I almost forgot to post it. We've got our course designer back for this one. So we get a fresh new course. No more used and recycled courses!!

Hope to see ya'll there!

See ya sunday



R

I'll be there

Jim

Ditto.....

Here's the course:..................
.......Looks like fun! See you there.

Lotsa u-turns. Mike, do you think we can get to 3d on the run between #5 and #2?

Jim

Thanks, Mike - uh, er, Dan

Oh man, I can see a couple of REALLY fast spots that I can get into trouble

Yea, that's what I think. I'll come into 5 a little hot and try to gas out of it and spin...... happened last time in just about the same spot

Get a little sideways to set myself up for that long diag???

Can I use my left foot on the brake while gassing through that turn? What will happen?

I'm going to print that and tape it to my steering wheel with "don't lift and don't chicken out" in BOLD letters

OK, I'll give it a shot. Are you planning on going?

Sounds fantastic!!!

I hear ya. I need to rack up some points this winter since I'll be looking for track time and AX next season.

YEHHEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

That looks Way Awsome . I could even shift . One time.






I may have both 3.2 s there . Dereck may come down with another 14 driver .

Hey guys -

My schedule just shifted, again. Sunday at Marina, here I come!
Can't make Saturday, tomorrow, in Stockton.

Thanks for posting the map Bill.
Looks like another fun course.

> From JimN73
> do you think we can get to 3d on the run between #5 and #2?
>
Oh yeah. Heck, I'm going to put her into 5th gear to check out the massive low end torque on my <90hp, 1580cc, 616 engine


See you guys on Sunday!
-WhuGmiT (Joe)
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Great! Looks like we're going to have a pretty good 914 showing!! See you guys on Sunday!

Wee all Enter slow;
Right ..??
There was a head on colision on Reservation Rd yesterday . Motorcycle verses a car . I person died . I think We may see a little more police presence On Reservation Rd tomarrow Morning. The police Know we are out there and are around on weekends .
Be safe In


Rick

And out .


ALWAYS!!!!!

I always drive slow in Marina. I don't need any tickets and there is just about always an AX going on there. Why ruin it for someone else? We are lucky to have this venue! No reason to screw it up!

Great day in Marina. Started out a bit misty...

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Slightly...

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Got better as the sun burned in...

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A bit chilly in the morn but it burned off....

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No pics of runs as it's work or drive....

Day ended with 2 lone teeners.... "See ya next time"

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Turned out to be a pretty nice day. It warmed up for a little while and then started cooling off after lunch.

Sounded like Bill D had TTOD with a 48.4xx or there abouts. I got down to a 50.2xx, so I feel pretty good being within 2 seconds of Bill especially on a course with some pretty fast sections. I didn't hear any complaints about the course, and actually heard a couple guys say they liked it! The slalom right at the end was very slow, and could really ruin your lap time if you didn't enter it well.

A good day and a good turn out for LPR's last AX of the season.

Stella treated me well for the little orphan she is. Not too bad for my first season. One more AX to go..... GGR... Then it's "Season Closed" for us. Gonna be a long winter. Came away with a 55.0xx today.

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Manny thanx to Don At Dons Auto werks . He showed up .




Big time Thanx to Mr Mike coozy
Tanks Bud . Pm me with your mailing address .

He He

The course was fantastic! I didn't hear one complaint. I did hear folks say they loved it, though. Man, that diag section was FAST!!! Dan, I took your advise. Pedal to the metal and don't chicken out. Worked like a charm. Bill, thanks for the coaching. I wouldn't have been able to get my top time without it. Slowing down made me look ahead and enabled me to remember what feature was coming up next. After learning the course instead of just driving it, I was able to take it up a notch and carve a full second off my best time of the morning runs. Just when I thought I was "getting it" it was time to pack up and go home. WOW!!!! What a blast!!!

Now you know just how tough the "first 3 runs count" rule that SCCA uses. One needs to compress your learning runs into one then get it on for the last 2. Its all part of the game.

