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Thank you! Very happy with my 50.999 in my stock 06 325xi!!! I can't wait to ditch the 16x7 runflats next year.
An S2000 won Showroom 1, with a Boxter slotting in sixth :)
Also, a 2006 M Coupe in T2 that seems to belong in T1
Waytogo, car 203! Second in class!
In addition to obvious driver skill, perhaps your DIY efforts at preventative maintenance et al are helping to keep you at the front.
Slainte,
Alan :tongue:
Thanks Alan!
However, my driving skill remains in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFU3b...e=channel_page
I went too fast through the back gates and missed one of the gates for an 'off course' on that run, you can hear it called on the video. At that point I just thought I'd have some fun and go entirely too fast through the slalom section, and earn my 'captain backwards' nickname again.
Bogdan remains the big dog to beat. I can never touch his times.
Somehow I went off course on runs 1,2 and 4. But from the times that I heard, the 3rd was still my fastest. But I got videos of all 4 of my runs, and I can't for the life of me see where I went off. If I didn't see it at the time, I don't know what I'd see different now.. who knows.
Did anyone notice the gray E92 M3 going off course every run? It didn't look like he wanted to slow down around the islands because he just ignored a gate or two that was meant for slowing vehicles down on every run. I thought his disregard for the course design was rather ridiculous.
I figured it out. I took the left entrance to slalom, but in my brain, I thought I took the right entrance. So I did the exit wrong.
damn just .6sec from FTD...closest to FTD I've been ever probably. Had a blast at the event, really well organized. Wish I could have made previous BMW events. Looks like my dad's going to join the club now lol.
my in-car vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Q3MHNO26A
Thanks for a good event!
It's prepped for Street Touring for SCCA so...I/H/E, re-valved shocks, coilovers with custom rates, some other suspension goodies, and sticky street tires, that's about it.
The MR2 that ran is also in Street Touring(STS since it's a 2 seater) and they have similar mods as my car, just different tires(R1R's).
...and to think there was a time when I could competitively duke it out with you in ST(S). I have to say your skills + car have progressed so much since '07. I'm nowhere near your times anymore. :frown: Great driving AJ!!!
I know I easily would have broken 50 (and caught Sam) if the rain had held out for 30 more minutes, but that's the way things happen sometimes. My quickest non-coned run was in the steady rain on my fourth run. :rolleyes:
Nice. I didn't get to see you run since I arrived at about the start of the 2nd AM session. I checked out your video and it was cool to see you getting more aggressive as the runs went on. Your last slalom was quick. Thanks for uploading the vid!
If you couldn't tell from the username, I ran a stock red Mazdaspeed3 (there were two, I'm the guy).
I think you had a passenger for the first run which was a 50.something, you definately would have broke 50 sec.
One of the reasons I stopped doing AI and SCCA events was being embarassed by A.J. and his civic, Now he comes to my turf and makes me feel slow...
Next time he shows up when I empty my trunk out I am going to put my crap in the back if his car, I encourage all of you to do the same.
I had a blast at the event and really liked 98% of the course (my boat couldn't handle some of the real tight turns).
Not that it really matters, but the results didn't rank me by my best time. My second run was a 53.711+1 but it used my 4th run of a 55.357 as my FTD. I think it also happened to Bobby in his 330.
It is sarcasm, nice driving A.J.
I really stopped doing AI events when we all got kicked out of Aberdeen. That was a great lot really close to my house.
In truth my car (gold 86 325es) is totally outclassed in scca also. I was racing with a well driven Mustang Bullitt last time I was at an SCCA event (not even close).
I also like the more laid back NCC autocrosses as compared to SCCA.
So please come back and keep smokin' the course!
I hope "speedtheory" comes out to put his money where his big mouth is.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the event possible! it was an awesome event, event though i got called into work part way through but im glad everyone enjoyed it!
and i think we all know speedtheory wont actually autox at one of our events for any number of excuses, but he will never throw down to back up his claims, i mean it would look real bad for him to get beat by my boat of a car.
Fun day...thanks for everyone's hard work! A comment and 2 questions:
A comment - I was working the course near the finish so could listen to times as they were announced. Honestly, during the wet sessions the times didn't sound that much different than those earlier in the day...which is to say, my impression at the time was, "...hmmm, the rain doesn't seem to be making that much of a difference." Might not sound logical, but I was hearing quite a few low 50s and even some high 40s. Now for those that are sure that, "I could have done better...," well, you didn't do that badly as it was.
Question 1 - (overlooking my motivation for asking) how do the Honda and Boxster fit into S1?
Question 2 - why the top down during runs for the E46 convertible?
Again - fun day and thanks to All!!
Look at Brian Hair's times - they went up significantly once it started raining.
They don't fit they are misclassed and we will be putting them in the correct classing soon.
Dunno...
