August 19, Philly Region Auto X

[Al N.]

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[Boxologist]

just saw the results...

WTF Tom, did anyone bother to ride along with Al or get an instructor to get in with him to point him along?

 

edit: lemme go check Hairshirt...

 

edit2: nada insight on Al's thoughts there.

I may be able to make Warminster on Oct 28th.

 

[yellowss7]

Jon, I suggested he take an instructor on his first run. He declined, said he was good at video games. :banghead: and he had his top on so there was no way I could get in. At Warminster they don't use the PA system to announce times, and no one from scoring sent anyone over to tell him. Definately an oversight.

 

Al never said that he was unsure of the course and it was pretty well marked. My fault for not insisting he take an instructor along. I did get both Al and Lance a ride along during the second heat.

 

The rain really was a downer. But it was great having the sevens together. Jeremy F. emailed me that he would try to make the next get together as did another guy with an SV. So if you make it along with the others that could be upwards of 8 sevens at the event. Maybe we could get a bunch of the Maryland/ VA guys at a Ripken event. Or get them to make the trek to Warminster. ( Its a better site). Tom

 

 

[Al N.]

Tom definitely tried to take care of me...fault is all my own. I just wish I knew which gate(s) I had missed...regardless, I didn't push that hard at all because of the rain (just listen for my throttle positiion in the vid), couldn't really put power down and when I tried got the back out a tad.

 

I might do Oct 28th if everyone else does (peer pressure)...we'd be in the early session, which would make my wife happy. I'll take my 10 year old to keep me company this time. Wait, I just realized I may have to go to AAPEX/SEMA at that time. Hmmm.

 

I should add that I had a fun time regardless of my times/DNFs and the rain, but also that I kind of put Auto-X into the same category of activities as sporting clays but not the same as fly fishing. I definitely had more fun the second through fourth runs...first run was just getting used to the whole thing.

 

It will be nice to do it in the dry.

[Boxologist]

had awhole thing typed out but a co-worker of mine decide dhe needed to shut that computer off use it instead of any of the other ones. Basically my last post was not intended as a slight Tom, more a difference between regions. NYR is curently running fields of 50% or more novice the first season so the several events they have had to be very proactive in getting the noobs and novices up to speed so they would not be as embarassed and enjoy the time more.

 

most of the novices really wouldn't speak up on their own, and those event co-ordinators who have so much time on the pro and national level may forget what the mindset of those starting out is.

 

 

NY BMW is also going on 10/28, hmmm.

 

[Boxologist]

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[yellowss7]

Guess I should have splurged for the upgraded weather gear. :d or at least put it in the trailer.

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[locostv8]

Guess I should have splurged for the upgraded weather gear. :d or at least put it in the trailer.

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[yellowss7]

Yeah, that's how I did it sitting in Grid. Since it wasn't windy the umbrella actually worked pretty well. Tom

[locostv8]

Looks like truley dreadful weather for autox.

[Al N.]

Jon-

 

Thanks for posting those pix...from what I can see, I was on course, right? Retracing my steps, I think somewhere on the out leg is where I went astray...

 

-Al

[yellowss7]

Al, I didn't upload my in car footage of my runs, but I could, if you'd like to see the course again. I tried to guess where you went OC but the course was pretty well defined. Let me know if you want to see it and I'll post it. It looks like I'm in slow mo that's why I didn't post it. Tom

[Al N.]

Feel free to PM or email me the link....