| KC | 05-17-2006 05:03 PM |
Rev It Up is back! (But this time, it's not Mazda)
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[url]http://www.revitupracing.com[/url]
July 22-23: Southern California
July 29-30: Dallas
August 5-6: Miami
August 12-13: Chicago
August 19-20: New York
August 26-27: Washington DC
Nothing more than a website without any details... and it's Chevy this time. :)
Hehehe.
July 22-23: Southern California
July 29-30: Dallas
August 5-6: Miami
August 12-13: Chicago
August 19-20: New York
August 26-27: Washington DC
Nothing more than a website without any details... and it's Chevy this time. :)
Hehehe.
| jcroy66 | 05-17-2006 05:10 PM |
Still nothing near Cleveland, huh. Oh well, not going to fly (or drive 8+ hours) for something like that.
Oh, and I love the F&F style speech: "Registration will open for biz soon". Does talking in stupid slang really appeal to anyone?? (Don't answer that, I know I don't actually want to know the answer.)
Oh, and I love the F&F style speech: "Registration will open for biz soon". Does talking in stupid slang really appeal to anyone?? (Don't answer that, I know I don't actually want to know the answer.)
| vlady | 05-17-2006 05:12 PM |
I just signed up for more info. I'll post it here once I get the return email. Sounds fun though. Especially the go kart part :banana:
| Mitcher4 | 05-17-2006 05:18 PM |
That works out perfectly for me...I go back to school around the New York one and I'll definitely go out for that.
How much should it cost?
How much should it cost?
| vlady | 05-17-2006 05:19 PM |
[QUOTE=Mitcher4]That works out perfectly for me...I go back to school around the New York one and I'll definitely go out for that.
How much should it cost?[/QUOTE]They make it sound like its free. Probably make you do a servey when leaving...
How much should it cost?[/QUOTE]They make it sound like its free. Probably make you do a servey when leaving...
| KC | 05-17-2006 05:47 PM |
Dunno on any of that yet. I just found about about it myself.
| KAX | 05-17-2006 05:49 PM |
hmm, first mazda does Rev It Up, then go to Zoom Zoom Live. then chevy and GM do Auto Show in Motion, and now they are going to Rev It Up? isnt it all the same thing, test new cars in an autocross?
| rankink | 05-17-2006 05:52 PM |
Interesting, and they have a event in Miami too that does not interfer with my schedule.
| Evil STI | 05-17-2006 05:56 PM |
:banana:
I'd love to go to Laguna Seca for a chance at a Z06 this time. :D
I'd love to go to Laguna Seca for a chance at a Z06 this time. :D
| jamesohoh7 | 05-17-2006 05:58 PM |
[QUOTE=KAX]hmm, first mazda does Rev It Up, then go to Zoom Zoom Live. then chevy and GM do Auto Show in Motion, and now they are going to Rev It Up? isnt it all the same thing, test new cars in an autocross?[/QUOTE]
autoshoinmotion is/was more like a reason for folks to come out and drive the cars a little bit... you could get on it a little if the course-marshalls were cool, but if you pushed it too much, they'd bitch at you. The rev-it-up type events are more competition oriented... they encourage you to get on it.
That said, at a previous A.S.i.M. event here, we managed to stage an Aveo Challenge... all very informal. Consisted of stuffing four dudes into an Aveo and ripping around (as much as you can in an Aveo carrying for 'not small' people) and trying to put the thing on as few wheels as possible at any given time :lol: Random hand-brake applications were not only attempted, but encouraged to be attempted by random passengers in the vehicle.
At the starting line, a proper "fire-drill" was executed so as to make way for the next guy in the rotation. As no one was ever waiting in line to test the Aveo, this went on innumerable times.
hooliganism at it's finest... :eek: may Jebus have mercy on that particular Aveo's tortured soul.
autoshoinmotion is/was more like a reason for folks to come out and drive the cars a little bit... you could get on it a little if the course-marshalls were cool, but if you pushed it too much, they'd bitch at you. The rev-it-up type events are more competition oriented... they encourage you to get on it.
That said, at a previous A.S.i.M. event here, we managed to stage an Aveo Challenge... all very informal. Consisted of stuffing four dudes into an Aveo and ripping around (as much as you can in an Aveo carrying for 'not small' people) and trying to put the thing on as few wheels as possible at any given time :lol: Random hand-brake applications were not only attempted, but encouraged to be attempted by random passengers in the vehicle.
