Registration (http://myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEventDetail.Show?psevent_id=7315)is open, and I see several people are already signed up.
Hope to see some of you out there this time, and maybe we'll have better weather than the first event!

Signed up. And Im hoping that at least at AI I can still battle Mike's M3! LETS GIT IT ON!

i'll be durrr


oh CRAP, scott's signed up!! *deletes entry*

I'm debating this one, when does registration close? I may not know if I can go until the week prior.

i don't think it closes until a few days before the event

You gonna come? Want a co-driver? Your car is MUCH better set up than mine.

I'll be eating crabs and drinking beer by the pool... and if all goes well I'll be drinking the crabs and eating the beer by the end of teh nite

I'm leaving....on a jet plane.
Don't know when I'll be back again.

I think I'm already signed up. I transferred my registration from #1.

I'll be eating crabs and drinking beer by the pool... and if all goes well I'll be drinking the crabs and eating the beer by the end of the nite

Lazy bum! Any closer the autox would be in your back yard!:D

Does AI let passengers ride-along on your runs? If I come, I want to bring a friend along and have them ride with me... they don't feel comfortable co-driving my car.

Passengers are allowed...

I'm out :(.

I probably can't make it, but what are the rules concerning verts? What safety equipment do I need? I currently own a hard top, but I don't have roll bars.

Convertibles - rollbars not needed unless you use a 5-point harness. If just using a seatbelt, no problem. Miata's and S2000's run all the time!

Thanks. Would I need the hard top or can I run with the top down?

Oh, I also forgot that I have mismatched tires... I'd assume that cause me to fail the safety inspection? They're all the same size, but they are different brands.

Is there anywhere I can see all the rules for the safety inspection and track? Thank you.

Thanks. Would I need the hard top or can I run with the top down?

Oh, I also forgot that I have mismatched tires... I'd assume that cause me to fail the safety inspection? They're all the same size, but they are different brands.

Is there anywhere I can see all the rules for the safety inspection and track? Thank you.
Shouldn't be a problem.

Here's a handy site to check out for classification and rules: http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/

Thanks. Would I need the hard top or can I run with the top down?

Oh, I also forgot that I have mismatched tires... I'd assume that cause me to fail the safety inspection? They're all the same size, but they are different brands.

Is there anywhere I can see all the rules for the safety inspection and track? Thank you.

Top down is fine, everyone does it...

As long as the tires are in good condition they will pass. I've seen many instances where participants had mis-matched tires.

+1 on running with the top down. It's the only way to go!:D

Scott

I'm in with my M roadster. I'll be running in the last group of the day. Who's running when? Can we get a list going? I see we have (2) D stocks, (2) ASP's, (1) STU, and (2) SM's. There's only 97 people signed up at this time so there's still plenty of space left.


Gbauer: ASP, 1998 M Roadster (programmed), with the top down, of course!

You gonna come? Want a co-driver? Your car is MUCH better set up than mine.

I'm not sure if I can go


nvm just saw that you aren't going anymore

I'm out :(.

WoW tourny huh? Too bad....

What?

What?

Ryans 'other' friends...

http://files.myopera.com/FantaJojo/blog/wow.jpg

:rofl

ok... I have a few more questions if you guys don't mind. After reading through the rules, my car has a modified air box and a high flow cat. Everything else is stock - wheels, brakes, suspension, everything. It looks like the intake prevents me from running in the stock class, so I would need to move to touring (STS), but touring doesn't allow high flow cats, only stock cats. That means I'm touring extreme (STX), correct? Also, I don't have a helmet at the moment. How much does one cost and do you think I could make it by with a loaner / borrow one at the event? I do have a dirt bike helmet but I'm assuming a different type is required for auto crossing, right? And finally, what time would the event be over by? I'm trying to decide if I can make it as I have to be at a graduation party by 3 though I could probably arrive a bit late. Thanks!

Class - DSP (E36, E46 non-M), BSP (E36 M3)
helmets - AI has loaners, dirtbike helmets are ok, just have to be Snell '95+
If you run morning heat, 3 is no problem. Run order is listed @ autocrossersinc.org

is there some sort of charge if I just came to watch? none of my families cars are really ready for auto x right now, but I thought it would be cool to see what its like, and then hopefully in a few weeks I can be out there in my 325.

is there some sort of charge if I just came to watch? none of my families cars are really ready for auto x right now, but I thought it would be cool to see what its like, and then hopefully in a few weeks I can be out there in my 325.

