Winnemucca Challenge THIS WEEKEND!!!
 

Who all is going? This is really a good site, so if you haven't signed up, you should!

http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/...sevent_id=1389

So far, I only see the STX group, no AS, SM, DS, STU etc... Come on Group SECCS, where are you?

I'm hoping to head out of Reno around 4PM Friday in hopes of making it in time to walk the course on Friday night.

Anybody else want to caravan?

I get Friday afternoon off, so I can leave just about anytime after 1 or 2pm.

Friday is IGT's annual cash sharing BBQ. Basically they give us an extra paycheck in the morning, throw a BBQ for the whole company at lunch, then kick us out early.

IGT rules! :D

So, anyway, I probably won't pack the car until Friday after lunch, but I should be ready to go by 2pm, assuming the BBQ doesn't run long. Count me in for a 4pm depature! I think Matt might be able to make that time too. I just dunno when Tyson will get off work. Maybe they'll send him home early on Friday...

I was hoping to leave by 3.

That website says that online registration is closed. I assume it is OK to register when we get there, right?

That should be fine. You might want to email the regstrar your info so they know you are coming.

Wonder why they cut off on-line stuff quite this early.

Well I get off work at 4 now anyways. But I'm gonna see about leaving early.

I'm not going to make this one guys. :( I won't have any money before then, I got screwed by my insurance company's procedures.

That sucks, I registered, but it doesn;t have me listed, what the hell happened? I'll email ahead

:monkey: Myautoevents

oh, and I'd like to leave early too, I'm not sure what time though. it kind of depends on tyson I think, as he is our place to stay. however, If I can get out early, I can hang out at the track or something. I'll shoot for 4 pm

Did you get an email confirmation? Forward that to them to make sure you save the late fee...

I just have the reminder from my calendar? I must have screwed it up

I think we are headed for the site first to register, walk and hang out, so we aren't dependant on Tyson. :P I'm crashing at the Red Lion so we won't have to thumb wrestle for beds at Tyson's. :D

Tyson gets to pick the dinner spot Fri. night since he knows the town. Otherwise I'll end up in the coffee shop at the hotel. :(

Myautoevents.com sucks hairy donkey ass. Why does everyone seem to be using it now?

My Mom is cooking A Huge Dinner on Sat Night.

Was there a banquet cause I told here we were gonna eat at the house? Is that ok? Scott, Matt, Mike, Dean And Debbie you are welcome to come by.

There is a banquet you already paid for Saturday night!

Well I guess I'll change it to SUN Night!

take that Dean!

I'm in for Sunday, fo sho.

:lol: OK, Why don't you just do that! So there. :P :lol:

Good luck to everyone this weekend :D
And drive safe on the way there :D
May be Ill bring the Evo out and watch on sunday :twisted:

It would be a good 300+ miles of break in... Just remember to use more than one gear while crusing at the posted speed limit. :twisted:

I will Keep that in mind while trying to do the speed limit with no Cruise control :x I drove that car twice and look at ever thing and was informed at last night meeting that there is no cruise control :x
That could destroy a perfect driving record like mine in one trip to sac :x
That's okay she not giong to let drive it too much any way :lol:

Dean is still right you dont want to keep the RPM's at 3000 in 5th the hole way from Davis. If your wife is going to drive it back or if you are just remember to down shift to 4th and raise the RPM's for awile to properlly set all the seals and what not's. A good way to do it is on the inclines over the hill drop to 4th on those and coast down the back side to change the RPM. Ohh and dont forget to fill-up in Sac, Sergio I think still only gets 175 miles to a full tank :shock: , or else you might have to pay high prices at the top of the summit :)

I don't know if I'll be able to leave early, I've still got a ton of work to get done before leaving.

So, if anyone wants to help me setup my garage before we go, gimme a call. :twisted:

What is early? Sorry, I have been on conference calls for almost 5 hours already today...

Are we shooting for a 4:00-4:15 Meet somewhere like the Del Taco on Vista?

I am leaving in about 15 minutes, I will see everyone at winnemucca airport later this evening!

Have a fun drive!

OK, Scott is setting up his garage whatever that means and won't get moving until 6 or so. Matt is probably going to take a nap and wait for Scott, so I'm headed to Del Taco for some food, and then hittin gthe road.

See you all there... As long as you have batteries, keep your radios on out there, and maybe we can get together.

See you there...

We're here Bitch! P-whoring it up in Winnemucca :banana:

Yep we are all online in the same room, thanks to my dad's crazy amount of comppy's

I'm sending a stripper to Dean's room right now! Hopefully it will keep him up late thus making him teh slow tomorrow.




*desperation is a stinky cologne*

what is all this incoherrant rambling?

So, just a little update from today...

