Posting on behalf of D. Tackett:

This is your reminder that online registration will open at 12:01 am this Saturday, August 23rd. That’s late Friday night for many of us.

Click on SD-Chapter Motorsport Registration (http://sdbmwcca.motorsportreg.com) to reserve your spot in advance.

Due to an increase in the lot rental fee starting July 1st, the entry fee has changed to $60. Breakfast items, cold beverages, and lunch are still included for all participants. We’ll hold 10 openings for the first non-BMWs out of a total registration of 100 drivers.

Another reminder: when you register online, you STILL need to show up before 7:30 to claim your spot. We have plenty of people who arrive on the event day hoping to get in, and to maximize driver openings, we may offer them your spot if you’re a no-show at 7:30. Late arrivals swamp our Tech and Registration volunteers all at the same time and hold up our 8:30 Driver’s Meeting, so please help us out and arrive by 7:30. Getting 1100 runs in (100 drivers X 11 runs) is hard to do unless we all work together to achieve it.

See you at Qualcomm!

Dan Tackett
Autocross Director
BMWCCA - San Diego Chapter

I'll be there :)

I will be there as well.

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Sweet!

I'm gonna be there. Hopefully will have a passenger seat in the car for that weekend.

I'm gonna be there. Hopefully will have a passenger seat in the car for that weekend.

dibs on passenger seat?

I'm plannin on being there, :redspot for my first Auto-X

hopefully I'll be there, I need some tires tho

Damn I think I might just not go :/

Damn I think I might just not go :/

WTF monsieur!? You shouldn't have any excuses. 3.46 40% lock...not itching to try that out!? :D

...but hey in that case, can I borrow your car? I won't do anything irrational. :devillook

Doug and i will be there to cheer my sis on for her first AutoX! :)

Doug and i will be there to cheer my sis on for her first AutoX! :)

thats it? cheer?

thats it? cheer?

yes.

I'm doing the course Design!!!!!!!!!!!

MMWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!

Doug and i will be there to cheer my sis on for her first AutoX! :)


Dibs on instructing your sis. Keep that creepy Gio guy away from her!!!!!!!!!!






















O crap, he reads this forum doesn't he!!!!!!!!!!
:rofl:

im not going its not worth the 2hr drive

im not going its not worth the 2hr drive

Then why even post.

im not going its not worth the 2hr driveYou sir, are not a true autocrosser then.

I won't be able to make the SD even or the LA event because we'll be on vacation out of state on both those weekends, and we cannot change our plans. Damn. :(

Dibs on instructing your sis. Keep that creepy Gio guy away from her!!!!!!!!!!






















O crap, he reads this forum doesn't he!!!!!!!!!!
:rofl:

:rofl :rofl :rofl

She wants Dan :D

I'm doing the course Design!!!!!!!!!!!

MMWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!

I'll buy lunch for a preview/printout of the course :D

I'm doing the course Design!!!!!!!!!!!

MMWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!

Yes!!! So there will be actual "slaloms/gates/chicanes"!!

Dibs on instructing your sis. Keep that creepy Gio guy away from her!!!!!!!!!!

O crap, he reads this forum doesn't he!!!!!!!!!!
:rofl:

B*ST*RD!!! I'll get you! :D

im not going its not worth the 2hr drive

San Diego chapter autocrosses are most DEFINITELY worth the drive!! My first auto-x was for LA chapter @Irwindale Speedway but they were few and far between throughout the year. Then I found out about SD chapter auto-x and saw their calendar. 6 in the whole year?? :) That was way more than LA. So I drove down for my first one 6yrs ago, and was hooked.

Besides I love going down to Sandy Eggo...like a mini-vacation, and you can't beat 1.25 mile autocrosses courses! That's longer than some actual road courses/race tracks.

And the price point (at least in the past) couldn't be beat ($45/11 runs w/lunch). And possibly a trophy? And remember this happens only bi-monthly. But then again....it's the junkies who think it's worth while.