At the starting line, a proper "fire-drill" was executed so as to make way for the next guy in the rotation. As no one was ever waiting in line to test the Aveo, this went on innumerable times.
hooliganism at it's finest... :eek: may Jebus have mercy on that particular Aveo's tortured soul.
| 10th Warrior | 05-17-2006 06:10 PM |
[QUOTE=KAX]hmm, first mazda does Rev It Up, then go to Zoom Zoom Live. then chevy and GM do Auto Show in Motion, and now they are going to Rev It Up? isnt it all the same thing, test new cars in an autocross?[/QUOTE]
FWIW, GM actually had an Auto Show In Motion back in 99 or 00 in LA that I went to. No idea if that was the first one or not, but it certainly predates the Mazda stuff, though not nessecarily on a national scale. They were much more liberal about abuse as well :)
FWIW, GM actually had an Auto Show In Motion back in 99 or 00 in LA that I went to. No idea if that was the first one or not, but it certainly predates the Mazda stuff, though not nessecarily on a national scale. They were much more liberal about abuse as well :)
| racerjon1 | 05-17-2006 06:12 PM |
So now GM is going to give The Alien a vette? :D
Jon
Jon
| tuskenraider | 05-17-2006 07:54 PM |
[QUOTE] 2002 Subaru Midnight Blue Pearl hmm, first mazda does Rev It Up, then go to Zoom Zoom Live. then chevy and GM do Auto Show in Motion, and now they are going to Rev It Up? isnt it all the same thing, test new cars in an autocross?[/QUOTE] Pretty much, except it appears they are charging a fee. I'll pay $20 tops IF I can drive a Vette.
| KC | 05-17-2006 08:18 PM |
[QUOTE=Evil STI]:banana:
I'd love to go to Laguna Seca for a chance at a Z06 this time. :D[/QUOTE]
Line forms behind ME! :lol:
[QUOTE=racerjon1]So now GM is going to give The Alien a vette? :D
Jon[/QUOTE]
If they're giving away a car this year... over my dead body! :lol:
I'd love to go to Laguna Seca for a chance at a Z06 this time. :D[/QUOTE]
Line forms behind ME! :lol:
[QUOTE=racerjon1]So now GM is going to give The Alien a vette? :D
Jon[/QUOTE]
If they're giving away a car this year... over my dead body! :lol:
| KC | 05-17-2006 08:21 PM |
[QUOTE=tuskenraider]Pretty much, except it appears they are charging a fee. I'll pay $20 tops IF I can drive a Vette.[/QUOTE]
The previous Rev It Ups were $40.
By the way, AMCI owns the rights to the name RevItUp and they marketed it to Mazda for a couple years.
Now, they marketed it to Chevy.... and Chevy is comin'. :)
And about the autoshow in motion... only one or two parts could you actually get on it.... I remember my run in the Z06 2 years ago... :lol:
--kC
The previous Rev It Ups were $40.
By the way, AMCI owns the rights to the name RevItUp and they marketed it to Mazda for a couple years.
Now, they marketed it to Chevy.... and Chevy is comin'. :)
And about the autoshow in motion... only one or two parts could you actually get on it.... I remember my run in the Z06 2 years ago... :lol:
--kC
| ratt_finkel | 05-17-2006 08:23 PM |
I just signed up. I'm glad to know it's "Madly Affordable".
| Zoinks | 05-17-2006 08:28 PM |
[QUOTE=tuskenraider]Pretty much, except it appears they are charging a fee. I'll pay $20 tops IF I can drive a Vette.[/QUOTE]
Ditto, and it'd have to be more than a one-run afterthought thing in the Vette. If they want me to drive a Cobalt or an Impala, they should pay [i]me[/i]. Otherwise there are plenty of real autocrosses to pay for this summer.
Ditto, and it'd have to be more than a one-run afterthought thing in the Vette. If they want me to drive a Cobalt or an Impala, they should pay [i]me[/i]. Otherwise there are plenty of real autocrosses to pay for this summer.
| Chiketkd | 05-17-2006 08:52 PM |
I need to check my competition schedule with my local SCCA chapter - if there's no clash I intend to sign up for the Washington, D.C. event!!!! :banana:
| mjautoxer | 05-17-2006 09:00 PM |
[QUOTE=racerjon1]So now GM is going to give The Alien a vette? :D
Jon[/QUOTE]
Not this time. I have already been informed that I will not be eligible for this years festivities. I still may end up involved in some manner though, yet to find out.
