Registration is open.

http://www.nccbmwcca.org/index.php?autocross_registration

---Eric

:(

I'll have been out of my cast for 1 day so probably not a good idea to register.

I'll be at a real track RACING!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

:(

I'll have been out of my cast for 1 day so probably not a good idea to register.
...and the excuses begin... :stickoutt

---Eric

...and the excuses begin... :stickoutt

---Eric


Haha... ya got me :)

Confirmation emails have been sent. Heat 2 is full but there is still room in 1st and 3rd.

---Eric

#210. Who all is going? Weather looks to be nice. :redspot

#210. Who all is going? Weather looks to be nice. :redspot
I'm #211 (if I remember correctly).

---Eric

....#305

I may stop by to watch... not sure yet.

can't make it...I'll be at the ECE meet along with the rest of the E46fanatics crew... :buttrock

can't make it...I'll be at the ECE meet along with the rest of the E46fanatics crew... :buttrock

werd

I'm registered for the 3rd heat but probably won't make it. Blocktoberfest is a couple blocks from my house.

I'm registered for the 3rd heat but probably won't make it. Blocktoberfest is a couple blocks from my house.

blocktoberfest in Arlington rocks!!! :buttrock whos gonna be playin this year?

I'm road trippin to tailgate at the Virginia Tech vs. Jorja Tech game.

blocktoberfest in Arlington rocks!!! :buttrock whos gonna be playin this year?
http://www.blocktoberfest.com/

Weather is lookin' a little iffy for this weekend, http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USMD0045.html
:confused

Weather is lookin' a little iffy for this weekend, http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USMD0045.html
:confused
Yep, good weather for an autox... bad weather for blocktoberfest. :stickoutt

---Eric

I may be in Ohio. :dunno

Thanks to all for designing a fun course and putting together a great event!
Too bad I can't put the pedal to the ground just yet :(

--Christina

Thanks to all for designing a fun course and putting together a great event!
Too bad I can't put the pedal to the ground just yet :(

--Christina
I blame your instructor. I still can't figure out how he spun a 318i-automatic. :eek:

---Eric

yea that did take some skill

i manage not to spin my 328 but really goofed in jason's car... sorry boss!! however, i still turned in a respectable time in my car so i'm not too disappointed about my poor performance driving his car

Christina - you don't have to put the pedal to the floor, that was my problem

Excellent course today. I had a blast!

yea that did take some skill

i manage not to spin my 328 but really goofed in jason's car... sorry boss!! however, i still turned in a respectable time in my car so i'm not too disappointed about my poor performance driving his car

Christina - you don't have to put the pedal to the floor, that was my problem
Adam - stop giving her advice.

Christina - stop taking his advice. He managed to "instruct" someone off course that asked him to navigate. :rolleyes

---Eric

i navigated them through the part of the course they missed the first bunch of times; didn't expect i needed to point out a pointer cone -- whoops!

my advice today included: "Please stop hitting my car with cones" and "If you want a fast time, making course workers run everywhere won't help" :ponder

It was a fun course... way to go Ken!!!

Glad to hear all of you had fun. I will try to make an effort to bring out the "Taxi" to the last two. I miss you all but I got the new hotness......


ps. yes, this is a pic of me on VACATION :eek: last week. I finally took a few days off.

the course was AWESOME! i think that course was the most challenging i've ever driven and it really made me realize that the gas pedal is not an "on/off" switch (thx for that one guys).

Bill glad to see you're finally free from your hectic job and able to spend time with your family, although i think a bunch of us feel like you've been neglecting us missing some autox's :nono

I too had a fun time, now when will results be up... :) I had to chase quite a few cones in heat 2. I found out that I just need to be a little more agressive and we need to have more events.

Less time in between events would be nice. Will try to talk the airfield manager into allowing use of the field on Sundays. I might need a CCA member later with insurance details and such... Hopefully this will fly for next year, If not we also have a larger parking lot on post that has good pavement.

