This has to do with Porsche Club of America autocrosses AND has some interesting issues for 911, 930, 914s etc....
So my Momz needs help to take her to have cataract surgery and I decide to combine the drive to Deepest Orange County with a side trip to San Diego. Hey, what can happen? It's only 70-80 minutes south, right?
1) Weeeellll, San Diego PCA thinks they are something special...because I haven't taken the drive down there recently, they decided to give away my race number...OK. Four-six hour drives is one reason (traffic has gotten even worse of late)...HEAVY Police enforcement on the 5 Highway, the border check in San Clemente...etc, etc...
Where does it say in the rules that if I don't come into your house that I lose a ZONE #? Well it dosen't...but I had to appeal to the Zone 8 rep....but I got it back
2) They are now kicking loose people that don't have modern seatbelts, even in stock classes....so if you have an older 911, 930 or 914 or even one of them wasserpumpers and it has oem seatbelts...you DON'T RUN....so, caution to you CWs out there that AX as well...
When we got there, Ingo commented that it looked like a new car parking lot...now I know why, they are kicking loose on all the old car's and their "safety equipment"...I think it's a way to reduce the crowds and please the old yuppies with their new rides who want a quick yuck....
I had to send FIVE emails about the subject. They SAY it's a Zone rule and their hands are tied. I have a meeting with the SBA region on the 13th and I will bring the matter up to see if our section of Zone 8 will enforce it as well...since I have an AX to run in August for SBA, it would be nice AHEAD of time to know the rules...
Anyways, my 58A came from the factory without seatbelts. I sent them a link to the manufacturer and a pic....I also posted on their chickenschit BBS....(BEWARE the webmaster is a born again, bible thumper and has no sense of humor) and couldn't get a straight answer...
Well, since I sold the A after asking the question and prior to the AX, it was moot point....so, I ordered a replacement seat belt for my SC from
www.PEParts.com and it arrived Friday...not oem won't fit and I'm not gonna drill a hole in my fenderwell to mount the take up reel...crap....so don't get anything from PEP if you want stock...BTW, they don't supply mounting hardware or washers, nuts or bolts...EITHER....
3) I email the AX chair....can I bring my NARP Replica with four point NEW Recaro restraints that have a single take up restraint reel....no problem... you will run in "X" class.
4) I get down there with Ingo, just fer fun, let's ee if he can get thru tech...sure enuff, they kick him out for having stock oem seat belts. Not frayed but in perfect shape...still no good.
5) Next, They all gather around BAD TUB....oh you can't run, that's a NARP...bbbzzzzt, I emailed Trotter the AX chair, he said I could....OK...
6) You can't run, that four point harness has a SINGLE take up reel....but a 356 only came with lap belts...OK you can run....
7) You can't run that has VW wheels....that's because it's a VW, dumbschit....VW transaxle, VW front end, VW engine, no adapters, no spacers....just like a 914, BTW the wheels are aftermarket, VW doesn't make 8 and 9 inch wide wheels....ummmm OK you can run...
8) You can't run, the take up reel (that you don't need) doesn't have a 2 inch washer under the base mount....ummmm, OK...we already said OK on that....never mind.
9) You can't run you aren't pre-registered....here's my faxed and confirmed copy with the 2/10/08 run date....Ohh, you registered TOO EARLY...we only accept them after the LAST AX...OK, we charged your credit card? OK, you can run....this time....
10) You can't run it has an altered and shortened VW pan...no again dipschit, it has a tube frame, it's registered as a 2006 Custom Speedster....
11) You can't run, you don't have a back up washer under the LAP belt mount point....(we got ya this time)....nope...the washer is impregnated in the Fiberglass and mounts just like they do Corvette's....
After all this I finally said FUCH IT....I started packing it up. The wanker started waxing philosophical about modifying Porsche and VW equipment for "Racing".....I commented that "Autocross wasn't racing, it's like masturbation....not the real thing....but fun once in awhile" (TANKYEW SLITS!!!)....
Anyways, da wanker was so into his schpiel that he didn't hear that...his next gem was that the rules didn't for ANY allow adapters or spacers...what about the 930 Turbo dipwad? Then he wanked on about redrilled rotors for stud conversion and redrilled hubs...uuummmm, what 914/6 conversion HASN'T got re-drilled hubs on a 901 trans....
Get me outta here....
I thanked Sean Molloy and a few others that came over to say hi and got on the Highway....I got in a speed run with a brand 911 on the 5 around Camp Pendleton....ran it up to 120 (can you say surprised ass dragger?) and backed off when I was at his door and when my Radar detector suddenly went red....
I'm now at Momz house....she goes to the Hospital tomorrow at O'Dark Thirty....I'm starting to cool down.
Conclusion? I have NEVER seen a more screwed up event in my life. Everybody was wanking, no one can make a goddamned decision or keep to it.....the event is flat out TOO big and needs a professional organizer. The volunteers, while they try, simply aren't up to it. The current AX chair can't find hisasswithboth hands...their webmaster needs to leave his bible on the night stand.....I could go on....
I'm going to take the issue up with Zone 8 representatives....I'll report back.