autocross

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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Waiting for the pictures 😉
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  Anil Jain

  The_Big_K

  Waiting for the pictures 😉

  
  Waiting for the pictures Gohm....
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  gohm

  ok, here are some pictures. Again, they are with my cell phone so they are small. The first heat was in the rain, however the afternoon heat the sun came out and dried the course off. Miata's were the most numerous(hurray!) however there were some: lotus, noble, tdi, s2000, bmw and a few miscelaneous present.
  waiting to run course | gohmchin | Flickr
  Miata on the course | gohmchin | Flickr
  In line to run | next to the red Noble with Miatas behind | gohmchin | Flickr
  car prep'd for AX | gohmchin | Flickr
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Woo hoo! Adding the pics to the post -
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  gohm

  Do you like the high-tech painter's tape racing numbers? =) I really like the lotus Elise cars. Wasn't to impressed with the Noble being a high dollar car. The fastest folks had the average worn looking cars you wouldn't look twice at. The rain during the first half slowed things down until the afternoon when the sun came out. I rode along with one of the event organizers in his miata which was good fun as he is talented and really fast comparitively. I was able to drop my time down to 49.29 seconds. Really good drivers hit in the 30s. I highly suggest anyone who would like to dabble in racing to check out a local autocross group. Minimal expense needed (you can use almost any car) and it is very novice friendly. The most you will do is run over a few cones. Being that I am getting old this will replace the bike racing. =)
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Think Lotus. Feel the Lotus. Drive the Lotus!
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  gohm

  First Biggie must buy Gohm a Lotus! lol
  
  hmm, if there was a magnetic CE decal that could be placed on a car while racing.....
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  First Biggie must buy Gohm a Lotus! lol

  Of course, my friend. Do let me know your color preference.
  
  
  
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  gohm

  Lol, I see the Brits have really been hit hard economy wise if that is the new Lotus model! =) So now the model line is:
  
  Lotus Elise, Lotus Exige & Lotus Petal
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  gohm

  Couple more pics taken by the club photographer
  
  autocross 002 | cutaway123 | Flickr
  
  autocross 011 | cutaway123 | Flickr
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  gohm

  So I just have been assigned set racing numbers, woo-hoo! There is another race tomorrow Saturday, however I do not think I will make it so maybe the 18th.
  
  if anyone wishes to see the last course I raced on video, I can post a link of another competitor's incar video.
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  Ashraf HZ

  Dude! This is so cooooool! How often is this autocross event run?
  
  Please do post the in car vid. Man, I wish I could bring my car to this autocross.. though I'll prolly need to overhaul everything to make it race worthy 😛
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  gohm

  They average about every two weeks, with this club(there are other clubs running autocross races as well as the SCCA). Going to another event at Summit Point track 04/18.
  
  There might be a club doing autocross there Ash.
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  gohm

  Here's some of the vid from other drivers at the event.
  Autocrossing/Drifting Noble M400 March 29-29 2009 - YouTube
  CDC AutoX 3-28-09 - YouTube
  
  next event is this upcoming Saturday at SUmmit Point raceway
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  Ashraf HZ

  Man, thats one confusing course!
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  gohm

  Yes, it is. That is considered a basic simple course as well! That's what makes it tough.
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  Ashraf HZ

  Nice.. I checked out local autocross events. They are sadly lacking 😔 There was one hosted near my area last dec, but it was canceled and never heard of again.
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  gohm

  Sounds like a great opportunity for someone to start one! =)