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GTFan712 · 02-21-2011, 01:46 AM

If I had a decent, non-dryrotted all-season from five years ago set of tires on my M3, I could've taken off a good bit of time. Add coilovers and new bushings to that and I could be a contender for D class.

Oh well, still had a ton of fun. Nice to be back to autocrossing after a eight month break.

Mr.Rauq · 02-21-2011, 01:51 AM

As soon as I left the autox, I went to the women's club lacrosse game, and there was an F430 parked there. I found the owner and told him there was an autocross down the road and he got pissed at me. He said he doesn't do that shit and that shit's for kids. His wife said he couldn't drive because he was injured. That would have been pretty cool... Typical Ferrari owner though?

I had a great time on Saturday seeing all the different cars run and how everyone has to handle their own vehicle a little differently- the understeer/oversteer transition for the big cars, the gearshifts for the slushbox guys... I can't wait for the next autox.

mike_5er · 02-21-2011, 02:49 AM

(02-21-2011 01:51 AM)Mr.Rauq Wrote: the gearshifts for the slushbox guys...

Its the worst feeling in the world coming out of a turn needing power and your transmission says: "Nah I think I'll stay in this gear for a while. Try again later"

GTFan712 · 02-21-2011, 02:59 AM

(02-21-2011 02:49 AM)mike_5er Wrote: its the worst feeling in the world coming out of a turn needing power and your transmission says: "Nah I think I'll stay in this gear for a while. Try again later"

It is. Does your 5er let you select low gears manually for wintery driving?

**stevebullitt** · 02-21-2011, 08:12 AM

(02-20-2011 07:39 PM)JB Wrote: LOL the whole thread is dedicated to me!

I'm not sure how I got left out. I pre-registered 2 weeks ago...I remember someone saying they had to write down my times because I wasn't in the system.

Good driving everyone, and Dave nice win!!

I don't know how I managed to do that. I remember seeing times in the computer that I had no number for. You were in 3rd group with me, otherwise I would have caught that. I'll go back and look and see if I can find your times.

mike_5er · 02-21-2011, 09:36 AM

(02-21-2011 02:59 AM)GTFan712 Wrote: It is. Does your 5er let you select low gears manually for wintery driving?

Yes it does but when you flip the switch for that it mellows out the gear changes to make everything smoother so that you can't lose traction as easy on snow, ice, etc. But I can just put the gear shift in 2nd or so and it will only use 1st and 2nd. Even that isn't so great sometimes though because I can't keep it from upshifting when I let off. The old Autox track in C3 I could just lock it in 1st and it was good to go but I had to use a little 2nd gear for this track.

**kbrew8991** · 02-21-2011, 01:24 PM

(02-20-2011 09:24 PM)Devil07 Wrote:
(02-20-2011 09:17 PM)Clemsons2k Wrote: They are 2005 production year and I'm not THAT good of a driver

That's why you should save your money and just practice more. :-D Do some SCCA events as well, AUTOX EVERY WEEKEND! You should've been in the low 43's at least with how your car is in its present state.

or run in CC1 - takes the "car" out of the equation and just leaves driver

**zache36** · 02-21-2011, 01:30 PM

CC1 is such a fun car. One of these days we need to set FTD in it.

**Clemsons2k** · 02-21-2011, 01:40 PM

Well first we need to figure out what was leaking from it after the third run group Sad

**zache36** · 02-21-2011, 02:40 PM

I didn't even know it was leaking. We do know that CC1 does have a slow break fluid leak from one of the calipers.

**Clemsons2k** · 02-21-2011, 02:47 PM

This was A LOT of fluid though. Someone told me it was coolant, but when I touched the liquid it was greasy with no smell. I was thinking brake fluid but it was excessive for brake fluid.

**stevebullitt** · 02-21-2011, 03:41 PM

(02-21-2011 01:30 PM)zache36 Wrote: CC1 is such a fun car. One of these days we need to set FTD in it.

Tyler was FTD in the other lot in it when it ran that crazy 40.1. CC1 doesn't have the juice to be it in the new lot

**zache36** · 02-21-2011, 04:12 PM

I thought he got second overall.

***jedimario*** · 02-21-2011, 04:16 PM

Yeah Tyler was second to someone. TJ in Elvira I think.

And the fluid from CC1 was coolant that boiled over. The big puddle was right under where it boils over (before the car rolled a bit...reeeally need to fix the e-brake).

**300zmankellan** · 02-21-2011, 05:31 PM

(02-21-2011 08:12 AM)stevebullitt Wrote:
(02-20-2011 07:39 PM)JB Wrote: LOL the whole thread is dedicated to me!

I'm not sure how I got left out. I pre-registered 2 weeks ago...I remember someone saying they had to write down my times because I wasn't in the system.

Good driving everyone, and Dave nice win!!

I don't know how I managed to do that. I remember seeing times in the computer that I had no number for. You were in 3rd group with me, otherwise I would have caught that. I'll go back and look and see if I can find your times.

steve, I wrote them down on the yellow legal pad.