Mark
Jon[/QUOTE]
Not this time. I have already been informed that I will not be eligible for this years festivities. I still may end up involved in some manner though, yet to find out.
Mark
| 10th Warrior | 05-17-2006 09:52 PM |
:lol: They banned you already, that's not fair :)
| mjautoxer | 05-17-2006 10:02 PM |
[QUOTE=10th Warrior]:lol: They banned you already, that's not fair :)[/QUOTE]
I'm fine with it. I would have been more surprised if they let me run. Not that I think I would have won, but if I happened to win, it would not have looked good.
Mark
I'm fine with it. I would have been more surprised if they let me run. Not that I think I would have won, but if I happened to win, it would not have looked good.
Mark
| wrx2.0 555 | 05-18-2006 09:53 AM |
[url]http://www.speedtv.com/articles/automotive/lifestyle/23961/[/url]
[QUOTE]The cost is only $50.00, or $45.00 if you sign up online in advance at [url]www.RevItUpRacing.com[/url].[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]The cost is only $50.00, or $45.00 if you sign up online in advance at [url]www.RevItUpRacing.com[/url].[/QUOTE]
| KC | 05-18-2006 09:57 AM |
[QUOTE]... for a shot at the National Championship. The talented hotshoe with the highest score nationally on the RIU Competition Course will receive a brand new Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged.
[/QUOTE]
SUUUHHHH WEEEEET! :lol:
Looks like DC will be on the agenda also if I get too low a score in NY.
However this....[QUOTE]Hot Laps in the Corvette C6 where guests ride "shotgun" with a pro driver and learn how to attack an autocross course. [/QUOTE] sucks donkey balls.
--KC
[/QUOTE]
SUUUHHHH WEEEEET! :lol:
Looks like DC will be on the agenda also if I get too low a score in NY.
However this....[QUOTE]Hot Laps in the Corvette C6 where guests ride "shotgun" with a pro driver and learn how to attack an autocross course. [/QUOTE] sucks donkey balls.
--KC
| jcroy66 | 05-18-2006 10:20 AM |
Not necessarily. Like if Daddio were one of the pro drivers and driving the course at 100%, I'd be very interested to ride along and pick up some pointers.
Course, if they are just parade laps, then no thank you.
Course, if they are just parade laps, then no thank you.
| Chiketkd | 05-18-2006 10:26 AM |
[QUOTE=jcroy66]Not necessarily. Like if Daddio were one of the pro drivers and driving the course at 100%, I'd be very interested to ride along and pick up some pointers.
Course, if they are just parade laps, then no thank you.[/QUOTE]
+1
However, any ride in a Corvette C6 would be sweet! :devil:
Course, if they are just parade laps, then no thank you.[/QUOTE]
+1
However, any ride in a Corvette C6 would be sweet! :devil:
| wrx2.0 555 | 05-18-2006 10:41 AM |
Now...if we could just get Ferrari to hold a Rev-It-Up...... ;)
| KC | 05-31-2006 08:36 AM |
[QUOTE=mjautoxer]Not this time. I have already been informed that I will not be eligible for this years festivities. I still may end up involved in some manner though, yet to find out.
Mark[/QUOTE]
Ouch. Why don't they just name it... "RevItUpNoDaddioRacing.com"? ;)
I always like the competition you provide. You force many to step up their driving, and that's a good thing.
I had a dirty last run on Sunday, but the raw paxed put me at about 1/10th out of your Paxed time... I'm calling that one a good day. :D
--kC
Mark[/QUOTE]
Ouch. Why don't they just name it... "RevItUpNoDaddioRacing.com"? ;)
I always like the competition you provide. You force many to step up their driving, and that's a good thing.
I had a dirty last run on Sunday, but the raw paxed put me at about 1/10th out of your Paxed time... I'm calling that one a good day. :D
--kC
| Hondo88 | 05-31-2006 09:17 AM |
That would be funny if you actually made it to the fine print. "No purchase necessary. Any one over 18 is eligible, expect Mark Daddio."
[QUOTE=KC]Ouch. Why don't they just name it... "RevItUpNoDaddioRacing.com"? ;)
I always like the competition you provide. You force many to step up their driving, and that's a good thing.
