Rallycross #3, April 30th at BMW FARM!

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Brian Herring wrote:

MikeWhitney wrote:

Hey y'all, including my event co-chairs. Details will be forthcoming on setup and help needed, but not until Wednesday. This week I think I am busier than I have EVER been in my 7+ year career at IBM. Bad timing!

Just tell us what you need help on, and we are there for you. I know that work has not been that easy for me this week and this week is DEFINITELY crunch week for me (starting out with 12+.. yes!), but I think we will all do what we can so this doesn't have to be a one man show.

Let us know!

- brian

Thanks Brian. Believe it or not, we would actually be in fine shape even if we start planning on Thursday. I just gotta get out the list of event responsibilities (on a thread in the autocross section if you want to find it BTW!) and start the brain going on what things have and haven't been done. Also still need to dig up the old Sat photo I have of the site and draw out the course flow tha Kevin and I came up with. Then brainstorm what will and won't work on the site given the terrain, where cables need to be run, ingress/egress from pits, plan grid location, and consider safety overall.

Most of our work will happen on Friday at setup. Getting a fun, safe, flowing course without turns so tight they tear up the ground AND plan it all to work in reverse will be the biggest challenge. All y'all that are helping with setup, and anyone experienced in course design, please plan to get there as early as possible (probably noon for me).

Also -- the bus is having some re-work done on the brakes in Wilson and we need to find someone who can shuttle it to Clayton on Fri AM at the latest. I think Vincent may have offered (have to check, kind of a blur). Any other takers? The bus is fun to drive

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:27 am

There was some talk of trying to use the bigger area "out back". IIRC Kevin checked it and he said it was similar to the area we used last time in terms of the ridges. If nothing else it certainly seemed like a bigger area, is that being considered for use this time?

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Carl Fisher wrote:

There was some talk of trying to use the bigger area "out back". IIRC Kevin checked it and he said it was similar to the area we used last time in terms of the ridges. If nothing else it certainly seemed like a bigger area, is that being considered for use this time?

Nope. We'll be using the same area as last time. The other area may have been slightly bigger, but there are 2 problems with it. 1 - There are more fences and some of them are "not temporary". 2 - There are more "swales" and they are more consistent (ie cross the whole field). In the field we were/are using the swales usually taper off in one direction or another so it is possible to design the course around them. That didn't look possible in the bigger field. Too rolly.

Brian Herring · **Posted:** Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:00 am

MikeWhitney wrote:

Carl Fisher wrote:

There was some talk of trying to use the bigger area "out back". IIRC Kevin checked it and he said it was similar to the area we used last time in terms of the ridges. If nothing else it certainly seemed like a bigger area, is that being considered for use this time?

Nope. We'll be using the same area as last time. The other area may have been slightly bigger, but there are 2 problems with it. 1 - There are more fences and some of them are "not temporary". 2 - There are more "swales" and they are more consistent (ie cross the whole field). In the field we were/are using the swales usually taper off in one direction or another so it is possible to design the course around them. That didn't look possible in the bigger field. Too rolly.

Everything is out and ready for a quick setup tomorrow morning.

Hope you get to feeling better!

- brian

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