I too had a fun time, now when will results be up... :) I had to chase quite a few cones in heat 2. I found out that I just need to be a little more agressive and we need to have more events.

Less time in between events would be nice. Will try to talk the airfield manager into allowing use of the field on Sundays. I might need a CCA member later with insurance details and such... Hopefully this will fly for next year, If not we also have a larger parking lot on post that has good pavement.


Please PM me with whatever information you need from the NCC side. I'll get them for you.

I believe we spoke briefly about this yesterday.

Pete
NCC Autocross Chairman

It was a fun course... way to go Ken!!!

Yeah John after YOUR 11 runs in my car, and my 4....my VictorRacers are still crying... :(

It was 9. :rolleyes

Thanks again and remember, 35/28 :D

John,

I have a VERY SMALL cord showing in one of my front tires. Can I flip these tires at work, and get a couple more AutoX's out of them. The bad spot is about the size of a pea...? :help

What? I was looking at them all day to check for wear, and you need lot more camber. You can flip them and should.

You should also swap the strut hats before the next event.

John,

Honestly I am not upset!!!! Can I give you a call tomorrow?

Off course, I'd say call me now, but I'm going to bed.

Great course guy's. Lot's of fun out there and good to meet a bunch of folks!

On a related note:

Must get R-comps....

Thanks for the kind words about the course, guys. It's getting tough to keep designing different and fun and challenging courses on that lot because of it's shape.

Glad you guys had fun. Can't wait to design one for Ripken with this year's course design experience under my belt.

Cheers,
Ken

Thanks for the kind words about the course, guys. It's getting tough to keep designing different and fun and challenging courses on that lot because of it's shape.

Glad you guys had fun. Can't wait to design one for Ripken with this year's course design experience under my belt.

Cheers,
Ken
Brendan and I were having "no steer" issues with that course. But apparently all the tire smoke was a real crowd pleaser.

That course gets the award for tightest gates....someone with a small car must have designed it ;)

What happens is, I lay out the course, and then Kevin drives through with his tail-happy E30 and re-arranges all my gates to make them narrower. I don't have the energy to argue with him about it all morning. :( I understand we want to slow people down before the curbs, but.....

little cars....haha like the 540i sport. Must say I still hate miata's.

I got the M-coupe through the gates pretty easily. :dunno

I got the M-coupe through the gates pretty easily. :dunno
:redspot

I got the M-coupe through the gates pretty easily. :dunno
Are you suggesting an Mcoupe is a large car? :confused

No, but it's got a fat ass and is hard to judge how wide it is.

What happens is, I lay out the course, and then Kevin drives through with his tail-happy E30 and re-arranges all my gates to make them narrower. I don't have the energy to argue with him about it all morning. :( I understand we want to slow people down before the curbs, but.....
...this time it was John in my E30 (I now need to flip my tires). If a tight gate can slow John down in someone else's car then you know it will slow everyone else down too. :stickoutt

---Eric

Any word on results? :D

Any word on results? :D
I think they were working on them last night but I don't know if they finished them yet.

---Eric

they are done and will be posted within a day

they are done and will be posted within a day
:buttrock

they are done and will be posted within a day
:eek2

Great job guys!

---Eric

having no tests/lab reports this part of the week gave me time to actually do them

:devillook

well?

I'm anxious to see that I came in DFL.

Results are up.
http://www.nccbmwcca.org/index.php?id=15,610,0,0,1,0

must get r comps....

well?

I'm anxious to see that I came in DFL.
You were 2nd to last. :stickoutt

At least you didn't miss 3rd by .053 (and second by .07). :(

---Eric

Yippie, I'm closing on Kevin!

You were 2nd to last. :stickoutt
You would've been higher if I were there. It looks like there's quite the competition in Prepared Touring. Hopefully I'll get a break from classes to make it ALL the way to Ripken (I LOVE the Ripken lot) from Richmond. :help

Yippie, I'm closing on Kevin!

Watcha mean? He beat you by almost 3.5 seconds.

