AX results

[J P Stein]

Jim Chambers & Craig Laughlin were just over here.
Jims 6er was runnin' foul, last I saw it at the AX, and I was gonna see what
I could do to make it run on 6 rather than 4. Fortunatley, by the time it got here, it was hitting on all 6 and all I had to do was offer free advice.

Anyhew, Craig & I were discussing Jim's finishing position and
decided that we should share the results. Note finisher # 23....
that pretty much says it all.

Total entrants 31
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1m c30 53 DOUG SKINNER 911 51.655
2 c30 34 CHUCK WEST GREEN WEAPON 54.123
3m c36 2 DON CLINKINBEARD 944 TURBO 54.384
4m c30 4 PAUL STEIN 914-6 55.780
5m c30 11 DAVE NANCE 911 CAB 56.144
6m c60 16 KEVIN NEARY 996 TURBO 56.713
7m c30 48 ERIC FREEDLE 911 57.247
8m c30 38 EARL GREEN 911 57.773
9m c60 25 DENNIS WILSON 928 S4 57.826
10 c36 80 GREG JOHNSON 350Z 57.891
11 c30 33 DAN JESSE 911S 57.996
12m c30 26 BOB GRASSO BOXSTER 58.225
13m c22 3 IAN CLINKENBEARD NEON 58.255
14m c30 77 MARC MECRAY BOXSTER S 58.491
15 c60 86 TOM LANG CORVETTE Z06 59.220
16m c36 78 PAUL DEBAST 993 60.151
17m c36 89 MARK GOLDBY 914 V8 60.461
18 c30 29 CHUCK JARVIE 968, CORVETTE 60.479
19 c36 45 JERRY MAHONEY AUDI QUATTRO 61.036
20m c36 85 SEAN NEARY 996 C4 61.289
21m c36 84 TIM NEARY 996 C4 62.175
22m c22 79 DAVID SORENSEN 914 62.523
23 c22 83 JOHN BANTON YUGO 62.912
24m c22 10 JIM CHAMBERS 914-6 63.128
25m c30 17 HARRY DANBERG 911 63.865
26m c60 8 DAVE BALL SATELLITE 65.305
27m c30 76 JIM AYERS 911S 65.434
28 c60 81 DEAN HOBBENSIEFKEN PANTERA 66.812
29m c60 82 BRITTANY WILSON 928 S4 68.396
30 c22 9 JOEL SIEGERSMA NEON, DART, SAT 69.419
31 c22 88 TOM LANG (SON) SUNFIRE 71.922


olleyes:

[JWest]

Your telling me a YUGO finished ahead of a 914-6, a 911, a 911S, a Pantera, and a 928?!?

No wonder Jim said his car was running on 4 cylinders - funny that it "magically" started running on all 6 before he got to your place! Talk about embarrassment!

Note - this was a tease and meant no harm. I used to autocross with a stock Omni that kicked butt - until he rolled it!

[J P Stein]

Ah....but it was a race prepped Yogo......with graphics & all........

[dave blackburn]

What is auto cross? I have heard alot about it on this board, but have know idea what it involves. Thanks

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Picture a big parking lot. No, bigger. Now take out the light poles, curbs, etc.

Now add a "race course" oulined in traffic pylons, entirely inside the parking lot.

Add 3-5 dozen raving maniacs, all trying (one at a time) to drive a car as fast as humanly possible around that "race course". There are never two cars on the course at the same time, except when it can be set up such that they never get close to each other.

Stir vigorously.

Since the events are held in parking lots, the courses tend to be pretty small. They also tend to be rather windy, with a lot of pretty tight turns. Most are run in 2nd gear, though 914-4s with their low gearing wind up in 3rd gear pretty frequently. Most cars will never get over 70 MPH in an autoX.

To put it another way, it's the most fun you can have in a 914 unless you are very limber and quite an exhibitionist! It's most of the thrills of racing, with almost none of the risks.

--DD

[scg]

Thanks for posting the times! I see that I missed a lot of good runs...

[brain009]

Not too bad for my first time out. The little /4 beat some sweet cars. Although, I'm still trying to figure out how that Neon did so well, #13 overall

[J P Stein]

Here's a hint.
If Mr Skinnerd was driving that Neon, it would prolly have been in the top 5.

[scg]

"poit!"

I just hope I'll be able to break '80' _my_ first time out... (and/or beat the Yugo)

$125 for Rainbonnet? Gotta look at the website to see if 'just' autox is $cheaper$

[cary]

JP..........But was Jim smiling ...........

Wish I could have been there.
We'll have to hook up a couple times next summer. I sprung for a trailer.

[J P Stein]

Cary:

My trailer *should* be ready by next summer.
I'd offer to meet half way, but there's nuthin' but desert there.

That Spokane deal sounded gud.......mighty late in the year, tho.
God willin' and the creek don't rise, we can work somethin' out before that.

[cary]

I plan on a couple trips to Spokane next summer. But I also want to make 2 trips to Portland ( all my family is there ). And 2 trips to Bremerton.
But they have 45 acres of new asphalt in Helena. With 9 events planned there too. TOOO many cones and not enough weekends.

[Jim Chambers]

It was a real fast Yugo

[rfoulds]

Once you get a couple of autocrosses under your belt, find a Driver's Ed event in your area. You'll love it.

[J P Stein]

Originally posted by cary
I
But they have 45 acres of new asphalt in Helena. .

That'll give an AXer a woodie
We here are in danger of loosing our asphalt......bummer.
It sounds as tho you have some extra. Wanna send some?

On another note:

In them results, that was the 350ZX driver's first AX (I think).....Brian/Brain/Dave would know..Not too shabby....both him and the car. I don't think it was the "track" model, either.

"Green Weapon" was actually ulf......with a better driver...my ex-friend Chuck. He and I *may* co drive ulf next year.....trying to catch that 9eleben.

[cary]

Jim don't feel too bad. If the course is short. I get whooped by a full race Datsun 110 ( I think my riding lawn mower has more HP ). He just drives FULL throttle. Using the throttle to steer.
And me 7 events. Him 5 years.
Seat Time.......then more seat time.........then more seat time.

[HarryD]

Originally posted by Jim Chambers
It was a real fast Yugo

Jim,

Yon't feel too bad. That "Yugo" is owned by a fellow that used to AutoX regularly and as JP noted, not your ordinary Yugo. The scary part is that the driver is "rusty" since he hasn't done this in few years. I don't think I'll invite him back.

[HarryD]

Originally posted by scg
"poit!"

I just hope I'll be able to break '80' _my_ first time out... (and/or beat the Yugo)

$125 for Rainbonnet? Gotta look at the website to see if 'just' autox is $cheaper$

scg,

Per the application AutoX only is $25.00.