| stxwrxracer | 05-30-2004 10:48 PM |
DC National Tour...
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So, anyone have news? How was the weather? What's up with Jesse in the '87 Civic Si taking the win? Doesn't he know he only has 92 hp? Tom, give us an update...
Mike
Mike
| MNbiker | 05-30-2004 11:35 PM |
...and look at the run Courtney put down today, to take 2nd. Can't wait to get the full story from Tom.
[B][URL=http://www.scca.com/_Filelibrary/File/solo-04dctour-sun.pdf]Complete Results Here[/URL] [/B]
-Steve
[B][URL=http://www.scca.com/_Filelibrary/File/solo-04dctour-sun.pdf]Complete Results Here[/URL] [/B]
-Steve
| trhoppe | 05-31-2004 09:28 AM |
I got woodshedded ;)
It was a momentum maintenance course, and I had my head up my ass all weekend. I had 3 different people come up to me including corey and strano and say "you were driving and I was thinking, is that really hoppe??, he looks choppy as HELL out there"
Having said that, courtney and jesse drove awesome, they drove the lines and drove the course like it should have been driven rather then cone to cone....
I was about 1.5 secs off the pace of the local people in ES and CS that I usually compare myself too, so I don't feel that bad :)
-Tom
It was a momentum maintenance course, and I had my head up my ass all weekend. I had 3 different people come up to me including corey and strano and say "you were driving and I was thinking, is that really hoppe??, he looks choppy as HELL out there"
Having said that, courtney and jesse drove awesome, they drove the lines and drove the course like it should have been driven rather then cone to cone....
I was about 1.5 secs off the pace of the local people in ES and CS that I usually compare myself too, so I don't feel that bad :)
-Tom
| stxwrxracer | 05-31-2004 09:47 AM |
So, how prepared was Jesse's Civic? LSD? Pretty interesting...but don't feel bad, Tom...we all have those weekends;)
-Mike
-Mike
| trhoppe | 05-31-2004 10:07 AM |
Nope, it was Ryan Thompsons civic from STS. Jesse would have been 2nd behind Andy Hollis if he drove it in S...
I know how you feel mike :)
-Tom
I know how you feel mike :)
-Tom
| jbrennen | 05-31-2004 10:27 AM |
Let me congratulate Miranda (Midnight_Gold) on bringing home a Subaru victory in STUL. And thanks to Tom for bringing me a chair to let me chat up your fiancee. :) On a weekend where nothing really went well for me, at least I enjoyed my worker assignment. :cool:
Like Tom, I didn't really get that the course was a momentum maintenance course, and I was driving it "cone to cone" on my first two runs on Saturday. Unfortunately, I spun on both my first and third runs -- first time on A3S04s, and I think they do have a ton of grip but they also seem to break loose with a lot less warning than the S03s. After I went off course less than ten seconds into my third run, I drove the rest of the course at about 11/10ths, and was amazed at how much grip the A3S04s have, if you can walk that fine line between sticking and sliding. On the third run, I was doing the slaloms probably 5 MPH faster than I was on the first two runs -- and it was working.
Sunday I woke up with a bad cold, feeling like I'd been run over by a truck. I would have loved to get more seat time with the S04s, but I would have been pretty useless at the event, so I stayed home. :(
Well, next weekend is the DC Pro -- hopefully I'll do a little better on these new tires with some more seat time.
Like Tom, I didn't really get that the course was a momentum maintenance course, and I was driving it "cone to cone" on my first two runs on Saturday. Unfortunately, I spun on both my first and third runs -- first time on A3S04s, and I think they do have a ton of grip but they also seem to break loose with a lot less warning than the S03s. After I went off course less than ten seconds into my third run, I drove the rest of the course at about 11/10ths, and was amazed at how much grip the A3S04s have, if you can walk that fine line between sticking and sliding. On the third run, I was doing the slaloms probably 5 MPH faster than I was on the first two runs -- and it was working.
Sunday I woke up with a bad cold, feeling like I'd been run over by a truck. I would have loved to get more seat time with the S04s, but I would have been pretty useless at the event, so I stayed home. :(
Well, next weekend is the DC Pro -- hopefully I'll do a little better on these new tires with some more seat time.
| KC | 05-31-2004 10:59 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by jbrennen[/i]
And thanks to Tom for bringing me a chair to let me chat up [B] your fiancee. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B]and I had my head up my ass all weekend.[/B][/QUOTE]
Coincidence? I think NOT! :devil:
If you're enganged like this says, congrats! :)
I was looking at the results and there were less than a handful of people that run with us (NER) that actually made the journey... like 5.
See y'all at nationals. :)
And thanks to Tom for bringing me a chair to let me chat up [B] your fiancee. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B]and I had my head up my ass all weekend.[/B][/QUOTE]
Coincidence? I think NOT! :devil:
If you're enganged like this says, congrats! :)
I was looking at the results and there were less than a handful of people that run with us (NER) that actually made the journey... like 5.
See y'all at nationals. :)
| Watkinsm3 | 05-31-2004 11:29 AM |
Yeah, speaking of botched driving... That pretty much describes my saturday runs. I guess I just wanted to keep up my record of driving like crap on at least one day of national event. Cones on my first two runs on saturday left me in the horrible position of needing a clean run for sunday. I thought the last one was quick as I cleaned up my line going out... I guess the aggression wasn't there as the time was poo. Left me a monstrous 4 seconds back going into sunday.
I cleaned up a little on sunday (no cones!) and was fast enough to post the 2nd fastest [i]clean[/i] A-Stock run of the day but was still a little off the pace. Still made a bunch of errors... as I know the car could have been in the 56s if gotten my act together. There's always next week.