Oh wait. That was in my car ;)

Neil

You would've been higher if I were there. It looks like there's quite the competition in Prepared Touring. Hopefully I'll get a break from classes to make it ALL the way to Ripken (I LOVE the Ripken lot) from Richmond. :help
PT has been a battle all season with most of the cars only being a fraction of a second from each other. :eyecrazy

---Eric

:(

At least you didn't miss 3rd by .053 (and second by .07). :(

---Eric

yeah.. that cone on the last run ensured that I would not get 2nd place.

:(

yeah.. that cone on the last run ensured that I would not get 2nd place.
I just feel like I'm getting slower. :dunno

---Eric

naw i think everyone is just getting faster

watching you guys in PT has been a blast - it's always a nail-biter

that last run Doug had was VERY fast... maybe his car is ILLEGAL!! Eric you can start the :ban: Doug Club

Yeah we should inspect PT cars and begin protesting. HA JK ;)

Yeah we should inspect PT cars and begin protesting. HA JK ;)
I was protested (more like questioned) in the Spring down here in Richmond with NASA. I got like 6th/11 in H-Stock and the guy said I had weight reduction in my trunk :rolleyes

Was Ben Sarli classed correctly? His car is listed as an M3, but he's under PS.

how about Bren and Nick. They were both driving Nicks car :help .

Or does this mean that since Bren went to Topeka that whatever he drives now gets bumped up a class :shifty

how about Bren and Nick. They were both driving Nicks car :help .

Or does this mean that since Bren went to Topeka that whatever he drives now gets bumped up a class :shifty
That was my choice :stickoutt

Was Ben Sarli classed correctly? His car is listed as an M3, but he's under PS.

Ben has been moved to the appropriate class which is PSS in the revised results.

how about Bren and Nick. They were both driving Nicks car :help .

Or does this mean that since Bren went to Topeka that whatever he drives now gets bumped up a class :shifty

LOL, but what happens if he drives in MSS already? What would we bump him up to?

Bren was driving a PSS spec car, but he has been driving in MSS all year. We do not transfer points; therefore, he wanted to race in MSS where he would continue to accumulate points.

Similarly, Nick races mostly in PSS and the car was setup to PSS spec.

I did the same thing when I drove Nick's car last time.

A car that is "properly classed" in Showroom should also be eligbile in Prepared and Modified since it hasn't had anything done to it that would make it illegal for Prepared or Modified. Similarly, anything that is "properly classed" in Prepared should also be eligble for Modified.

OTOH, the cars should be kept to their own channels as appropriate (Touring, Sport or Super Sport)...see Mrs. bren running in MSS in a 325Ci (not to be taken as a complaint, just pointing it out).

updated autocross results are up

Similarly, Nick races mostly in PSS and the car was setup to PSS spec.


So you can throw a set of $3K plus Moton Club Sports, and some other goodies, but you cant have an aftermarket intake, springs, AND R COMPS??? :help



WOW!!!!!! Doby was co-driving my car, and beat me in his M3 :lol Wait I thought I had the SLOW BREADVAN :help

So you can throw a set of $200.00 plus Tokico Sports, and some other goodies, but you cant have an Iceman intake, cut springZ, AND NITTO TIREZ??? :help


RICER!!!

:lol :lol :lol :lol

Thank you Jed, I can now go to bed!!!!!!! ;)

You can drive my car at Ripken... just don't cord my tires. :stickoutt

Hmm, If I wasn't out of town I'd be interested in seeing a hotshoe run mine time wise.

WOW!!!!!! Doby was co-driving my car, and beat me in his M3 :lol Wait I thought I had the SLOW BREADVAN :help

Slow is relative.... :(

naw i think everyone is just getting faster

watching you guys in PT has been a blast - it's always a nail-biter

that last run Doug had was VERY fast... maybe his car is ILLEGAL!! Eric you can start the :ban: Doug Club
Nah. Doug locked 1st place with his 3rd run by about 1/2 second. Since there was no one left running in PT after him, he had no pressure and could floor his 4th run without worrying.

---Eric