That's right. That was Bill Miller, owner of the Fairgrounds, an excellent driver. We've invited him to join us again if he's available. If you can snare a ride with him, it's very fun.Loki wrote:Ride alongs are awesome. I got to go with one of the Carlisle Corvettes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGe7JI-7Phs
I'm hopeful you'll get it all done in time to get on track here.flohtingPoint wrote:Ugh... It's going to be a hellacious Thursday for me. Aside form the fact that I have to fly back home that day and fight traffic from Dulles Airport, I then have some heavy work to do on the Corolla to get it road ready.
Right now, as it stands, the Corolla is setup for short trips to the various auto-x sites and for R-compound tires. In order to make it to Carlisle on one tank of fuel, I'm going to have to swap out my cams for my stockers, drop my fuel cell and put the old fuel tank back in and hook up the old wiring harness to run the stock ECU. I also have to reconfigure my suspension so I do not trash my tires just driving up to Carlisle and also work in a setup for street tires to achieve a good amount of lateral grip. It's also been two months since I've had to push hard on street tires so I've no idea what setup to use and will probably be playing with it all night and later on at Carlisle itself. I think my headlights/wipers dont work or are not hooked up either, I cant recall the last time I used them...
I'd have done all this the past weekend but Sunday I had a points event for SCCA. =/
^ThisBubba1 wrote:Considering the number of events you do, it sounds like it might soon be time to get a trailer/tow vehicle. I threw in the towel last year and bought an inexpensive one. Could make things a lot easier...food for thought.
I have faith I can get it all done, sleep is for the weak! I also have some helping hands in our shop so it wont just be me flying solo on this job.Bubba1 wrote:I'm hopeful you'll get it all done in time to get on track here.flohtingPoint wrote:Ugh... It's going to be a hellacious Thursday for me. Aside form the fact that I have to fly back home that day and fight traffic from Dulles Airport, I then have some heavy work to do on the Corolla to get it road ready.
Right now, as it stands, the Corolla is setup for short trips to the various auto-x sites and for R-compound tires. In order to make it to Carlisle on one tank of fuel, I'm going to have to swap out my cams for my stockers, drop my fuel cell and put the old fuel tank back in and hook up the old wiring harness to run the stock ECU. I also have to reconfigure my suspension so I do not trash my tires just driving up to Carlisle and also work in a setup for street tires to achieve a good amount of lateral grip. It's also been two months since I've had to push hard on street tires so I've no idea what setup to use and will probably be playing with it all night and later on at Carlisle itself. I think my headlights/wipers dont work or are not hooked up either, I cant recall the last time I used them...
I'd have done all this the past weekend but Sunday I had a points event for SCCA. =/
Considering the number of events you do, it sounds like it might soon be time to get a trailer/tow vehicle. I threw in the towel last year and bought an inexpensive one. Could make things a lot easier...food for thought.
Depends on where you live I guess. The Northeastern Divisional Championship for SCCA Autocross is at FedEx Field, as is the Pro Solo Tour stop. FedEx is 30 minutes from me.PoorManQ45 wrote:Why are the biggest events so damn far...
heck yea man, thats why I haven't been making it to auto-x, I've been saving haha. The vert' doesn't have a cage though....flohtingPoint wrote: 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.
Well, Tito has described the birthday present he wants to give you in many threads. I suppose there are others that might like to celebrate the same way.naladude911 wrote:wednesday is my birthday. We should celebrate saturday
Perhaps to keep you from attending????PoorManQ45 wrote:Why are the biggest events so damn far...
j/k. naladude911 wrote:i hope he can kick hard
IndeedBubba1 wrote:Perhaps to keep you from attending????PoorManQ45 wrote:Why are the biggest events so damn far...
Well, you might want to consider paying for gas to even get there, food, etc.naladude911 wrote: Is the parking the only major thing I have to pay for?
Besides gas, tolls, food and drinks?naladude911 wrote:So i just want to confirm everything
$50 to park in special parking lot - dire and I will split it
Arrive before 11 to get good parking
Bikini contest starts at 7:30
Is the parking the only major thing I have to pay for?
naladude911 wrote:were parking with the nico crew in the special lot
The "special lot" is called the paddock. You may not want to park in there as you won't be running that SUV on the track, and you'll likely end up in a far corner, as you're arriving late. And since it seems important to you to have people see your mom's SUV, you'll probably want to park it outside the paddock near the NICOfest tent. But please go ahead and ignore my advice as you always do.