[Mr Paddle.Shift]

Looks like I might be back in time for this event. Woohoo!! I gathered that LA CCA cancelled the May 12 event right? Time to dust off my helmet and get ready to release my Golden Cone Award to someone more deserving.... :lmao: :lmao:

Hack? Kaz? C'mon! :thumb:

 

[nate]

Time to dust off my helmet and get ready to release my Golden Cone Award to someone more deserving.... :lmao: :lmao:

Oh, come on Vince! I think you can earn that award again! :lmao:

 

[Mr Paddle.Shift]

Re: Re: BMW CCA LA AutoX: June 9 at Irwindale! Yahh!

Ok, I have an excuse for that SanDiego blooper. One of my tires had a leak, which causes my car to be a bit on the non-drive-able side. There you go.

The worst thing is the timer had to announce over the loudspeaker how many cones I ate up. Ok, I learnt my lesson. Better to be slow than to eat cones. They might be orange, but they aren't delicious.

And June 9th, here I come! Vrrooom! :thumb:

Oh, come on Vince! I think you can earn that award again! :lmao:

 

[nate]

Re: Re: Re: BMW CCA LA AutoX: June 9 at Irwindale! Yahh!

Ok, I have an excuse for that SanDiego blooper. One of my tires had a leak, which causes my car to be a bit on the non-drive-able side. There you go.

The worst thing is the timer had to announce over the loudspeaker how many cones I ate up. Ok, I learnt my lesson. Better to be slow than to eat cones. They might be orange, but they aren't delicious.

And June 9th, here I come! Vrrooom! :thumb:

I only hit two cones on Sunday :angel:

Good luck in June. I'm somewhat exited abou the three night auto-x events this summer :bigpimp:

 

[Guest]

So what are the odds of Hack actually going out for one of these?

By the way, as I've mentioned before, it's odd for me to see the entire course set out in cones. Here's what our courses look like-

And, locally, everyone who conducts an autox (including the SCCA) sets up their courses similarly (with only gate cones not the entire course set out). I've decided that I like it as you get to determine your line on your own without having it spelled out for you.

Nate- How are the courses set up where you are? Just gates or cones mapping the entire course?

 

[nate]

Nate- How are the courses set up where you are? Just gates or cones mapping the entire course?

The course is a little better defined than that, the turns are all very well marked here Houston. But, unlike out in LA, the strait sectinos don't have cones every two feet.

here is a course map from Sunday to give you an idea. Another location is at the Houston Police Academy on a defined course that I haven't been to...

http://www.lsrpca.com/PVBMW May 02.pdf

 

[Mr Paddle.Shift]

Hey TD,

Well, HACK did mention about attending one of the AutoX events soon since he has *mod* out his car. Will remind him again.

I remember you mentioned about the lack of cones in the course. Have you brought this problem to your CCA? :dunno:

So what are the odds of Hack actually going out for one of these?

By the way, as I've mentioned before, it's odd for me to see the entire course set out in cones.Here's what our courses look like-

And, locally, everyone who conducts an autox (including the SCCA) sets up their courses similarly (with only gate cones not the entire course set out). I've decided that I like it as you get to determine your line on your own without having it spelled out for you.

Nate- How are the courses set up where you are? Just gates or cones mapping the entire course?

 

[Guest]

The course is a little better defined than that, the turns are all very well marked here Houston. But, unlike out in LA, the strait sectinos don't have cones every two feet.

here is a course map from Sunday to give you an idea. Another location is at the Houston Police Academy on a defined course that I haven't been to...

http://www.lsrpca.com/PVBMW May 02.pdf

That's still MANY more cones than our courses use.

 

[nate]

That's still MANY more cones than our courses use.

That's what it looked like from your pics. I had MANY in my post, but couldn't tell that well.

I thought it was good enough though. Not too much, not too little

 

[Mr Paddle.Shift]

Re: Re: Re: Re: BMW CCA LA AutoX: June 9 at Irwindale! Yahh!

huh? Night AutoX????

You need one of these foglights?

I only hit two cones on Sunday :angel:

Good luck in June. I'm somewhat exited abou the three night auto-x events this summer :bigpimp:

 

[nate]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: BMW CCA LA AutoX: June 9 at Irwindale! Yahh!

huh? Night AutoX????

You need one of these foglights?

here are two pics from last summer. Not many came out I presume

 

[The HACK]

So what are the odds of Hack actually going out for one of these?

:dunno:

Could use something to blow off some steam.

 

[scottn2retro]

not yet for me

Vince -

My car is not out of the break in period yet, but I may go to check it out.

 

[·clyde·]

I remember you mentioned about the lack of cones in the course. Have you brought this problem to your CCA? :dunno:

I run the same courses as TD. I don't see the lack of cones as a problem. I t makes it a little difficult to remember the course layout, but the flipside is that there are less cones to hit. Like TD mentioned, having such few cones lets you decide on your own lines, which could be a plus or minus depending

What bothers me most about that parking lot is the condition of the pavement.

 

[CD-55]

And, locally, everyone who conducts an autox (including the SCCA) sets up their courses similarly (with only gate cones not the entire course set out). I've decided that I like it as you get to determine your line on your own without having it spelled out for you.

TD, you should come out to an autoX at FedEx, they are using a lot more cones there than they do at Rosecroft.

 

[Mr Paddle.Shift]

Re: not yet for me

Sure! Drop by and identify yourself ok?

Vince -

My car is not out of the break in period yet, but I may go to check it out.

 

[Mr Paddle.Shift]

Aye, I see your point.

And yes, the condition of the pavement is a crucial factor too.

I run the same courses as TD. I don't see the lack of cones as a problem. I t makes it a little difficult to remember the course layout, but the flipside is that there are less cones to hit. Like TD mentioned, having such few cones lets you decide on your own lines, which could be a plus or minus depending

What bothers me most about that parking lot is the condition of the pavement.

 

[scottn2retro]

How's Irwindale, the Q?

Hey Vince -

You won't miss me. (Silver M Roadster with red Top - Good thing Franco didn't order that one!)

How's the surface at Irwindale and the Q?

 

[Emission]

Cool. I think I may stop by to check it out.

 

[Mr Paddle.Shift]

scottn2retro: I will look out for you. Surface at Irwindale is alright. But what's Q?:dunno:

emission: Hope you can make it too!