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MustGoFaster
05-03-2009, 05:59 AM
I will be there, but I will be driving a Mini again.
s1ngletracker
05-03-2009, 08:24 AM
Damn, I really wanted to see a 3/s zipping around the course!
Kracka
05-03-2009, 09:12 AM
Why didn't you bring the 3/S yesterday, Ryan?

I had a good time yesterday. My morning runs were good and I was feeling very comfortable in my car, but I just couldn't get focused in the afternoon. My car control has improved though as I only hit 1 cone all day.

I was fairly disappointed with the organization yesterday though. None of the officials seemed to have a grasp on the flow pace or what needed to be done. 170 cars was way too many and it made the day really drag on. It was especially disappointing that we only got 5 of our 6 runs. Hopefully they get things under control in the coming events because it was never this bad last year. The 45 minute drivers' meeting was also horrible and seemed to be what set the slow/delayed pace for the entire day; it could have easily been summarized in 10 minutes.
s1ngletracker
05-03-2009, 09:27 AM
geez, that sounds really annoying.
Kracka
05-03-2009, 09:32 AM
Yeah, being there from 7am until almost 6pm and only getting 5 runs was quite a let down.
asshanson
05-03-2009, 07:58 PM
^ That sucks. I thought I had to wait awhile. Here in Iowa today we did autocross on a road course, so didn't really have to dodge cones. Started at 10:30, finished by 5:30, and only got 5 runs in. There were around 58 cars I think, I placed 2nd in SM. There was a bmw that got a 41.8 on his best run, I managed a 42.3 on my second to last run. Third place was a 43.0, I think there were about 15 cars in SM there today. Not bad for my first event.
Kracka
05-03-2009, 08:09 PM
Nice job Andrew! DCTC is similar to a road course so that is a very fun venue.
cmspaz
05-03-2009, 08:48 PM
^ That sucks. I thought I had to wait awhile. Here in Iowa today we did autocross on a road course, so didn't really have to dodge cones. Started at 10:30, finished by 5:30, and only got 5 runs in. There were around 58 cars I think, I placed 2nd in SM. There was a bmw that got a 41.8 on his best run, I managed a 42.3 on my second to last run. Third place was a 43.0, I think there were about 15 cars in SM there today. Not bad for my first event.
Yeah, you get a lot less for the time invested with IAR and DMVR. They're just that much more lax.

And congrats on getting 2nd! That's pretty damn good for a first time, especially in DMVR's competitive SM class. Oh, and don't worry about Chris. Every once in a while he pulls a win like that out of his ass, but don't expect it of him every event. The other guys are normally faster. But from the sounds of it, you're already set to be a points contender for this season. Too bad you're leaving 1/3 of the way in to come back up here, from that perspective.
asshanson
05-03-2009, 09:27 PM
Yea, plus I didn't make the first two events. Well, spectating I guess. I'm not in it for points, just to have fun. Lots of tire squealing today, almost lost it a few times, especially right after the finish line. The back corner was really fast, long straight stretch into sweeping corner, to another straight stretch. Maxed out 2nd at 8k rpms, sort of scary coming up on a 180* turn.
asshanson
05-04-2009, 03:26 PM
Does an ABS delete take me out of SM? If so that sucks balls, but oh well, it would be sort of cool to have an XP car that I DD. Hahaha. Where can I find a complete list of categories and their definitions, as well as acronyms. The STX cars were dominating yesterday, just want to find out what they can have for mods.