2007 Scca Solo Nationals [Archive] - Vorshlag Motorsports Forum

Shortcutsleeping

09-24-2007, 02:44 PM

Kickazz... :-)

Stickers me likey!!!

As you come under the bridge (under the racetrack) we are paddocked in 'A' immediately to the LEFT (USA flag and black POW-MIA flag) and Toddles and SpokesChokes immediately to the right. No clue where anyone else is.

Ya'll drive careful and be safe.

Costas

ninjaedit: correct directions

bfitz

09-24-2007, 04:44 PM

Course maps:

http://nebraska-subaru.com/interactive/albums/albun20/2007soloNatCourses.jpg

Fair!

09-24-2007, 04:54 PM

Roger Johnson is my HERO!!! Slaloms galore and only one U-turn!!!!

Even Karens course has some good slaloms and transitions, but there are some nasty U-turns that the AWD buggies will like

OK, on paper at least, this still looks pretty dang good for the "narrow + non turbo" STU cars. :)

Wirtz

09-24-2007, 11:08 PM

Any bets that cone 531 will be the most popular?

Good luck to all those making the trip.

jeff

John in Houston

09-25-2007, 07:12 AM

StEvo carnage on Rogers Course! I truly miss that man ;)

hancheyb

09-25-2007, 08:27 AM

Cone 405 on the West Course FTW. Fair, if you brake through there I'm going to kill you!

I like Roger's tribute to the Annex.

Fair!

09-25-2007, 09:22 AM

The last minute M3 prep...

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200231149-S.jpg
Phil made similar flags+names for McCall, Fitzpatrick, Magyar, Weiss, and Hanchey

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200225299-S.jpghttp://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200225938-S-1.jpg
Made a T-handle for the seat bracket Teucci built and mounted it to the Evo

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200228219-S.jpg
Then put the seat into the M3. Perfect fit.

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200223962-S-1.jpg http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200226775-S-1.jpg
63.5 pounds down to 31.4 = 32.1 pound drop. The other seat (John's fixed mounted Cobra) should be closer to the class minimum 25 pounds.

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/200230510-S.jpg
We were loaded up (including 4 wheels/tires, jack, tent, 8 chairs, and 2 bikes under the hard bed cover!) by 8:30 pm. We're rolling out at 12 today!

Shortcutsleeping

09-25-2007, 10:59 AM

Cone 531 is after the lights so hopefully it is safe. On Babb's West Course (we walked them both a lot yesterday late afternoon) it seems like the most-killed-cone will be 405!!

Costas

John in Houston

09-25-2007, 12:05 PM

Costas,

Can you verify if Koni is there and if they are rebuilding shocks / struts? I've got an assload of GC stuff that needs to be worked over before I sell it ;)

THX!

Shortcutsleeping

09-25-2007, 12:57 PM

Koni is indeed here, but I have not been by their trailer today (I'm 'working' in the hotel room)..

Nick is onsite and they have wifi, let me ping him and see if he can find out.

Costas

Shortcutsleeping

09-25-2007, 01:13 PM

Nick reports the Koni Trailer was open for business and staffed. Not sure if he saw shocks actually getting rebuilt, but I can't figure out why they would be there with an enclosed trailer and NOT be doing that...

Costas

John in Houston

09-25-2007, 01:14 PM

Grassyass!

duck

09-25-2007, 03:55 PM

Dean!

09-25-2007, 04:18 PM

Did that wing stabilize the trailer? :-D I thought it was photoshopped at first! The car looks tough!

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP NICK GET HIS VISTA LAPTOP UP AND RUNNING ON WIRELESS (at the hotel)! He connects to his hotel router but does not get an IP. It shows an internal IP of 169.xxx Please help poor Nick! :-)

Good luck, all!

169.254, etc is the default (OS can't find an IP) Windows IP address range...

Hotel may be out of IP's.... most rooms have a direct rj-45 connection.... can't assume every laptop has wireless or a wireless card....

Or the wireless switch on the laptop is turned off....

Or heaven forbid the Vista drivers for the wireless card/built in don't work...

Or if they are out of IP's, find out what the IP range is and statically assign one with the same subnet mask and gateway and just jack with the unlucky soul who may or may not be using the same ip address and surf away....