Welcome to AA (Autocross-holics Anonymous)

San Diego chapter autocrosses are most DEFINITELY worth the drive!! My first auto-x was for LA chapter @Irwindale Speedway but they were few and far between throughout the year. Then I found out about SD chapter auto-x and saw their calendar. 6 in the whole year?? :) That was way more than LA. So I drove down for my first one 6yrs ago, and was hooked.

Besides I love going down to Sandy Eggo...like a mini-vacation, and you can't beat 1.25 mile autocrosses courses! That's longer than some actual road courses/race tracks.

And the price point (at least in the past) couldn't be beat ($45/11 runs w/lunch). And possibly a trophy? And remember this happens only bi-monthly. But then again....it's the junkies who think it's worth while.

Welcome to AA (Autocross-holics Anonymous)

Not to mention the elevation changes making on/off camber turns possible! :D ...oh and loose pavement...:shifty

I was really looking forward to 4cyl mod but my transmission doesn't agree. :(

Thanks for letting us know happycamper, I'm sure there will be no problems filling 'your spot'.

I'll be there for support this time, but don't think I'm running. I've beaten the POS pretty bad at the last few and while DD'ing it now. Hell, I may take the day to actually work on it some in the 'pits'. Since after all, what would a SD AutoX be without me fixing the e21? :stickoutt

I'm going to review the pavement situation after I'm done working at my customer site.

I have some fun things in mind, but it all depends on where the clear pavement is.

Since after all, what would a SD AutoX be without me fixing the e21? :stickoutt
fixing it eh? is that what you call it? I would choose other words to describe what you do to that poor car to get it to move forward:stickoutt














Bad car daddy!:evil2

The e36 and I will be there. :evil2

The e36 and I will be there. :evil2

Is *she* behaving?

Yay for a Kogan course. We're motorswapping the M3 next weekend (Sept 6/7) hoping to have the "Crimefighter" down there running.

Yay for a Kogan course. We're motorswapping the M3 next weekend (Sept 6/7) hoping to have the "Crimefighter" down there running.
:buttrock


insurance covered that i hope?

Is *she* behaving?

She has no choice. New main bearings did the trick. :shifty

Yay for a Kogan course. We're motorswapping the M3 next weekend (Sept 6/7) hoping to have the "Crimefighter" down there running.


Good luck with the Swap!!!!!!!

I have some funnnnn things planned for the course! One really cool thing I haven't done in several years. (Think Cork Screw @ Laguna Seca, or at least as best as I can do on Qualcomm!)

Damn, now I'm really bummed I won't be able to make it!

She has no choice. New main bearings did the trick. :shifty

:rolleyes...alrighty then, lets see how she does. :D

:rolleyes...alrighty then, lets see how she does. :D

I cooked my front pads and rotors at Buttonwillow. I'm ordering some replacements now. The car struggles to stop on the street right now. :rofl

(Think Cork Screw @ Laguna Seca, or at least as best as I can do on Qualcomm!)

The reality is, the "cork screw" at LS is really a down-hill "S" turn. A "true" corkscrew would be all turns in the same direction going down hill and around. Kind of like circling a "mountain" from top to bottom along the sides.

But I am curious what Dr. Franken-Kogan will cookup at Qualcomm. Speaking of Qualcomm...so when are the Chargers packing to move up to LA??? LOL

The reality is, the "cork screw" at LS is really a down-hill "S" turn. A "true" corkscrew would be all turns in the same direction going down hill and around. Kind of like circling a "mountain" from top to bottom along the sides.

But I am curious what Dr. Franken-Kogan will cookup at Qualcomm. Speaking of Qualcomm...so when are the Chargers packing to move up to LA??? LOL

Like I said, think LS CorkScrew, as best as I can do with the "Minimal" elevation at Qualcomm.

Like I said, think LS CorkScrew, as best as I can do with the "Minimal" elevation at Qualcomm.

Looking forward to it. In the meantime, I'm watching NASCAR....at Fontana! Just think, LA chapter will have their Driving School and Car Control Clinic in less than a month there! Up on the banking, drafting the C and D students :)

Is there also a club-race with LA Matt?

