE (0.863) 0:48.776
81. 85/CSP CHRIS ORSINI NISS 300ZX (0.837) 0:48.926
81. 440/CS DONNY NIXON MAZD MIATA (0.811) 0:48.926
83. 51/SM2 MIKE ROBERTS PORC 944T (0.849) 0:48.961
84. 4/CSP ADAM ROUSH MAZD MIATA (0.837) 0:49.171
85. 549/BSP CHUCK KNIGHT MAZD MIATA (0.839) 0:49.222
86. 11/FSP DMITRIY KORNEYCHUNK VW JETTA (0.813) 0:49.285
87. 6/CP SUMPTER SMITH CHEV CORVETTE (0.854) 0:50.254
88. 23/ESP KURK ROBERTSON EAGL TALON (0.824) 0:50.713
89. 6/BP JOHN HUTZELL 74 CHEV CORVETTE (0.863) 0:50.750
90. 80/ESP MATT DUFFY HOND DELSO (0.824) 0:50.773
91. 231/ESP JAMIE BRIM EAGL TALON (0.824) 0:52.485
92. 01/SM ROB MOORE FORD ZX2 (0.838) 0:52.624
93. 48/GS CARL MITCHELL HOND CIVIC (0.781) 0:54.576
94. 55/BS CHARLES LANKFORD HOND 2000 (0.826) 0:55.112
95. 12/AS RICHARD KINDEL CHEV CORVETTE (0.828) 0:55.423
96. 2/TO JUSTIN HILL MAZD RX7 (1.000) 0:56.334
97. 1/TO TOM JURGENSON LOTU 7 (1.000) 0:59.323
98. 21/GS KATIE BLACKABY FORD CONTOR (0.781) 1:02.795
99. 3/BP SONYA EVANS CHEV VETTE (0.863) 1:03.506
100. 1/BP JOEL LEMMOND 77 CHEV CORVETT (0.863) 1:04.124

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well that was unexpected... looks like i came in first in ESP.. unless i missed someone..

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'98 honda civic ex

It had to be 99% car - the driver had major suckage.

Nice going on the FTPAX, Aaron!

Funny thing is, both of us felt like we could've run a 50.x if we had taken our head out of our ass. Must've been an ST* course or something...

Way to go on top PAX Aaron I guess Daddy like the FK451's.


You've got a yellow car that automatically gets you into the "in" crowd.

Speaking of being elitist, I've got to slip into that mode here for a minute and say look at all the Tarheel folks in the top of the PAX.

Shawn

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OK so I'm back in. Now which tire should I buy??