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#1 ·
Throw 'em up there....

NER even #1
http://sololive.ner.org/points event 1_fin.htm

Very simple course, with just enough speed checks to keep it reasonable.
Merged into the normal crowd were 2 extra groups, s1 and s2, created from the Starting Line school participants the day before. As a result of the nearly 180 participants, we got 3 morning runs and 2 afternoon.

Ran the day on my street Conti DW's. I was consistent. Slow....but consistent!
I think the fun of having taken my snows off was causing me to chuck the car around vastly too much, and I should have been focusing on flow and line.
Next even I should be back on my H-Street-sized Rivals, though I will be in STF all this season.
 
#4 ·
NER web timing and results were broken, but I found our heat 1 results in the heat 3 book. I really wanted to see if I broke into top 100 pax.



Also...saw his viral "Viper" video around midnight Saturday and was laughing to bed...and then low and behold, I got to watch him run on Sunday morning.
 
#8 ·
STF 2/5. PAX 65/151
http://www.ner.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/points-event-3_fin.htm
http://www.ner.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/points-event-3_pax.htm

The previous day's club's course in reverse. Lots of slaloms that some folks were complaining weren't to SCCA spec. I can't tell the difference.

I need to work on weight transfer. I tend to gather up oscillations that put me in the worst loading/unloading later... On the plus side, I think I am over driving less, which as a result lets me run slightly lower pressures. 41/38 down to 39/36. Turns out that's faster. Go figure.

In the afternoon a prepared Miata broke some spokes, and it's wheel came to rest at my workstation ~1300 feet away. That was interesting.

 
#10 · (Edited)
May 31 - Middle Georgia SCCA. 2nd time out in the Speed3 (first time was a couple weeks ago through the novice program in ATL).

6/6 in GS - the top 5 PAX drivers were all FoSTs. And fast. 9/27 Pax. Small, friendly region - and 8 runs. If Macon Ga is within a drive for you, come check out Middle Georgia SCCA.

Car is bone stock. BFG Sport Comp 2s on stock rims. Right now... just trying to learn the car. But picked up a used progress bar from a local guy... will likely put that on for the next go.
 
#11 ·
Thanks, Adam. Hope things are drying out and the pairings are good.
Things did dry out Sunday at the Toledo Pro. Bob Day and I ended up being a very good pairing at Toledo with the win going to Bob over me by .055 in class competition. We both qualified for the super challenge and as fate we would have it, Bob and I got paired up again in the 1st round. That time the win going to me.



Class Results:
http://cdn.growassets.net/user_file...5_Toledo_Pro_Solo_Final_Resuts.pdf?1435541614


Super Challenge:
http://cdn.growassets.net/user_file...18/2015_Toledo_Super_Challenge.pdf?1435621888
 
#16 ·
Hey could you help me out properly classing my car.. I have a 2014 MAZDA 3 with a Corksport sri and a muffler delete and only cosmetics from there . Sorry to post on ur thread but I didn't want to start my own just to ask what class I am in. And honestly the classing charts I have seen are all different and I don't understand them any way
 
#19 ·
It was definitely a warm day. Thankfully there was a breeze.
Traded some times in the morning, but couldn't get it done in the afternoon. slow3 is not a slow 3. PAXed in the top 100...happy with that.

There was a nice pic of the 3, 3 and 2 floating around. Maybe it will find its way here *hint*

Short term: need to pound out some bad lug studs (one unusable)
Long term: Thinking about front control arm bushings/ball joints. Passenger side has been wonky since 30k, but within alignment specs at least.
 
#24 ·
Thanks guys! I gotta give credit to those stones though, good Lord are they fast. They're so predictable too, I feel like I can just peg the car right at the limit around turns more frequently. I highly recommend them for those who are on the fence for a new set :)
 
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