The Boondoggle is almost here!
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The Boondoggle is almost here!
Feb 1, 2004 @ oakland collisium
autocross round 1
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autocross round 1
must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!must dodge cones!
Originally posted by PaulC
I'd rather be snowboarding.
I'd rather be snowboarding.
$30? son of a beach.
I'm hoping there will be some 'added value' there somwhere.
4 runs per event?
or
more 90 second monster runs?
or even
a crew of six tv cameras with two diamond vision jumbo visions?
I will be competing this season.
i'm getting my helmet in a few weeks. I'm still not sure if STX is in the picture cause of my ALKs... i dont' want to run most of the season, and then have someone ***** and moan about it. I'm a poor driver! really! i am!
-Gagan
i'm getting my helmet in a few weeks. I'm still not sure if STX is in the picture cause of my ALKs... i dont' want to run most of the season, and then have someone ***** and moan about it. I'm a poor driver! really! i am!
-Gagan
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Originally posted by joltdudeuc
I will be competing this season.
i'm getting my helmet in a few weeks. I'm still not sure if STX is in the picture cause of my ALKs... i dont' want to run most of the season, and then have someone ***** and moan about it. I'm a poor driver! really! i am!
-Gagan
I will be competing this season.
i'm getting my helmet in a few weeks. I'm still not sure if STX is in the picture cause of my ALKs... i dont' want to run most of the season, and then have someone ***** and moan about it. I'm a poor driver! really! i am!
-Gagan
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Originally posted by sirhankwilliams
I'm hoping there will be some 'added value' there somwhere.
I'm hoping there will be some 'added value' there somwhere.
They could have just packed it up after all the sites raised the fees.
I'll be snowboarding too that weekend, but will be around later in the season.
Gagan, the ALK is a particularly nasty mod, IIRC it even throws you out of SM. Apparently there's a new one that sidesteps that rule but I don't know the details.
Just come out and run. If you're not beating too many people it's a non-issue. If you start winning though..
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Gagan : come on out and run STX. If anyone *****es, I'll be glad to point out that you smoked their WRX despite giving up a good 60 or so HP to them 
As for the entry fee increase : it is the first one in about 4-5 years, and amortized over that time frame doesn't even keep up with the increase in site fees and insurance. Figure on both of those going up 10% (or more) PER YEAR due to high real estate in the Bay Area and the high cost of event insurance. So instead of jacking the event entry fee EVERY year, we tend to go a while until we'd be at the point we'd be screwed if we didn't raise it, then raise it enough to cover another few years.
BTW, once you get into it much, you'll be spending more in tires per event than entry fees anyways
I'll definitely be there. If I don't have the AccessPort yet (I have Cobb Stage 2 now) I'll run SM-ST, otherwise I'll use AccessPort to throw in the STX-legal program and run STX.
As for the entry fee increase : it is the first one in about 4-5 years, and amortized over that time frame doesn't even keep up with the increase in site fees and insurance. Figure on both of those going up 10% (or more) PER YEAR due to high real estate in the Bay Area and the high cost of event insurance. So instead of jacking the event entry fee EVERY year, we tend to go a while until we'd be at the point we'd be screwed if we didn't raise it, then raise it enough to cover another few years.
BTW, once you get into it much, you'll be spending more in tires per event than entry fees anyways
I'll definitely be there. If I don't have the AccessPort yet (I have Cobb Stage 2 now) I'll run SM-ST, otherwise I'll use AccessPort to throw in the STX-legal program and run STX.
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'Added Value'? That SFW sure is an A-Hole 
Yup, prices only go up and AutoX is still a pretty good deal. Still, a couple Diamond Vision screens or some scantily clad cheerleaders wouldn't be bad.
Whats Gagan's 'ALK'?? The more IClubbers running, the better.
Yup, prices only go up and AutoX is still a pretty good deal. Still, a couple Diamond Vision screens or some scantily clad cheerleaders wouldn't be bad.
Whats Gagan's 'ALK'?? The more IClubbers running, the better.
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ALK = Anti Lift Kit (i.e. from Whiteline, usually, although I believe Perrin makes one now as well). It relocates the rear lower control arm mount on the front wheels to change the geometry slightly (thus why it isn't legal for STX or Street Prepared) and get an extra 0.5 degrees of positive caster.
It IS legal to get the extra caster with a camber/caster plate up top, just not via the ALK. Welcome to the wonderful SCCA rulebook
It IS legal to get the extra caster with a camber/caster plate up top, just not via the ALK. Welcome to the wonderful SCCA rulebook
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Originally posted by platypus
I'll be coming out with the rally car for autocrossen. Should be interesting.
I'll be coming out with the rally car for autocrossen. Should be interesting.
oh yeah,, watch out for that PaulC guy.... His car gets faster every time he hits another 100k miles
Originally posted by Impala SS AutoX
Gagan : come on out and run STX. If anyone *****es, I'll be glad to point out that you smoked their WRX despite giving up a good 60 or so HP to them
As for the entry fee increase : it is the first one in about 4-5 years, and amortized over that time frame doesn't even keep up with the increase in site fees and insurance. Figure on both of those going up 10% (or more) PER YEAR due to high real estate in the Bay Area and the high cost of event insurance. So instead of jacking the event entry fee EVERY year, we tend to go a while until we'd be at the point we'd be screwed if we didn't raise it, then raise it enough to cover another few years.
BTW, once you get into it much, you'll be spending more in tires per event than entry fees anyways
I'll definitely be there. If I don't have the AccessPort yet (I have Cobb Stage 2 now) I'll run SM-ST, otherwise I'll use AccessPort to throw in the STX-legal program and run STX.
Gagan : come on out and run STX. If anyone *****es, I'll be glad to point out that you smoked their WRX despite giving up a good 60 or so HP to them
As for the entry fee increase : it is the first one in about 4-5 years, and amortized over that time frame doesn't even keep up with the increase in site fees and insurance. Figure on both of those going up 10% (or more) PER YEAR due to high real estate in the Bay Area and the high cost of event insurance. So instead of jacking the event entry fee EVERY year, we tend to go a while until we'd be at the point we'd be screwed if we didn't raise it, then raise it enough to cover another few years.
BTW, once you get into it much, you'll be spending more in tires per event than entry fees anyways
I'll definitely be there. If I don't have the AccessPort yet (I have Cobb Stage 2 now) I'll run SM-ST, otherwise I'll use AccessPort to throw in the STX-legal program and run STX.
woot, i got back up! :banana:
I won't be winning anything, trust me. Maybe by the end of the season i'll be a serious competitor, but not right now.
We'll see, the ALKs dont' even help A WHOLE LOT... They help at turn in, but car still understeers, it's not like a Magic Fix for our cars or something.
-Gagan