I'll be running street tires for this event. Since I'll be trying out the new timer software, I don't want to have the hassle of changing tires, cramming all the stuff in my car, etc. This way I can show up, set things up, and drive like crap (as usual).

 

wow a logical, concise and direct answer. thank you. that answers a lot, now if the rotary issue was solved life would be good.

 

I am so psyched!! I will be in the Dark Green G3 Integra with Red Rota GT3's make sure to say hello and introduce yourself. I will be with my BF Darryl..

see you guys there

and i goofed and put myself in the wrong class. I assumed it was the same classes as SCCA...my bad
Im such a newb..

 

I guess I will be running the R-comps... I found out this morning that Sunday's activities at the novice school caused my streets to chunk a bit. Don't want to risk any more damage to them since they're not very old.

 

What software are you guys using?

I wanna check out those timers too... They look more durable than our (SCCA's) laser-on-a-tripod things... Are they easy to set up and align?

 

Nothing to solve -- we all discussed this at length at the start of the season. I copied the 1.5*displacement factor from Japanese industry practice. Seems pretty reasonable -- a boosted 13B or Renesis can churn out quite a bit of power.

If the classing rules cause you so much discomfort, you're welcome to propose changes for next season...will cheerfully give you the job at double the rate of pay I'm getting.

 

Yeah, the thing everyone needs to understand is that a group of people spent a solid month debating how to set up our classing and rules. They're good enough for now, we're not changing them for this season.

If a group of rotary guys shows up and cleans our clocks, so be it!

We'll make adjustments at the end of the season based on the results of this season to improve our classing for next year.

 

I just want to say the best thing about FAST is the classing method. Kudos to the creators. It's simple, yet effective - perfect for our local level where driving talent is more a factor than the car - as opposed to SCCA which is complicated and catered to competition at the national level.

 

We're using the AXWare software, which is what I've seen used by local SCCA people also. Makes it easy to find people to run timing, although from playing around with the software it's not terribly difficult. I have evil plans for the future of timing so we'll see how things shape up.

The timer lights aren't terribly difficult to set up and align, at least from my view. If you'll be at this month's event I can show you how to set things up, since I won't be at April's event.

 

Yeah... I'll remember that when I'm getting slaughtered by a noob in an Elise, haha.


Okay, yeah. We've been using AxWare at the CFR SCCA for a while now...

I'll definitely take a look at the lights.