Thanks for coming! Glad you had a great time out there and hopefully you had enough food =).
-- Adam
Answer 2 - better balance and lower cg, at least that is what I tell myself and all empirical evidence suggests I'm correct in my assumption. The "added rigidity" (god knows I need rigidity) with the top up is non-existent as far as I can tell. Top down usually cuts a second off my time, so I've just started leaving it down, even when raining. Only time I regretted it was the end of Event 4 or 5, when I got a little over-aggressive and ended up cruising into the finish box sideways, sending a tidal wave into the driver side of the car; I'll try to get back to you on the science of how that actually happened.
Although I ran a pretty good time in the ran, it was impossible for me to get a good launch. Having 280 lb/ft of torque and FWD does not make for quick launches in the rain.
Some parts of the course seemed OK even when wet (e.g. the slalom and backside U), but others were pretty slick (e.g. the decreasing radius turn before the finish). However, I did notice some people getting sideways even in the dry on that part. I think I could have easily knocked off a second, maybe two, if I had driven in the dry, but that's conjecture.
And the M5! Don't forget to move the M5! Move those three out and I get a fifth place ranking! :biggrin:
By the way, Jim, my unofficial tally for S1 has the following points (these include removing the non-S1 cars from Saturday's results):
James L. -- 7 events, 60 points
Jim D. -- 6 events, 48 points
Bertran B. -- 5 events, 35 points
agreatham -- 5 events, 22 points
If I understand the point system correctly, I think that if both Bertran and I show up next event, that makes four qualifying drivers, so both you and James should get trophies. (4 * 1/3 = 1.3 ; 1.3 ~ 2). If neither or only one of us shows up, then there will only be three qualifying drivers, so only 1/3 of that (1 person) will get trophies (James L.). And the way the points are, James L. could sit the next one out and still win.
BTW: did anyone get a pic of my little blue cloud of smoke and the two black strips left on the lot going into the last sweeper? I'd really like to get it if you managed to snap it.
"If I understand the point system correctly, I think that if both Bertran and I show up next event, that makes four qualifying drivers, so both you and James should get trophies. (4 * 1/3 = 1.3 ; 1.3 ~ 2). If neither or only one of us shows up, then there will only be three qualifying drivers, so only 1/3 of that (1 person) will get trophies (James L.). And the way the points are, James L. could sit the next one out and still win."
Geezzz: how to destroy my motivation in one simple swipe! But long ago I learned to counter any and all psychological threats. Let's see. Hmmm. (Not burning rubber, just me thinking.) OK, I've got it. So James wins and gets the only trophy. But he has a new baby that he has to coddle and pay for over the next 20+ years, and my youngest is 28 years old with all bills paid off. Voila!! Now I feel motivated again. And truthfully, the more cars that show up, the merrier, and this includes you, Mike!!
Well, I'm an autocross virgin no more. Heck, I even got best in class (I was alone in S4) driving my dated automatic '76 2002. I was hoping to score in the late 50's, but it didn't quite happen. I blame it on the rain - rather my apprehension about driving my car like a madman in it.
I'm looking forward to developing my skills as a driver and builder/tuner and applying them to the '02 and the other car. This is just the start.
It was great meeting some of you and participating in such a well-run event. I'm looking forward to my next event and getting my feet even wetter.
Cheers,
Marc
Marc,
I was working the course while you were driving in the 4th heat. I am not familiar with how the 2002 automatic works, but next time try to use 1st and 2nd gear more, instead of just putting it in D. If you can manually shift up to second gear and back down to first when needed, you might find you are much quicker. I'd bet you might have been giving up about 3-5 seconds each run. I think you were losing time due to the car's relative lack of acceleration since it was probably in too high a gear for most of the course.
Brian Hair
Not that anyone cares, but I've been keeping track of the non-BMW points, and they are as follows:
Pete Lem- 54
Jerry Byrd- 23 (only 4 events)
Fred Caton- 18 (wrong class, now in XR)
Mike King- 15 (only 3 events)
Nick Drymalski (Me)- 15 (all events!)
Beltowski, Michael 15 (only 2 events)
So through my sheer persistence (and lack of anything better to do) I'm in second place after Pete! Woo hoo!
Yeah, rain will do that ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by gbauer
Oh, did I mention that this whole time I thought I had ES bushings in the front of my car, but it turns out the mechanic who I paid to do the job just didn't install them and charged me for it? Yeah, so between not having those installed (I ordered new ones....$100 down the drain) and my leaking 96 steering rack which has the responsiveness of the rack in my mom's old Crown Vic (which is being replaced by the superior 97 SE rack), the car has a lot of room for improvement.
The lack of any trophy in XS or XR keeps some of us from consistently showing up, so to track the points in non-competitive class doesn't make sense. If there were a prize available it would be a totally different story, 15 points wouldn't mean much.