Auto X nov 19-20th at the fresno fair grounds

nice!! free ftw...ill be out to watch if im free.

its 30 dollars? or more?

coach wrote:

its 30 dollars? or more?

about that, yes. i'm not 100% sure, but you can google it to be certain. fresnoscca.com

kaj wrote:

coach wrote:

its 30 dollars? or more?

about that, yes. i'm not 100% sure, but you can google it to be certain. fresnoscca.com

i think its 30 for scca members and 45 for non with 15 going toward scca membership

99% positive that is correct on pricing. Get hooked on it enough and you'll want to purchase the SCCA membership. There are some good discounts in there if that helps, plus comes with a monthly magazine.

not sure if gna make it...boss wants me to work...if im off early ill see whats up....what happens if rain...???

Rain or shine, don't matter

Nice...gna try n get day off..should b fun to watch..

If i drive my dented ass car down there, I expect some fast car action..

Rain should work to my advantage.

I'm guessing corner workers need our own umbrellas?

woooo hooooo pumpoed the fuck up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 wearing my helmet right now.

any word howd it go today......

coach wrote:

woooo hooooo pumpoed the fuck up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 wearing my helmet right now.

How do you SLEEP?! Oh, wait..probably too pumped to sleep.

leemo559 wrote:

any word howd it go today......

im going to make a thread here in a bit! i had a fucking blast. i amd going to be going alot next season!!!!!!!!

kaj wrote:

coach wrote:

woooo hooooo pumpoed the fuck up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 wearing my helmet right now.

How do you SLEEP?! Oh, wait..probably too pumped to sleep.

i didnt sleep yesterday. i got off from target at 6 and came home did some last min stuff for the car and then i went to the fair grounds and passed out when i got home.

So yesterday was a long ass day, it all started on friday around 4pm got off saturday at 6am from target. I go home wait for a local place to open up to go buy some hardware i needed. Get a text from my friend sayin hey get down here and watch. I was trying to take a power nap. So i get up go down there and lucky for me it was the fast guys running when i get there. So group one had run and they were lining up group two.I watch group two run and my other friend shows up. so we start walking the coarse after they are done. kind to get a view of the lay out i snapped a few for you guys.
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they straight was long enough for me to bounce off the rev limiter in 2nd
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this piture will be posted twice due to me fucking up in this part on my first run
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now the rest i took
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Ok. So im watching during my cone time on the course and watching the back of the track and seeign all the rwd guys get loose so i start getting nervous for my runs right then and there. watching these vettes, mazdas, and bimmers brake hella late into the corner and trying to get ideas on how im going to run. Well the time comes group 3 is done and its time to move my car to the staging lane. I sitting there having all these thoughts run thru my head. Well its time put the helmet on car in front of me gets the green flag i pull up to the start box and every feeling hits me. I get the flag and i baby it off the line throw it in 2nd and just let my mind take over. i'm feeling pretty good around the first section heading to the hair pin right before the straight, make my way around it and see the cones i go thru before the straight i nail it let off (heres the refernce the picture will help)[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]so i start to let off and i make the first set of cones but fly completly right of the second and last set of cones get the dnf for a 47.xx but i got a real good feel of the lay out. second i take it a bit easy on the next run so i can get a clean run in and get the braking zone for the part i messed up in clean run 48.xx. ok got it figured out kinda, lets go balls to the wall. push it deeper into the corner posted and it pays off shaved 2 seconds off my time 46.xx, next run 46.xx dropped a tenth off the time. last run i think i could of touched 45's but i got a little side ways in the first hair pin but kept it moving in a good manner make it thru the rest 46.034 was my best time. pumped up about the whole thing in gen. i now know i can handle this stuff and it is local and i can actully build a car and use it more then a couple times a year and still drive it around the block.
Gtr was mind blowing to watch.

Glad you had a good time. I try to convince peeps how fun driving events are....but you have to actually do one to really get it.[quote]

i had a blast.....kinda made me realize a few things.

coach wrote:

i had a blast.....kinda made me realize a few things.

wait until you take it to a full-sized track. talk about adrenaline rush and being hooked... you will be ready to sell everything you own to race-prep your daily driver. LOL. it's the most amazing thing i've ever done.

kaj wrote:

coach wrote:

i had a blast.....kinda made me realize a few things.

wait until you take it to a full-sized track. talk about adrenaline rush and being hooked... you will be ready to sell everything you own to race-prep your daily driver. LOL. it's the most amazing thing i've ever done.

thats on the list. i am going to keep my sedan and do more solo events. I am to the point where im going to get a stock car and park the sedan. all i really need is better suspsion, a diff, brake upgrade, and good tires.

i got a few pics and video see when i got time to upload them

Good seeing the runs! I'm pretty terrible with faces I was like I know coach has a 4 door... but is that him?

It was odd how quite some of those cars were!

coach wrote:

kaj wrote:

coach wrote:

i had a blast.....kinda made me realize a few things.

wait until you take it to a full-sized track. talk about adrenaline rush and being hooked... you will be ready to sell everything you own to race-prep your daily driver. LOL. it's the most amazing thing i've ever done.

thats on the list. i am going to keep my sedan and do more solo events. I am to the point where im going to get a stock car and park the sedan. all i really need is better suspsion, a diff, brake upgrade, and good tires.

You have a bad diff? Brake pads and fluid, then tires is really all you need unless you plan to build a dedicated track car. You going that route?

You should come to Laguna Seca in Dec. Check it out and see if it's something you're interested in.

I agree. Grab a helmet and get some ride alongs.

2159ClassicRed wrote:

I agree. Grab a helmet and get some ride alongs.

i get 5, 20min sessions. Coach: you are welcome to ride along for one of them, if you like. or even just a few laps. i can pit to let ya out. my car is very much a street vehicle, so you won't experience any 2.0G cornering.. but it's gonna be blast, i promise.

no i just want to get rid of the peg leg oem diff. I would love to go in dec, but i work fridays and i cant really take time off with out paying someone else to do this route for me. kinda shitty part of my job. im looking forward to next season with the fresno-scca.