DE @ the "Q" today

[John Rogers]

I haven't been to the "Q" for several years and I went to do the DE event that PCA San Diego put on and it was nice. About 50 cars, bunch of the R-Group hot rods that really looked good. I took our neighbor's 15 year old son and he got a good education in what some of those "strange" paint jobs meant!! He was shocked that we can get to spped we do in a parking lot and then turn like we do so now I figure he'll want a Porsche when he turns 16..... Oh yeah, Weber carbs really do like 3# of fuel pressure not 4.5# as some folks said as my stumbling in the turns disappeared.

[John Rogers]

Picts

[ted]

Hey John,
That was fun, I'll have to save my dead tires for the next QDE.
Clearly the Blue and Orange Gulf car is holding you up in those frames.
Good times, nothing better than a beach city DE in the heat of summer!

[RSupdate]

Yeah, nice day at the Q.... got to break in the new motor....had alot of fun.

[ted]

Here is a link to some more pics from the DE.
Click here.

Being an early 911 fan here's a couple from the link.
First here's John in his 914.

John's 914 on steroids.

Fun track, about 1 minute long with 3rd or 4th gear straights. Nothing could be cooler that a beach city/San Diego DE in the middle of summer!!


I'd like to instruct this one.

[ted]

Now for the early 911s.
First a young lady racing her 912.

Some of the Orange County 911 guys...

[ted]

Myself and Andy in his white whale tailed 911.



Very cool 356.

Behind shot of John in his 914.
Join us in SD for and AX or DE sometime, miles of smiles!

[John Rogers]

Hey, thanks for posting the picts. I seldom get to see the car in a turn and it looks like it is sitting pretty flat with real good tire contact. Thanks again.

[Silveresrty911S]

Wish I could have DE'ed Sunday, I think I need at least two or three more AX's after last Saturdays at the Q and I think my PCA Performance Driving school from December 03 counts for a couple of events. Any one know whats the real story on what I need for a DE.

[ted]

Hi Rick,
I think 6 AX events are required, and your school counts as two AX events. At least thats what it says on the Time Trail page.
Time Trials are not an entry level activity. A minimum of 6 Autocross' or 4 Autocross' and a drivers school are required to participate. Additionally, safety equipment requirements are more stringent than for Autocross. See the Zone 8 Rules for details. Time Trials are limited to licensed participants or students. You obtain your license by satisfying at least two instructors that you are competent to run an event unsupervised. It takes at least two events to achieve this. Licenses are issued by Zone 8. Equivalent licenses from other sanctioning bodies are recognized and allowed.

On the DE page it says only 2 ax events or the school, I think that may be a misprint. If you try asking your question on the Club forum one of the AX/DE or TT chairs should be able to tell you for sure.

The DE events at the stadium are quite the deal for only $80, or $60 if you enter the AX the day before too. Pretty cheap for about 2 hours track time.

See ya at the Q.


Sorry no shots of RSupdate, Johnny was in the same run group as the photographer...guess he won't let that happen again.

[RSupdate]

Originally posted by ted
..............Sorry no shots of RSupdate, Johnny was in the same run group as the photographer...guess he won't let that happen again.

Not a chance....since this is the second time in a row...

[John Brandt]

What is the "Q"

[ted]

The Q is for Qualcomm Stadium, it is the home of the Chargers and last year the Padres. Padres have a new stadium this year called Petco Park.
Years ago the Q was known to have the largest parking lot used for AX/DE or TT events on the west coast. Not sure if that is still is true?
http://www.sannet.gov/qualcomm/

[RSupdate]

Also, wasn't it originally called "Jack Murphy" Stadium prior to the corporate buyout by Qualcomm?

....or am I thinking of something else here..??

[ttweed]

Originally posted by RSupdate
Also, wasn't it originally called "Jack Murphy" Stadium prior to the corporate buyout by Qualcomm?

....or am I thinking of something else here..??

No, you're right, JR, it was "the Murph" before it was "the Q". If you venture over by the trolley station sometime, you will still find the statue of Jack (and his trusty hunting dog) standing there. Unfortunately, money talks, and Qualcomm put up a reputed $8-10 million for "naming rights" in the last big remodel of the stadium. Cheap at twice the price, since their name gets splashed all over national TV every time there is a televised event there.

TT