I had a dirty last run on Sunday, but the raw paxed put me at about 1/10th out of your Paxed time... I'm calling that one a good day. :D
--kC[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=KC]Ouch. Why don't they just name it... "RevItUpNoDaddioRacing.com"? ;)
I always like the competition you provide. You force many to step up their driving, and that's a good thing.
I had a dirty last run on Sunday, but the raw paxed put me at about 1/10th out of your Paxed time... I'm calling that one a good day. :D
--kC[/QUOTE]
| CirrusWRX | 05-31-2006 10:36 AM |
Outside the ticket booth of RevItUp:
[b]DO NOT SELL TO THIS MAN[/b]
[img]http://www.scca.org/_FileLibrary/News/313/04-Daddiomug-0714.jpg[/img]
[b]DO NOT SELL TO THIS MAN[/b]
[img]http://www.scca.org/_FileLibrary/News/313/04-Daddiomug-0714.jpg[/img]
| KC | 05-31-2006 11:02 AM |
[QUOTE=CirrusWRX]Outside the ticket booth of RevItUp:
[b]DO NOT SELL TO THIS MAN[/b]
[img]http://www.scca.org/_FileLibrary/News/313/04-Daddiomug-0714.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
:lol: I suggested to Mark to get a Fake ID. He's like why? 1/2 of the people there will know me, especially if Carolyn is doing the announcing again this year. :lol:
We're going to get him some hair extensions, a mustache. :lol:
[b]DO NOT SELL TO THIS MAN[/b]
[img]http://www.scca.org/_FileLibrary/News/313/04-Daddiomug-0714.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
:lol: I suggested to Mark to get a Fake ID. He's like why? 1/2 of the people there will know me, especially if Carolyn is doing the announcing again this year. :lol:
We're going to get him some hair extensions, a mustache. :lol:
| mjautoxer | 05-31-2006 01:48 PM |
I will probably be running the ny event, even though it will be unofficial, and I can't win the car, these are well worth the money just for the event itself.
Mark
Mark
| KC | 05-31-2006 02:08 PM |
Awesome. :) Should I cancel my order for the mustache then from E-bay?
| Zoinks | 05-31-2006 05:21 PM |
Two runs in a cobalt for $45...
| mjautoxer | 05-31-2006 05:43 PM |
[QUOTE=Zoinks]Two runs in a cobalt for $45...[/QUOTE]
No, just two competition runs in a cobalt, plus practice runs in a cobalt, and as rumor has it, a corvette. Plus rides shotgun in corvettes with pro's driving. Well worth the $45. Besides you don't have to provide the car or the tires that you get to abuse. Does that seem like a rip off to you? If it does then I would suggest you don't go. Heck, nowadays $45 will barely pay for the gas.
No, just two competition runs in a cobalt, plus practice runs in a cobalt, and as rumor has it, a corvette. Plus rides shotgun in corvettes with pro's driving. Well worth the $45. Besides you don't have to provide the car or the tires that you get to abuse. Does that seem like a rip off to you? If it does then I would suggest you don't go. Heck, nowadays $45 will barely pay for the gas.
| Butt Dyno | 05-31-2006 07:31 PM |
Recommendation: it is NOT worth it to try to work at these events.
I helped out at the 2004 event in DC. I think it was a little over $300 for 2 days of work. The "pro" drivers varied between being patronizing and being dicks, there really are no perks to speak of (we couldn't even take runs when there was no one there with a half hour to go... the "pros" kept going back and forth trying to get a time that 7-8 local autocrossers got, instead), you're outside for many hours and you have to give these mindbendingly patronizing speeches to people about how they aren't supposed to have the shifter in manual mode and if they hit the rev limiter they'll be banned and bla bla bla bla. Seriously, would it kill them to give the workers free water?
Another post from someone who worked that event:
[quote]I figure I should chime in, since I was there too.
Although I have done some hard times and dealt with some total pricks (Porsche driver at CMP), this was probably my worst experience as well. Sometimes, I leave a NASA event feeling unappreciated, but for the most part I'm usually satisfied.
