carlisle

[Bubba1]

I asked a girl to prom today. I kinda got a yes, she got very excited and said she had to think about it and will get back to me. aka ask her parents and gosip with her friends. Wish I could get a straight yes

She's probably having her parents check if 6th graders are allowed at the prom.

Nala, unless you want to get kicked in the nuts by everyone at Carlisle, I strongly recommend you not even bring up your pathetic prom situation until after Carlisle. You're inviting abuse.

[Red coupe]

I asked a girl to prom today. I kinda got a yes, she got very excited and said she had to think about it and will get back to me. aka ask her parents and gosip with her friends. Wish I could get a straight yes

[Otto.]

^ LOL

[krash]

so basically she laughed at you and said she'll think about it.

Is this the hot one that always wears white? IT DAMN WELL BETTER NOT BE. If it was, I'm punching you in the testes.

[Jesda]

Classes the night of the 6th, not going to make it this year. Doh.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

No one, thank God.

Yelling 'duck' with a metal horseshoe is a problem...

Hey, at least I yelled "Duck!". It could have been bad if I didn't. Besides man, it was dark out and I was keeping an eye open for those pesky cops.

Classes the night of the 6th, not going to make it this year. Doh.

You deserved that facepalm, and you know it. Skip classes and drink classic lager with us.

[flohtingPoint]

so basically she laughed at you and said she'll think about it.

Is this the hot one that always wears white? IT DAMN WELL BETTER NOT BE. If it was, I'm punching you in the testes.

You're going to make it to Carlisle, right? If so, make sure to hit me up in the paddock so we can work on your technique.

[Loki]

Classes the night of the 6th, not going to make it this year. Doh.

I wanted to meet the Jesda He's the Formus Hero.

[Bubba1]

You're going to make it to Carlisle, right? If so, make sure to hit me up in the paddock so we can work on your technique.

If you talking about teaching Nala how to score with girls, he's a lost cause.

I can't believe Carlisle is next weekend!

[flohtingPoint]

You're going to make it to Carlisle, right? If so, make sure to hit me up in the paddock so we can work on your technique.

If you talking about teaching Nala how to score with girls, he's a lost cause.

I can't believe Carlisle is next weekend!

LOL! This is why you shouldn't drink and forum. I meant to quote Krash but didn't do a very good job of it.

Next week, it is pretty crazy. Super hectic weekend between trying to prep stuff for Carlisle and put the Corolla back together for tomorrows SCCA points event.

[naladude911]

what if it rains

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Then you get wet.

[naladude911]

k so its not canceled? weather.com says thunderstorms.

[MellowZ32]

are you flaking out?

[Bubba1]

what if it rains

Easier to clean the saliva/urine off your mom's suv if its already wet.

The event is on rain or shine. If the track is wet, the drifters won't wear out their tires as quickly.

[naladude911]

i hope the girls wear white shirts

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Bubba, how late on Friday will we be able to get our wristbands? Greg and Becky's flight doesn't land in Philly until 1/4 to 5 Friday afternoon, so after grabbing some grub and dealing with the rush hour traffic on I76 I don't think we'll get there until at least 2030-2045 Friday night, so will those of us who didn't pre-register on the Carlisle website still be able to go to their check in table and pay our admission to get our wrist bands, window stickers?

[Dire91]

Easier to clean the saliva/urine off your mom's suv if its already wet.

Uhhmm I have to ride home in that, please do not. Respect at least one Nico member
It better not f*** rain though, drifting does look cool in the rain though.

[Loki]

Scattered thunderstorms, 40% chance. I think we had worse than that last year.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Weathermen can't predict what's going to happen tomorrow (or even in a few hours for that matter). What makes you think they can predict what's going to happen in a week?

[flohtingPoint]

Weathermen can't predict what's going to happen tomorrow (or even in a few hours for that matter). What makes you think they can predict what's going to happen in a week?

QFT. All week the weather guy/girl predicted rain at FedEx Field. One full SCCA event later, no rain.

[Dire91]

This is mostly aimed towards bubba1, I'm a complete noob on the topic of autocross but very interested and have started to research the crap out of it. I know Carlisle will have autocross and I'm stoked to see it but I'm still familiarizing myself with the rules. How close can I get if I'm not actually registered to be in it, is it at all possible to maybe if ride with someone? Sorry if these question are extremely stupid.

[Red coupe]

This is mostly aimed towards bubba1, I'm a complete noob on the topic of autocross but very interested and have started to research the crap out of it. I know Carlisle will have autocross and I'm stoked to see it but I'm still familiarizing myself with the rules. How close can I get if I'm not actually registered to be in it, is it at all possible to maybe if ride with someone? Sorry if these question are extremely stupid.

Can't tell you their rules... but generally you can ride no problem. Some places for insurance may make you pay a nominal fee, or sign a waver, but otherwise you should be good.

