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Post by justinhomi on Jun 27, 2006 23:09:59 GMT -5
I'd love to see it at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds again. It's the perfect location. The course was awesome too.
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Post by ROADBOY on Jun 28, 2006 1:28:14 GMT -5
JB, is that ur vote or a word from the big wigs  |
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Post by jbyrd on Jun 28, 2006 10:49:59 GMT -5
actually, I would like to see it in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. How about the old G'ville Braves Stadium.
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Post by C4Shane on Jun 28, 2006 11:16:05 GMT -5
I like Dixie if we iz voting on it.... Gave us a nice paddock area with lots of grassy areas and pavilions to set up under. Since it always seems to rain at least once per event, that would provide a little extra protection. The course we had last year was nice, long, fast, with some neat slow parts. Got to drive the infamous SS Impala on it, which was a real education in combining torque, grip, weight, body roll, slow steering, and a very trusting owner! Would love to take the Fiesta out there and see what could be done.
Knights is always acceptable as a second choice - Gville Braves is about the same IMO.
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Post by daveoh32 on Jun 28, 2006 11:19:59 GMT -5
I think Maggie valley is an awful site for the 24HR. The lot is small, the paddock is smaller. The Dixie site is a great - its pretty big and allows for some really great courses if you plan ahead and the paddock area is really big. Dixie definitely gets my vote!
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Post by C4Shane on Jun 28, 2006 11:30:18 GMT -5
"Wonder what I'd PAX on R-comps? Still can't beat that truck!" Not sure you will have to worry about the truck too much longer. I just got a Civic Hybrid that I am thinking about taking out and selling the truck . Woohoo  Oh well I would like to be competitive, but I am mainly there to have fun.[/quote Whooaaaa... i needed to read more of the earlier posts...What!!! no RaceTruck!!!! say it ain't so...geez, PDawg get to ya Michael??? Got you saving gas!!! well, it is all about fun I guess isnt it. Echo'ing Mr Volksman - I too like a bit longer run - I think 40 -50 second courses are great and it is amazing how much more an extra 10 seconds adds to the fun. I really liked last years event at Dixie and it was great to be isolated back there away from "tourists". Oh well - Volksman does have the right idea....runs are longer in a slower car ;D SoloRacer and Saabstory are planning on bringing out a couple of spare beaters - We are going to have an old Camaro V-6 challenge match - providing the clutch holds up..LOL |
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Post by C4Shane on Jun 28, 2006 11:32:57 GMT -5
I think Maggie valley is an awful site for the 24HR. The lot is small, the paddock is smaller. The Dixie site is a great - its pretty big and allows for some really great courses if you plan ahead and the paddock area is really big. Dixie definitely gets my vote! Agreed....there wasnt' adequate paddock room when we ran there last year for an event. You get 150 cars show up and we will have a problem...but the scenery is nice! I remember that there is a really big dip there that bottomed out a few cars - hate to see what id do to that pretty Merc' of yers. It'd just knock my teeth out in the Fiesta.. ;D |
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Post by autoxdad on Jun 28, 2006 16:11:28 GMT -5
I ran Dixie a couple of months ago with Triad and it was a great time. It would be a great place for the 24hr
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Post by Imprezivblue on Jun 28, 2006 16:57:05 GMT -5
Dixie for 24 hour was awesome. Lots of shaded paddock space. . . great course, SOME lighting. . . i'd love to see it there again  |
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Post by crash477 on Jun 28, 2006 19:23:56 GMT -5
Yeah DIXIE was great last year. I would LOVE to see Lowes though!
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Post by wrongway15 on Jun 29, 2006 16:48:21 GMT -5
i am very intrigued about this 24hr autox...ive never heard of it. whats the format? details please
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Post by lagunamiata on Jun 29, 2006 17:14:40 GMT -5
You run from 12:00 Saturday afternoon to 12:00 Sunday afternoon. When you get to the line you declare an "official" run, you get 5 of those. You get as many non-official runs as you want.
We lined up for grid, 4 cars at the line for runs, do 2 or 3 runs (I think), then back in line for grid.
Last year you could register for noon-midnight and midnight-noon or all 24 hours.
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Post by caSSino on Jun 29, 2006 18:43:22 GMT -5
Last year you could register for noon-midnight and midnight-noon or all 24 hours. And for each 12 hour period you compete in you must work for 2 hours. |
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Post by daveoh32 on Jun 29, 2006 19:35:22 GMT -5
I remember that there is a really big dip there that bottomed out a few cars - hate to see what id do to that pretty Merc' of yers. It'd just knock my teeth out in the Fiesta.. ;D You're not kidding, and its right at the "cross-over" section of the course that is almost always going to be the fast part. My rear V710s have a nice little groove on the shoulder from that exact spot you're talking about... it was pretty violent. The scenery in maggie is great with the mountains and stuff in the background, but its just not a site with sufficient space for this kind of event. Oh, and its far, Dixie is 90seconds away from my house!! |
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Post by 6speed on Jun 30, 2006 16:23:31 GMT -5
As far as location goes I vote for anything close to Charlotte. Several of us Vette guys will be doing a 2 day NCCC points event at CMP that same weekend. The plan is to leave CMP saturday afternoon and drive to the CCR event for some runs (again, it's a points thing) then head back to Columbia so we can be back at CMP Sunday AM. Knights would be great.
