S2000 Autocross #3, July 17th
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S2000 Autocross #3, July 17th
Registration for the Saturday, July 17 autocross is open at http://www.dlbracing.com/nts2koc/ .
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What: NTS2KOC 2004 Championship Autocross, #3 of 5
When: Saturday, July 17
Where: Mineral Wells airport. (Click here: vista.pca.org/mav/Autocross/graphics/MineralRingMap.gif for a map.)
Registration: Pre-registration is required and will be limited to 50 drivers. First-come, first-served.
Cost: $30 base price. $5 discount for 2004 NTS2KOC club membership. Club membership forms will be available at the tent and the cost for one year is $35.
Photographs: Erik Anderson Designs and David Grooters Photography have joined forces to provide us with full photo coverage. Special pricing will be available on site.
Schedule:
6:30am - Course Setup
7:30-9:30am - Registration & Car Prep/Tech
9:30am - Driver's Meeting
9:45am - Parade Lap
10:00am - Session Begins
Noon-1:00pm - Break for Lunch
1:00pm - Session Begins
TBD - Fun Runs (Time Permitting)
Cleanup - Please let an event coordinator know if you cannot stay to help out.
Lunch: There will be a break for lunch. Subway and McDonalds are nearby if you do not want to bring your own. Many times, lunch is also available on site for $5.
Safety: Check your car; make sure it's in excellent condition before arriving at the event. We will have self-tech forms for you to fill out and sign at the event. If you are unable to complete the form we will have a safety tech available to assist you. All forms will be reviewed by the safety tech. You'll need a helmet. Have fun but keep cool - we don't want to become personas non gratas at the site. Especially, we don't want any damage to your car or yourself.
Points: The club will award points during each of the five autocrosses with a final championship being awarded at the end of the season. The cars will be divided into two classes to provide reasonable competition. The default classes are S2000 Street, S2000 Race, Miata Street, Miata Race, Other (Open), and Other R (Open R). The differentiation being R-compound tire choice.
Classification of other models will be based on attendance. A quota of at least five of a particular model is required for points to be awarded at an event. Tire choice will only be a factor if there are five each of street and race tired cars. In order for a championship to be awarded, at least 75% of the events need to meet the quota.
All drivers in attendance will receive at least one point. The points scale will be 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1... At the end of the year the top three point's positions in each class will each receive a trophy. The best four out of five finishes for each participant will be used to determine the championship.
Format: The day will be divided into four sessions. If you are not driving a particular session, you will be working that session. Work categories are timing/scoring, grid, and corner working. The number of participants will determine the exact nature and amount of the run sessions. We are planning on eight runs for each driver. Times will be shown to each driver as they exit the course on a display. Times will also be posted on a board at the timing tent. For those with the experience and desire, you can work as a driving instructor instead of on a corner.
Numbers: Each car will need a unique number, 8" high. You can request a number on a first-come, first served basis. Due to the points championship, this number will be yours for the entire season. If you already have a number from the first event, use that one again. Please plan to bring your own. They need to be high contrast magnetics or adhesive vinyls and displayed clearly on both doors. (Tape will work too, by the way.) Pro Tape www.protapesigns.com/racinggraphics.html is one of the places you can go for numbers.
Passengers: Our insurance gives us the option of allowing passengers during runs. It's a great deal of fun, so feel free to bring somebody who'd like a thrill ride, or jump in somebody faster's car for some instruction. (If they're feeling generous, of course!) Sorry, no minors.
Instructors: Experienced drivers will be able to sign up as instructors as their work assignment. Novices new to autocrossing are encouraged to make use of this valuable help.
Fun runs: Depending on the time and how everybody feels, we might have additional fun-runs after then end of the official sessions.
Cleanup: Please, be nice and stick around to help us clean up the site when the day is done. It makes thing go so much easier.
Disclaimer: Any of the above could change at any time without any notice.
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What: NTS2KOC 2004 Championship Autocross, #3 of 5
When: Saturday, July 17
Where: Mineral Wells airport. (Click here: vista.pca.org/mav/Autocross/graphics/MineralRingMap.gif for a map.)
Registration: Pre-registration is required and will be limited to 50 drivers. First-come, first-served.
Cost: $30 base price. $5 discount for 2004 NTS2KOC club membership. Club membership forms will be available at the tent and the cost for one year is $35.
Photographs: Erik Anderson Designs and David Grooters Photography have joined forces to provide us with full photo coverage. Special pricing will be available on site.
Schedule:
6:30am - Course Setup
7:30-9:30am - Registration & Car Prep/Tech
9:30am - Driver's Meeting
9:45am - Parade Lap
10:00am - Session Begins
Noon-1:00pm - Break for Lunch
1:00pm - Session Begins
TBD - Fun Runs (Time Permitting)
Cleanup - Please let an event coordinator know if you cannot stay to help out.
Lunch: There will be a break for lunch. Subway and McDonalds are nearby if you do not want to bring your own. Many times, lunch is also available on site for $5.
