Fast Miata

Hey guys & gals :

I checked http://www.solo2.com/ and found that the next event is a two-day championship @ Buttonwillow raceway.

Got me a bit confused , kinda hard to find a connection between autox to the race track.

Does anyone know what it is gonna be like (from previous events maybe, I'm still a bit newbie when it comes to autox) ?

Will it be a Solo 1 / time trial type of competition maybe ?

Thanx in advance to all replies, I should be there at least for one of the two days.

Moti and the Blackbird.

The Unabageler

beats me...maybe they're using the paddock?

hint: try contacting the event organizer.

jzr

It's basically a really fast autocross. They only use the smallest and most technical parts of the track. The sections with long straights (by autocross standards) are made into chicanes to keep speeds lower, though speeds are still higher than you'll see in any parking lot. Off track excursions are strongly advised against - a 4 wheel off results in immediate DNFs to all three of your runs.

It's a two-day event and Buttonwillow is a ways away from LA proper. Most participants rent a room nearby for Saturday night, when there's a big barbeque and social gathering put on by the Cal Club.

Should be fun, I'll be there both days.

Fast Miata

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jzr
[B]It's basically a really fast autocross.

jzr

Were you at the event in Fontana last Sunday?

Fast Miata

Yup, bad day for the car (cracked downpipe), bad day for the driver (not enough experience...).

Moti and the Blackbird.

jzr

Cool. I've got a red S2000, the one with the rubber chicken hanging out the back. If you would like a little instuction, in addition to myself, I know a couple "decent" Miata drivers that might be willing to help...

Fast Miata

You gotta post a pic of the chicken, I told my wife about it and she wants to see that :-) .

Moti and the Blackbird.

jzr

Man, that may have been the two most fun days of autocrossing ever!

Something like, , x6, sleep, some more, eat, drive home. In the middle of the there's some foggy memory of drunken karaoke...maybe it was just a bad dream?

How not to do it:


Yeah, that's more like it:


Whee!

jzr

Okay, I've been post whoring the crap out of this thread, and here's another one...

I've brought my work's Canon XL1 to a few different events but I always manage to screw one thing or another up with the filming and never get any decent footage. This time I did a little better.

From Sunday:

Video of 3 runs (31MB)
First run: (58.6)
Run 2, my best clean run, got accidentally taped over.. (57.4)
Third run: A DNF complete with foul language and really messy driving. (57.7)
Fourth run - Started off with a missed shift, got behind in the slalom and was a bit sloppy in a couple places, but otherwise I was happy with it. Minus the cone I would've placed 4th instead of 5th, but oh well. 35 megs.. (57.1)

It's funny, in watching the footage a few times I can totally see where I was going too slow, or too fast, or was way off line, whatever. There was at least another second or two out there. I've found analyzing the runs to be a good learning experience. As an alternative to filming, I think I'm going to look into one of the Geez! systems for next year.

edit: compressed videos, made them all one