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Post by autoxdad on Jun 30, 2006 17:32:50 GMT -5
I think that someone mentioned that there are ballgames that weekend at Knights so that is out
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Post by 02Mazpro5 on Jun 30, 2006 20:00:35 GMT -5
Is anyone allowed to do the 24hr event? Or is it just for members?
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Post by caSSino on Jun 30, 2006 21:23:13 GMT -5
It is open to anyone not just members.
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Post by wjm on Jul 3, 2006 10:51:49 GMT -5
We should rent out Roat Atlanta for the 24 hrs. :-P
I'm hoping for Dixie like we had last year.
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Post by clint on Jul 8, 2006 17:32:41 GMT -5
Dixie is nice for paddock/parking room; limited access to the course area; course mostly out of view from the public roads; indoor restrooms instead of porta-johns. It's theoretically ideal for spectating, since there is (was last year, anyway) access to a covered, cement grandstand overlooking the entire course area. However, one couldn't see the time clock from up there, as the course was laid out last year, at least.
The detriments: It can be hard to find, especially if say, you haven't been to Winston since you were a child well before driving age, and not to the Fairgrounds specifically.  The directions on the old website were, IMHO, terrible. I was lost for a bit, but somehow stumbled my way there, fortunately. I suggest getting an online map tailored to where you're coming from.
The course itself has to be on lanes of asphalt between grassy areas, so the effect is much like Lowes or CMP (when we ran Solo2's there). That's to say, like using a track. This limits how much you can diffentiate the courses there. In other words, people who have ran there more, will have an advantage over people who haven't. Don't get me wrong, I love Lowe's and Dixie, but for that reason, I think it might be a good idea to only have one event a year at some place like that. Also, the course designers need to be extra creative at such places; changing up "the line", running it the other direction, etc. If you like faster courses, you'll like Dixie. I had an even more spectacular spin-out at Dixie, than my 2nd run at Lowe's (for those of you that saw that one ;D ). I had a "feint" drift of about 45 degrees one way, then snapped back the other way into a near 180 like at Lowe's  ;D It didn't have the drama of being so close to the finish light equipment, however.
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Post by jbyrd on Jul 8, 2006 19:21:14 GMT -5
I heard a rumor we were going to have it in Black Mountain.
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Post by C4Shane on Jul 8, 2006 19:28:40 GMT -5
Hmmm ...any details??? Not sure what that would be like.
Do Black cars automatically win their class at Black Mtn??
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Post by soloracer on Jul 8, 2006 19:54:45 GMT -5
Hmmm ...any details??? Not sure what that would be like. Do Black cars automatically win their class at Black Mtn?? Since Jeannie and I were the only participants at the last social , we voted on the new handicap system, and black cars win ANYWHERE for the rest of the year. James |
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Post by soloracer on Jul 8, 2006 20:22:48 GMT -5
Anyone disputing this will be moved to double-super secret / mod. class.
Sorta like e/ mod but without RB. And will be paxed with f-117's.
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Post by autoxcrx on Jul 10, 2006 12:55:55 GMT -5
So thats why I keep getting 2nd in my White CRX,... but wait a minute,... Brians Protege is White too,...an he's the one that keeps beatin' me,...an that Fast Frontier is black,...an he's beat me,... but I've beat him, an I beat the Black Fiero yesterday,..... Must not be an H-stock thing is it ?? I won't even mention the Black & White Cop Car Camaro,.. of course it seems to have a problem deciding which way to go every now and then don't it? Whoops, I said I wasn't gonna mention that! What about Gray cars ??
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Post by markt on Jul 10, 2006 13:08:07 GMT -5
What about Gray cars ?? what about gray hairs? |
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Post by autoxcrx on Jul 10, 2006 15:05:24 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Rather have it turn White than turn Loose!! An just like Archie Bunker once said, "Just because there's snow on tha roof don't mean there ain't a fire in tha furnace" Hey, I just celebrated my 10th Wedding anniversery in March, I,ve earned every one of 'em!! |
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Post by C4Shane on Jul 10, 2006 15:11:20 GMT -5
I'm up to 25 and guess what...you still have to earn every darn one.
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Post by Imprezivblue on Jul 10, 2006 19:13:46 GMT -5
I'm not married and loving it!!!!
(But I'm hearing every marriage joke/hint imaginable at the moment).
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Post by fastfotos on Jul 10, 2006 19:40:28 GMT -5
I'm not married and loving it!!!! (But I'm hearing every marriage joke/hint imaginable at the moment). Thats at least better than being married and NOT loving it! My Marriage is like McDonalds....I'm Loving It! |
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Oh well I would like to be competitive, but I am mainly there to have fun.[/quote
The directions on the old website were, IMHO, terrible. I was lost for a bit, but somehow stumbled my way there, fortunately. I suggest getting an online map tailored to where you're coming from.
;D It didn't have the drama of being so close to the finish light equipment, however.
