08/14/2010 - Autocross Points Event #6

[flohtingPoint]

Fun course but I was real skittish about going WOT in a lot of places, especially in the last third of the course. Not sure if it was the car or the surface but I had to do a lot of catch-up with the steering in places just to get in a straight line to start thinking of putting power down. I actually had more confidence driving my '90 at FedEx the next day, and that was four runs all in the rain. I must be intimidated by the Mazdaspeed's B0000ST.

Yea, it's Bowie ground. I had to cut off a slice of oppo while coming through the middle section.

[Tim_in_MD]

lol, I was just throwing random cars out there....I wasn't specifically talking about you.

No worries! I realized how badly my numbers did suck when I was out working trying to keep track of who was who...

Can't wait for Waldorf!

[ronh21]

Ok it was all my fault.

Did I need to put a smiley there? I liked the course. I was a little slow to warm up to your courses simply because they were short, time-wise, but now I'm definitely a fan.

Maybe it was off-camber at the transition between walls, i dunno, but you really had to be patient and smooth to stay planted through the sweeper. If you had an abrubt transition or missed the turn-in the back end stepped out and it was game over. I enjoyed that driving aspect of it and it made it fun to watch.

Totally agree. And, I think I'm the only one that actually likes Bowie and all it's...ummm..."character".

[flohtingPoint]

And, I think I'm the only one that actually likes Bowie and all it's...ummm..."character".

I wouldn't mind Bowie if stuff didnt fail or break on me there. It's not the best lot in the world but it's certainly better than sitting at home with hand in pants, ala Bundy.

[SamB325es]

No worries Ron. My sarcasm doesn't come through the internets so well.

All that room outside the sweeper definitely sucked you in, but then you were going too fast for the "boxes". Adam found that out a couple times.

[Mystic330]

Wes, Here's are great shot of your spin/burn out as taken by MY kids who were obviously not in your car

(ElGordoFeroz - There were 2 E90's running in the afternoon, Wes's 335 (notice the dual exhaust), and my 330), neither of whom seemed needing to be "worried about")

[irish44j]

Did I need to put a smiley there? I liked the course. I was a little slow to warm up to your courses simply because they were short, time-wise, but now I'm definitely a fan.



Totally agree. And, I think I'm the only one that actually likes Bowie and all it's...ummm..."character".

I like Bowie....it's a good lot for AWD

[Tim_in_MD]

I think I'm the only one that actually likes Bowie and all it's...ummm..."character".

I know I enjoyed the hell out of the course. Everything I had run in the past have been really tight, double-back courses that were as much a memory test as a driving exercise.

I'm hoping to find the same kind of "stretch your legs" room at the other courses that I felt Bowie had last weekend...

[irish44j]

I know I enjoyed the hell out of the course. Everything I had run in the past have been really tight, double-back courses that were as much a memory test as a driving exercise.

I'm hoping to find the same kind of "stretch your legs" room at the other courses that I felt Bowie had last weekend...

You'll like Waldorf...it's about twice the size of Bowie.

Guess you've been running with CDC alot, then?

[Claff]

I know I enjoyed the hell out of the course. Everything I had run in the past have been really tight, double-back courses that were as much a memory test as a driving exercise.

I'm hoping to find the same kind of "stretch your legs" room at the other courses that I felt Bowie had last weekend...

I bet you would liked the first Summit Point event this year. I was shifting to third two or three times each run. That fits my definition of a good leg-stretching.

[mcoupemindy]

I like Bowie....it's a good lot for AWD

No kidding ...

[Tim_in_MD]

You'll like Waldorf...it's about twice the size of Bowie.

Guess you've been running with CDC alot, then?

Looking forward to that, then.

Saturday was the first time I've been out since '97 or '98. Back then I did some SCCA and AX Inc stuff, mostly at Ft. Meade and the minor-leage stadium in Frederick.

I like the atmosphere here a lot better...

[Zcruizer]

Wait until you see the atmosphere at Summit Point in October. I predict rain the night before dropping leaves on the course and mixing with the ever present flour type dirt and puddles. There won't be any complaints about not being able to get your car to slide around, just the opposite.

[Highflyr777]

Wes, Here's are great shot of your spin/burn out as taken by MY kids who were obviously not in your car

(ElGordoFeroz - There were 2 E90's running in the afternoon, Wes's 335 (notice the dual exhaust), and my 330), neither of whom seemed needing to be "worried about")

I didn't know those Conti's could smoke that much!

[mcoupemindy]

Wait until you see the atmosphere at Summit Point in October. I predict rain the night before dropping leaves on the course and mixing with the ever present flour type dirt and puddles. There won't be any complaints about not being able to get your car to slide around, just the opposite.

I will be brushing up on my drift king skills for that event.