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Jun 6 2005, 04:43 PM
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North of the border ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
I don't know if it's the right section,
but I thought I would share how I'm feeling. Basically, I love AutoX and I find it a great way to enjoy the car, and so forth. I'm also OK at it and kick ass on some fast cars in my category as well. There are a few things that makes me not enjoy it as much. 1. it's very political... full of BS 2. seat time is very minimal 3. can't be much more competitive unless I trailor another set of wheels w/ Hoosier dady. 4. I'd like to use more than just 1-2 gear. I'm just thinking on focusing more on driving and seat time. Am I the only one that thinks this or going through this kind of feelings ? |
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Jun 7 2005, 10:16 AM
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Zero brand loyalty ![]() ![]() Group: Advanced Members Posts: 645 Joined: 22-January 04 From: Merryland Member No.: 145 |
QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jun 6 2005, 17:49) I hear ... fear ... you Pat. The damage factor had (has) me very worried. But it's also the reason I chose CMC over SCCA or COMA ... I saw first hand how those boys don't cotton to rubbin' ... it was ugly ... I guess if you have a group that really, um, enforces "no rubbin'" then it's a whole lot better. In my incident, I spun (my bad) in a qualifying session without a car around me and the car died. I couldn't get it to re-start, couldn't get it to re-start. At this point, every body panel was still straight. Then some guy in a BMW -- despite a waving yellow flag -- got squirrely and thumped my rear quarter panel. I always figured any rubbin' would be during a race with cars fighting for position not as I sat dead in the water during qualifying. The best thing was the chief steward felt no need to talk to the driver who hit me. Waving yellow flag = drive at 10/10ths???? No I'm not bitter. Pat |
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Eugenio_SS AutoX seems to bring less and less fun-factor 2 me Jun 6 2005, 04:43 PM
KeithO ...that's how I ended up where I am.
First au... Jun 6 2005, 04:51 PM
sgarnett QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jun 6 2005, 11:43)There a... Jun 6 2005, 04:58 PM
Sam Strano If you aren't a very competitive person, or la... Jun 6 2005, 05:37 PM
98_1LE I got bored with it. I like the people a whole lot... Jun 6 2005, 05:44 PM
robz71lm7 Eugenio, that's exactly how I've been feel... Jun 6 2005, 06:01 PM
rmackintosh ...your feelings are NOT uncommon...I know a TON o... Jun 6 2005, 06:04 PM
Absolut Speed I certainly couldn't imagine running regularly... Jun 6 2005, 07:17 PM
mitchntx My AXing career didn't last but about 12 month... Jun 6 2005, 07:27 PM
Eugenio_SS well... we get 4 runs... and we are usually around... Jun 6 2005, 08:16 PM
Eugenio_SS ironically, I tend to enjoy more helping people an... Jun 6 2005, 08:49 PM
sgarnett The hassle factor makes a big difference to me. My... Jun 6 2005, 09:16 PM
35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS I seriously thought about quitting last year (Auto... Jun 6 2005, 09:25 PM
trackbird QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Jun 6 2005, 13:01)I'm ... Jun 6 2005, 09:29 PM
sgarnett I was sort of transitioning to driving the truck m... Jun 6 2005, 09:37 PM
patred I started autocrossing in '97 and did my first... Jun 6 2005, 11:02 PM
mitchntx I hear ... fear ... you Pat.
The damage factor ha... Jun 6 2005, 11:49 PM
98_1LE So how is the paint swapping in CMC going so far? ... Jun 6 2005, 11:59 PM
robz71lm7 Rubbin' is racin'
Wish I could afford... Jun 7 2005, 12:24 AM
ESPCamaro I 'might' consider moving up. But only if ... Jun 7 2005, 12:44 AM
rmackintosh QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jun 6 2005, 17:49)The damag... Jun 7 2005, 01:15 AM
35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS QUOTE (ESPCamaro @ Jun 6 2005, 18:44)Honestly... Jun 7 2005, 01:20 AM
sgarnett I keep daydreamin' about getting a FF1600 for ... Jun 7 2005, 01:57 AM
Eugenio_SS it's not about the competition... I won't ... Jun 7 2005, 03:43 AM
Eugenio_SS to get more excitement, maybe I should try the Kev... Jun 7 2005, 03:45 AM
Eugenio_SS QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jun 6 2005, 23:45)to get ... Jun 7 2005, 03:52 AM
trackbird QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Jun 6 2005, 22:45)to get ... Jun 7 2005, 04:52 AM
TOO Z MAXX I guess I am lucky as far as auto x goes. I can a... Jun 7 2005, 06:54 AM
KeithO Pat, I can't comment on your specific situatio... Jun 7 2005, 10:33 AM
mitchntx QUOTE (98_1LE @ Jun 6 2005, 17:59)So how is t... Jun 7 2005, 11:35 AM
sgarnett QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 6 2005, 23:52)QUOTE (E... Jun 7 2005, 11:59 AM
Bald54 I started autocrossing in 1978 and was instantly h... Jun 7 2005, 02:40 PM
patred QUOTE (KeithO @ Jun 7 2005, 04:33)Pat, I can... Jun 7 2005, 04:23 PM
rpoz-29 I started in 1975, and ran all over VA, and DC. Ma... Jun 8 2005, 10:27 PM
98_1LE I had a Big Wheel in 1977 Jun 8 2005, 10:35 PM
bruecksteve I started in 1973 (yea.. really old), ran the Nati... Jun 8 2005, 11:01 PM
Eugenio_SS damm... I started breathing in 1975... when you gu... Jun 9 2005, 02:57 AM
rpoz-29 Our events have 4 runs, and our work schedule is o... Jun 9 2005, 06:19 AM
robz71lm7 Rpo, that's exactly how our work schedule is s... Jun 9 2005, 11:37 AM
pimpmaro QUOTE (98_1LE @ Jun 8 2005, 16:35)I had a Big... Jun 9 2005, 12:22 PM
bruecksteve We do worker changes on the fly with 6 run groups. Jun 9 2005, 12:24 PM
Eugenio_SS QUOTE (pimpmaro @ Jun 9 2005, 08:22)QUOTE (98... Jun 9 2005, 01:27 PM
LT4Firehawk The first "speed" events I ever got invo... Jun 9 2005, 01:48 PM
Houston I'm new to this board and I have only autocros... Jun 9 2005, 06:13 PM
trackbird Welcome Houston .
Pimpmaro was a drag racer unti... Jun 9 2005, 08:11 PM
rpoz-29 Hey Houston, come on up and run with VMSC sometime... Jun 10 2005, 12:57 AM
jensend Autocrossed for about 3 seasons with the NNJR regi... Jun 10 2005, 01:19 PM
RedHardSupra I went to an autocross event once. I got ~130 SEC... Jun 10 2005, 01:44 PM
Bald54 I've also been responsible for getting a lot ... Jun 10 2005, 03:04 PM
jensend Steve- I agree that autox can teach younger driver... Jun 10 2005, 09:54 PM
pimpmaro QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 9 2005, 14:11)Welcome ... Jun 11 2005, 06:47 AM
DanKeen QUOTE (pimpmaro @ Jun 9 2005, 04:22)QUOTE (98... Jun 11 2005, 06:30 PM
DanKeen And to add something useful to this thread...
As ... Jun 11 2005, 06:36 PM![]() ![]() |
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