Only now do I see why getting the car set up, and then leaving it alone and learning to drive "it" is so important. It only took me the whole damn season to get used to it.

I see that now. It took me half the season to set it up the way I wanted. I like the car the way it is now. It will see very little change this winter. But I will be on sticky tires next season. (and a tad bit lighter)...

BTW: Bill C's car is dialed!!! It turns like it's on a rail and puts down the power it has very well. Heck, that lil 4 banger was only a couple of seconds away from a TTOD blisteringly fast 6. Oh yea, Bill drives that car very well too. Let's not forget that.

Next you'll learn just how tough it is to make up that 2 sec.....which at AX speeds is less than 100 feet.

What.....just ask Larry.

YPAF .......

Good to hear. He'll also benefit from all the seat time at the a/x school on the 22nd.


KT

Great way to spend the Sunday.
11 runs.
Fun course.
Friendly people...

Awsome fog pics MikeK !
And fast driving too. You are pulling further and further away from me. Getting up towards a 3 sec gap. Nice job.

Congrats to Bill.D for TTOD. Very aggressive driving. The front inside wheel was so far off the ground at times it looked like the car was waving to the crowd!

Bill.C was also flying. Very smooth and very fast.

> from Dan.T
> I am going to be working with JimN at the last event of the season...
>
Cool ! Jim.N and I talked at the end of the day yesterday.
He was looking really good during the morning runs (< 60 sec i believe).
But then seemed to lose some oomph during the afternoon.
This could have been due to fatigue from 2 straight days of AX'ing.
Or maybe the simple solution is eat a lighter lunch!
Go Jim!

> from Trekkor
> He'll also benefit from all the seat time at the a/x school on the 22nd.
>
I'm also hoping to "benefit" from the AX school on Nov.22.
Jim and I definitely have the same desire to better our skills.
Heck, I need to find a way to close the widening gap between Mike.K and me!
See you on the 22nd.


> from JP
> Now you know just how tough the "first 3 runs count" rule that SCCA uses.
> One needs to compress your learning runs into one then get it on
> for the last 2. Its all part of the game.
>
Yikes. That does sound tough. So how does one learn to learn AX courses faster?
Seems initial walk throughs become much more important.


Again, great LPR AX event.
Looking forward to next year.

-WhuGmiT (Joe)
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If it was Yellow it would be faster ...

There are four of them and I went head to head with one of them in San Diego and beat him .. so umm WPAF?

No If I drove the yellow car I would be faster than when I drove the white car ..

That's almost confusing...

I received an advanced copy of the results!! I got second fastest time of the day! Not bad for a little 1911cc!!

I've go to be honest: Logan in the supercharged Miata was having some problems with the engine bogging down. He thought it was fuel pick-up issue and added some gas, no help. He should have been faster, but ........

3 Bills in the top 3 spots. Nice. Bill C... I told ya you had a 50.xxx in you that day. Nice work guys!!!
I'm still slowly creeping up the ladder.

Congratulations to Bill D. and Bill C. for a great set of runs! Logan's course design definitely had some fun factor in it....

Pete vb and I co-drove Lucille and we were having fun. The weather was very cool so the grip wasn't there, but it was the same for everyone and overall it was a great time!

Bill P.

The best word I can use is "experience".....and then of course, you have to work at it.
Working at it gets messy sometimes....often for me.

I can't really tell you how. Half the time when I think I have a course down, I don't on that first pass....oops.

One thing I have learned is that course walks (2 at least) are not a social event. Brit & I try to get away from other folks and do it at our own pace....too fast & we'll stop to let others clear the area, too slow and we'll let others play thru. Any talk is about the course/line/a stinker cone.....concentration on the biddness at hand.

After a while, you find that a flowing course will follow naturally......and that makes it easier. Hinkey courses can cause problems. Large courses are nearly impossible for me to memorize....I just get general directions then look way ahead while driving. In a nutshell, everyone learns at their own pace.