Only thing there is a fee for is entry to drive. Spectating and ride-alongs are free...

Don't wanna side-track the thread, but that's one of the best pics I've ever seen... being a WoW player and all... :cool

Ryans 'other' friends...

http://files.myopera.com/FantaJojo/blog/wow.jpg

bumping it up. Still about 40 spots left. If you're planning on going, you better sign up on-line or it might be full when you get there.

just signed up

Well..... I suck. Regardless, it was a blast! The M Rowdy is 10X better than my old modified to the hilts maxima ever could have been! There just ain't nuthin' like taking a RWD car around a corner sideways and have it all legal!

Even though I managed to finish last in my class (fawking cones!), I did get my revenge on a Z06 on the way home! I was cruising home with my buddy following and we passed a normal Z06. I looked over and saw it was an old guy driving so I didn't think much of it. About two minutes later, I look up in my rearview and see him coming up on me at what looked like around 100 or so. He passed and I could tell by the sound that the guy was giving it all he had. Now I'm not one to fall for bait very often, but... Well, let's just say that I never imagined that the tires would chirp at 80 going into 3rd. I caught him at 115 or 120 and just kept on walking past him to 130 or so (empty stretch of road. No way in HELL would I do that any other way!). I shut down just after that and the A-hole actually kept it up and put on his flashers when he passed like some stupid 16 year old driving daddy's car! I couldn't believe that a 60-70 year old man would actually do that! Oh well, at least I learned that the M roady really is something to be respected.

Oh, one more thing: my buddy in his 3.slow won on a very clean last run. He did very, very well for his first time out. Me, on the other hand, should have done better but I'm just re-learning how to drive a RWD car. Finally started getting somewhere on the 4th run but I hit a cone and lost 2 seconds for a finish at 55.6ish.

Great to meet you guys! We have to do it again soon!

Well..... I suck. Regardless, it was a blast! The M Rowdy is 10X better than my old modified to the hilts maxima ever could have been! There just ain't nuthin' like taking a RWD car around a corner sideways and have it all legal!

Even though I managed to finish last in my class (fawking cones!), I did get my revenge on a Z06 on the way home! I was cruising home with my buddy following and we passed a normal Z06. I looked over and saw it was an old guy driving so I didn't think much of it. About two minutes later, I look up in my rearview and see him coming up on me at what looked like around 100 or so. He passed and I could tell by the sound that the guy was giving it all he had. Now I'm not one to fall for bait very often, but... Well, let's just say that I never imagined that the tires would chirp at 80 going into 3rd. I caught him at 115 or 120 and just kept on walking past him to 130 or so (empty stretch of road. No way in HELL would I do that any other way!). I shut down just after that and the A-hole actually kept it up and put on his flashers when he passed like some stupid 16 year old driving daddy's car! I couldn't believe that a 60-70 year old man would actually do that! Oh well, at least I learned that the M roady really is something to be respected.

Oh, one more thing: my buddy in his 3.slow won on a very clean last run. He did very, very well for his first time out. Me, on the other hand, should have done better but I'm just re-learning how to drive a RWD car. Finally started getting somewhere on the 4th run but I hit a cone and lost 2 seconds for a finish at 55.6ish.

Great to meet you guys! We have to do it again soon!


So you beat a C5 Z06 on the highway? FI?

yeah 2nd time out for me too, i think i did ok still did not hit any cones!!! even on the last run when i ran with the T/C off had a nice little drift going on sometimes lol

So you beat a C5 Z06 on the highway? FI?
Yep. I don't know if his car had something wrong or what, but I walked on him when he was giving it all he had. Still, I can't believe the guy used his flashers on me...

So you beat a C5 Z06 on the highway? FI?

Yep. I don't know if his car had something wrong or what, but I walked on him when he was giving it all he had. Still, I can't believe the guy used his flashers on me...
:rolleyes
Sorry. I beat a Viper that wasn't racing too.

:rolleyes
Sorry. I beat a Viper that wasn't racing too.