Fair!

09-25-2007, 06:32 PM

Wicked storms in Oklahoma but otherwise beautiful to Kansas. About an hour outside of Topeka.

Apparently a BMW is winning DSP and beating Subarus by almost 2 seconds.

John in Houston

09-25-2007, 08:20 PM

Apparently a BMW is winning DSP and beating Subarus by almost 2 seconds.

Yeah... Mike is putting a 2+ second whoopin on DSP. Pretty ugly ;)

FWIW, Turbo Toddie is currently in 1st by .1 seconds. Stroh is pulling up 3rd.

Nick

09-25-2007, 09:06 PM

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP NICK GET HIS VISTA LAPTOP UP AND RUNNING ON WIRELESS (at the hotel)! He connects to his hotel router but does not get an IP. It shows an internal IP of 169.xxx Please help poor Nick! :-)

Good luck, all!

Thanks Duck :-)

We found out that it's something in the hotel room itself blocking the signal. It works downstairs in the lobby area, so that's where I am :-\

Kooky Days Inn and their kooky intarweb.

Had a good day today, Toddles is leading, Stroh is in 3rd, and the track food isn't half bad ;-)

I'm sure Costas will have his report up soon with pix!

Redwood

09-27-2007, 03:46 PM

Thursday West Course Results (http://www.scca.org/documents/resultfiles/5632_Thurs%20West%205.pdf) Through Heat 5
:( Based on first look, it looks like on average, the Bridgestone people are trailing the Yok people. Mike in 3rd in an M3 being an exception. :( Paul is in 7th on Yoks and hte highest placing Vorshlag person at the moment. Mel is in 3rd in STU-L and Amy is in 4th. West course is the AWD buggie friendly course. Tomorrow should favor the BMWs. Cross your fingers!

Text message from Fair "It's bad..."

Fair!

09-27-2007, 07:56 PM

Wow, haven't taken a beating like this since that time I spent in Guantanimo.... :(

Shortcutsleeping

09-27-2007, 10:03 PM

I have not driven this sh#tty since....

well...

ever. This is horrible. I'm making mistakes I tell first-time drivers to not make. Horrible horrible horrible.

Tomorrow is another day and at this point I don't care. Maybe I'll move up a spot or two.

blech.

Costas
bringing sucky driving to a whole new level...

Redwood

09-28-2007, 01:40 PM

STU (47 entrants):

(Trophy) #7 Mike Simanyi (highest placing M3)
(Trophy) #10 Brian Fitzpatrick
#15 Casey Weiss
#17 Paul Magyar
#20 John Scheier
#21 Jason McCall
#26 Brian Hanchey
#28 Terry Fair
#32 Mark Sipe (only RX-8)

To quote Deena, "My world is ripping apart." :(

STUL has not run yet.

Tommy R

09-28-2007, 01:50 PM

Dang!! Tough crowd! :(

Where's Scheier?

Redwood

09-28-2007, 02:26 PM

Dang!! Tough crowd! :(

Where's Scheier?

Oops, I added him in. I saw him, just forgot.

Redwood

09-28-2007, 02:52 PM

Update!

STU-L - 6 entrants
#1 Amy Fair!!!!
#4 MeLinda McCall

Jason McCall just verified that Amy did win. This is the first year that STU/STU-L is a nationally recognized class, so Amy gets a national champ jacket! Congrats!

Tommy R

09-28-2007, 06:54 PM

Whoop!! Go Amy!

Fair!

09-28-2007, 07:00 PM

We got whooped in STU but Amy brought her A game todayand put 2 seconds on the class for a win by 1.4 and theJacket. We're at the awards banquet now... Back tomorrow.

Anyone want to buy an '07 STi???

Redwood

09-29-2007, 09:59 AM

New Vorshlag ad "Vorshlag/AST suspension powered the winner of STU-L the last 2 years in a row." :)

Nick

09-29-2007, 10:57 AM

HUGE congrats to Amy!!!! :cool::cool::cool::cool:

In other news, I moved up to 20th place in FS on day two :p :(

beavis

09-30-2007, 09:52 AM

Congrats ladies!

Update!