Not this time around. I think most of the racers are BROKE right now! Plus there is a Sears Point Race the weekend before. I'm going to be racing in Mexico the weekend before the school instead of Sears. It's MUCH closer and CHEEPER, well, at least before you factor in entertainment costs for the evening.

so thats a no for preview of autoX course?

Ins. totalled the car, so we bought it back for minimal $$ and are using that money for the motor, so yeah, I guess in a way they're paying for it.

I'm getting excited for this :D

So the usual layout is one large (how long?) track? I happened to be at Qualcomm one day when the Porsche club was out there and they had 3-4 small circuits set up...
I'm just tryin to get an idea of what to expect. Also is there going to be any way to inflate/check tire pressures there, or should this all be done before?

I'm getting excited for this :D

So the usual layout is one large (how long?) track? I happened to be at Qualcomm one day when the Porsche club was out there and they had 3-4 small circuits set up...
I'm just tryin to get an idea of what to expect. Also is there going to be any way to inflate/check tire pressures there, or should this all be done before?

It'll be a long and fun track. You should set up your car before coming, unless you're bringing your own gauges and tools.

I'm getting excited for this :D

So the usual layout is one large (how long?) track? I happened to be at Qualcomm one day when the Porsche club was out there and they had 3-4 small circuits set up...
I'm just tryin to get an idea of what to expect. Also is there going to be any way to inflate/check tire pressures there, or should this all be done before?


That PCA event was a school type event. For that they break down to 3-4 small segments to work on certain things.

This will be 1 LONG course, about 1.1 miles, give or take a little.

Unlike PCA, we don't have a compressor in the trailer, so you gotta do that on your own. Back in the day I used to use a good ol bike floor pump and a bar type gauge. Maybe I should go back to the Bike pump for the Cardio workout!!!!!!!!

That PCA event was a school type event. For that they break down to 3-4 small segments to work on certain things.

This will be 1 LONG course, about 1.1 miles, give or take a little.

Unlike PCA, we don't have a compressor in the trailer, so you gotta do that on your own. Back in the day I used to use a good ol bike floor pump and a bar type gauge. Maybe I should go back to the Bike pump for the Cardio workout!!!!!!!!

1.1 miles :eyecrazy that sounds awesome, good thing the parking lot is friggin huge.

And good to know, I'll make sure to inflate them beforehand.

So can I show up without being register to the BMWCCA? :shifty

So can I show up without being register to the BMWCCA? :shifty

To just spectate? Yes. I believe you may have to sign a waiver.

To participate? No. You must be a valid member of BMWCCA.

Also to add, you have to pre-register online to reserve a spot with a valid BMWCCA number.

Actually Pre-Reg is closed. There are still 30 spots available on a first come first served basis Sunday morning.

You Must be a BMWCCA member however, (Insurance purposes)

There are still 30 spots available on a first come first served basis Sunday morning.

Really? That's a lot considering it's SD. Usually you guys fill up right away.

.... I'll make sure to inflate them beforehand.You should bring an air compressor and a gauge. You'll probably need to adjust your tire pressures throughout the day and may find that you need to add air, and after your first practice session your morning air pressures will drop while the car sits in the pits so you'll have to add air again before you go out on your 2nd practice session. The correct tire pressures are pretty important for autocross, moreso if you want to go fast :)

I can't believe the GF planned our vacation to start on the same day as the SD event, and end on the same day as the LA event. I'll be on an airplane during both events! :mad

You should bring an air compressor and a gauge. You'll probably need to adjust your tire pressures throughout the day and may find that you need to add air, and after your first practice session your morning air pressures will drop while the car sits in the pits so you'll have to add air again before you go out on your 2nd practice session. The correct tire pressures are pretty important for autocross, moreso if you want to go fast :)

I can't believe the GF planned our vacation to start on the same day as the SD event, and end on the same day as the LA event. I'll be on an airplane during both events! :mad

Hmm, guess I'm gonna be doing a lot of bike-pumping :)

Actually Pre-Reg is closed. There are still 30 spots available on a first come first served basis Sunday morning.