Yes that driver had no effing clue how to drive or his car had the crap beat out of it and didn't have any gas in it period. A Z06 should RUN AWAY from you. Congrats on beating the driver. That is a better kill anyways.

Yes that driver had no effing clue how to drive or his car had the crap beat out of it and didn't have any gas in it period. A Z06 should RUN AWAY from you. Congrats on beating the driver. That is a better kill anyways.

Might not have been the driver sucking, he just might not have been willing to run over x mph on a public road or, one of numerous other reasons.

Pics from the AI event are up. You can find them in the gallery at www.teamwtf.org.

Alex

Thanks for taking pictures, they look great. I need to make another set of numbers, mine are tiny.

Pics from the AI event are up. You can find them in the gallery at www.teamwtf.org (http://www.teamwtf.org).

Alex
what equipment and settings did you use for your pictures? I took some, but since I was using stop down metering (I use a manual focus lens on an adapter), my shutter speed ended up being way too high for most of the pictures. Stopping down makes it hard to focus because of the darker viewfinder and wide DOF, so i think I'm going to invest in a set of ND filters for next time.

Here's two photos of mine. The first was shot at f/8, ISO100, and 1/500 second.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/5STS.jpg

This one was shot at f/22 (?), ISO100, and 1/50 second

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/22STX.jpg

what equipment and settings did you use for your pictures?

I was shooting the on-course stuff with a Canon 1Dmk2n with a 70-200 2.8 and a 1.4x extender and a circular polarizer. The head on shots were generally at 1/200th, the panning shots were at 1/50, with some at 1/80. I usually play with ISO settings to keep the aperture in the 8 - 10 range.

EDIT: Can you correct any of your pic's issues with some post processing?


Alex

Thank you... trying to fix the panning shots in post would be a huge PITA and they would never look right. I'm mostly trying to gain experience, so I look to see what I did right and what I did wrong, then try to improve next time. I was shooting with a 350D and an old Vivitar 80-200 f4-5.6.

Pics from the AI event are up. You can find them in the gallery at www.teamwtf.org (http://www.teamwtf.org).

Alex
Nice pics! You guys had some great shots in there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/22STX.jpg

This took about a minute to do:

http://teamwtf.smugmug.com/photos/175515851-L.jpg

Alex

Thanks for the pic Cyrix2k! Did you take any others?

Yes, many actually. I'll try to get them online for you tonight.

Yes, many actually. I'll try to get them online for you tonight.
Did you run at this event? Did I meet you? I don't recall seeing the car in your sig, and I was doing tech inspection for the afternoon heats. :dunno

Did you run at this event? Did I meet you? I don't recall seeing the car in your sig, and I was doing tech inspection for the afternoon heats. :dunno
No, I didn't run. My amplifier would have caused me to fail inspection. I was just in the area and stopped by. I was hoping to run in event #3, but it turns out we're leaving for vacation that morning so I'll have to wait until event #4. I did bring my car - I parked in the public parking area.

Here's some more... I may have others too. Also, if you want any in hi-res / no PS, let me know. These were all underexposed, so if they look overexposed, that's because of poor PS.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/biggins7.jpg

No, I didn't run. My amplifier would have caused me to fail inspection. I was just in the area and stopped by. I was hoping to run in event #3, but it turns out we're leaving for vacation that morning so I'll have to wait until event #4. I did bring my car - I parked in the public parking area.

Here's some more... I may have others too. Also, if you want any in hi-res / no PS, let me know. These were all underexposed, so if they look overexposed, that's because of poor PS.
They're great! Thank you again. My photo skills are terrible.

There's always an event at Ripken, so I think there is a Porsche club, Philly SCCA, Subaru Challenge, BMWCCA, etc. event before the next AI. BMWCCA also runs in Sykesville. I'll probably do some more AI events by season's end.

Thanks for the tip. It looks like I may be going to the August 18th autocross in sykesville.

They're great! Thank you again. My photo skills are terrible.

There's always an event at Ripken, so I think there is a Porsche club, Philly SCCA, Subaru Challenge, BMWCCA, etc. event before the next AI. BMWCCA also runs in Sykesville. I'll probably do some more AI events by season's end.

Congrats on the trophy, Chris. It was certainly not my best effort...missing the start gate on my first run was a BAD omen.