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Originally Posted by 1stEG6
Good point about the width of the runway. But I feel the autocross events at Brooksville aren't spectator friendly. The gates are only open for a short time in the morning, which is fine if you plan on running your car, but for the spectators getting there at such an early time makes for a very boring morning until the event starts. I pesonally would rather wake up a bit later, get some breakfast, then make my way to the event as it is just getting started. Just my opinion.
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Originally Posted by mofugga
spectating at an autox is not fun
Seriously though, I enjoy spectating.
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Originally Posted by w0rd
Well maybe it isn't when you are driving, but I enjoy watching anyone else run.
Seriously though, I enjoy spectating.
Seriously though, I enjoy spectating.
I completely agree. If I can't run my car at the event due to a broken part or any other reason that is prohibiting my vehicle from entering; why should I just sit at home being bored? I would rather go to the event with the sole intention of just spectating, enjoying the racing and chilling out all day in my lawn chair with a cold soda.
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Originally Posted by fastforward
why couldnt the access roads and the airstrip all be used? Sort'a like a mini-prix?
And a covered paddock/grid area for Brooksville would be hella cool!
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Oh I have visited this airport in the past on a Saturday night for other street reasons 
oops
Anyway, maybe because it is abandoned we'll be able to use it.
The one way autox they did in Seabring was good and using the side roads is a good idea as well.
+1 for covered parking
oops Anyway, maybe because it is abandoned we'll be able to use it.
The one way autox they did in Seabring was good and using the side roads is a good idea as well.
+1 for covered parking
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Kind of off topic, but an idea...recently porsche has been using the parking lot across from the Horse track on racetrack road for test and drives. they set up cones and make an auto-x course so i know it can be done, who holds the auto-x events and could maybe make this happen? Ill try to get a satellite image, but its a decent parking lot.
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Originally Posted by The Twanksta
Kind of off topic, but an idea...recently porsche has been using the parking lot across from the Horse track on racetrack road for test and drives. they set up cones and make an auto-x course so i know it can be done, who holds the auto-x events and could maybe make this happen? Ill try to get a satellite image, but its a decent parking lot.
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Originally Posted by mofugga
sunriders, aka nasa, said something about running an event there awhile back. i've been on that lot many a time & can say that it is at best a subpar surface, think more gravelly/slippery than at zhills. i have not autox'd there but have parked lots of times & yea, it'd take a lot of work to make it a good surface, about all it has going for it, in my opinion, is that it's large.
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