-Matt
I cleaned up a little on sunday (no cones!) and was fast enough to post the 2nd fastest [i]clean[/i] A-Stock run of the day but was still a little off the pace. Still made a bunch of errors... as I know the car could have been in the 56s if gotten my act together. There's always next week.
-Matt
| Zephyr | 05-31-2004 01:01 PM |
I finally made it to a National event and I managed to drive like total crap. Granted I think tha this is due to having run in Heat 6 and having been at the site for over 12 hours before my first run. The metal preparation aspect of the day totally blew it for me. Both days I managed to cone my first run and it's a good thing I got a rerun on Sunday cause that helped me out some too. The whole 3 run thing is totally new to me and I'm going to have to work on that at local events more than anything.
I still managed to go home with a better finish than I was planning on. The speed of the course and the long drawn out day made for an intersting experience. It also put a whole new perspective on autocross for me too.
Z
I still managed to go home with a better finish than I was planning on. The speed of the course and the long drawn out day made for an intersting experience. It also put a whole new perspective on autocross for me too.
Z
| Midnight_Gold | 05-31-2004 02:44 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by KC[/i]
[B] Coincidence? I think NOT! :devil:
If you're enganged like this says, congrats! :)
I was looking at the results and there were less than a handful of people that run with us (NER) that actually made the journey... like 5.
See y'all at nationals. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
:lol:
I think Tom's getting a little excited about moving to Atlanta and getting ready for house hunting! :D He had one of those "too little sleep, too much beer" moments and asked me. It was actually kind of cute.. ;)
Don't worry too much boys.. you haven't lost Tom yet... there's no ring on my finger, and I don't even know if he remembers asking me now! :lol::lol::lol:
Anyways...... thanks so much for all the encouragement guys! I don't think I would have had half as much fun had jbrennen, trhoppe, and autowrxer not come give me pointers and spend time chatting with me! I owe you guys big, especially for putting up with me being so sick and coughy!
I'm sorry that you didn't manage to run the second day, j, but I hope we'll see you again soon!
- Miranda
[B] Coincidence? I think NOT! :devil:
If you're enganged like this says, congrats! :)
I was looking at the results and there were less than a handful of people that run with us (NER) that actually made the journey... like 5.
See y'all at nationals. :) [/B][/QUOTE]
:lol:
I think Tom's getting a little excited about moving to Atlanta and getting ready for house hunting! :D He had one of those "too little sleep, too much beer" moments and asked me. It was actually kind of cute.. ;)
Don't worry too much boys.. you haven't lost Tom yet... there's no ring on my finger, and I don't even know if he remembers asking me now! :lol::lol::lol:
Anyways...... thanks so much for all the encouragement guys! I don't think I would have had half as much fun had jbrennen, trhoppe, and autowrxer not come give me pointers and spend time chatting with me! I owe you guys big, especially for putting up with me being so sick and coughy!
I'm sorry that you didn't manage to run the second day, j, but I hope we'll see you again soon!
- Miranda
| rockt104 | 05-31-2004 06:08 PM |
DC was my first national event and it was an eye opening experience to say the least...there are a lot of good drivers out there. I learned a lot just watching the STX (and STS) drivers. I honestly did a lot better than I thought I would with my limited experience...but left some time out there sunday for sure, since I coned away my fastest run. Either way it didn�t matter, because my third run was good enough to move into 4th and Tom was way ahead of me in 3rd.
Biggest thing that surprised me is, even though any seat time is good, local events just don�t prepare you for the speed and size of a national course. Not even close.
Kevin
Biggest thing that surprised me is, even though any seat time is good, local events just don�t prepare you for the speed and size of a national course. Not even close.
Kevin
| DILLIGAF Racing | 05-31-2004 09:06 PM |
Congrats to Everyone who went. My friend told me last night he won his class. His first National Win
| CamaroFS34 | 05-31-2004 09:39 PM |
Hey, guys, I may not have been driving a Subie this weekend, but my car ran (granted, Pat was driving it), and I ran (in CS, with Steve Telehowski warming my tires!). :) I drove like crap on Sunday -- Jack already covered half of it, but the other half was finding out that a friend of mine, Ron Katona (BMW M3 driver in BSP/SM), had succumbed to lung cancer Saturday night. Needless to say, autocross seemed like a very small thing at that moment.
I took [url=http://www.xecu.net/kiirenza/picture/dctour]some pictures[/url]. Please don't link directly to them or use them on your own site without permission (which I am likely to give, if you only ask!).
Karen
I took [url=http://www.xecu.net/kiirenza/picture/dctour]some pictures[/url]. Please don't link directly to them or use them on your own site without permission (which I am likely to give, if you only ask!).
Karen
| PseudoRealityX | 05-31-2004 09:49 PM |
The Civic was an '89 and prepped pretty well for STS. It was the first time I'd ever driven an 89-91 Civic, and it was a hoot.
with a diff, it'd get faster IMO. I don't know if it'll touch Tom on a good day though...
Thanks to Ryan for letting me drive it on short notice. Civics and Street tires are fun....I had almost forgotten.
Also, of note....
if Ryan Thompson, Andy Hollis, and myself were all clean both days...It would have gone:
Ryan: 124.659
Me: 125.813
Andy: 126.069
Ryan is scary fast...
with a diff, it'd get faster IMO. I don't know if it'll touch Tom on a good day though...
Thanks to Ryan for letting me drive it on short notice. Civics and Street tires are fun....I had almost forgotten.
