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Post by volksman on Sept 4, 2006 7:03:40 GMT -5
Can we get Rob do design the NTI course as well? So no nasty 1st gear u-turns. Okay?  |
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Post by lagunamiata on Sept 4, 2006 7:36:26 GMT -5
2nd! I don't want caSSino to have to down shift in my car on course!! ;D
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Post by sleeper on Sept 4, 2006 8:28:32 GMT -5
That's a rather difficult request considering the lot layout at NTI, it's tiny compared to Continental and there are too many light poles. To have a similar design to the 24 hour would probably result in a 20 second course.
One of the intriguing aspects of autox is the variety of the course designs.
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Post by jbyrd on Sept 4, 2006 8:44:43 GMT -5
2nd! I don't want caSSino to have to down shift in my car on course!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by ROADBOY on Sept 4, 2006 9:22:23 GMT -5
2nd! I don't want caSSino to have to down shift in my car on course!! ;D LOL!!! |
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Post by ROADBOY on Sept 4, 2006 9:24:40 GMT -5
I think after the open and fast course we had at the 24hr, a tight and technical course would be good. Variety is good and it WILL STILL BE FUN.
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Post by fluid1 on Sept 4, 2006 9:37:59 GMT -5
Additionally, it doesn't matter who designs the course. Steve and I could design courses, some would like them, some would not.
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Post by ROADBOY on Sept 4, 2006 9:39:32 GMT -5
You guys do what u need to, i can say for me, i will have fun either way.  |
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Post by drbiggly on Sept 4, 2006 9:44:48 GMT -5
I'd recommend doing some crossovers or other design elements such as that rather than pivot cones. Less frustrating, less chance of gearboxes exploding, and leads to a better overall experience. Given the lot size there will be some tight and technical elements but making the entire course as such I feel is just unnecessary and shouldn't be done intentionally. There are a lot of unintentionally tight courses (NCAC Day1 the most recent example) to make up for any amount of perceived "fast" courses that the club could design as a whole. -Biggly |
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Post by sberry on Sept 4, 2006 12:36:39 GMT -5
Mike doesn't need to downshift. I rode with him in my car while he did the entire first half of the 24 hour course in 3rd! At one point he even hit 4th gear for a long sleeper and skillfully kept it from stalling...
Cassino: I wanted to drive the impala but I had to pull my wimp-chute at about 5:30am. My plan of power napping in the volvo backfired. Aside from sweating like a pig and getting eaten by mosquitos the sounds of performance mufflers idling by makes it not so easy to nod off.
Shoulda listened to pdawg's pre-event warning!
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Post by C4Shane on Sept 4, 2006 21:14:00 GMT -5
yup...one smart Dawg..ain't he...
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 4, 2006 21:14:40 GMT -5
He had some good points. I quit when my times started falling off.
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Post by unseratemymiata on Sept 6, 2006 11:59:07 GMT -5
can we spell stuff out w/the course? Like if you took an arial photo it'd say something! Yea, im in school, "AUTOMOTIVE COMPUTER".......... *starts to deedle lips*
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Post by jbyrd on Sept 6, 2006 12:20:32 GMT -5
In 1978, Jessie Tennant built a course at Olympic High School that spelled out "CCR" in script. It was a good course, too.
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Post by markt on Sept 6, 2006 13:55:53 GMT -5
Is Olympic HS lot still there??? Tell us newcomers what it was like, ByrdMan...sit us down around the cracker barrel and regail us with tales of derring-doo...  Seriously, is there a way to get in CMS's good graces to "help the children" and have a driving event? SPEED FOR THE CHILDREN!!Has a nice ring, doesn't it? Mark |
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Post by autoxcrx on Sept 6, 2006 14:02:41 GMT -5
 I remember going to one about that same time, 1978 or 1979 in the parking lot at Independence High School.
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Post by jbyrd on Sept 6, 2006 14:22:21 GMT -5
Actually, that event was at Independence High School......not at Olympic. Pretty good lot, and we used to run there regularly.
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Post by autoxcrx on Sept 6, 2006 20:16:00 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Gee JB, Our autox roots go back farther than we could possibaly have thought. I talked to Richard a lil while ago, and it was 1979 when both went to our first autox at Independence, He had a 1973 chocolate (UPS) brown Triumph spitfire. I don't recall another convertable with an easier top to put up when the rain came than that little thing. I had a 1973 Firebird Formula, Bright yellow with a 4-speed, I think it still had the stock rally wheels and GM generic F78-14 "Steel Belted Radial" on it (remember them ?) Later it had a set of American 200S's and some 1st gen Radial T/A's F60-14, on it, and a 12 Bolt rear. Don't suppose ya remember either one of us do ya? We didn't do all that well anyway. I know I was in F/S, don't thik he remembers what class he was in. Guess we both shoulda stuck with it instead of waiting 25 years to get started again, HUH??
As long as we're havin' fun now !!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by truk41 on Sept 6, 2006 20:38:19 GMT -5
Geez...I was born in 78
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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 20:42:31 GMT -5
Yup, ran a couple at Independance HS. Those were tha days.
Born in 78? I have cars older than that!
James
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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 20:45:00 GMT -5
An event that spelled out ccr?
Reminds me of a story about K-turns in Olde English script. Maybe anudder story for da soshul.
Long winded James
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 6, 2006 20:46:09 GMT -5
I graduated high school in 78
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Post by autoxcrx on Sept 6, 2006 20:55:13 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Shoot I still got two that have points in 'em. How many of ya rookies know how to set points,......
Wanna take on a dual piont distributor ?? On a 440 6-pack, adjustin' the carbs ?? Let me see 'em do that with their laptop,....
[glow=green,2,300]WHEEEEEEEE[/glow]
You know what I mean don't ya SOLO ??
Sometimes it's almost embarrisin' drivin a Honda,......
'Till ya beat 'em with 62 HP !!!!!!!!!!
Them old Hemi 'Cuda's, Cobra Jet Mustangs, an SS396 Camaro's just ain't made to autox we're they ??
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Post by autoxcrx on Sept 6, 2006 20:56:50 GMT -5
;D
But DA*M they was fun in their day !!!
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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 21:01:24 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Shoot I still got two that have points in 'em. How many of ya rookies know how to set points,...... You know what I mean don't ya SOLO ?? Them old Hemi 'Cuda's, Cobra Jet Mustangs, an SS396 Camaro's just ain't made to autox we're they ?? Yep, Ya just ain't lived till ya got 6 sets a' points and twelve webber throats connected in an old Lambo. Then we built a 23 "t" bucket roadster wit a Lambo motor, lmao. Jag rear suspension, and 6 pipes out each side. James |
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Post by hippie on Sept 6, 2006 21:01:52 GMT -5
setting points....eh,all you need is a match book. You old guys know what i mean.
BTW I was born in 73
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Post by damnyankee on Sept 6, 2006 21:03:24 GMT -5
a match book works!!
10 years late hippie!!
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Post by autoxcrx on Sept 6, 2006 21:03:55 GMT -5
;D
Got any pics of that roadster???
Love to see THAT !!!
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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 21:05:11 GMT -5
P.s. Jeff ya gotta make the soshul as I stuck my neck out fo' u S. C. guys. Called for it to be closer to you and (i, think) phillip.
James Farris
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Post by soloracer on Sept 6, 2006 21:08:40 GMT -5
;D Got any pics of that roadster??? Love to see THAT !!! No wish i did. Talk about double takes. People would walk past at a show and think it was a 6. Then walk back past and see 6 more pipes. WIDE EYES!!!!! |
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