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Loren wrote: if I need to do anything other than show up and abuse John's car this Saturday, somebody be sure to remind me.

Loren: Remind Doug or Steve to post the reg forms and waiver.

jdm_apocalypse wrote:

aw614 wrote:there is a free spot for this weekend if anyone wants it, as much as I would love to autox this sat, things have come up out of my control and I have to cancel.

Hi! Thank you for informing us! I took it!

Hi Everyone! Total autocross newbie here. I am supposed to just watch and familiarize myself with the event but got lucky today.

Please do not be harsh on me. See you all!

You'll have fun as a novice it is very addicting

I was hoping to go and was looking forward for the course layout, and test my new tires out on my integra, hopefully the next one I'll try going.

jreid1000 wrote:

Loren wrote: if I need to do anything other than show up and abuse John's car this Saturday, somebody be sure to remind me.

Loren: Remind Doug or Steve to post the reg forms and waiver.

Planning for ME to remind someone else to do something is usually not the best plan.

aw614 wrote:

jdm_apocalypse wrote:

aw614 wrote:there is a free spot for this weekend if anyone wants it, as much as I would love to autox this sat, things have come up out of my control and I have to cancel.

Hi! Thank you for informing us! I took it!

Hi Everyone! Total autocross newbie here. I am supposed to just watch and familiarize myself with the event but got lucky today.

Please do not be harsh on me. See you all!

You'll have fun as a novice it is very addicting

I was hoping to go and was looking forward for the course layout, and test my new tires out on my integra, hopefully the next one I'll try going.

Okay. I sure will try to have fun . I guess it will be hard to memorize the cones. Will the floor be marked?

Now, I need to tune my car up. Hasn't been run hard in years.

jdm_apocalypse wrote:
Okay. I sure will try to have fun . I guess it will be hard to memorize the cones. Will the floor be marked?

Now, I need to tune my car up. Hasn't been run hard in years.

Best way is to ask for rides from more experienced drivers or ask someone to ride with you if you are running in the first group, you'll get through the initial sea of cones shock

Print out a course map. Driver friendly course due to everyone being a little rusty. Find #92 Brian Heintzman who will be the novice co-ordinator for this event.
I assume you have lowering springs as see you are in M3 instead of S5. Check your fluids, tires pumped up to 40psi to start. There will be a novice walk. A novice talk. Preride with experienced driver and have an instructor ride along too. EASY. You control the throttle and brakes = take it easy the first couple times. You are not alone. Bring roll of blue or green painter's tape to make your numbers with.
Doug

Loren wrote:High Res PDF version

Here ya go!

jreid1000 wrote:

Loren wrote: if I need to do anything other than show up and abuse John's car this Saturday, somebody be sure to remind me.

Loren: Remind Doug or Steve to post the reg forms and waiver.

In the unlikely event Steve has forgotten or hasn't seen this I'll remind him. Usually he posts those forms a day or two before the event. Entry isn't closing until midnite.

Doug

twistedwankel wrote:Print out a course map. Driver friendly course due to everyone being a little rusty. Find #92 Brian Heintzman who will be the novice co-ordinator for this event.
I assume you have lowering springs as see you are in M3 instead of S5. Check your fluids, tires pumped up to 40psi to start. There will be a novice walk. A novice talk. Preride with experienced driver and have an instructor ride along too. EASY. You control the throttle and brakes = take it easy the first couple times. You are not alone. Bring roll of blue or green painter's tape to make your numbers with.
Doug

Loren wrote:High Res PDF version

Here ya go!

Okay thanks Doug! I have lowering springs and camber kit-I had it set to neutral position. I guess that should work for now? About to go to buy some oil/fluids now. I am also thinking of flushing the brake fluids out to totally replace it, then bleed air. What time does the event usually ends?

Okay thanks Doug! I have lowering springs and camber kit-I had it set to neutral position. I guess that should work for now? About to go to buy some oil/fluids now. I am also thinking of flushing the brake fluids out to totally replace it, then bleed air. What time does the event usually ends?

Right after you and a few others help me rebuild the police course and police the lots for trash so we are welcomed back by SPC

We will try extra hard to be out of there well before 5pm, awards in hands, as a general rule.

Yeah, we're usually done by around 4pm. Plan on heading over to Beef O'Brady's afterward and just call it 6-7pm.

I haven't forgotten the forms - for all 10-12 people who will bother to print them ahead of time. I email SPC. I wait a few days. I email again. Then I call. "We got no email." "Please unspam my address and send the forms." Then I get the forms. I called this afternoon. Should have forms tomorrow, if lucky and will post in p.m. Aight?

You have the patience of a saint, Steve.