You Must be a BMWCCA member however, (Insurance purposes)

Incidentally the LA chapter has ONLY 30 people pre-reg so far! 70 is a break-even number financially, so it's not looking good. A financial hit for the chapter is numbers don't bump up. But also the events are too close to each other (LA, SD).

I'm doing the course Design!!!!!!!!!!!

MMWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!

Just got the JPEG image of your course design...............sweet! I won't post it, unless you want me to! :)

Really good flow. Can't wait. Glad to see a "slalom" section back in "auto-cross" :)

Just threw on some new front pads and rotors (thank you Buttonwillow). Now my car might actually stop. :rofl

Just threw on some new front pads and rotors (thank you Buttonwillow). Now my car might actually stop. :rofl

Must be nice to brake when you have 255s up front...:shifty

I'm on the verge of cording my front tires so I'm basically gonna have to putt around the track until timed runs at the end. :rolleyes

Must be nice to brake when you have 255s up front...:shifty

I'm on the verge of cording my front tires so I'm basically gonna have to putt around the track until timed runs at the end. :rolleyes
I've got tons of braking in that car. :D

Oh, and Tim's new K1's arrived today. Gonna get some 255 NT01's mounted tomorrow. :devillook

I've got tons of braking in that car. :D

Oh, and Tim's new K1's arrived today. Gonna get some 255 NT01's mounted tomorrow. :devillook

Oh how cute! You two are going to battle on Sunday. :rolleyes

Oh how cute! You two are going to battle on Sunday. :rolleyes
I haven't autoxed my car since last November (I'm not counting the one lap I did in May before my oil pressure plummeted). :help Should be fun tho.

:devillook

Oh how cute! You two are going to battle on Sunday. :rolleyes

I really don't think it'll be much of a battle, I'm just gonna try to trophy :rofl

Anyone want to see the course map? :)

Anyone want to see the course map? :)

I'd love to since I have no idea even what to expect...

I'd love to since I have no idea even what to expect...

Usually you don't. That's why you get 8 practice laps to get it right for the 3 timed laps in the afternoon. In general you only see the map the day of (if they have a print out). Now in SCCA you actually get to "walk the course".

So without further adieu.........voila! A Matt-Kogan specialty!

I just wanna be able to get on my car. I can't rev the damn thing over 4k without getting the stink eye from cops. :rofl

shit, that downhill top quarter is gonna be FAST (c3 exit down to e3/f3), same coming out of the turn and running the g3 sweeper, then the quick right kink at the h2 corner :eek

The layout looks pretty sweet, where is the famed 'seca corkscrew? and that one little kink between f3 and g3 looks awfully close to that lightpost :eek:

The layout looks pretty sweet, where is the famed 'seca corkscrew? and that one little kink between f3 and g3 looks awfully close to that lightpost :eek:
I'm gonna guess that the cork screw portion is probably F3? :dunno

wow, this course looks like fun...

How did Gio get a copy??? I didn't even see the Pretty Map yet. But it's pretty much what I drew up. Not to worry about the proximity to poles, it wont be a problem, it's just the scaling of the map.

How did Gio get a copy???

I'm an instructor like you and it was sent out to the Instructors via e-mail from the chief instructor so that we could print it out ahead of time and have copies ready for the students.

I dunno what I got more of, fun or brain-busting laps! Rockin the lobster look, forgot (as usual) to put on sunscreen... looks like the farmer's tan's back for good!

Great course, very technical, and 1.3 miles in length :buttrock Times were right around 100-105 seconds for the quick cars, and a really hot E46 M3 smoked the rest of us with a 98.5 or something :eyecrazy

Great time out there... anybody get a picture of my car, co-driven by my girlfriend? Black E36 M3 on silver 6-spoke Kosei K1's, Sparco race seats and no backseat, #98 & 100 on the sides

oh, and somebody please tell me that the black m-coupe that snagged 1st place in m-mod from me on his last lap was an s54, it'll help me sleep at night :help

I had such a friggin awesome time today, I swear it's addicting like a fine drug, an expensive fine drug :D I'll definitely be doin it as much as humanly and monetarily possible for a college student...
Big thanks to everyone who put it on and for the awesome instructors.

