College Solo Auto-X! Oct 19th

[rherold9]

Yeah, more experience is key. Just need more seat time. I wasn't going all out because I realized I was rubbing everywhere and smacking my lip. I cracked it and chipped it as well as slightly tore it off. I don't know if I'll auto-x again until I get a good suspension set-up and able to move down to STF which will probably be after college unless I sell the wheels I have now... . Me don't want to do that though, me loves ridiculous 9inch wheels and 245 tire on a Mazda3. I'm surprised I was able to keep up with some cars that I did and I know it can definitely do better... We will see though.

Whoever had that gray/silver STI that thing was crazy though....

Also, anyone know if there are any 1st group pictures? Looks like that is the only group without photos up

[SlimKlim]

I've been neurotically checking the link every few hours for pics of our group, I want to see if someone got me in the middle of my panic braking to not wipe all the cones out of the lane change box.

[Beej]

Man they have results from back in the day still up. I found times from my first autocross in 2002 (Verona was called Staunton back then?) - I bested last place in a loaded HS class by over half a second, suckas! I bet I've got pictures on a HD in a drawer somewhere.

MM people:

Reformatted, used total deltas instead of class-based ones, fixed Christina's car, and reordered by PAX time, since that blob of text triggered a minor seizure. :-P

Code:

CLASS POS NAME                WEAPON                        RAW     DELTA PAX     DELTA
FTD
ASP     1 MATTHEW EHRLICH     2006 SUBARU STI WRB           61.619  0.000 53.362  0.750

MM
AS     13 BRADLEY FISCHER     2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE GREEN 65.119  3.500 54.895  2.283
STU    18 WILLIAM HUNT        2005 BMW M3                   65.889  4.270 55.742  3.130
STS    27 JUSTIN LINGENFELTER 1991 MAZDA MIATA BLUE         68.085  6.466 56.443  3.831
ASP    40 ADAM FLINT          2006 SUBARU WRX STI BLUE      66.523  4.904 57.609  4.997
FSP    42 RYAN HEROLD         2010 MAZDA 3 BLACK            68.836  7.217 57.753  5.141
FPL    50 CHRISTINA LAM         97 BMW M3                   66.862  5.243 59.039  6.427
FP     54 JAKE THIEWES          97 BMW M3                   67.143  5.524 59.287  6.675
HS     57 ANTHONY               10 TOYOTA COROLLA S         74.708 13.089 59.542  6.930
BSP    60 JOEY KLIMCHUK       1995 BMW M3 YELLOW            69.773  8.154 60.214  7.602
STSL   64 NIKKI JAMISON       1991 MAZDA MIATA BLUE         72.964 11.345 60.487  7.875
DSN    66 JOEY SCHAIDHAMMER   2002 BMW 325I BLACK           74.641 13.022 60.832  8.220
HS     68 SALAR HAJI               MAXIMA                   76.722 15.103 61.147  8.535
STFN   73 JAMES WATKINS       1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GREY  77.636 16.017 62.186  9.574
DSN    76 SAM SCHAIDHAMMER    2002 BMW 325I BLACK           77.562 15.943 63.213 10.601
FPN    77 RYAN KILBOY           97 BMW M3                   71.725 10.106 63.333 10.721
BSP    83 SAM SPICER               350Z                     74.314 12.695 64.133 11.521
FSPN   86 DAVE JAHNE          1976 BMW 2002 BLUE            78.135 16.516 65.555 12.943
STSN   87 MATHEW CRAIG             UNKNOWN                  79.298 17.679 65.738 13.126

Also Ryan, I meant to tell you during the event - I give that front lip 2 months, tops. That thing is too low and far forward to be pretty for long. :wink:

[SlimKlim]

Also Ryan, I meant to tell you during the event - I give that front lip 2 months, tops. That thing is too low and far forward to be pretty for long. :wink:

Especially in Hburg. I spent five minutes driving around Hburg dropping Matthew off at his house after the autocross, and I'm happy to report I only scraped my lip three times and bottomed out once. :thumbup:

[rherold9]

Ha yeah... I have to drive crazy careful and I know people are getting pissed at me for driving slow up ramps and other places. Learning where I can't and can drive. I used to complain when I was lowered 2 inches and people didn't believe because my car "wasn't that low"... Little do they realize you could fit two fists in my wheel gap at stock height so yeah. Auto-x aftermath:

[davej]

so many photos....
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started recognizing group 1 about page 9.