Also, of note....
if Ryan Thompson, Andy Hollis, and myself were all clean both days...It would have gone:
Ryan: 124.659
Me: 125.813
Andy: 126.069
Ryan is scary fast...
| Midnight_Gold | 05-31-2004 09:53 PM |
Jesse, awesome job! Definitely the weekend upset.. STS car whooping STX class ...
You and Joel drove well in that car.. :D:D:D
- Miranda
You and Joel drove well in that car.. :D:D:D
- Miranda
| DILLIGAF Racing | 05-31-2004 09:56 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CamaroFS34[/i]
[B] Hey, guys, I may not have been driving a Subie this weekend, but my car ran (granted, Pat was driving it), and I ran (in CS, with Steve Telehowski warming my tires!). :) I drove like crap on Sunday -- Jack already covered half of it, but the other half was finding out that a friend of mine, Ron Katona (BMW M3 driver in BSP/SM), had succumbed to lung cancer Saturday night. Needless to say, autocross seemed like a very small thing at that moment.
I took [url=http://www.xecu.net/kiirenza/picture/dctour]some pictures[/url]. Please don't link directly to them or use them on your own site without permission (which I am likely to give, if you only ask!).
Karen [/B][/QUOTE]
is it cool to send my friend a picture of him?
[B] Hey, guys, I may not have been driving a Subie this weekend, but my car ran (granted, Pat was driving it), and I ran (in CS, with Steve Telehowski warming my tires!). :) I drove like crap on Sunday -- Jack already covered half of it, but the other half was finding out that a friend of mine, Ron Katona (BMW M3 driver in BSP/SM), had succumbed to lung cancer Saturday night. Needless to say, autocross seemed like a very small thing at that moment.
I took [url=http://www.xecu.net/kiirenza/picture/dctour]some pictures[/url]. Please don't link directly to them or use them on your own site without permission (which I am likely to give, if you only ask!).
Karen [/B][/QUOTE]
is it cool to send my friend a picture of him?
| PseudoRealityX | 05-31-2004 10:11 PM |
Re: DC National Tour...
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by stxwrxracer [/i]
[B]So, anyone have news? How was the weather? What's up with Jesse in the '87 Civic Si taking the win? Doesn't he know he only has 92 hp? Tom, give us an update...
Mike [/B][/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that an STS Civic is easily faster in a straight than my MR2.
112whp in 2080 lb car for the Civic
114whp in a 2560 lb car for my MR2
[B]So, anyone have news? How was the weather? What's up with Jesse in the '87 Civic Si taking the win? Doesn't he know he only has 92 hp? Tom, give us an update...
Mike [/B][/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that an STS Civic is easily faster in a straight than my MR2.
112whp in 2080 lb car for the Civic
114whp in a 2560 lb car for my MR2
| Corey | 06-01-2004 07:53 AM |
Well, I hate to sound like a broken record... as many people have said this before in this thread...
I DROVE LIKE CRAP!
End of story. Still came home with wood, but that was by far my worst National event yet. I thought I learned something watching STX run and talking with Tom before I ran... then I sucked it up. The car was scary loose in the transitions and I had no confidence.
That said, the top speed on the course wasn't as high as everyone at the event was saying... I usually shift to 3rd at least once. I didn't have to shift all weekend. The course just didn't slow you down for any tight stuff, it allowed you to go fast everywhere.
Corey #89 STS
I DROVE LIKE CRAP!
End of story. Still came home with wood, but that was by far my worst National event yet. I thought I learned something watching STX run and talking with Tom before I ran... then I sucked it up. The car was scary loose in the transitions and I had no confidence.
That said, the top speed on the course wasn't as high as everyone at the event was saying... I usually shift to 3rd at least once. I didn't have to shift all weekend. The course just didn't slow you down for any tight stuff, it allowed you to go fast everywhere.
Corey #89 STS
| Corey | 06-01-2004 08:09 AM |
Oh yea... and before the event, the press release reads as follows...
[Quote]The Tire Rack SCCA National Tour on Tap for D.C. This Weekend
Curtis Kitchen
Ian Stewart (shown here in a B Stock BMW at Houston�s Solo Tour stop) will be on hand with other top drivers at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 27, 2004) � The nation�s capital hosts The Tire Rack� SCCA Solo National Tour�s Memorial Day weekend stop at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. beginning Saturday.
It�s the first action in almost a month for many soloists, and that, along with plentiful sunshine and warm temperatures forecast for the area, has pushed the entry list to nearly 370 entries.
Street Touring leads the classes with 26 entries, and both the Street Modified and G Stock ranks have 24 competitors ready to go. Overall, 89 names are entered in Street class competition, which is almost one-fourth of the field overall.
[B]One name to watch for in STS this weekend is Corey Ridgick, of Allentown, Pa. Earlier this season, Ridgick, in his silver RedShift Motorsports 2000 Subaru Impreza RS, won the first Honda Street Challenge (the top finishing Street class competitor) during the Hawk Performance Super Challenge in Atlanta, Ga., in February.[/B]
Street Modified 2 competitors Ian Stewart, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Robert Palmblad, of Orlando, Fla., are set to see who�s faster in Stewart�s Maitland Importers Inc. 1999 Mazda Miata. The pair finished one-two, respectively, in the class at The Tire Rack� SCCA ProSolo NationalSeries event in Atlanta.
