Two Autocrosses - 7/12

[Jake]

Heads-up about two different events, both on July 12th.

DC Benz Club AutoX
in Winchester, VA. Cost is $30 and you may run two events per year with these guys before joining either CDC or their club. I did an auto-x with them earlier in the summer and had a good time. Smaller course and group of people but we kept things moving. Minimum of six runs guaranteed.

WDCR-SCCA AutoX
at FedEx Field in MD. Cost is usually $35 for SCCA members, $45 for non-members. It's always a good time, but depending on when you run, it can be a very long day at FedEx. I'm contemplating going to this one because the course will definitely be longer, and i can run in STS and go first in the day. Link for this event (to register and stuff) is here.

Questions, opinions, etc? Would be great to see some other MM folks out there!

[Nis01]

More information on the Winchester, Va event. Where do they run it? Any links to past events?

[xvxax]

I'll be at that DC jumpoff, of course.

[Jake]

More information on the Winchester, Va event. Where do they run it? Any links to past events?

Like I said, Winchester is pretty fun. It's held at Millbrook High School, which is right off of Route 7. Easy drive to and from. The lot is fairly small - definitely smaller than Verona if you've been there - but it's a good time anyway. Always lots of fun to see the Benz guys hooning around in S-classes through cones.

From my first time with them...

Just got home from this, and had a pretty good day. The course wasn't too challenging. It was kinda fast in parts, which I'm sure the big V8 Benzes appreciated. My biggest deficit was my tires. The mighty Riken Raptors have fallen, ladies and gents. Time to order new rubber.

Aside from sliding due to a complete lack of grip, I was pretty smooth and consistent. Got three runs in the morning for practice, then four runs this afternoon for times.

It was awesome watching the club members bomb around in W140 sedans and W124s. The W140s are huge - just ten inches shorter than a Town Car. The V8s sounded glorious, as did the 16V motors in a few W124 cars.

Here are some pictures that were taken from that event. I really appreciate more seat time, and Benz Club events give you that, especially compared to WDCR.

I'll be at that DC jumpoff, of course.

Any idea what part of the day you'll be running? If I go in STS, I'd be first of the day. Not sure if I do E Stock - but last time, I ran ES and didn't get to drive until 5 PM... decisions decisions.

[DavidL]

Pretty sure I will be in for Fedex. Need some new tires first, but definitely excited to get back out there.

[xvxax]

Uhh, let me look up when I run. Pretty sure its the AM. How do I look?

[DavidL]

Uhh, let me look up when I run. Pretty sure its the AM. How do I look?

Check out that link that Jake posted with the Fedex event and log in, then look at the schedule.

[xvxax]

I'm running 2nd group in the morning.

[NTIman]

Millbrook High school is extremely easy to get to, its only a mile or two from Interstate 81.

[flintster55]

Pretty sure I will be in for Fedex. Need some new tires first, but definitely excited to get back out there.

New tires already? I thought the plan was to keep those for the summer and get some for winter :lol:

[Jake]

Registration for the Washington DC event opens on the 5th. I think I'll be registering for that one, mainly so I can see how the Azenis do on a longer, more challenging course. I know some of us were on the fence about which event to attend, so my choice is WDCR if that influences anyone else.

[xvxax]

Registration opened last night for the WDCR event on 7/12 (This Sunday.) Link for those who are interested:
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[DavidL]

Is it $45 for WDCR even if you are a SCCA member? All I see on the signup form is $45

[Jake]

Is it $45 for WDCR even if you are a SCCA member? All I see on the signup form is $45

Nope, it's $35 if you are a member. I registered and that's what I was charged.

[DavidL]

Alright- got it to work. Just registered! Running in the fifth group, which looks like the afternoon.

[Jake]

Thanks to Will, I ran a GoPro camera on my windshield header for my final run - which was also my fastest.

Best times of the day were right about 50 seconds. Peter was haulin' ass and getting solid 55s, which I thought was impressive. My tires are doing well, it's driver skill and seat time that needs work now. So, that's what I'm doing. Anyway, enjoy the video:

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[DavidL]

Dude you pick the goofiest soundtracks for your autocross videos- I love it!

Definitely had a great time as usual, good to see the usual crew out there. I ran a 58.4 but felt like I had a 57 in me. Oh well--

[Jake]

Results are in, too. Out of 233 participants, PAX adjusted times:

141 - David Lonnquest
150 - Peter Tyson
196 - Jake Thiewes
200 - Will Howard

I'm just glad I didn't finish dead last. Officially not a n00b anymore.

[Goodspeed]

Dude you pick the goofiest soundtracks for your autocross videos- I love it!

+1. At first I was like wat........then I lol'd. And that course gave me a boner after doing nothing but Verona events. I'm definitely fixing that asap.

[xvxax]

8/2 8/16 SCCA fedex field you won't do it.