(which is good, given how slow you drive)

twistedwankel wrote:

Okay thanks Doug! I have lowering springs and camber kit-I had it set to neutral position. I guess that should work for now? About to go to buy some oil/fluids now. I am also thinking of flushing the brake fluids out to totally replace it, then bleed air. What time does the event usually ends?

Right after you and a few others help me rebuild the police course and police the lots for trash so we are welcomed back by SPC

We will try extra hard to be out of there well before 5pm, awards in hands, as a general rule.

I will surely help! thanks

Loren wrote:Yeah, we're usually done by around 4pm. Plan on heading over to Beef O'Brady's afterward and just call it 6-7pm.

I can head to Beef O Brady's as long as my wife won't bother me. She's planning to go with me at the event but I'll ask her to invite somebody, so they could go somewhere else if they got bored watching us

I will not have my tires mounted in time for this event.

Could anyone do me the service of allowing me to co-drive their car? Please? I'll owe you a co-drive, of course!

If not, okay, I will drive on my OEM tires/wheels. I just want to avoid it because my back tires are bald. Hope it doesn't rain!

My last drive home in the rain was really interesting, as my autocross tires/wheels were not only bald, but corded! I lost control on the highway for about 1 second, then drove at 40mph all the way home!

My new tires have arrived, but I'm still in the process of either getting my autocross wheels stripped or painted. I'm tired of them looking like shyte!

Rosko wrote: My new tires have arrived, but I'm still in the process of either getting my autocross wheels stripped or painted. I'm tired of them looking like shyte!

Airplane stripper from any autosupply will bubble the finish off in minutes and water wash off. Or you can use brake cleaner which also washes the paint or clearcoat right off. (I found that out once unintentionally.)

Rosko wrote:I will not have my tires mounted in time for this event.

Could anyone do me the service of allowing me to co-drive their car? Please? I'll owe you a co-drive, of course!

If not, okay, I will drive on my OEM tires/wheels. I just want to avoid it because my back tires are bald. Hope it doesn't rain!

My last drive home in the rain was really interesting, as my autocross tires/wheels were not only bald, but corded! I lost control on the highway for about 1 second, then drove at 40mph all the way home!

My new tires have arrived, but I'm still in the process of either getting my autocross wheels stripped or painted. I'm tired of them looking like shyte!

You can drive the Muskrat with me if you want. I need some help with my driving skills and car set-up any ways. Reply if that is cool with you. I have a "1" if you want to change your number to 127 or 271.

Thank you so much for offering, Ed! I'd love to! I look forward to driving a car with torque and the glorious sound of a V8!

Doug, I've read about that stripper. I thought about it, but I just don't like being around strong chemicals with nasty fumes. A friend has a lead on a company that does sand blasting, so I will hopefully try that. Let me know if you know an outfit that can do that. It's surprisingly difficult to find such a service or rent a bead blast machine... at least for me.

Rosko wrote:Doug, I've read about that stripper. I thought about it, but I just don't like being around strong chemicals with nasty fumes. A friend has a lead on a company that does sand blasting, so I will hopefully try that. Let me know if you know an outfit that can do that. It's surprisingly difficult to find such a service or rent a bead blast machine... at least for me.

I did it outdoors so I noticed no fumes. You don't want it near any painted surfaces that's for sure. That's assuming you want them down to bare metal? Blasting is a practiced art. You tend to lose metal. I did a set of 75 Cosworth Vega mag wheels once that were originally painted that turned out nice after blasting and repainting. BUT they were impossible to find.

You can send your wheels out to any number of places to be factory reconditioned but it's just as cheap to buy new wheels anymore. Aren't racing wheels supposed to look black dusted anyhow? Clean the dust off. Roughen the surface with 600grit or fine steel wool. Paint directly with (no primer) rustoleum high temp 1200F BBQ flat black bugbomb. It will leave a rough looking surface at first. Allow to fully dry. Take an orange shop rag and wipe off the dried surface and it will look smooth flat black and awesome. Recoat if needed and repeat. That's how I painted now gone old Ford's wide hood stripe to cover gone clearcoat (like Drew's) and it looked professional the whole 3 years I had that car:) For less than $10. Touchup is a no brainer.

my 2 cents (okay I'm cheap)

Doug, I've read about that stripper. I thought about it, but I just don't like being around strong chemicals with nasty fumes. A friend has a lead on a company that does sand blasting, so I will hopefully try that. Let me know if you know an outfit that can do that. It's surprisingly difficult to find such a service or rent a bead blast machine... at least for me.

I have used Aircraft Stripper and the fumes are very minimal. Working in the medical field most of my adult life, breathing purified air I am some what sensitive to fumes. It really is easy to use. Simply paint it on with a paint brush and wait about a minute and spray it with a hose to deactivate the chemical.

I have a 1/4 can of unused stripper I can bring Saturday if you would like to try before you buy.