It is a Chevrolet Corvette-laden Super Stock field that goes into the weekend. Led by the familiar yellow Jungle Cat Racing/Soul Speed 2004 Corvette driven by Erik Strelnieks, of Austin, Texas, others such as Jerry Onks, of Smyrna, Tenn., in his Eckler�s/VetteSport/RAFT 2002 Corvette, will also put on a show as their mechanical monsters devour the pyloned course.
The event begins Saturday morning at 9 a.m. when the first of five heats hits the course, and will wrap up with the completion of the last heat Sunday afternoon.
For more information about The Tire Rack� SCCA Solo National Tour or The Tire Rack� SCCA ProSolo NationalSeries, visit [url]www.scca.com.[/url][/Quote]
I bet that's the last time they put MY name in print. Talk about botching that call. :lol:
Corey #89 STS
[Quote]The Tire Rack SCCA National Tour on Tap for D.C. This Weekend
Curtis Kitchen
Ian Stewart (shown here in a B Stock BMW at Houston�s Solo Tour stop) will be on hand with other top drivers at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C., this weekend.
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 27, 2004) � The nation�s capital hosts The Tire Rack� SCCA Solo National Tour�s Memorial Day weekend stop at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. beginning Saturday.
It�s the first action in almost a month for many soloists, and that, along with plentiful sunshine and warm temperatures forecast for the area, has pushed the entry list to nearly 370 entries.
Street Touring leads the classes with 26 entries, and both the Street Modified and G Stock ranks have 24 competitors ready to go. Overall, 89 names are entered in Street class competition, which is almost one-fourth of the field overall.
[B]One name to watch for in STS this weekend is Corey Ridgick, of Allentown, Pa. Earlier this season, Ridgick, in his silver RedShift Motorsports 2000 Subaru Impreza RS, won the first Honda Street Challenge (the top finishing Street class competitor) during the Hawk Performance Super Challenge in Atlanta, Ga., in February.[/B]
Street Modified 2 competitors Ian Stewart, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Robert Palmblad, of Orlando, Fla., are set to see who�s faster in Stewart�s Maitland Importers Inc. 1999 Mazda Miata. The pair finished one-two, respectively, in the class at The Tire Rack� SCCA ProSolo NationalSeries event in Atlanta.
It is a Chevrolet Corvette-laden Super Stock field that goes into the weekend. Led by the familiar yellow Jungle Cat Racing/Soul Speed 2004 Corvette driven by Erik Strelnieks, of Austin, Texas, others such as Jerry Onks, of Smyrna, Tenn., in his Eckler�s/VetteSport/RAFT 2002 Corvette, will also put on a show as their mechanical monsters devour the pyloned course.
The event begins Saturday morning at 9 a.m. when the first of five heats hits the course, and will wrap up with the completion of the last heat Sunday afternoon.
For more information about The Tire Rack� SCCA Solo National Tour or The Tire Rack� SCCA ProSolo NationalSeries, visit [url]www.scca.com.[/url][/Quote]
I bet that's the last time they put MY name in print. Talk about botching that call. :lol:
Corey #89 STS
| Scooby Freak | 06-01-2004 08:15 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by rockt104[/i]
[B] local events just don�t prepare you for the speed and size of a national course. Not even close. [/B][/QUOTE]
Also being my first national event, I was a little intimidated. Yeah, my two course walks sat. weren't nearly enough to understand the course. I was much more prepared for sunday, I studied the course well, and I can still recall the line that I wanted to take.
-jeff craven
[B] local events just don�t prepare you for the speed and size of a national course. Not even close. [/B][/QUOTE]
Also being my first national event, I was a little intimidated. Yeah, my two course walks sat. weren't nearly enough to understand the course. I was much more prepared for sunday, I studied the course well, and I can still recall the line that I wanted to take.
-jeff craven
| KC | 06-01-2004 08:22 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Corey[/i]
[B]I thought I learned something watching STX run and talking with Tom[/B][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Corey[/i]
[B] I DROVE LIKE CRAP![/B][/QUOTE]
:lol:
[B]I thought I learned something watching STX run and talking with Tom[/B][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Corey[/i]
[B] I DROVE LIKE CRAP![/B][/QUOTE]
:lol:
| trojan9x | 06-01-2004 08:56 AM |
He wasn't watching the right Tom :p
39 STS
3rd place STS ;)
G/F Cheryl took 1st place in STSL
39 STS
3rd place STS ;)
G/F Cheryl took 1st place in STSL
| trhoppe | 06-01-2004 09:10 AM |
Very nice Keith :lol:
My brain has filtered out the fact that this event ever happened. The spaces from 6am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday have turned into 1 big blank spot. Its like as if I blacked out for 12 hours both days.....
Onto the Pros....
-Tom
kinda engaged ;)
My brain has filtered out the fact that this event ever happened. The spaces from 6am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday have turned into 1 big blank spot. Its like as if I blacked out for 12 hours both days.....
Onto the Pros....
-Tom
kinda engaged ;)
| Jsortor | 06-01-2004 09:21 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Midnight_Gold [/i]
[B]Jesse, awesome job! Definitely the weekend upset.. STS car whooping STX class ...
You and Joel drove well in that car.. :D:D:D
- Miranda [/B][/QUOTE]
Good job Tom H. Weve been working so hard to keep STC out of the top spot in STX all year and you had to break the streak.... oh well, just don't let it happen two weekends in a row! :D :D
[B]Jesse, awesome job! Definitely the weekend upset.. STS car whooping STX class ...