I dunno what I got more of, fun or brain-busting laps! Rockin the lobster look, forgot (as usual) to put on sunscreen... looks like the farmer's tan's back for good!

Great course, very technical, and 1.3 miles in length :buttrock Times were right around 100-105 seconds for the quick cars, and a really hot E46 M3 smoked the rest of us with a 98.5 or something :eyecrazy

Great time out there... anybody get a picture of my car, co-driven by my girlfriend? Black E36 M3 on silver 6-spoke Kosei K1's, Sparco race seats and no backseat, #98 & 100 on the sides

Oh that was your car...that thing's a rocket and it sounds absolutely fantastic. What exactly do you have done to it, and what exhaust are you running?

Oh that was your car...that thing's a rocket and it sounds absolutely fantastic. What exactly do you have done to it, and what exhaust are you running?
haha... done plenty to it, but what counted was just the basic stuff, Ground Control coilovers, Eibach sway bars, motor's got the 3.5", Dinan intake, and a chip, and that's the old-school UUC System U (single muffler). Fun little car. :devillook

Technic looked really clean man, congrats on keeping a rare car original and in great shape. :thumbup:

That was a lot of fun. Had a lot of trouble in the first session with brand new tires. The second session and timed runs were less frustraiting. My best for timed was 105.7xx. Not bad for a 20 year old car. With few mods.

That was a lot of fun. Had a lot of trouble in the first session with brand new tires. The second session and timed runs were less frustraiting. My best for timed was 105.7xx. Not bad for a 20 year old car. With few mods.

paint looked great, glad you were able to hang onto that sidemarker! :buttrock

paint looked great, glad you were able to hang onto that sidemarker! :buttrock

I got to hang onto it, however still need to find a new one. Little black tab broke off. All in the name of fun.

Thanks for the compliments on the paint. Unfortunatly they put to much metalic when they mixed it. We are trying to get the paint vendor to pay for the respray.

I got to hang onto it, however still need to find a new one. Little black tab broke off. All in the name of fun.

Thanks for the compliments on the paint. Unfortunatly they put to much metalic when they mixed it. We are trying to get the paint vendor to pay for the respray.
It looked a bit much, but I kinda liked it... made it obvious it was a respray tho, but the finish looked great!

It looked a bit much, but I kinda liked it... made it obvious it was a respray tho, but the finish looked great!

I am mixed if I like it or not. The problem is they ran out of paint when the had to fix the hood. They ordered more from the vendor and the 2nd batch was mixed was correct. The hood does not match correctly.

I paid $2K for the re-spray including materials. If I told you who did it you would not believe me.

I am mixed if I like it or not. The problem is they ran out of paint when the had to fix the hood. They ordered more from the vendor and the 2nd batch was mixed was correct. The hood does not match correctly.

I paid $2K for the re-spray including materials. If I told you who did it you would not believe me.
If you say Phil Thearle or Earl Schieb/Maaco, I'm punching you in the balls. :shifty

If you say Phil Thearle or Earl Schieb/Maaco, I'm punching you in the balls. :shifty

I better put my cup on. It was Earl Shieb.

http://personal.linkline.com/sevan/photos/picard.jpg

I dunno what I got more of, fun or brain-busting laps! Rockin the lobster look, forgot (as usual) to put on sunscreen... looks like the farmer's tan's back for good!

Great course, very technical, and 1.3 miles in length :buttrock Times were right around 100-105 seconds for the quick cars, and a really hot E46 M3 smoked the rest of us with a 98.5 or something :eyecrazy

Great time out there... anybody get a picture of my car, co-driven by my girlfriend? Black E36 M3 on silver 6-spoke Kosei K1's, Sparco race seats and no backseat, #98 & 100 on the sides

haha... done plenty to it, but what counted was just the basic stuff, Ground Control coilovers, Eibach sway bars, motor's got the 3.5", Dinan intake, and a chip, and that's the old-school UUC System U (single muffler). Fun little car. :devillook

Technic looked really clean man, congrats on keeping a rare car original and in great shape. :thumbup:

Thanks:D I might have to consider picking up one of those System Us one day, any idea how they sound on an m50?