I had a blast on sunday, although i'm pretty sure the '02 hates me now.
A couple of guys were trying to help me figure out classes in the book, but they were basically like, your car is too old to be listed in here, so here's some letters.

It's funny to think that I was still on the course for a good 10 seconds after Ryan was done, and almost 20 seconds behind Matt's sti. but hey, i got more drive time than almost anyone else; so there.

Thanks for the ride-along Will, although going from my car to yours, I was 100% sure we were going to die as we came into the first turn, but then, real breaks! :lol:

Wish my work schedule let me do a lap with you Jake, woulda loved to see your car in action. Hopefully next time.

[Beej]

Thanks for the ride-along Will, although going from my car to yours, I was 100% sure we were going to die as we came into the first turn, but then, real breaks! :lol:

Man I knocked a bit of rust off in the later runs, you got the worst/sloppiest (and as a result, probably the scariest) one!

If it weren't taboo for non-novice's to get ride-alongs in earlier heats, I would've jumped in the '02 in a second. That thing is a beauty! One day...

[MJCraig]

I had an awesome time, really gotta get out more! It was great to see old faces and meet new ones (sorry about the ricer flyby on 64 on the way home, Matt :-P ), too. Great MM turnout!

No need to apologize. I would have been disappointed if you didn't!

[Senor_Taylor]

So Matt, whose car were you driving?

[MJCraig]

The '95 Miata? It is mine. Well, it's basically the "family fun car." It was my DD for a while but after I hit a deer in it I got the Solara.

[Senor_Taylor]

Okay, I figured it was one of the "then" cars in your signature.

[MJCraig]

Yeah, not all of my "thens" are sold. A couple are still in the family. We like to swap apparently.

[davej]

Man I knocked a bit of rust off in the later runs, you got the worst/sloppiest (and as a result, probably the scariest) one!

Wasn't the driving that got me, I think it was more the drastic contrast between cars. With your M having an more than 3x the power I didn't mentally prepare for how much faster we'd be going; then when we flew by the '02's breaking point for that first turn I was hock:

If it weren't taboo for non-novice's to get ride-alongs in earlier heats, I would've jumped in the '02 in a second. That thing is a beauty! One day...

aw man, should have just jumped in. some random guy I'd never met did on the first run, and there was nobody on the 4th until Nate ran in as I was on the starting line. hopefully another time i'll be able to stay around for fun runs and you can take it out for some laps.

[interfooler]

so many photos....

880..... wow

It's funny to think that I was still on the course for a good 10 seconds after Ryan was done, and almost 20 seconds behind Matt's sti. but hey, i got more drive time than almost anyone else; so there.

What I find more impressive is that the 2002 did not get the slowest overall time.

[BLINGMW]

...when we flew by the '02's breaking point for that first turn I was hock:

Is the 2002 still on the same tires? I bet with some real tires and the suspension you put on there, it would be greatly improved. Well, assuming it doesn't just start ripping out suspension mounts then :lol:

Well, I enjoyed seeing some pictures of it in action! :thumbup:

What I find more impressive is that the 2002 did not get the slowest overall time.

I know right? It beat *unknown*! Hopefully *unknown* doesn't mean it was in such poor condition, its make/model could not be verified. Or it was a debadged lawn tractor.

[davej]

Is the 2002 still on the same tires? I bet with some real tires and the suspension you put on there, it would be greatly improved. Well, assuming it doesn't just start ripping out suspension mounts then :lol:

Yep! those 10 year old Michelin touring tires or whatever they are took a beating that day.
and only have the konis/h&r's in the front, still have to put the backs on. you're right about the mounts though...i'd better go check them tonight. =)

Well, I enjoyed seeing some pictures of it in action! :thumbup:

What I find more impressive is that the 2002 did not get the slowest overall time.

have you no faith?! it beat like at least 4 other cars, and possibly one lawn mower.

[Jake]

"The 1976 BMW 2002... faster than a Porsche."

[JPolen01]

Yep! those 10 year old Michelin touring tires or whatever they are took a beating that day.
and only have the konis/h&r's in the front, still have to put the backs on.
Well, I enjoyed seeing some pictures of it in action! :thumbup:

I was going to ask, but you answered this. Glad to see how much progress you have made since we last talked.

[davej]

I was going to ask, but you answered this. Glad to see how much progress you have made since we last talked.

guess how much progress i'll have made the next time we talk.

[Senor_Taylor]

Matt Craig was driving a Miata. Not sure why it's "unknown"