You and Joel drove well in that car.. :D:D:D
- Miranda [/B][/QUOTE]
Good job Tom H. Weve been working so hard to keep STC out of the top spot in STX all year and you had to break the streak.... oh well, just don't let it happen two weekends in a row! :D :D
| CamaroFS34 | 06-01-2004 09:32 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DILLIGAF Racing[/i]
[B] is it cool to send my friend a picture of him? [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes it is. :)
And Tom, we have photographic evidence of your presence at this event, so don't try to deny it! ;)
Karen
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[i]we'll miss you, Ron![/i]
[B] is it cool to send my friend a picture of him? [/B][/QUOTE]
Yes it is. :)
And Tom, we have photographic evidence of your presence at this event, so don't try to deny it! ;)
Karen
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[i]we'll miss you, Ron![/i]
| cac3780 | 06-01-2004 10:06 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Corey [/i]
[B] I bet that's the last time they put MY name in print. Talk about botching that call. :lol:
Corey #89 STS [/B][/QUOTE]
Yeah I think that is what hurt you this weekend. Your head got too big and you couldn't fit it in the car, so you had problems driving.... ;)
Cheryl
39 STSL
[B] I bet that's the last time they put MY name in print. Talk about botching that call. :lol:
Corey #89 STS [/B][/QUOTE]
Yeah I think that is what hurt you this weekend. Your head got too big and you couldn't fit it in the car, so you had problems driving.... ;)
Cheryl
39 STSL
| RS WRC | 06-01-2004 10:14 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Watkinsm3 [/i]
[B]Yeah, speaking of botched driving... That pretty much describes my saturday runs. I guess I just wanted to keep up my record of driving like crap on at least one day of national event. Cones on my first two runs on saturday left me in the horrible position of needing a clean run for sunday. I thought the last one was quick as I cleaned up my line going out... I guess the aggression wasn't there as the time was poo. Left me a monstrous 4 seconds back going into sunday.
I cleaned up a little on sunday (no cones!) and was fast enough to post the 2nd fastest [i]clean[/i] A-Stock run of the day but was still a little off the pace. Still made a bunch of errors... as I know the car could have been in the 56s if gotten my act together. There's always next week.
-Matt [/B][/QUOTE]
Still, you did a very good job Matt. I couldn't believe your last run's time :)
[B]Yeah, speaking of botched driving... That pretty much describes my saturday runs. I guess I just wanted to keep up my record of driving like crap on at least one day of national event. Cones on my first two runs on saturday left me in the horrible position of needing a clean run for sunday. I thought the last one was quick as I cleaned up my line going out... I guess the aggression wasn't there as the time was poo. Left me a monstrous 4 seconds back going into sunday.
I cleaned up a little on sunday (no cones!) and was fast enough to post the 2nd fastest [i]clean[/i] A-Stock run of the day but was still a little off the pace. Still made a bunch of errors... as I know the car could have been in the 56s if gotten my act together. There's always next week.
-Matt [/B][/QUOTE]
Still, you did a very good job Matt. I couldn't believe your last run's time :)
| trhoppe | 06-01-2004 10:54 AM |
Great last run matt.....
Unfortunately, stuff like that is proof why the STi doesn't belong in ESP. You were a second off Strano's best time which destroyed the rest of ESP.
-Tom
who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;)
Unfortunately, stuff like that is proof why the STi doesn't belong in ESP. You were a second off Strano's best time which destroyed the rest of ESP.
-Tom
who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;)
| Watkinsm3 | 06-01-2004 11:14 AM |
Thanks about that last run guys...
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B] Great last run matt.....
Unfortunately, stuff like that is proof why the STi doesn't belong in ESP. You were a second off Strano's best time which destroyed the rest of ESP.
-Tom
who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
I agree completely Tom... and I still left time out there. With me driving? I think i could have been in the mid-to-high 56s on sunday. Someone better than me? Who knows!
-Matt (who thinks it may not have been coincidence that ESP, FS, AS all ran in the same heat)
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B] Great last run matt.....
Unfortunately, stuff like that is proof why the STi doesn't belong in ESP. You were a second off Strano's best time which destroyed the rest of ESP.
-Tom
who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
I agree completely Tom... and I still left time out there. With me driving? I think i could have been in the mid-to-high 56s on sunday. Someone better than me? Who knows!
-Matt (who thinks it may not have been coincidence that ESP, FS, AS all ran in the same heat)
| trhoppe | 06-01-2004 11:27 AM |
Plus you were on Kumhos rather then SO4s, and stock shocks!
The STi is there in AS, just needs time. The Kozlaks are the best drivers out there IMHO and they have that C4 working with big Hoosiers and double Konis on it already.
Is that 993 AWD or a RWD??
Last but not least, this was not a Subaru course by any stretch of the imagination....
-Tom
The STi is there in AS, just needs time. The Kozlaks are the best drivers out there IMHO and they have that C4 working with big Hoosiers and double Konis on it already.
Is that 993 AWD or a RWD??
Last but not least, this was not a Subaru course by any stretch of the imagination....
-Tom
| ChrisW | 06-01-2004 11:34 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B] Great last run matt.....
Unfortunately, stuff like that is proof why the STi doesn't belong in ESP. You were a second off Strano's best time which destroyed the rest of ESP.
-Tom
who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
I was actually looking at the AS times compared to the FS times. From these tour results it looks like the STI and EVO are good matches for FS :devil:
[B] Great last run matt.....
Unfortunately, stuff like that is proof why the STi doesn't belong in ESP. You were a second off Strano's best time which destroyed the rest of ESP.
-Tom
who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
I was actually looking at the AS times compared to the FS times. From these tour results it looks like the STI and EVO are good matches for FS :devil:
| Watkinsm3 | 06-01-2004 11:45 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B] Plus you were on Kumhos rather then SO4s, and stock shocks!
