Practice Autocross August 26th

[hancheyb]

Hey guys,
Vorshlag was going to host a practice event August 26th at Mineral Wells. We never really got around to promoting it. I think what we'd like to do is just cover the costs of it. Is anyone interested? I probably can just cancel it, but I'd personally like to get some seat time, skidpad time, etc.

B

[bfitz]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

I'm interested. I haven't started the race car since the MW Pro...won't be winning Nats without clearing the cobwebs. I'm running the TnT at TMS this weekend, as well.

And if anyone needs a test driver, I'm always happy to help get rid of excess rubber.

Brian

[hancheyb]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

I'm interested. I haven't started the race car since the MW Pro...won't be winning Nats without clearing the cobwebs. I'm running the TnT at TMS this weekend, as well.

And if anyone needs a test driver, I'm always happy to help get rid of excess rubber.

Brian

Great. It is now worth it!

And I should say if any one knows other Nationals attending people that want to participate, have them contact me.

[Paul]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

count me in !!!!

[McCall]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

MeL and I are in.

[hancheyb]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

Andy just emailed me. He can NOT make it up here so we're without timers. It is still work going to me, hope everyone else feels the same?

[McCall]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

Andy just emailed me. He can NOT make it up here so we're without timers. It is still work going to me, hope everyone else feels the same?

I'm still in as long as we can use the DL-1. That and we should pick up some good stop watches

[Redwood]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

Since my spring perches are screwed up (cheap aluminum junk) and I'm too poor to order new ones (even though Turner is going to reimburse me when I send them back), Fair recommends I not autocross my car. Anybody willing to give me a ride out there? I will pay half of the gas. Anybody else willing to let me drive there car for a lap or two?

[bfitz]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

What time will everyone be there?

I'm working on a timer. At this point, I'd say there's a 50/50 chance I'll have something working. I'm no electronics guru, but I have a working laser pointer and phototransistor setup that I can read via a serial port. I need to finish up some software and then the critical part -- physically implement the sensor.

If anyone has a laptop with a serial port and MS Access (2000+) that they could bring as a backup, that might prove useful. The one I'm using has a history of hard drive problems.

Brian

[hancheyb]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

What time will everyone be there?

I'm working on a timer. At this point, I'd say there's a 50/50 chance I'll have something working. I'm no electronics guru, but I have a working laser pointer and phototransistor setup that I can read via a serial port. I need to finish up some software and then the critical part -- physically implement the sensor.

If anyone has a laptop with a serial port and MS Access (2000+) that they could bring as a backup, that might prove useful. The one I'm using has a history of hard drive problems.

Brian

Oh snap! I have a laptop with Access and serial port. I'm shooting to be there at 8AM. I don't want to spend all day out there. Can we wrap up by 2P?

Redwood: I'm bringing the white car so you can try it out.

[McCall]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

Oh snap! I have a laptop with Access and serial port. I'm shooting to be there at 8AM. I don't want to spend all day out there. Can we wrap up by 2P?

Redwood: I'm bringing the white car so you can try it out.

I have a pretty nice power inverter if that will help as well.

We'll try and get there around 8 as well. And Redwood I'd offer you a drive but even I barely have enough headroom in the 8

[the german kid]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

the german rental car racing team wont make it due to some costum problems with a non turbo evo.

have fun

[McCall]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

the german rental car racing team wont make it due to some costum problems with a non turbo evo.

have fun

FLO!!! Great to see ya here man!

As far as the practice, big thanks to the Vorshlag guys. Even though it was "Outback" hot, we got some great practice in as we slowly try and get the RX8 up to speed with everyone else.

*edit* Also big thanks to Fitz for the great timers!!!

Also also, next time if possible want to set up the course as I have a few ideas I want to try.

[Fair!]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th

http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/gallery/1822933 - pics!



Thanks to all 6 of you that showed up, we had a blast. Temps started at "Warm" 85°F and then progressed to "reasonably hot" 96°F and ended the afternoon in the "Africa hot" 111°F range... but it was still a blast.

The car swapping was rampant and an impromptu "White M3 Challenge" was a total blast. Fitz took home the Challenge gold, with a cone snaring Hanchey's slightly faster run, in the car affectionately called "whitey". Dang thing handled pretty well - with the full AST kit but crappy Yokohamas it was still capable of relatively fast times.



Fitz himself was the hero with a scratch built "LASER" timing system that worked flawlessly all day! (check out the sunglasses on the optics!) The laptop timing display was completely hands free and trouble free, making for great data to go along with the extensive pyrometer and DL-1 data taken that day. He also took TTOD by just a few hundredths...

We had four course elements: 150' diameter skidpad, 9 cone slalom (60' spacing), Figure 8 track (thanks to McCalls for setting it up), and a 26 second hot-lapping course similar to the one we ran at the last Test-N-Tune (thanks to Fittz and Hanchey for setting that one up).

My camera was set on the wrong "speed" so my pictures all look like dung. Anyone else get some pics from this event? Please share em.

[Paul]

Re: Practice Autocross August 26th



Front drivers side tire after practice.