As a customer, Rev It Up is an incredible deal. As an employee, you're getting the shaft, bigtime. No matter how many times I told them that I had to leave early, the [jerks] kept trying to get me to stay the whole day on Sunday. I got along pretty well on Saturday with the "Pros" until the end of the day. At that point, it was pointed out that they would get in trouble if we got to drive the car (mind you, random strangers with zero high intensity driving experience have been driving these cars all day long), therefore they drove for about 20 minutes while we got to watch. Relations further deteriorated on Sunday. Apparently, it is important the EVERY cone be standing upright, even those after the finish line. Furthermore, we had 3 MMers and 4 "Pros" at a station which could have been operated by 3-4 efficient people, if done properly. There was definitely a pervasive "I'm better than you" attitide at our place, even when there was no justification for it. That was the worst part about it.[/quote]
Basically divide the money you'd make by the number of hours you have to spend there and you're likely to decide that it's not worth it (approximately $15/hr). At the time I was trying to rationalize the Miata beater (worked out OK) but I wouldn't do it again.
Just a heads up :)
john
I helped out at the 2004 event in DC. I think it was a little over $300 for 2 days of work. The "pro" drivers varied between being patronizing and being dicks, there really are no perks to speak of (we couldn't even take runs when there was no one there with a half hour to go... the "pros" kept going back and forth trying to get a time that 7-8 local autocrossers got, instead), you're outside for many hours and you have to give these mindbendingly patronizing speeches to people about how they aren't supposed to have the shifter in manual mode and if they hit the rev limiter they'll be banned and bla bla bla bla. Seriously, would it kill them to give the workers free water?
Another post from someone who worked that event:
[quote]I figure I should chime in, since I was there too.
Although I have done some hard times and dealt with some total pricks (Porsche driver at CMP), this was probably my worst experience as well. Sometimes, I leave a NASA event feeling unappreciated, but for the most part I'm usually satisfied.
As a customer, Rev It Up is an incredible deal. As an employee, you're getting the shaft, bigtime. No matter how many times I told them that I had to leave early, the [jerks] kept trying to get me to stay the whole day on Sunday. I got along pretty well on Saturday with the "Pros" until the end of the day. At that point, it was pointed out that they would get in trouble if we got to drive the car (mind you, random strangers with zero high intensity driving experience have been driving these cars all day long), therefore they drove for about 20 minutes while we got to watch. Relations further deteriorated on Sunday. Apparently, it is important the EVERY cone be standing upright, even those after the finish line. Furthermore, we had 3 MMers and 4 "Pros" at a station which could have been operated by 3-4 efficient people, if done properly. There was definitely a pervasive "I'm better than you" attitide at our place, even when there was no justification for it. That was the worst part about it.[/quote]
Basically divide the money you'd make by the number of hours you have to spend there and you're likely to decide that it's not worth it (approximately $15/hr). At the time I was trying to rationalize the Miata beater (worked out OK) but I wouldn't do it again.
Just a heads up :)
john
| Zoinks | 05-31-2006 09:16 PM |
[QUOTE=mjautoxer]No, just two competition runs in a cobalt, plus practice runs in a cobalt, and as rumor has it, a corvette. Plus rides shotgun in corvettes with pro's driving. Well worth the $45. Besides you don't have to provide the car or the tires that you get to abuse. Does that seem like a rip off to you? If it does then I would suggest you don't go. Heck, nowadays $45 will barely pay for the gas.[/QUOTE]
It's not a "ripoff", no. But for an autocrosser I'm not sure it's much of a deal, either.
- Two runs in a Cobalt, wearing a dirty loaner helmet over a little hairnet b/c they won't let you bring your own.
- IIRC, the practice runs were only 12-14 seconds or so, and had long lines where you got to listen to pro's heckle the audience like they were children.
- Given the tone and target audience, I don't expect that the Vette ridealong will stress perfect (read: educational) lines (in a course I haven't walked/driven on myself) over general displays of power. Which is fine, but probably less useful than asking to ridealong with a local hotshoe at an autocross. And I don't expect I'll be able to ask many questions after the run, since the '04 event was all about moving lines of people in and out quickly.
- I just don't believe they're going to let the unwashed masses thrash a series of C6's in anger. Mayyybe, they'll have a "test drive" course or something a little more chaperoned, but that's not the same. Getting to [i]race[/i] one would push it over the edge for me, since I don't know anyone who'd let me flog [i]theirs[/i]. :) Didn't they try to keep people from pushing the Mazdaspeed Miatas on the test course in '04? I didn't make it through the line to drive one...
- It's a Cobalt. I know everyone says it's way better than the Cavalier, but I'm sorry, I just couldn't care less about test driving one. I was actually enthusiastic about testing the Mazda 3 and 6 last time.