The STi is there in AS, just needs time. The Kozlaks are the best drivers out there IMHO and they have that C4 working with big Hoosiers and double Konis on it already.
Is that 993 AWD or a RWD??
Last but not least, this was not a Subaru course by any stretch of the imagination....
-Tom [/B][/QUOTE]
An excellent point about tires and the struts. Hopefully by the end of june I should have the struts ordered if not on the car. I may do one more set of kumhos to dial in the struts but I'll definitely be on hoosiers in Topeka.
I ran against the Kozlaks locally about a month ago (before I even had the car aligned and the front bar wasn't on) and they were dialing in the shocks on the 993 (rwd for yer information). Granted, local events don't say much compared to national events but I did have them by a few tenths by the end of the day. I know the car can do it... its just a matter of me not driving like a chump at national events.
The downside is the car is tearing through tires... Its only June and I'm already flipping my second set of kumhos. I need to win some tires this weekend!!!!
-Matt
[B] Plus you were on Kumhos rather then SO4s, and stock shocks!
The STi is there in AS, just needs time. The Kozlaks are the best drivers out there IMHO and they have that C4 working with big Hoosiers and double Konis on it already.
Is that 993 AWD or a RWD??
Last but not least, this was not a Subaru course by any stretch of the imagination....
-Tom [/B][/QUOTE]
An excellent point about tires and the struts. Hopefully by the end of june I should have the struts ordered if not on the car. I may do one more set of kumhos to dial in the struts but I'll definitely be on hoosiers in Topeka.
I ran against the Kozlaks locally about a month ago (before I even had the car aligned and the front bar wasn't on) and they were dialing in the shocks on the 993 (rwd for yer information). Granted, local events don't say much compared to national events but I did have them by a few tenths by the end of the day. I know the car can do it... its just a matter of me not driving like a chump at national events.
The downside is the car is tearing through tires... Its only June and I'm already flipping my second set of kumhos. I need to win some tires this weekend!!!!
-Matt
| CivicSiRacer | 06-01-2004 11:54 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Corey [/i]
[B]Oh yea... and before the event, the press release reads as follows...
I bet that's the last time they put MY name in print. Talk about botching that call. :lol:
Corey #89 STS [/B][/QUOTE]
You guys still humbled me. But everyone has their days/weekends. You all impressed me with your driving and how you attacked that course.
[B]Oh yea... and before the event, the press release reads as follows...
I bet that's the last time they put MY name in print. Talk about botching that call. :lol:
Corey #89 STS [/B][/QUOTE]
You guys still humbled me. But everyone has their days/weekends. You all impressed me with your driving and how you attacked that course.
| trhoppe | 06-01-2004 12:03 PM |
We are on our 2nd set and ordering our 3rd set of Azenis :eek:
[quote]You all impressed me with your driving and how you attacked that course.[/quote]
Funny you say that. The issue was, that was a course that was not to be attacked :lol:
-Tom
[quote]You all impressed me with your driving and how you attacked that course.[/quote]
Funny you say that. The issue was, that was a course that was not to be attacked :lol:
-Tom
| Corey | 06-01-2004 12:21 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe [/i]
[B]We are on our 2nd set and ordering our 3rd set of Azenis :eek:
-Tom [/B][/QUOTE]
The DC tour was my break-in for my 2nd set of Azenis this year also... GET THEM SHAVED! After this many sets, I still forget how much I hate new Azenis. Does anybody else think that worn down Azenis feel sooo much better than new ones?
I will be shaving my next set to see if it makes a noticeable difference.
Corey #89 STS
BTW Tom, I have a set of 17's with 225/45/17 Azenis with 2 events on them. They are Attacks, same color as yours. I'm looking to get rid of them, let me know if you are interested.
[B]We are on our 2nd set and ordering our 3rd set of Azenis :eek:
-Tom [/B][/QUOTE]
The DC tour was my break-in for my 2nd set of Azenis this year also... GET THEM SHAVED! After this many sets, I still forget how much I hate new Azenis. Does anybody else think that worn down Azenis feel sooo much better than new ones?
I will be shaving my next set to see if it makes a noticeable difference.
Corey #89 STS
BTW Tom, I have a set of 17's with 225/45/17 Azenis with 2 events on them. They are Attacks, same color as yours. I'm looking to get rid of them, let me know if you are interested.
| Midnight_Gold | 06-01-2004 12:36 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Corey [/i]
[B]
BTW Tom, I have a set of 17's with 225/45/17 Azenis with 2 events on them. They are Attacks, same color as yours. I'm looking to get rid of them, let me know if you are interested. [/B][/QUOTE]
Hmm... I know they won't fit on my car, but how much do you want for them? I doubt Tom would say no to an extra set of wheels, and I sure would like to see what a 225/45/17 looks like on an 8" wheel... might even make for some fun test driving in teh mountains one weekend.
- Miranda "let me codrive your STX car!"
[B]
BTW Tom, I have a set of 17's with 225/45/17 Azenis with 2 events on them. They are Attacks, same color as yours. I'm looking to get rid of them, let me know if you are interested. [/B][/QUOTE]
Hmm... I know they won't fit on my car, but how much do you want for them? I doubt Tom would say no to an extra set of wheels, and I sure would like to see what a 225/45/17 looks like on an 8" wheel... might even make for some fun test driving in teh mountains one weekend.