I'm doing the course Design!!!!!!!!!!!

MMWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!

Sweet course. Lots of fun. Next time how about some 3rd gear sweepers???

I had awful times except for my dnf run. I was told it would have been 102 something. I would have been very pleased with that, since my practices were in the 105-106 range. Not sure why it is a dnf if you go out of the cones after the finish though. I thought backing up into the beams to get back on course would be a bad idea either way.

Sweet course. Lots of fun. Next time how about some 3rd gear sweepers???

I had awful times except for my dnf run. I was told it would have been 102 something. I would have been very pleased with that, since my practices were in the 105-106 range. Not sure why it is a dnf if you go out of the cones after the finish though. I thought backing up into the beams to get back on course would be a bad idea either way.

Because of the possible damage to the expensive timing equipment, nevermind the close proximity to the trailer/workers, going thru the finish out of control is highly discouraged, to the tune of a dnf.

Because of the possible damage to the expensive timing equipment, nevermind the close proximity to the trailer/workers, going thru the finish out of control is highly discouraged, to the tune of a dnf.

No argument there. It's also very embarrassing!

There were quite a few 3rd gear sweapers if you have a 3.91 rear diff. Actually most of the course was 3rd, except a couple of the tighter corners.

There were quite a few 3rd gear sweapers if you have a 3.91 rear diff. Actually most of the course was 3rd, except a couple of the tighter corners.

after I came off the line in 1st, the rest of the track was 2nd for me :dunno

after I came off the line in 1st, the rest of the track was 2nd for me :dunno

Same here.

Yeah same I was in 2nd for the most part. Did anyone get any pic's?

sounds like an instance where the diff puts you at a disadvantage...

Thanks:D I might have to consider picking up one of those System Us one day, any idea how they sound on an m50?

no idea... it's a little excessive for me just cruising around, but when it's nice and hot, it really does sound amazing

bump, someone's gotta have a few pics!

We took quite a few pictures. Once I edit them, I'll post them up.

We took quite a few pictures. Once I edit them, I'll post them up.
sweet, thanks... don't really have a good action picture of this car yet, hopefully I'm in there!

Went through all of the pictures really quickly. I don't think you were driving when I was taking pictures. Should have let me known ahead of time, and I could have taken more pictures for you, haha.

d'oh!

next time...

You might have seen me there taking pictures. I was there from the start, until around 11:30 am. If you were out then, chances are I got a few pictures of you. All of them are up at:

sfmphotog.com/gallery/5974570_G3jmk#373565705_apGbA

(sorry, I can't post links or pics yet)

Scott
sfmphotog.com

^^^ Great pictures!!! Thanks for posting them.

I never get pics of my car out there...I guess it ain't hot enough. :(

I didn't discriminate. It was probably just a matter of timing.

One thing I noticed was that the folks with the older cars seemed to look like they were trying harder, so sometimes had more interesting spinouts.

Scott
sfmphotog.com

Great pics!
#44 (at full size) shows the grin on the instructor's face. Rick was a great instructor and he seems to get a kick out of doing it!

More convenient http://sfmphotog.com/gallery/5974570_G3jmk#373565705_apGbA linkage for the lazy. Some awesome photos there Scott, for obvious (to some) reasons I love the hell outta this photo: http://sfmphotog.com/gallery/5974570_G3jmk#373564088_SdHBh. This is also great...my dad driving the M3 "Like it's Stolen" http://www.chartersventures.com/race/likeitstolen.jpg

:lol:lol

This is also great...my dad driving the M3 "Like it's Stolen" http://www.chartersventures.com/race/likeitstolen.jpg

but really, there's no other way to rightfully drive that car...

If anyone's interested, you can order prints through the website (if I caught you or one of your friends).

Scott

sfmphotog.com

Man I should of went just to spectate. So many good looking cars(judging by the pictures).