Registration for Points Event #8

Lee Williams · **Joined:** Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:22 pm **Posts:** 75

No worries Scott. Got rid of the STX and I was kinda getting tired of 86. Seemed so plain vanilla (if a number can be plain vanilla) for some reason. All the round edges? But such a practical and versatile number. Can be 86 or 68 or 8 or 6 or 9 or 98 or 89 or maybe even infinity. Think I'll try my luck with one of those. Moving on... guess you could say that I'm 86'n the 86. Time for a bigger, no, smaller, no, different number. Who knows, I may go crazy and just go single digit!

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:35 pm

Lee Williams wrote:

No worries Scott. Got rid of the STX and I was kinda getting tired of 86. Seemed so plain vanilla (if a number can be plain vanilla) for some reason. All the round edges? But such a practical and versatile number. Can be 86 or 68 or 8 or 6 or 9 or 98 or 89 or maybe even infinity. Think I'll try my luck with one of those. Moving on... guess you could say that I'm 86'n the 86. Time for a bigger, no, smaller, no, different number. Who knows, I may go crazy and just go single digit!

I like infinity. That's good thinking. If you have a co-driver, will they be infinity + 1, and will that screw up AXware?

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:44 pm

Scott Johnson wrote:

Lee Williams wrote:

No worries Scott. Got rid of the STX and I was kinda getting tired of 86. Seemed so plain vanilla (if a number can be plain vanilla) for some reason. All the round edges? But such a practical and versatile number. Can be 86 or 68 or 8 or 6 or 9 or 98 or 89 or maybe even infinity. Think I'll try my luck with one of those. Moving on... guess you could say that I'm 86'n the 86. Time for a bigger, no, smaller, no, different number. Who knows, I may go crazy and just go single digit!

I like infinity. That's good thinking. If you have a co-driver, will they be infinity + 1, and will that screw up AXware?

Somewhere, James Short is making a square root magnet so he can be sqrt(-1) :lol:

michaelsmiller · **Posted:** Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:06 pm

Lee Williams wrote:

No worries Scott. Got rid of the STX and I was kinda getting tired of 86. Seemed so plain vanilla (if a number can be plain vanilla) for some reason. All the round edges? But such a practical and versatile number. Can be 86 or 68 or 8 or 6 or 9 or 98 or 89 or maybe even infinity. Think I'll try my luck with one of those. Moving on... guess you could say that I'm 86'n the 86. Time for a bigger, no, smaller, no, different number. Who knows, I may go crazy and just go single digit!

In nautical terms, to 86 something means basically to throw it overboard. It usually refers to garbage. Lee, anyway you look at it, you’re moving up. I have always wondered why Toyota called their most storied car the "F86". :lol:

Gwen Habenicht · **Posted:** Fri Oct 19, 2012 6:18 pm

Just curious, before I start digging up enough rubber to get through Sunday...
Are we running any RT classes? Was thinking of running RTF-Pro in Fayetteville if we're set up to do so. Otherwise I'll just change tires as usual.

Thanks,
Feeling lazy...Gwennie

shawnwhipple · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:28 pm **Posts:** 603

Not sure if we are doing that yet?? Something to be discussed in the offseason by the officers I'd guess.

If you are feeling lazy, come on and run TIR with us. I think the points are mostly sealed up so I don't think you'll be stepping on to many toes.

Shawn

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:40 am

shawnwhipple wrote:

If you are feeling lazy, come on and run TIR with us.

Shawn

That's what I'm doing.

JamesShort · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:24 am

Spoiler...we probably are not going to the 3 RT classes next year (not worth breaking up our healthiest class) but I do see us applying the 2.5% discount to tire participants PAX.

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:54 am

JamesShort wrote:

Spoiler...we probably are not going to the 3 RT classes next year (not worth breaking up our healthiest class) but I do see us applying the 2.5% discount to tire participants PAX.

Damn good idea. I need to stop missing meetings. :wink:

The biggest disadvantage about making RT classes work is that you need stock equivalent cars, but in TIR we have a little more versatility. For nats tours, I see RT classes growing like a weed from here in out.

michaelsmiller wrote:

In nautical terms, to 86 something means basically to throw it overboard. It usually refers to garbage. Lee, anyway you look at it, you’re moving up. I have always wondered why Toyota called their most storied car the "F86". :lol:

That's pretty funny... :lol:

There's a new anti-liter campaign here in Raleigh and here's the billboard on 440:

Judi Westerfield · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:29 pm

As promised, I got the following people registered today:

Carlton Whitehead
Kevin Allen
Brice Johnson
Mary Johnson
Martyn Wheeler
Jennifer Bedell
Keith Quistorff
Robert Plank
Judi Westerfield

There are a total of 77 people registered for tomorrow. See everyone in the morning!

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:41 pm

Will the coliseum be open for running water and or concessions?

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:06 am

the ae86 was made in 1986. that is why. not a bad car for the time, a little underpowered, but os was the original miata.

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:07 am

comin in hte wrx with r compound tires.

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:49 pm

Another great event. Turn out was great - 100 drivers. It was nice to see some old friends! The BRZ is faster on good tires. Just when my head was swelling to the point of exploding, all the STR folks ran and put me back in my place. Thanks guys.

I never did decide if I liked first or second gear on the course. In the end, I settled for first only after the decreasing slalom on the back side. It allowed me to slow the car for the 100 degree turn and use the throttle to steer it. Maybe it wasn't the fastest way, but it was great fun.

michaelsmiller · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:29 pm

I apologize to those of you that had to pick up my massive cone run. The course was fun with lots of tight technical areas. This was a great event to teach me what not to do with the Z06. I have never had to deal with a hair trigger throttle before. I felt sorry for the guys at the end of heat 2 and heat 3. Some sections of the course resembled a gravel road. Next time we have an event there, we should have brooms on critical portions of the course. I think if we take 5 minutes in the middle and the ends of each run group, we can sweep away the worst of the marbles. Thanks for the fun course. The Millers get style points for the most dramatic finishes. YeeHaa :twisted:

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