SCCA Solo II (Autox) Brooksville - 10/2-10/3

[Loren]

Details here (http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEventDetail.Show?psevent_id=2226). Remember, pre-registration is REQUIRED to get access to the site. They don't mind if you pre-register and don't show up, so get on the list if you think you might want to go!

[Mars_302]

Signed up

[OversteerS2K]

Poor timing. GCAC is having a double event the same days....sheesh.

[Loren]

Well, yes and no. It's hard to call overlap between events belonging to two different clubs that are a full 4 hours apart "poor timing". Brooksville is much closer to me, that's the event I will try to attend.

Now, if there were another Tampa area event on the same weekend, that would be poor timing.

[OversteerS2K]

I didn't mean it like that. I'd rather do Brooksville because it's 45 minutes closer (for me), it's cheaper, you'd get way more runs in, and I know more people there. I have to do at least one of the GCAC events so that I can qualify for the points battle (not good enough for a green jacket so I'll have to settle for a red one ;) ).

I should have said that it's really poor timing for me .

[Loren]

Oh, well that's different. :D

So, are you going to do GCAC one day and Brooksville the other?

[chi town brat]

hmmm...have to check the finances...Brooksville was fun even though i made my own corse thru the back the last time :lol: :nono:

[robofunc]

I have to go to this. Before the last Brooksville event, I didn't autox for nigh on five months—I sucked real bad (sorry about the bush). Gotta get the rust out—can't lose to my brother!

[mofugga]

Originally posted by robofunc
I have to go to this. Before the last Brooksville event, I didn't autox for nigh on five months—I sucked real bad (sorry about the bush). Gotta get the rust out—can't lose to my brother!
you can't lose to your brother & i'm abusing my brothers car, good stuff.

[nunyo]

Definitely get out to Brooksville if you haven't yet. The site is very good and it keeps getting better with every event.

If you'd like to help ensure that the event goes smoothly and we all get lots of runs, then show up early and help us set everything up. We can always add to our regular event crew also. If you seem to be showing up at most of the CFR West events, consider taking on a more official position. We don't currently have a chief of timing and scoring. I'd like to see a few more Solo Safety Stewards showing up too. If you don't want a title, I'd be thrilled to just have a couple of regulars who take the time to get reasonably familiar with set up and tear down.

We're usually onsite at about 7:00 AM on an event day, feel free to show up and help out. If you get there early to help and nobody is at the gate to let you in, call my cell phone and we'll send someone out for you. 813-857-9616

Tony Adams
CFR Solo2 West
Brooksville
Event Chairman

[Mars_302]

Id love to help out, but I have a hard time getting up just to make it in time for tech in

[PseudoRealityX]

Originally posted by Mars_302
Id love to help out, but I have a hard time getting up just to make it in time for tech in

You think that I wanted to get up at 4am so I could drive from Gainesville to help set stuff up in the mornings and then be one of the last to leave because I'm helping to tear things down?

I don't mean to be an ass, but look at what you said. Everyone there has to get up early. And the guys putting on the event, who have to take responsability, listen to all the complaints, set up and tear down everything, for NO pay, NO extra runs, etc, have to get up EVEN EARLIER!

It's a volunteer effort.


However, sorry for sounding like an ass.

If you can't wake up early enough, there's still plenty to do. Tear-down can always be faster. You just have to be around an extra 20 mins or so. Is that too much time to invest for a day of fun? We aren't making you dig a ditch here.... just help fold some tables, wrap some wires, and stack some cones. Timing and Scoring just takes a day or two get familiar with the computer program and then you get to work in the shade! :)

[Mars_302]

brooksville a saturday as well correct?

And I suppose no picture taking this time around too?

[mofugga]

Originally posted by Mars_302
brooksville a saturday as well correct?

And I suppose no picture taking this time around too?
correct, tho if you have a large telephoto lens you can still take nice shots of taillights & headlights

[nunyo]

Our site coordinator has told me that the airport has planned to mow for us on the side of the course that's not completely off limits. If we can keep a photographer and his/her spotter well off the pavement, then we may be able to accommodate them. We'll just have to see when we get out there.

[Mars_302]

that will ahve to be another time since ims till waiting for my DSLR and need to buy a long telephoto still

[jaball77]

Originally posted by nunyo
Our site coordinator has told me that the airport has planned to mow for us on the side of the course that's not completely off limits. If we can keep a photographer and his/her spotter well off the pavement, then we may be able to accommodate them. We'll just have to see when we get out there.

