03threefiftyz

There are some pretty inexpensive hotels very near by, but I think I am going to pass this time.

nlink720

You might bring back something extra from one of those hotels that could give you more to spend money on than your Z. Just kidding. There are actually many very nice hotels up there that have good security for your car and excellent rooms. I have been to various banquets up there as well as spent time traveling with my company in some of those hotels. No problems. Crown Plaza I remember has gates, as to several others right off route 3.

It's all good. Stay in Maryland and practice up for Hershey Main my friend I'm gonna get a little more from these tires and then flip them next week.

03threefiftyz

My hoosiers will be on their last legs by Hershey....

eddc

SATurday October 8th Autocross

Bowie Baysox Stadium in Bowie, MD is the location of the next Capital Driving Club autocross on SATURDAY October 8th.

Registration and tech inspection will be at 8:00 and will promptly close at 8:45 to try to accommodate the full field, while still giving 6 runs. You must be DONE by 8:45. So if you arrive at 8:00 you won't have a problem. Don't arrive at the last minute.

The event fee for the Saturday autocross is $30 for members and $40 for non-members.

New Bar Codes

Make sure you download the new bar codes for 2011 (some of the early barcodes in early 2010 won't work. So if you want to use last year's barcodes, make sure it is the same format as the new barcodes).

We have a new index for lightweight cars (under 1500 pounds) and the bar codes are now different for small bore cars from the early barcodes. The early bar codes from 2010 just won't work. If you have a car weighing under 1500 pounds, we are in the process of updating it (we can also print it out at the event in this case).

So to be on the safe side, print out new barcodes that can be found on the web forum under autocross section. You have to register on the forum to open the attachments.

If you have problems, you can e-mail me at capitaldriving@yahoo.com or we can also print barcodes for you at the event.

On-line Reservation System

Member reservations (or participants that will join the club upon showing up) for any events can be made at any time. Open reservations for non-members for this event begin Friday September 30th.

New Members

We will be accepting new members at this event. If you plan to join the club at this event, you may make a reservation at this time by doing the following:

1. Use "0" as the member number (a permanent number will be assigned to you after you join and you will get a temporary number for this event)
2. TYPE "I will be joining the club at this event" in the NOTES section when making you reservation.

The annual membership is $30 and is good for 12 months from the date you join.

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me at capitaldriving@yahoo.com .

Ed Chan

TubeDriver

As was said earlier, the colder the temps the worse your A6s will feel.


I used to also drop pressures a little when cold just to try and get some surface squirm in an attempt to better get some heat into the tire.

nlink720

Thanks for the support. I'll use the blankets, and attempt to get them warm ASAP. Is there a temperature where you feel that they are worse than a street tire like Dunlop Z1 or RS3?

Thanks Again

TubeDriver

Thanks for the support. I'll use the blankets, and attempt to get them warm ASAP. Is there a temperature where you feel that they are worse than a street tire like Dunlop Z1 or RS3?

Thanks Again
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Never went back to back with A6s and Starspecs. I always figured that I would just run what I know best (A6s) and look to make your last run the one to count (since there might be a bit of heat in them by then).

Once you really get down in the 30s/40s things get slick but everyone else is dealing with it as well. You won't be fast, you just have to be faster than everyone else.

03threefiftyz

In my opinion....there is never a point where A6's get worse than top tier street tires. Both fall off at a similar pace once the temps drop below 60....

I ran them at the WDCR practice event when it was in the low 30's....they weren't great, but I don't believe for a second the star specs would have been faster. Just my .02.

TubeDriver

I tend to agree.......unless it is raining.

nlink720

Great stuff guys. Thanks.