SFR auto-x @ Golden Gate Fields - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-04-07, 07:17 AM

The SFR auto-x yesterday was pretty dope, even though the track surface at GGF sucks @ss. The mustang did a lot better than I thought she would, I think I was in the upper half of the Street Modified field out of like 10-12 cars. Some of the Street Mod cars in SFR region are *ridiculous*, a couple of them were trailered to the event. The parking lot was really old asphalt that was gouged in places, had lots of bumps and had loose asphalt marbles *everywhere*... they took a blower to the track before the start to try and clean it off and within 5 cars going out you could see the marble build-up offline in all the corners. The rule of the day was stay on-line, hehe. I was fighting for traction in general (I could barely give it half-throttle all the way through 1st gear at the start, the tires were just spinning) but I never even felt the bad pavement or bumps... I love the new coil-over suspension.

I took some pictures of the dope cars that were there, including some of the STi-ed WRX's just for you guys.

ArthurS · 2003-04-07, 01:30 PM

Sweet! Yea, post those pics.

sperry · 2003-04-07, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ArthurS

Sweet! Yea, post those pics.

Or zip 'em and email to me, and I'll post them!

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-04-07, 02:26 PM

I gotta d/load the pics from the camera when I get home tonight, then I'll send them.

sperry · 2003-04-08, 08:46 AM

Werd, I got Austin's pics up:

SFR Autocross

Added K-member pics here

Those be some nice WRX's at the SFR event... I guess the word of the day was "World Rally Blue"!

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-04-08, 09:32 AM

Unfortunately I ran out of memory on the camera pretty early on so I couldn't get any other pics, there were other good photo ops too.

sperry · 2003-04-08, 09:41 AM

Dude, we need to get a big vinyl AtomicLabMonkey decal for your hood... now there's photo op!

AtomicLabMonkey · 2003-04-08, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Dude, we need to get a big vinyl AtomicLabMonkey decal for your hood... now there's photo op!

Seriously, I want one to go across the trunk on the rear... "ATOMIC LAB MONKEY" with the 12 monkeys in the background and two radiation-warning symbols on either side.

That would be awesome... make one up and I can print it out on an 11x17, laminate it onto magnetic sheet and stick it on the back of the car for events.

That way everyone behind me on grid can see my monkey, hehe.

2003-04-07, 07:17 AM	#1
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	SFR auto-x @ Golden Gate Fields The SFR auto-x yesterday was pretty dope, even though the track surface at GGF sucks @ss. The mustang did a lot better than I thought she would, I think I was in the upper half of the Street Modified field out of like 10-12 cars. Some of the Street Mod cars in SFR region are ridiculous, a couple of them were trailered to the event. The parking lot was really old asphalt that was gouged in places, had lots of bumps and had loose asphalt marbles everywhere... they took a blower to the track before the start to try and clean it off and within 5 cars going out you could see the marble build-up offline in all the corners. The rule of the day was stay on-line, hehe. I was fighting for traction in general (I could barely give it half-throttle all the way through 1st gear at the start, the tires were just spinning) but I never even felt the bad pavement or bumps... I love the new coil-over suspension. I took some pictures of the dope cars that were there, including some of the STi-ed WRX's just for you guys. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2003-04-07, 01:30 PM	#2
ArthurS EJ207 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,707 Car: 2011 Chevy Battle Wagon	Sweet! Yea, post those pics. __________________ Captain Murphy: I dub thee Sir Phobos, Knight of Mars, beater of ass. Be a hitter, babe.

2003-04-07, 02:26 PM	#4
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I gotta d/load the pics from the camera when I get home tonight, then I'll send them. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2003-04-08, 08:46 AM	#5
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Werd, I got Austin's pics up: SFR Autocross Added K-member pics here Those be some nice WRX's at the SFR event... I guess the word of the day was "World Rally Blue"! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2003-04-08, 09:32 AM	#6
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Unfortunately I ran out of memory on the camera pretty early on so I couldn't get any other pics, there were other good photo ops too. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2003-04-08, 09:41 AM	#7
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Dude, we need to get a big vinyl AtomicLabMonkey decal for your hood... now there's photo op! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?