So I dunno. I don't think the seat time adds up to much - if any - more than an average 4-run local event, and the theme park conditions don't compare favorably. Not the bargain of a lifetime for people who autocross already. GREAT for a first taste of fast driving, though.
I'm not saying I won't go if I'm jonesing for AX that day, but I've already got three events scheduled for that month, and none of them cost $50. :)
It's not a "ripoff", no. But for an autocrosser I'm not sure it's much of a deal, either.
- Two runs in a Cobalt, wearing a dirty loaner helmet over a little hairnet b/c they won't let you bring your own.
- IIRC, the practice runs were only 12-14 seconds or so, and had long lines where you got to listen to pro's heckle the audience like they were children.
- Given the tone and target audience, I don't expect that the Vette ridealong will stress perfect (read: educational) lines (in a course I haven't walked/driven on myself) over general displays of power. Which is fine, but probably less useful than asking to ridealong with a local hotshoe at an autocross. And I don't expect I'll be able to ask many questions after the run, since the '04 event was all about moving lines of people in and out quickly.
- I just don't believe they're going to let the unwashed masses thrash a series of C6's in anger. Mayyybe, they'll have a "test drive" course or something a little more chaperoned, but that's not the same. Getting to [i]race[/i] one would push it over the edge for me, since I don't know anyone who'd let me flog [i]theirs[/i]. :) Didn't they try to keep people from pushing the Mazdaspeed Miatas on the test course in '04? I didn't make it through the line to drive one...
- It's a Cobalt. I know everyone says it's way better than the Cavalier, but I'm sorry, I just couldn't care less about test driving one. I was actually enthusiastic about testing the Mazda 3 and 6 last time.
So I dunno. I don't think the seat time adds up to much - if any - more than an average 4-run local event, and the theme park conditions don't compare favorably. Not the bargain of a lifetime for people who autocross already. GREAT for a first taste of fast driving, though.
I'm not saying I won't go if I'm jonesing for AX that day, but I've already got three events scheduled for that month, and none of them cost $50. :)
| CirrusWRX | 06-01-2006 09:38 AM |
[QUOTE=ButtDyno]The "pro" drivers varied between being patronizing and being dicks...[/QUOTE]
What's that quote attributed to Hugh Heffner?
"Every man thinks he is better than every other man at 2 things in life...
One of them is driving."
:lol:
What's that quote attributed to Hugh Heffner?
"Every man thinks he is better than every other man at 2 things in life...
One of them is driving."
:lol:
| Butt Dyno | 06-01-2006 09:51 AM |
[QUOTE=CirrusWRX]What's that quote attributed to Hugh Heffner?
"Every man thinks he is better than every other man at 2 things in life...
One of them is driving."
:lol:[/QUOTE]
"All men think they are better than all other men at two things. One of those things is driving a car." - Hugh Hefner
That's how I have it, but have never independently verified it :D
"Every man thinks he is better than every other man at 2 things in life...
One of them is driving."
:lol:[/QUOTE]
"All men think they are better than all other men at two things. One of those things is driving a car." - Hugh Hefner
That's how I have it, but have never independently verified it :D
| KC | 06-01-2006 10:02 AM |
[QUOTE=Zoinks]I'm not saying I won't go if I'm jonesing for AX that day, but I've already got three events scheduled for that month, and none of them cost $50. :)[/QUOTE]Local non-member autoxes are $40 where we run.
What's another $5? And this is a contest at which you can win stuff. :)
--kC
What's another $5? And this is a contest at which you can win stuff. :)
--kC
| Evil STI | 06-01-2006 05:35 PM |
I think Jason Hart should be commended more so than Daddio. He wasn't defeated one time during the whole 2004 contest INCLUDING the finals.
| KC | 06-01-2006 06:26 PM |
[QUOTE=Evil STI]I think Jason Hart should be commended more so than Daddio. He wasn't defeated one time during the whole 2004 contest INCLUDING the finals.[/QUOTE]
And as the saying goes... when you have THAT many runs in the car, city after city, event after event, every hour a few runs... you had BETTER be fast! :) Don't forget... the 'competitors' only got 2 runs on the comp course... how many did he have, every hour? Every day? That one time, he was off for those two runs he set the time in that hour when Karter beat him in Houston.