Safety: Check your car; make sure it's in excellent condition before arriving at the event. We will have self-tech forms for you to fill out and sign at the event. If you are unable to complete the form we will have a safety tech available to assist you. All forms will be reviewed by the safety tech. You'll need a helmet. Have fun but keep cool - we don't want to become personas non gratas at the site. Especially, we don't want any damage to your car or yourself.
Points: The club will award points during each of the five autocrosses with a final championship being awarded at the end of the season. The cars will be divided into two classes to provide reasonable competition. The default classes are S2000 Street, S2000 Race, Miata Street, Miata Race, Other (Open), and Other R (Open R). The differentiation being R-compound tire choice.
Classification of other models will be based on attendance. A quota of at least five of a particular model is required for points to be awarded at an event. Tire choice will only be a factor if there are five each of street and race tired cars. In order for a championship to be awarded, at least 75% of the events need to meet the quota.
All drivers in attendance will receive at least one point. The points scale will be 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1... At the end of the year the top three point's positions in each class will each receive a trophy. The best four out of five finishes for each participant will be used to determine the championship.
Format: The day will be divided into four sessions. If you are not driving a particular session, you will be working that session. Work categories are timing/scoring, grid, and corner working. The number of participants will determine the exact nature and amount of the run sessions. We are planning on eight runs for each driver. Times will be shown to each driver as they exit the course on a display. Times will also be posted on a board at the timing tent. For those with the experience and desire, you can work as a driving instructor instead of on a corner.
Numbers: Each car will need a unique number, 8" high. You can request a number on a first-come, first served basis. Due to the points championship, this number will be yours for the entire season. If you already have a number from the first event, use that one again. Please plan to bring your own. They need to be high contrast magnetics or adhesive vinyls and displayed clearly on both doors. (Tape will work too, by the way.) Pro Tape www.protapesigns.com/racinggraphics.html is one of the places you can go for numbers.
Passengers: Our insurance gives us the option of allowing passengers during runs. It's a great deal of fun, so feel free to bring somebody who'd like a thrill ride, or jump in somebody faster's car for some instruction. (If they're feeling generous, of course!) Sorry, no minors.
Instructors: Experienced drivers will be able to sign up as instructors as their work assignment. Novices new to autocrossing are encouraged to make use of this valuable help.
Fun runs: Depending on the time and how everybody feels, we might have additional fun-runs after then end of the official sessions.
Cleanup: Please, be nice and stick around to help us clean up the site when the day is done. It makes thing go so much easier.
Disclaimer: Any of the above could change at any time without any notice.
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If you didn't get a chance to order the photos you wanted from the May 23rd autocross, please visit our website to choose from the over 600 event photos.
Place your order by the 14th of July and I'll be able to deliver your photos and CDs to the event on the 17th for free.
Direct Link to the 23 May 2004 Gallery:
http://www.erikandersondesigns.com/images/...NTS2K/index.htm
Place your order by the 14th of July and I'll be able to deliver your photos and CDs to the event on the 17th for free.
Direct Link to the 23 May 2004 Gallery:
http://www.erikandersondesigns.com/images/...NTS2K/index.htm
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From: North Austin, TX
Originally Posted by ludikris,Jul 9 2004, 06:58 AM
If you didn't get a chance to order the photos you wanted from the May 23rd autocross, please visit our website to choose from the over 600 event photos.
Place your order by the 14th of July and I'll be able to deliver your photos and CDs to the event on the 17th for free.
Place your order by the 14th of July and I'll be able to deliver your photos and CDs to the event on the 17th for free.
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Originally Posted by Elistan,Jul 12 2004, 01:19 PM
Currently with the higher participation, I think Street tire is the more fun class. 
Probably Gregg just picked the wrong class when he signed up (or maybe he wore out his R-compounds and decided to compete with us lowly street tire guys
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Originally Posted by altiain,Jul 12 2004, 07:51 PM
Erik, does that mean you and Kori are coming down again for this event?
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Originally Posted by RyanDL,Jul 12 2004, 08:37 PM
Looking forward to watching you drive a FR car again on our slick course, Erik! Last time was entertaining.
Be sure to bring the camera. The shots from last time were great. Also, bring lots of water. I think I almost passed-out at last year's July event while working grid.
See you Sat,
Ryan
Be sure to bring the camera. The shots from last time were great. Also, bring lots of water. I think I almost passed-out at last year's July event while working grid.
See you Sat,
Ryan
I, too, was amazed at the patches of ice I was able to find in the Texas heat. Who would have thunk it? Concerning driving, I'll be shooting photos only so that I don't miss anyone. As much as I enjoyed spin...er..trying to vector Iain's Miata I'm pretty sure I heard him say something about having to bring my own tires if I was ever to drive it again.
As mentioned above, I'll have my laptop so I can burn photo CDs at the event as well as be able to preview shots. Photodavo and I will be joining forces to bring you a good variety, quantity, and quality of photos.