That would be nice! That's the only thing keeping Brooksville from being a GREAT site is the lack of a good spectator area, IMO. If only we could somehow combine the surface at Brooksville with the spectator area of the Fairgrounds or Orlando!

[Loren]

So, how did it go?

I ended up helping a friend change his shocks Saturday. I thought about going Sunday, but thought better of it. My car's got an oil pressure problem. Oil pressure relief valve keeps sticking open on cold starts... kinda scary. I really shouldn't be pushing it or driving it more than I need to until I fix that. (which is going to require pulling the engine to replace the oil pump... bah!)

[w0rd]

Oh man, it sucked. We only got 2 runs each day. and the course was a 20 foot slalom the whole way out and back.
No one should come to any SCCA events because they suck.





















J/K.
It was great.
Saturday we only had 12 people, so no course work and as many runs as you wanted. Some people got close to 30 runs.

Sunday: ~26 drivers and 11 runs.

I liked both courses a lot. They were easy to follow yet hard to get perfect. Overall, I would say this event was one of the best ever by CFR.

[Loren]

Geez, I know I was guilty of not showing up this time, but what's it going to take to get people to attend a Brooksville autocross?

Is there one scheduled for December? I might be able to get the SunRiders crowd out there if there is. Our December event was supposed to be at the track, and that fell through.

[Mars_302]

I went on saturday, and I must say I made a lot of improvement. This course was nice since it gave me a few spots to really get into the power and make up time. Im also sure my frotn brakes are about shot with how many times I had come flying around outta the u-turn then slam on them right before the slalom. I definetly need new rear tires at least too. Still wanted that 42 though.

I definetly had fun. Thanks

[Loren]

Originally posted by Mars_302
This course was nice since it gave me a few spots to really get into the power and make up time.

Autox wisdom: Time can never be made up, only lost.

Glad you're having fun with it. Have you had any of the gurus take you for a ride in your own car yet?

[Mars_302]

Not yet, I did let Tony take my car out so I could watch to see what it looks like. Saturday would have been a good time, but I dont think there coulda been that much improvement I was really at the limits of the tires for once had had the course down pat. I was only a few seconds behind Jeremys Civic and Neils Miata.

[nunyo]

Originally posted by Loren
Geez, I know I was guilty of not showing up this time, but what's it going to take to get people to attend a Brooksville autocross?

Is there one scheduled for December? I might be able to get the SunRiders crowd out there if there is. Our December event was supposed to be at the track, and that fell through.

We don't currently have a December event scheduled. We do have one scheduled for Nov. 13th and 14th. The event on the 14th may end up being the Florida State Championships.

We lost a lot of people to GCAC this weekend, They did a double event weekend to make up for prior weather related cancellations.

This weekend was laid back and fun, we didn't quite cover expenses though so we do need to improve attendance.

[Loren]

We've got a November event. (11/21) If you want to schedule one for the first weekend of December (we were originally scheduled for 12/4), I can promise you some setup help and the possibility of... maybe half of the regular SunRiders attendance, which could be 20-30 additional people. If you can do that, we'll call crashing your event our December event and it'll work out well for all of us.

[Mars_302]

a bunch of us in Honda/Acura Tech have a meet up once a month. I had suggested for the latest meet up going to brooksville. You guys should talk to the next guy that sets it up. That would be an honest 10 more cars to bring along.

[S1M0N]

Originally posted by w0rd
J/K.
It was great.
Saturday we only had 12 people, so no course work and as many runs as you wanted. Some people got close to 30 runs.


WAHHHHHHHHHH! :verysad:

I was registered but couldn't go last weekend because I just got released from the Hospital. I had to go to the Emergency Room last Monday night due to some gut pain (and when your gut is as big as mine it can hurt a lot!) I was diagnosed with diverticulitus and after 3 days of IV antibiotics, now have 3 prescribed pills that prevent me from doing anything fun with a motor vehicle. The only positive is I don't hurt any more. Hopefully I'll be done with this in 14 days and won't have to go a second course of antibiotics. Otherwise, who knows when I will be able to get back out and chase cones. Oh well, that's what I get for years of poor diet and a weak constitution. I will come to the next event!