- Miranda "let me codrive your STX car!"
| MNbiker | 06-01-2004 02:31 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by trhoppe[/i]
[B]......who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Me too. :devil:
-Steve
Otherwise, I think it's gonna be a flared-fender, grocery-gettin', transmission-shattering :eek: ESP beast fer me. ;)
[B]......who will be in an ESP Sti next season if it doesn't get moved ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Me too. :devil:
-Steve
Otherwise, I think it's gonna be a flared-fender, grocery-gettin', transmission-shattering :eek: ESP beast fer me. ;)
| KC | 06-01-2004 02:34 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by MNbiker[/i]
[B] Me too. :devil:
-Steve
Otherwise, I think it's gonna be a flared-fender, grocery-gettin', transmission-shattering :eek: ESP beast fer me. ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Or do this: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=565862[/url]
[B] Me too. :devil:
-Steve
Otherwise, I think it's gonna be a flared-fender, grocery-gettin', transmission-shattering :eek: ESP beast fer me. ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Or do this: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=565862[/url]
| Watkinsm3 | 06-01-2004 02:46 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by KC[/i]
[B] Or do this: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=565862[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
:eek:
[B] Or do this: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=565862[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
:eek:
| trhoppe | 06-01-2004 03:22 PM |
Hmmm, Keif wants more for his car then mine will be at the end of the year :devil:
-Tom
-Tom
| Midnight_Gold | 06-01-2004 03:26 PM |
:lol: So, [i]does[/i] KC come with the car or not?
I think a National champ would make teh best trunk monkey Ev4r! Tom could shove you in the back of the wagon, and you could roll from side to side to help him at Nationals this year!
:D:D:D:D:D:D
- Miranda (oh won't someone let me drive their STX car?!?!/1/)
I think a National champ would make teh best trunk monkey Ev4r! Tom could shove you in the back of the wagon, and you could roll from side to side to help him at Nationals this year!
:D:D:D:D:D:D
- Miranda (oh won't someone let me drive their STX car?!?!/1/)
| Jsortor | 06-01-2004 04:10 PM |
So Tom, it looks like you are not going to make the D.C. Pro? I see your name on the cancelled list........:(
| MNbiker | 06-01-2004 04:12 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by KC [/i]
[B]Or do this: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=565862[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
If I go with an STi or MR2 Spyder next year, the wagon will be for sale. Otherwise, it's off to ESP.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Midnight_Gold [/i]
[B] - Miranda (oh won't someone let me drive their STX car?!?!) [/B][/QUOTE]
Sure. Of course, you'll need to get to Minnesota or Wisconsin to drive it! :lol: :lol:
-Steve
p.s. Miranda, I don't have a co-driver for the Oscoda Pro, if you want to hitch a ride North with Tom & Shawn.
[B]Or do this: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=565862[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
If I go with an STi or MR2 Spyder next year, the wagon will be for sale. Otherwise, it's off to ESP.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Midnight_Gold [/i]
[B] - Miranda (oh won't someone let me drive their STX car?!?!) [/B][/QUOTE]
Sure. Of course, you'll need to get to Minnesota or Wisconsin to drive it! :lol: :lol:
-Steve
p.s. Miranda, I don't have a co-driver for the Oscoda Pro, if you want to hitch a ride North with Tom & Shawn.
| trhoppe | 06-01-2004 04:23 PM |
Josh - Going to the mountains that weekend. Shawn will be in DC and then I will be at Toledo, Oscoda and Peru....
Uhh honey? I thought you were driving my car in Toledo and then the Evo school in your car the weekend of Oscoda?
-Tom
Uhh honey? I thought you were driving my car in Toledo and then the Evo school in your car the weekend of Oscoda?
-Tom
| Midnight_Gold | 06-01-2004 04:41 PM |
lol... it's just become my new handle...
Damnit.. I KNEW there was a reason I didn't want to drive Tom's car..... I wound up REALLY liking it... to the point that I'm almost considering dropping what little money I have on a set of coilovers with a revalve and a big ole rear bar... :lol:
I will be at the Toledo Pro.. driving... god knows what..
I *hope* I will be at an EVO school here in Atlanta the weekend of the Oscoda Pro (won't know till I get an email back from them).. but it's getting really hard for me to decide whether or not to drag my car out to Nationals or just codrive with one of the STX guys... decisions, decisions...
- Miranda (wondering if email is broken)
Damnit.. I KNEW there was a reason I didn't want to drive Tom's car..... I wound up REALLY liking it... to the point that I'm almost considering dropping what little money I have on a set of coilovers with a revalve and a big ole rear bar... :lol:
I will be at the Toledo Pro.. driving... god knows what..
I *hope* I will be at an EVO school here in Atlanta the weekend of the Oscoda Pro (won't know till I get an email back from them).. but it's getting really hard for me to decide whether or not to drag my car out to Nationals or just codrive with one of the STX guys... decisions, decisions...
- Miranda (wondering if email is broken)
| KC | 06-01-2004 05:57 PM |
STX.
| RS WRC | 06-01-2004 06:41 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Watkinsm3[/i]
[B]
The downside is the car is tearing through tires... Its only June and I'm already flipping my second set of kumhos. I need to win some tires this weekend!!!!
-Matt [/B][/QUOTE]
Good point on tires...I managed to cord the RS03s only after 6 events (2 with co-drivers)...may be I need an alignment or something :)
Burak
[B]
The downside is the car is tearing through tires... Its only June and I'm already flipping my second set of kumhos. I need to win some tires this weekend!!!!
-Matt [/B][/QUOTE]
Good point on tires...I managed to cord the RS03s only after 6 events (2 with co-drivers)...may be I need an alignment or something :)
Burak
| CivicSiRacer | 06-02-2004 12:24 AM |
Since it's going to take me forever to download these pictures here is a list.