And Jason got 6th in STX at the 2004 SCCA Nationals codriving Mike Kings WRX. He did trophy. Not knocking him, he's a top rated driver. :)
--kC ('03 MRIU Boston Winner / '04 MRIU New York Winner... Jason didn't 'compete' at the finals.... that was the 20 city winners only. There was nothing Jason had to 'compete' for.)
And as the saying goes... when you have THAT many runs in the car, city after city, event after event, every hour a few runs... you had BETTER be fast! :) Don't forget... the 'competitors' only got 2 runs on the comp course... how many did he have, every hour? Every day? That one time, he was off for those two runs he set the time in that hour when Karter beat him in Houston.
And Jason got 6th in STX at the 2004 SCCA Nationals codriving Mike Kings WRX. He did trophy. Not knocking him, he's a top rated driver. :)
--kC ('03 MRIU Boston Winner / '04 MRIU New York Winner... Jason didn't 'compete' at the finals.... that was the 20 city winners only. There was nothing Jason had to 'compete' for.)
| ratt_finkel | 06-14-2006 01:32 PM |
Ouch, I'm looking at $80 for both my GF and I to go. That seems a little steep. I'm still on the fence about this one.
| rankink | 06-14-2006 02:39 PM |
FYI - The 1st 100 registered for each event get a discounted rate of $40.
| KC | 06-14-2006 02:47 PM |
Registration is now OPEN! :)
| KC | 06-14-2006 02:58 PM |
New York, Sunday Aug 20th at 10:20. :)
Harts got a target on his back this time. :lol:
Harts got a target on his back this time. :lol:
| Chiketkd | 06-14-2006 05:00 PM |
[QUOTE=ratt_finkel]Ouch, I'm looking at $80 for both my GF and I to go. That seems a little steep. I'm still on the fence about this one.[/QUOTE]
Me too. I was at first all gung-ho, but $40 for 2 autoX runs and some cheesy instruction is just not worth it. I'm sure it's a great event for beginners & the Daddio's looking to pick up a free car! :p ;)
Me too. I was at first all gung-ho, but $40 for 2 autoX runs and some cheesy instruction is just not worth it. I'm sure it's a great event for beginners & the Daddio's looking to pick up a free car! :p ;)
| rankink | 06-14-2006 05:49 PM |
Miami, Saturday Aug 5 at 10 AM for me
| kg2128 | 06-14-2006 05:56 PM |
this is way better than Mazda's rev it up IMO. Why? because the Mazda 6 is a nice car for the price but it was still FWD and its sporty for its class but not that sporty overall(I went to the mazda one so I'm speaking from experience). Not a fan of the cobalt/ion SS but they are pretty decent I guess, im pretty much just looking forward to the corvette.
| AtomicRacer | 06-14-2006 06:39 PM |
Dallas, July 29th, group 10.
-Paul
-Paul
| KC | 06-14-2006 08:05 PM |
[QUOTE=kg2128]this is way better than Mazda's rev it up IMO. Why? because the Mazda 6 is a nice car for the price but it was still FWD and its sporty for its class but not that sporty overall(I went to the mazda one so I'm speaking from experience). Not a fan of the cobalt/ion SS but they are pretty decent I guess, im pretty much just looking forward to the corvette.[/QUOTE]
Mazda 6 in '03 and the Mazda 3 in '04. Mazda 3 and Cobalt = same market.
--kC
Mazda 6 in '03 and the Mazda 3 in '04. Mazda 3 and Cobalt = same market.
--kC
| KC | 06-30-2006 09:19 AM |
Bump. :)
| teiva-boy | 06-30-2006 04:57 PM |
I signed up for this a few weeks ago for mid-July, with my girlfriend and I.
In the past I've done similar events with Cadillac. While there were long lines, it was totally worth it to beat on a car that isn't yours. The so called "pro's" that ride along with you are not pro's at all, but probably local Auto-X junkies.
Just keep in mind this is a marketing thing more then anything. It's not real seat time, as you are like cattle to them. Get in, drive, don't crash, and get out.
But for the price to beat up on a car you would not normally drive, and get a broader experience of what's out there (or in this case, what you compete against) it's totally worth it. :)
In the past I've done similar events with Cadillac. While there were long lines, it was totally worth it to beat on a car that isn't yours. The so called "pro's" that ride along with you are not pro's at all, but probably local Auto-X junkies.
Just keep in mind this is a marketing thing more then anything. It's not real seat time, as you are like cattle to them. Get in, drive, don't crash, and get out.