Someone from here will give you a ride, but even that aside in general people at races are f*** awesome. We are all there for the same thing, and there is usually a pretty good atmosphere.
Some of the more hard core guys MAY worry about weight if they are in a championship type situation... but in probably 95% or more of cases you could likely show up at any autocross, walk up to any driver and politely introduce yourself then explain your interest and lack of experience and they would be more then willing to give you a ride.

I know personally, I like my car, and I love driving... You think I am gonna turn down the opportunity to share that with someone, especially someone who's interest is just budding? That is like a heroin dealer telling high school kids to stay clear of drugs.

And as I said, autocross is easily the ultimate way to get into motorsports. Don't worry about it, or think you need any kind of experience... Hell, most clubs will have loner helmets so you don't even need that. Next opportunity you see, sign up for an autocross and get your car out there. No better way to gain experience then by experiencing it.

If you can, introduce yourself early, find an influential Nico person and see if you can't get permission to do a course walk and get them to talk/show you through that processes.

[Dire91]

Thanks a lot for the help Red Coupe. I can't wait for this summer, Carlisle will be my first real car event and I finally have the money to modify my car and get involved with autocross hopefully. I'm going to be there really early Saturday and all day. It's going to be tough to point out Nico members seeing that I only know them by their usernames but I don't think it will be hard to meet some walking around with Nala.... I'm researching local events right now, I'm just deathly afraid of being "that kid" who has no experience and frustrates the locals, makes me nervous just thinking about it.

[Jesda]

You deserved that facepalm, and you know it. Skip classes and drink classic lager with us.

Capstone class. Gotta get the GPA up for med school.

*sigh*

[numbnuts240]

I asked a girl to prom today. I kinda got a yes, she got very excited and said she had to think about it and will get back to me. aka ask her parents and gosip with her friends. Wish I could get a straight yes

[Bubba1]

Bubba, how late on Friday will we be able to get our wristbands? Greg and Becky's flight doesn't land in Philly until 1/4 to 5 Friday afternoon, so after grabbing some grub and dealing with the rush hour traffic on I76 I don't think we'll get there until at least 2030-2045 Friday night, so will those of us who didn't pre-register on the Carlisle website still be able to go to their check in table and pay our admission to get our wrist bands, window stickers?

For NICO wristbands I was figuring to shut down around 1800 (thats 6pm for non-military folks Friday, but we might go a little longer depending if the nice folks helping out want to keep it going.

For admission to the Fairgrounds, you'll arrive long after they close. 0800 Saturday is earliest you can get your Fairgrounds admission stuff.

As info, judging by your planned itinerary, assuming Greg/Bex's plane arrives at the gate on time, the only way I see you guys arriving 2030-2045 is if you skip TLukes. With a meal planned in center city, you're realistically looking at 10-10:30pm arrival at Carlisle.

[Bubba1]

This is mostly aimed towards bubba1, I'm a complete noob on the topic of autocross but very interested and have started to research the crap out of it. I know Carlisle will have autocross and I'm stoked to see it but I'm still familiarizing myself with the rules. How close can I get if I'm not actually registered to be in it, is it at all possible to maybe if ride with someone? Sorry if these question are extremely stupid.

Not stupid at all. You are already registered for it, but driving is optional. Yes, you should be able to catch rides. Staffers and a few selected seasoned autocrossers would be happy to let you ride with them. The non-staffers include Greenblurr93 (James) who drives a sweet RX8, flohting point (Jim) who drives a modified Corolla. Both will give you thrill ride. I'll even take a passenger or two in my old 350z when I test the course before each session. The staffers should all have name badges and two tech stickers on the corner of their windshields. Don't be afraid to introduce yourself. Among the staffers who would also give you an exciting ride include Ezcheese15 (Torry), AZhitman (Greg) both of whom will be in rentals which should be a hoot, and MagikDragon (Sean) who I believe will be using a Mercedes! You will need a helmet to ride. If you don't own one, you should hopefully be able to find a few nice folks willing to loan you one.

The rules are very simple. It's two clockwise laps from a standing start against the clock, without knocking over any cones. Each cone knocked down is a one second penalty. Unlike SCCA and other organizations, who limit the number of runs, NICO has no limit as to the number of runs you can make.

SCCA hosts autocrosses on this same course a few times per year, except our layout contains more turns.

Red Coupe is right. Autocross is a wonderful way to get into motor racing. It's fun and very addicting.

As far as the potential bodily fluids on Nala's mom's car, guilt by association my friend. Of course, you could probably minimize the spraying by keeping Nala in line and keeping the windows to his moms SUV shut. (just teasing).

[Dire91]

hahahahaha alright thanks for the help Bubba! *I'll roll down the drivers side window for you guys but ssshhhhhh I didn't say that.

[Loki]

Ride alongs are awesome. I got to go with one of the Carlisle Corvettes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGe7JI-7Phs