124 AS
143 AS
11 ASP
14 ASP
38 ASP
50 ASP
69 ASP
72 ASP
150 ASP
172 ASP
10 BS
11 BS
19 BS
36 BS
44 BS
71 BS
81 BS
91 BS
93 BS
94 BS
99 BS
119 BS
179 BS
181 BS
191 BS
34 BSP
36 BSP
39 BSP
62 BSP
72 BSP
77 BSP
97 BSP
99 BSP
134 BSP
88 CM
1 CSP
19 CSP
25 CSP
38 CSP
50 CSP
67 CSP
96 CSP
196 CSP
28 DS
36 DS
45 DS
60 DS
97 DS
128 DS
160 DS
197 DS
8 DSL
80 DSL
143 DSP
154 DSP
196 DSP
21 EM
44 EM
72 EM
82 EM
172 EM
17 EP
117 EP
11 ES
12 ES
13 ES
23 ES
25 ES
113 ES
125 ES
186 ES
2 ESP
41 ESP
44 ESP
51 ESP
57 ESP
87 ESP
95 ESP
1 FJ125
53 FP
113 FS
192 FS
33 FSP
93 FSP
97 FSP
98 FSP
93 FSPL
97 FSPL
97 FSPL
36 GSL
86 GSL
45 HSL
48 HSL
90 SM2
155 SM2
182 SM2
29 SML
17 SS
77 SS
87 SS
91 SS
96 SS
97 SS
177 SS
10 STS
99 STS
110 STS
12 STSL
39 STSL
98 STU
55 STUL
86 STUL
1 STX
4 STX
7 STX
10 STX
17 STX
31 STX
33 STX
37 STX
49 STX
55 STX
72 STX
73 STX
111 STX
131 STX
133 STX
155 STX
172 STX
If your car is in this list then shoot me an email and I can zip them for you and email them out.
Mike
124 AS
143 AS
11 ASP
14 ASP
38 ASP
50 ASP
69 ASP
72 ASP
150 ASP
172 ASP
10 BS
11 BS
19 BS
36 BS
44 BS
71 BS
81 BS
91 BS
93 BS
94 BS
99 BS
119 BS
179 BS
181 BS
191 BS
34 BSP
36 BSP
39 BSP
62 BSP
72 BSP
77 BSP
97 BSP
99 BSP
134 BSP
88 CM
1 CSP
19 CSP
25 CSP
38 CSP
50 CSP
67 CSP
96 CSP
196 CSP
28 DS
36 DS
45 DS
60 DS
97 DS
128 DS
160 DS
197 DS
8 DSL
80 DSL
143 DSP
154 DSP
196 DSP
21 EM
44 EM
72 EM
82 EM
172 EM
17 EP
117 EP
11 ES
12 ES
13 ES
23 ES
25 ES
113 ES
125 ES
186 ES
2 ESP
41 ESP
44 ESP
51 ESP
57 ESP
87 ESP
95 ESP
1 FJ125
53 FP
113 FS
192 FS
33 FSP
93 FSP
97 FSP
98 FSP
93 FSPL
97 FSPL
97 FSPL
36 GSL
86 GSL
45 HSL
48 HSL
90 SM2
155 SM2
182 SM2
29 SML
17 SS
77 SS
87 SS
91 SS
96 SS
97 SS
177 SS
10 STS
99 STS
110 STS
12 STSL
39 STSL
98 STU
55 STUL
86 STUL
1 STX
4 STX
7 STX
10 STX
17 STX
31 STX
33 STX
37 STX
49 STX
55 STX
72 STX
73 STX
111 STX
131 STX
133 STX
155 STX
172 STX
If your car is in this list then shoot me an email and I can zip them for you and email them out.
Mike
| Watkinsm3 | 06-02-2004 10:04 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by RS WRC[/i]
[B] Good point on tires...I managed to cord the RS03s only after 6 events (2 with co-drivers)...may be I need an alignment or something :)
Burak [/B][/QUOTE]
hahaha... maybe! Even after the alignment and the front bar I'm still ridiing mostly on the outside edge of the tire. I may have 255 tires but I'm only using about 55 of it through the turns out on course.
-Matt
[B] Good point on tires...I managed to cord the RS03s only after 6 events (2 with co-drivers)...may be I need an alignment or something :)
Burak [/B][/QUOTE]
hahaha... maybe! Even after the alignment and the front bar I'm still ridiing mostly on the outside edge of the tire. I may have 255 tires but I'm only using about 55 of it through the turns out on course.
-Matt
| ChrisDP | 06-02-2004 05:49 PM |
That's 'cause your alignment doesn't include "-2.5 degrees camber" like your Subaru wants before it will stop being all biblical and returning your outside shoulder to dust!
| Watkinsm3 | 06-02-2004 06:13 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ChrisDP[/i]
[B] That's 'cause your alignment doesn't include "-2.5 degrees camber" like your Subaru wants before it will stop being all biblical and returning your outside shoulder to dust! [/B][/QUOTE]
Ain't that the truth... If there is one thing that makes me want to get out of A-Stock its the lack of camber on the car. Just sitting here now thinking about it is making me angry.
-Matt
[B] That's 'cause your alignment doesn't include "-2.5 degrees camber" like your Subaru wants before it will stop being all biblical and returning your outside shoulder to dust! [/B][/QUOTE]
Ain't that the truth... If there is one thing that makes me want to get out of A-Stock its the lack of camber on the car. Just sitting here now thinking about it is making me angry.
-Matt
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