But for the price to beat up on a car you would not normally drive, and get a broader experience of what's out there (or in this case, what you compete against) it's totally worth it. :)
| KC | 06-30-2006 06:55 PM |
The Pros wioth RevItUp have quite a bit of racing experience... check the instructor pages for Bios. :)
--kC
--kC
| teiva-boy | 06-30-2006 09:10 PM |
[QUOTE=KC]The Pros wioth RevItUp have quite a bit of racing experience... check the instructor pages for Bios. :)
--kC[/QUOTE]
Sorry I was basing this off of my recent Cadillac drive event.
--kC[/QUOTE]
Sorry I was basing this off of my recent Cadillac drive event.
| KC | 07-24-2006 10:21 AM |
1st city is in the books.
S. Cali was won by a Novice. Will Kalman (Ex-sts, FSP Escort Auto-xer) won the ProClass.
Any reports from the field??? :)
--kC
S. Cali was won by a Novice. Will Kalman (Ex-sts, FSP Escort Auto-xer) won the ProClass.
Any reports from the field??? :)
--kC
| KC | 08-14-2006 02:34 PM |
Bump. Brolliar won Fl. and Telehowski won Chicago.
NY is this weekend. :) So far, no one has 3-peated.
Will NY be the 1st city to see a 3-peat with yours truly as returning champ taking it? Or will some unknown with the names of Ho-Kim or Whipple be the victors and rip away the championship from this old mans hands?
Only time will tell. :devil:
--kC
NY is this weekend. :) So far, no one has 3-peated.
Will NY be the 1st city to see a 3-peat with yours truly as returning champ taking it? Or will some unknown with the names of Ho-Kim or Whipple be the victors and rip away the championship from this old mans hands?
Only time will tell. :devil:
--kC
| ratt_finkel | 08-14-2006 02:48 PM |
Damn you Chicago! Bumped me down to 12th!
Edit: And I'm sure nate will have no problem beating you ;)
Edit: And I'm sure nate will have no problem beating you ;)
| johnei | 08-14-2006 02:49 PM |
I won a pin and a hat for my early Saturday club session - scored in the low 500s. It was my first time 'competing' after doing a driving school a few months ago.
I had fun but a few things were annoying. You can drive C6 autos in the SS test drive. They cycle between the same and Impalas in the tire adhesion or something. I got the Impala SS. BTW I think the people who smoked the tires off the line in the Impala/Monte Carlo SSs looked like idiots.
I had paid an extra $10 for hot laps as a passenger in the Z06 but that was not available due to limited space. Got 2 extra practice laps, which weren't on the same course as the timed ones.
Also the ambulance got there like 90 minutes late so there was no driving for any one during that time. Consequently, I spent a good hour sitting in one of the show cars waiting for them to show up. So maybe don't sign up for the first session of the day.
The staff said people in FL couldn't drive but TX had some good drivers.
I had fun but a few things were annoying. You can drive C6 autos in the SS test drive. They cycle between the same and Impalas in the tire adhesion or something. I got the Impala SS. BTW I think the people who smoked the tires off the line in the Impala/Monte Carlo SSs looked like idiots.
I had paid an extra $10 for hot laps as a passenger in the Z06 but that was not available due to limited space. Got 2 extra practice laps, which weren't on the same course as the timed ones.
Also the ambulance got there like 90 minutes late so there was no driving for any one during that time. Consequently, I spent a good hour sitting in one of the show cars waiting for them to show up. So maybe don't sign up for the first session of the day.
The staff said people in FL couldn't drive but TX had some good drivers.
| KC | 08-14-2006 02:50 PM |
[QUOTE=ratt_finkel]Damn you Chicago! Bumped me down to 12th!
Edit: And I'm sure nate will have no problem beating you ;)[/QUOTE]
If he does, and he's in my Tahoe on the way down, he'll have to find another way home from NY. :lol:
--kC
Edit: And I'm sure nate will have no problem beating you ;)[/QUOTE]
If he does, and he's in my Tahoe on the way down, he'll have to find another way home from NY. :lol:
--kC
| ratt_finkel | 08-15-2006 12:10 PM |
[QUOTE=KC]If he does, and he's in my Tahoe on the way down, he'll have to find another way home from NY. :lol:
--kC[/QUOTE]
haha, he might try to sneek the CM car in the back just in case :o
--kC[/QUOTE]
haha, he might try to sneek the CM car in the back just in case :o
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