STU-L - 6 entrants
#1 Amy Fair!!!!
#4 MeLinda McCall

Jason McCall just verified that Amy did win. This is the first year that STU/STU-L is a nationally recognized class, so Amy gets a national champ jacket! Congrats!

Dean!

09-30-2007, 11:08 AM

Yeup, congrats! Jacket in the da house!

hancheyb

09-30-2007, 04:07 PM

Fair!

09-30-2007, 05:29 PM

I've de-modded the M3 to an extent as well. Harnesses and race seats are out, harness bar is removed, and the stock (wingless) trunk is back on for good. No more STU for me in a non-turbo car. XP, here I come. :)

Amy races the M3 tomorrow at the BMWCCA event and might run it for a few more SCCA events the rest of this season, but we're looking at another class for her next year as well. More on another thread...

Fair!

09-30-2007, 10:08 PM

Here's a gallery with 1.7 GB of pics from Nationals...

Wednesday pics: http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/gallery/3539065#202194411

Thursday pics: http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/gallery/3539065#202259170

Friday pics: http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/gallery/3539065#202491517

Tommy R

09-30-2007, 10:12 PM

So de-modding the M3? What's the plan for it now? No, I'm not asking 'cause I want to buy it. :)

Fair!

09-30-2007, 11:16 PM

So de-modding the M3? What's the plan for it now? No, I'm not asking 'cause I want to buy it. :)
So far the plan for Hancheyand me is to run the V8 E36 in XP. For Amy... we don't know yet, but its not going to be the M3 in STU.

So we'll put in some cushy springs and some AST singles and make the M3 a better street car again, for sure.

hancheyb

10-01-2007, 12:00 AM

Ah, cushy stock rear suspension is in. Stock rear bar too.

Possibly there will be two spots open to run the LS1 car in EM too. :)

Tommy R

10-01-2007, 06:36 AM

Possibly there will be two spots open to run the LS1 car in EM too. :)

Do tell!! :)

Paul

10-01-2007, 08:31 AM

http://sccaforums.com/forums/storage/16/265835/Nationals%20PAX-RTP-Final.pdf

PAX results.

hancheyb

10-01-2007, 08:43 AM

Do tell!! :)

We just noticed that EM was about the same speed at STU. Looks like a great place to run the XP car for grins.

McCall

10-01-2007, 11:43 AM

I still can't believe John got me by .001 over two days!! ;) I had a blast hanging with everyone but I was bummed like the rest of us that we ALL didn't do better, Amy not withstanding. Congrats to her on an AWESOME drive on Day 2!! Also, congrats to Fitz for at least representing a bit and getting a trophy.

My synopsis of the event, I need to work on my mental game to put it all together... :(

John in Houston

10-01-2007, 11:51 AM

I still can't believe John got me by .001 over two days!! ;)

Yeah... especially when you consider how bad Thursday was ;)

Just kidding :p

McCall

10-01-2007, 12:03 PM

Yeah... especially when you consider how bad Thursday was ;)

Just kidding :p

Hey punk!;) If my cone run woulda counted....:p

John in Houston

10-01-2007, 12:15 PM

Hey punk!;) If my cone run woulda counted....:p

I think it was the sandwiches ;)

... you know you were faster then me on Thursday, right?

Dean!

10-01-2007, 12:24 PM

but in the end you gotta cheat to win STU :(

So were there a ton of protests in STU or something ??

McCall

10-01-2007, 12:24 PM

I think it was the sandwiches ;)

... you know you were faster then me on Thursday, right?

Yep. I was faster on Thurs and you were faster on Friday. We are arguing semantics at this point anyway. Even if my coned run on Friday would have been clean it still would have put me in 14th and out of the trophies anyways.

McCall

10-01-2007, 12:27 PM

So were there a ton of protests in STU or something ??

Nope, no protests.

Tommy R

10-01-2007, 12:55 PM

That's just a shame. Seriously.

I need to look into the results, but I'm wondering if another 325 (or 328) for STX may be where I return to Solo II. At least the Bimmers seemed more competitive there.

