Is VMP too far?

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:35 am

Seems I remember having to start after 12:00 noon there on Sundays due to local ordinance? Am I remembering that wrong?

The site is big, and has bathrooms and shade. The drive was easy for Ryan and I back in the day since it's pretty much all interstate.

P.S. Might want to move the dumpsters for Scott.

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

Mike - do you still have an image of the dash plaque for the 2002 VMP autocross?

I think one event a year at VMP is a good idea.

Eric Peterson · **Joined:** Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:24 am **Posts:** 494

DON'T do a late crossover like this map shows. Man I learned a lesson that day (near head-on collision when Eric P caught up with someone slow!)

I must have been, uncharacteristically, looking ahead since I don't recall an "oh s**t" moment at that event :-)

That was a fun event. I think that's where you did the Team Challenge. Anyway, VMP is a great site. It was too bad they stopped doing the Pro Solo Series there. We're "all in" if it doesn't conflict with a national event.

Karl Shultz · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:50 am

MikeWhitney wrote:

VMP, great memories of running at that site with VMSC and a SCCA ProSolo. Really cut my teeth on car control there...

LOL! It wasn't long ago that I had to finally retire the last of those shirts. It was in a really bad way.

Despite the baby on her way any second now, I'm starting to hatch a plan to return to autocrossing this year in a limited engagement. And I would much rather drive to VMP than to NCCAR. I've got the same issues with NCCAR as everyone else does, so that's not worth rehashing.

The one thing I didn't like about VMP was the bumpiness. I remember it feeling a lot like Laurinburg sometimes did - that it was only a matter of time before I broke something in the suspension.

JamesShort · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:03 am

Ehhh, there are some low frequency undulations near where NASA usually has the start of the course, but it's easy enough to design around it and make it a lot more reasonable. I autocrossed my SI when I had much stiffer than stock springs and big rear bar and it didn't feel bad at all.

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:03 pm

Vincent Keene wrote:

Seems I remember having to start after 12:00 noon there on Sundays due to local ordinance? Am I remembering that wrong?

I think you are right about that.

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:13 pm

WOW, its not often you can get 81% of this club to agree on something. Color me impressed.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:16 pm

Ryan Holton wrote:

WOW, its not often you can get 81% of this club to agree on something. Color me impressed.

27 people is 81% of the club?

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:53 pm

Vincent Keene wrote:

Ryan Holton wrote:

WOW, its not often you can get 81% of this club to agree on something. Color me impressed.

27 people is 81% of the club?

Obviously not, you know what I was saying.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:56 pm

Ryan Holton wrote:

Vincent Keene wrote:

Ryan Holton wrote:

WOW, its not often you can get 81% of this club to agree on something. Color me impressed.

27 people is 81% of the club?

Obviously not, you know what I was saying.

I do know what you are saying, but to that point, getting 81% of the entire membership to agree on anything will never happen.

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

Ryan Holton wrote:

WOW, its not often you can get 81% of this club to agree on something. Color me impressed.

Sanford is gone and Danville is closed.

Times are tough.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Karl Shultz wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

VMP, great memories of running at that site with VMSC and a SCCA ProSolo. Really cut my teeth on car control there...

LOL! It wasn't long ago that I had to finally retire the last of those shirts. It was in a really bad way.

I still have one in decent shape, though it is a large and I am no longer in a shape to wear it

probably why it has been preserved. It still gets looks when I wear it in public. The front of the shirt looked like this:

Probably the best shirt in the history of the THSCC.

As for VMP, its a pretty kick ass site. The 12+ hour drive for me would probably preclude me from attending.

But I do highly encourage the powers that be to try running there again. Its certainly worth a 2 hour drive.

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:54 pm

JamesShort wrote:

Ehhh, there are some low frequency undulations near where NASA usually has the start of the course, but it's easy enough to design around it and make it a lot more reasonable. I autocrossed my SI when I had much stiffer than stock springs and big rear bar and it didn't feel bad at all.

Until I softened my springs to "wheel rates equal about 2/3's of corner weights" last season the worst bumps were "interesting" in the CM car but I considered them to be good practice for the extremely bumpy Forbes Field in Topeka North course used for Nationals. Just don't have a long straight which ends near that area. :lol:

I intend to run my stock Mustang at the NASA event on Feb 2. That should give me some idea of what the site feels like in a solid axle limo with 400 hp on all season tires.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:36 pm

Les Davis wrote:

Karl Shultz wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

VMP, great memories of running at that site with VMSC and a SCCA ProSolo. Really cut my teeth on car control there...

LOL! It wasn't long ago that I had to finally retire the last of those shirts. It was in a really bad way.

I still have one in decent shape, though it is a large and I am no longer in a shape to wear it

probably why it has been preserved. It still gets looks when I wear it in public. The front of the shirt looked like this:

Probably the best shirt in the history of the THSCC.

As for VMP, its a pretty kick ass site. The 12+ hour drive for me would probably preclude me from attending.

But I do highly encourage the powers that be to try running there again. Its certainly worth a 2 hour drive.

Completely agree that that was the best shirt ever. Mine is still in use as an oil change shirt, I just can't bring myself to get rid of it

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:21 pm

RobLupella wrote:

Completely agree that that was the best shirt ever. Mine is still in use as an oil change shirt, I just can't bring myself to get rid of it

That's funny.... I have 2 draws of shirts now, 1 for working on cars and the yard and one to be seen in public in.

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