There is no Street Tire class (Because Idaho SCCA is in charge)...so Mike K and I are running in SM and A-Stock against race tire cars...so we are getting ownzd

Dean is currently 5th in overall PAX !!!!!!!!!!! :shock:
Scott is not far behind, they are representing well...

Overall, Reno region is Ahead of Snake River (Idaho) in overall standings! Wish us luck for tommorrow.

I wanted to tell you folks thanks and what a good time I had this weekend learning to drive autocross. special thanks to Dean for teaching me a bunch.. I met some cool people from Boise and Reno and from other areas. This my first time and won't be my last hope to see you guy's at the next one. be safe out there. greg :D

Sweet! Glad you enjoyed yourself,,,I know I had a blast too..See ya soon

You are welcome, and it was good to have you out there. Glad you had a good time. See you in Hawthorne... Make sure you get registered, and get a room, they go fast.

Greg, so glad you came out, and you did Great! for a 1st timer, congrats!
See you later.
-Debbie

Yeah, there are several drivers from Reno Region on street tires, being scored with the 'harder pax' classes - and still we drove well, and Reno Region WINS again!

There were 2 spinoffs into the desert, and several vehicle breakdowns from drivers in both regions, but all in all the weekend went pretty well.

I had fun despite my off-pace driving. I'm glad I didn't cost Reno the trophy!
Have fun in Hawthorne-- I won't be there to drag down team Reno's PAX average. :oops:

You aren't dragging down Reno's PAX avg! (I edited my previous post, hoping no one is mistaking me for saying that our street tire drivers were dragging down our average.)

I got a chance to watch you, and the STX drivers, when I was working at turn 2. You guys all did really, really well!

You must have something else already going on, for Memorial Day weekend? That's the only reason to miss.

Pat, and anyone else, don't think that by attending a challenge event that you would be hurting our Region in some way.

I strongly encourage every member regardless of experince to attend any and every event they can. The challenges are just that, an oportunity to compete against drivers and vehicles you normally do not get to.

There was some discussion this weekend that using average PAX to determine the overall trophy might cause someone to discourage a region's less experienced drivers from coming.

IMHO that is hogwash, or at minumum, anyone who would do that is pretty low. I personally am much more interested in the people, having a good time, and maybe the class and PAX battles. Which region ends up with a big hunk of wood and plastic they can put in a closet for a year, at the end of the day while of interest is not the reason to attend one of these events.

Just my $.02

I'm just disappointed that I drove so poorly. I should have been faster, but oh, well.

If I didn't have other plans for Memorial Day, I would definately be going to Hawthorne.

See you at Stead on June 12th!

I get this feeling sometimes too. Then I think, 'I'll just add this or that, I'll just switch to race tires', but I have to catch myself from going too far down that path either. Sometimes, I just have an off day; even with 6 runs! At least our cars are wonderful to drive on the street, and they didn't break this weekend.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend, c u in June.

Believe it or not, we all know the feeling. I was very disapointed with the way I drove both at the past Stead weekend, and at the natonal tour event at Atwater. After two consecutive weekends of less than desireable performance, I actually took some time to think about what I was doing, or more importantly not doing.

I knew I was going fast, and that my car was well prepared, so what was left? Turns out I had three problems, my eyes, my attitude, and my hands. I was not looking where I was going as well as I normally do, I was trying to hard to go fast, and because of both of those or in addition, my hands were not as slow and smooth as I know they can be.

I admit, I had a good weekend at Winnemucca, but I still could have driven better. I know exactly where I left about 2 tenths of a second in the big slalom and last turn on Sunday. The former was due to my hands, and the later due to my eyes. Saturday it was the same thing in the short slalom, and the pivot afterwards. hands and eyes respectively again.

I have changed my attitude by thinking about specific things I need to do, not just an all encompasing go faster. I think about these specifics as I walk, and befor and between runs.

Things like. "Must slow way down here/there.", "Must be looking there when I get here.", "Must be smooth here/there"...

Just keep reiinforcing specific things you can do to improve, and you will.

If you have ever riden with or watched Sue, she is a very smooth driver, and almost always on line, but she has been somewhat frustrated she isn't faster, so we talked about it. Her ability to visualize and describe where she is on the course, and where she is looking has greatley improved, but we found that she could not accurately describe where her right foot was at any given time. So that is now her focus for improvement. Knowing where that foot is, and why.

All I'm saying is that we all have our off days/weekends... Don't think so much about it as trying to analyze why. Do you know where you could have made up time, do you know where you over drove, and what can you do to improve next time.

See you at Stead

I posted this in the wrong thread earlier

Unofficial Preliminary results posted to www.RenoSCCA.com

Scott is working on the Renoized version that will have the Street Tire class cars correctly classed and PAXed.