Tommy

Nick

10-01-2007, 01:11 PM

Lots o good pics, seperated by class

http://gotcone.com/2007_nationals

Nick

10-01-2007, 04:22 PM

I need to look into the results, but I'm wondering if another 325 (or 328) for STX may be where I return to Solo II.

http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/266128.aspx

=:-o

Redwood

10-01-2007, 05:00 PM

Hah!

turbotoddie

10-01-2007, 07:21 PM

[QUOTE=Fair!]So far the plan for Hancheyand me is to run the V8 E36 in XP. For Amy... we don't know yet, but its not going to be the M3 in STU.

Not to point out the obvious but maybe you guys should put your "hired guns" into XP! 8-)

Just funnin'

Tommy R

10-01-2007, 07:41 PM

http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/266128.aspx

=:-o

Holy moly! :) I think he's asking more for it than what I sold it to him for. ;)

T

John in Houston

10-02-2007, 07:40 AM

Holy moly! :) I think he's asking more for it than what I sold it to him for. ;)

T

.... yeah... but now it's fast :p

turbotoddie

10-02-2007, 07:50 AM

Holy moly! :) I think he's asking more for it than what I sold it to him for. ;)

T

Yeah, I don't know anyone that would do something like that?!

John in Houston

10-02-2007, 08:01 AM

Not to point out the obvious but maybe you guys should put your "hired guns" into XP! 8-)

Just funnin'

Ouch... you bastard! I did volunteer to take the bullet and drive the XP car this year... but somehow they couldn't figure out how to get it up to Topeeeeeka :p

Tommy R

10-02-2007, 08:11 AM

Yeah, I don't know anyone that would do something like that?!

Oh hush it!! Unlike this guy with the BMW, I actually put a lot of money and time into the Tomato! :p Nonetheless, the car is worth what he's asking so I don't fault him.

But it is NOT faster now, you beyotches!!

Paul

10-02-2007, 08:32 AM

Nice picture of Patrick L.

http://images29.fotki.com/v318/photos/4/43793/5442714/195DSP-vi.jpg

Wish my car cornered that flat. =)

Fair!

10-02-2007, 02:56 PM

http://gotcone.com/files/private/active/0/30040_large.jpg
Not so flat... (This may have been from 2006?)

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/202565039-M-1.jpg
Mike S' STU M3, also lifting a tire

http://www.vorshlag.smugmug.com/photos/202311862-M-1.jpg
Its easy to "corner flat" if you're going slow!

duck

10-02-2007, 03:12 PM

So could you feel a difference with the wing? Did it change your shock or stabilizer bar settings?

Shortcutsleeping

10-02-2007, 03:49 PM

Hey,

That's a SWEET camera mount on the M3!!!

Costas

Fair!

10-02-2007, 03:53 PM

So could you feel a difference with the wing? Did it change your shock or stabilizer bar settings?
THAT's what made me slower... the WING! :p

Yea, the picture I posted above is with Costas' custom GoPro camera mount (nice! making my own this week!) Where'd you get the suction cups?

John - you still want a GoPro? We've got 2 left in stock.

FYI, Vista operating systems migh need to update drivers for GoPro .AVI files (if the sound not working). Had someone return one and it ended up just being the drivers. Might have an "open box" discounted camera soon. :p

Shortcutsleeping

10-02-2007, 04:33 PM

Cups came from McMaster Carr.

http://www.mcmaster.com/

P/N = 53535A45 (or search under suction cups...it is the only one that is NOT black)

I used a stover 1/4 x 20 locknut and a piece of AL sq-tube. :-)

It r0x0rs...

Costas
slow at nats due to driver...not car!

duck

10-02-2007, 04:39 PM

Lemme know the open-box cost if it's real soon. I might have a buyer for you who's going scuba diving mid month.

Fair!

11-16-2007, 02:16 PM

Wanted: Dec '07 issues of SPORTS CAR magazine

Our own STU-L Killer Amy Fair got a nice little write-up in the '07 Nationals results section (+ picture of car and her) but her name is also on the back cover, listed along side Kimi Raikkonen & Sebastien Bourdias in the Bridgestone ad!!!!

So, if you have an extra copy of this issue we would like to get another copy or three for posterity sake. ;) This way she can send one copy to her dad, frame a copy of the article/cover, etc.

Thanks!