Co-drive for SD Tour?
#52
Hi James,
The idea is that I'm going to be driving the XP car at SD and if my car end's up going to the event, Rob Luis has already volunteered to tow it down there and then share the ride Sorry, dude, I'd love to share a car with you, it would be fun.
I might have a couple of other ideas for you, if you haven't already been contacted by RX8 drivers on this board, as a result of you post.
Mike
The idea is that I'm going to be driving the XP car at SD and if my car end's up going to the event, Rob Luis has already volunteered to tow it down there and then share the ride Sorry, dude, I'd love to share a car with you, it would be fun.
I might have a couple of other ideas for you, if you haven't already been contacted by RX8 drivers on this board, as a result of you post.
Mike
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TeamRX8 back in the saddle again, finished up at 5 AM this morningand took it for it's first drive back in Stock trim from the STU conversion. Car handles great considering it still needs an alignment, but the brake pedal is mushy so I've got some more bleeding to do
hopefully I can catch up on lost sleep between now and the event
hopefully I can catch up on lost sleep between now and the event
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05-08 SCCA BS Natl Champ
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2008 San Diego National Tour
Qualcomm Stadium
Run Heat 1:
AS, BS, DS, ES, GS, HS, STS, ASPL, BSPL, CSPL, DPL, BML, DML, EML, FML, F125L
Run Heat 2:
ASL, BSL, CS, DSL, ESL, FS, GSL, HSL, STSL, STS2, STX, STU, ESP, FSP, XP, GP
Course Open for walking
Run Heat 3:
FJB , SS, CSL, FSL, STS2L, STXL, STUL, DSP, ESPL, FSPL, XPL, CP, EP, FP, GPL, SM, SM2, AM, CM
Run Heat 4:
SSL, ASP, BSP, CSP, DSPL, CPL, DP, EPL, FPL, SML, SM2L, AML, BM, CML, DM, EM, FM, F125
Work Heat 1:
CSL, FSL, STS2L, STXL, STUL, ASP, DSP, ESPL, FSPL, XPL, CP, EP, FP, GPL, SM, SM2, AM, CM
Work Heat 2:
SS, ASPL, BSP, CSP, DSPL, CPL, DP, EPL, FPL, SML, SM2L, AML, BM, CML, DM, EM, FM, F125
Course Open for walking
Work Heat 3:
SSL, AS, BS, DS, ES, GS, HS, STS, BSPL, CSPL, ESP, DPL, BML, DML, EML, FML, F125L
Work Heat 4:
ASL, BSL, CS, DSL, ESL, FS, GSL, HSL, STSL, STS2, STX, STU, FSP, XP, GP
Qualcomm Stadium
Run Heat 1:
AS, BS, DS, ES, GS, HS, STS, ASPL, BSPL, CSPL, DPL, BML, DML, EML, FML, F125L
Run Heat 2:
ASL, BSL, CS, DSL, ESL, FS, GSL, HSL, STSL, STS2, STX, STU, ESP, FSP, XP, GP
Course Open for walking
Run Heat 3:
FJB , SS, CSL, FSL, STS2L, STXL, STUL, DSP, ESPL, FSPL, XPL, CP, EP, FP, GPL, SM, SM2, AM, CM
Run Heat 4:
SSL, ASP, BSP, CSP, DSPL, CPL, DP, EPL, FPL, SML, SM2L, AML, BM, CML, DM, EM, FM, F125
Work Heat 1:
CSL, FSL, STS2L, STXL, STUL, ASP, DSP, ESPL, FSPL, XPL, CP, EP, FP, GPL, SM, SM2, AM, CM
Work Heat 2:
SS, ASPL, BSP, CSP, DSPL, CPL, DP, EPL, FPL, SML, SM2L, AML, BM, CML, DM, EM, FM, F125
Course Open for walking
Work Heat 3:
SSL, AS, BS, DS, ES, GS, HS, STS, BSPL, CSPL, ESP, DPL, BML, DML, EML, FML, F125L
Work Heat 4:
ASL, BSL, CS, DSL, ESL, FS, GSL, HSL, STSL, STS2, STX, STU, FSP, XP, GP
#59
Just signed up for SD, driving the sc Miata in XP. I don't have very high hopes for the car, yet, as we have the old springs and Tein shock package in it...the triple Penskes and higher rate springs aren't ready yet, due to a end cap issue on the fronts. So, we will have a marginalized set up, but at least we will have a decent, baseline alignment. We did run the car last weekend, but with no alignment, as the shocks/springs were installed just in the nick of time. The car felt absolutely horrible and, when we were done, by eyeball it looked like we had a bunch of rear toe OUT on one side...not fun. Other than not handling worth shxt and no ABS making me relearn how to modulate the brakes, the car is a real hoot...it accelerates quite a bit quicker than my old Z06 and, once we get it dialed, will handle great, I'm sure.
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That XP Miata was fun to watch in the wet for sure! I wouldn't be surprised to see it taking TPOD with Mike behind the wheel once sorted out.
11 ppl signed up now in BS for SD, and 7 for El Toro. Not as many people (17) as last year, but a decent turnout.
We will be staying at Super 8 on Alvarado in Mission Valley.
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11 ppl signed up now in BS for SD, and 7 for El Toro. Not as many people (17) as last year, but a decent turnout.
We will be staying at Super 8 on Alvarado in Mission Valley.
#96 & 196
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It's going to take a bunch of work to get the car where it needs to be
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Sunday results through Heat 3: SUN Heat 3
Isley claimed BS with Luis 2nd and Sipe 3rd. Mike Wood won XP.
Isley claimed BS with Luis 2nd and Sipe 3rd. Mike Wood won XP.
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So, was Ryan B. in CS really that much faster than BS, or did he have better conditions?
You guys are already running, and we are sitting here with 2 inches of NEW snow this morning. This sucks. My first event is not until about three weeks from now. Yuck.
You guys are already running, and we are sitting here with 2 inches of NEW snow this morning. This sucks. My first event is not until about three weeks from now. Yuck.
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Buetzer is pretty freaking good... had a big gap at Nats last year too (at least on the non-wet East course).
BTW, where are you located Cito?
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BS and AS ran heat 1, swept a very dirt course on Sat and it rained in the AM before we ran on Sun. I thought after three years with no co-driver and a low number I was cooked on Sun, as Luis was a 2nd driver with a higher number, he got to run well after the rest of use were done. With every run the course was getting much better, as you can see by the 2+ secs drops per run in heat 1, but it never got totally dry for us.
Even if you took the weather out the little cars would have crushed us, the course was one of the tightest I have ever seen in SD, I think it was the only time I have not seen the limiter there. CS and CSP were able to stay flat in a lot of spots where bigger cars had to brake.
Even if you took the weather out the little cars would have crushed us, the course was one of the tightest I have ever seen in SD, I think it was the only time I have not seen the limiter there. CS and CSP were able to stay flat in a lot of spots where bigger cars had to brake.
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Congrats on the win, Jason...