If you do run an early December event, I'll volunteer now to help. Loren can vouch that I'll show up and help out.

[jaball77]

Thanks to everyone that made Sunday's event such a blast!

It's AMAZING how fast everything goes when you only have 26 drivers! (Well, 24 after that Firebird erupted...)

Everyone got about 11 runs (5 in the morning, 6 in the afternoon I think). Farm trucks on the course not withstanding, everything went totally smooth.

I think the course was great, too. The gate after the Chicago box frustrated me a bit and I could never pick a good line through there, but I think that's a driver problem, not a course problem. :-) But it flowed really well once you figured it out. Great first effort, Tony!


Hopefully we can get the word out about Brooksville, because it's a great site!


Thanks again!

Jason

[nunyo]

I can't take credit for the course. In sports terms, I guess I'd have an assist, at best. The straight sections were left over from Saturday's course, setup by Brian Meyers and his brother. I helped Jim Bledsoe and Jeremy Damico make the modifications for Sunday (everything after the crossover and the start/finish areas). I had the most input on the turnaround. I really liked the idea of just tossing a cone out there and letting people figure out how they wanted to get around it. Kind of gives you so much freedom of line that it's tough to get a good one. The start was mine too and it just accidentally turned out to be a lot of fun. It was like you actually got to drive the car instead of waiting until second gear to really get going. I had the finish really badly messed up, but we pulled the last gate before the lights on Sunday morning and everything got much better.

Over all I'd say the course was a slam dunk. I only had one complaint about it. That came from the Firebird driver immediatley after his coursewalk. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the course's fault that his car blew up. He though the chicago box after the crossover was made too tight by the gate going into it. I reallly didn't have any problems with it and I didn't hear anybody else complaining either. I actually watched him go through that section while I was out checking the worker stations for safety during the first heat. It didn't look to me like he was struggling to get through there.

[Mars_302]

The firebird blew up again on sunday?

[want2speed]

I went to my first event in Brooksville on September 28th, and of course it was awesome. The only thing that was dissapointing was the turnout. I knew about SCCA from the Carolina's and looked it up here to find out about it

I'm sure that you have, but I'll ask anyway ... has there been any talk about better advertising? I never heard anyone here talking about Solo II since I moved here. As I have mentioned it to other people and showed off some pics, there are several friends that want to show up next time I go. "Word Of Mouth" is great, but an add in the paper ... TV commercial (although expensive), could do wonders ...

My 2 cents ....

[oilleak]

http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=92841
That's the schedule. It's a sticky at the top of the forum and it's always updated thanks to OversteerS2K.

[Muddy]

I have gone to events for many different regions and clubs, I have never seen anyone advertise to the general community.

[Loren]

Originally posted by Muddy
I have gone to events for many different regions and clubs, I have never seen anyone advertise to the general community.

Mainly because it changes the scope of your event if you advertise. Some insurers (SCCA's insurance, for instance) actually require you to specify if you're having a "spectator event" and charge you significantly more money.

But, even without that, if you advertise you're going to get a crowd of not just entrants, but spectators. Not something you want at a "regular" autocross, but it can work if you plan for it. It does take a lot of planning to do it right. As an annual sort of thing, it CAN be useful to draw new people to your events.

[mofugga]

how come the originator of this thread did not show up at said event? hmm, just went back & looked... oil pressure isn't anything to worry about especially on that beastly miata

[Loren]

Originally posted by mofugga
how come the originator of this thread did not show up at said event? hmm, just went back & looked... oil pressure isn't anything to worry about especially on that beastly miata

The oil that I drained from said Miata last night disagrees with you. Unfortunately, the little bit of driving that I did do over the past two weeks may have taken its toll on my bearings.

Sorry I missed the event, I really did want to go.

[krekavhts]

ah slap a turbo on that bitch and be done with it. those engines are bullet proof. change the oil and goose the motha. hit a cone or 2 and be done with it pussy.

[Loren]

Originally posted by krekavhts
ah slap a turbo on that bitch and be done with it. those engines are bullet proof. change the oil and goose the motha. hit a cone or 2 and be done with it pussy.

:D

Got the engine apart yesterday and found scored crank journals. I'd hoped to just put new bearings and oil pump in it and have it back together today... now I have to find a machine shop to work the crank.

I hate working on engines.