Nokones

If there was a problem that the drivers were not able to see or get their times than there should have been a back up plan like get the post-its out and start handing out timing slips as the drivers were coming off course.

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Does anyone have an enclosed trailer suitable for transporting a 1940ish something Buick or another heavy metal vintage car to Colorado, or know someone that does and maybe would like to transport this vintage car and maybe make some extra money? A friend of my neighbor is interested in having this car transported in the next few days and was hoping that someone has an enclosed trailer. This probably weighs in the neighbor hood of 5K pounds if not more. I explained to him a standard car toy hauler probably not built for that kind of weight. He understands the issue any He would settle for an open-bed trailer at the last resort. I also explained that Pilot Transport and/or Reliable would be his best bet but he rather not have a Commercial transport company to do the transporting for some reason. Please let me know if anyone would like to take a trip to Colorado.

Tire Rack has contracted with various shops and Mobile Tire Installers throughout the Phoenix Area. I believe, you can search for a Shop or Mobile Installer from their website.

Is that a picture of Brian Miller?

It's really simple. First, you go to this site (azsolo.com). Then, you go to the Forum page and look for the posting titled "Course Map" and click on it. Attached to the posting will be the course map and if you want to view and print it you click on the attachment doo-hickey to view the course map. Its your choice if you want to print of not and the number of print jobs. I strongly recommend that you do what Scott does so you have a copy at the event.

What Lance said, and $%#& NO!. Yes, that is a certain, even if I'm driving my P-Car. Kenny Mitchell nokones@kenmitchell.com Sun City West, AZ 89 Corvette - CAM-S 13 Corvette Grand Sport - AS 15 Porsche Cayman GTS - AS

Novices are suppose to be confused because they are still learning how to take an optional slalom. The experienced drivers are not confused because they learned how to take an optional slalom from their confused years. That is the object of this sport, learning how to drive a particular element in a series of elements leading up to an element and exiting the subject element. Believe me, an optional slalom on paper DMS until you walk it several times and drive it. That is why you get multiple runs so you can figure out the best and fastest way to drive the course. Some optional slaloms are a given on how to enter and exit and some are deceiving as all get out. Don't stress it, make it fun, it's your choice. If you're a novice, don't worry about the trophy run that your overdriving for because it's not your time yet. It will happen in do time, if your learn. And remember, a perfect run will never happen, but a winning run is a run that a driver makes the minimum number of mistakes than the other drivers. And remember, mistakes are not mistakes during your novice years, they are learning points. Mistakes are for the extremely experienced drivers. If you don't want to learn something new at every event, then maybe road racing would be your sport. That is what makes this sport interesting you can learn a new driving maneuver at every event even with almost 40 years of autocrossing experience. -- Kenneth Allan Mitchell nokones@kenmitchell.com 89 Corvette CAM-S 13 Corvette Grand Sport AS 15 Porsche Cayman GTS AS

I think the cone waving started after smoke signals were no longer viable because they took too long to start a signal, and before the invention of two-way radios? Although, I could be mistaken!

In my opinion, standing and raising the cone over your head exposes the cone chaser to danger longer as the next car is approaching. The course worker shouldn't be lolly-gagging just to get someone's attention that he/she is replacing a down cone. That course worker shouldn't need to worry about if that cone was counted or not. The only thing the cone chaser needs to worry about where is the next car and if it is safe to get that cone back in the square safely. It's someone else's job to account for the displaced cone. The cone chaser should never waste any time to replace the down cone. It's the corner station radio operator's responsibility to report the displaced cone and the observer's responsibility to relay the report to the timing person. Standing and raising the cone to get someone's attention will get you killed in a heartbeat. This practice needs to stop.

If the Region ever decides to host a National Event, numbers on the cars is a mandatory requirement, per the Solo rules. Cars with non-metallic body panels is not an issue, there are static-cling vinyl or sticky numbers and letters that resolves that problem.

The cost was many thousands of dollars at that time and I was told they were not interested in having an autocross event at their facility.

I was the timing guy all day for the event. Kim K. and I were assisting the Porsche Club Region for that Area with their first autocross event. Their event had 36 drivers. There were a lot of light standards throughout the parking lot. The event site could have potential but, paddock and grid space could be very challenging and a maximum attendance limit may have to be instituted to make the event operations manageable. The drivers ran in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Maybe a limit if 80 driver's would be the maximum number. I did not drive in the event because I drove my Truck towing the trailer full of equipment to facilitate the event. Kim drove in the event and he would be a better source to provide an opinion on if the site would be a viable event site insofar as designing a course with the light poles. However, there still isn't sufficient space for a paddock for members towing a trailer let alone sufficient space for a grid.

I have a feeling that Micky would rather drive a CAM-S Corvette than a CAM-C Mustang. Also, he's been driving Bruce Cambern's CAM-S Cobra at American Autocross Series (AAS) events and has been doing well. Bruce is up there in age and I don't know what Bruce's future is. Micky graduates from High School in about a month or so and he will be off to a College somewhere and that may affect his autocrossing. I thought about handing down my CAM-S C4 Corvette but, trailering the car to events and garaging it will be a problem for him at this point. His dad's shop doesn't have to space to store the car.

Micky did well. Unfortunately, he rubbed a cone on his last run on Sunday to set the fast time for the class if it was cleaned and with that cone he ended up placing third behind David Rock. If it wasn't for the cone he would have placed second and only .103 second out of first place over all for the weekend.

This kid is in High School today and is 18 years old. He is co-driving a CAM-S C5 Corvette, not quite like the one depicted in the picture below, and he is only .182 second out of first place hanging onto second place in front of David Rock by .183 second, 1.064 seconds in front of Jeff Woodbury, and 2.608 seconds in front of Kerry Gonzalez. Today (Sunday) will put some pressure on him and hopefully he won't choke and let the big guys and girl get the best of him. Although, he is competing in CAM-S and not in CAM-C, I just want to note that he even has .239 second on Dave Schotz. I teased Dave last year when Micky competed in a CAM-C car at a National event, don't remember if it was a Tour Event or Nationals, and if it wasn't for a cone he would have been nipping at Dave's heels. The point of this is, I just wanted mention he is going to be a National Championship Winner in CAM, either in C or S in the future. Although, he's not only following me in my footsteps to National Championship status, he is also following his Father's and Mother's footsteps to National Championship status. His Grandfather used to be fast at one time. You'll never guess who got him that "Lil Red Corvette" for Christmas that year.

It is my understanding that Discount Tire bought Tire Rack about a year or two ago, and they operate independently. However, Tire Rack will ship to Discount Tire.

My Holley HP EFI computer is set to shut off if the oil pressure drops below 20 PSI

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My 89 C4 Corvette had plenty of pressure, up around 70 or so, and I did not have any rods knocking.

Another thing to consider is what does it take to relearn the different sensors. On my Corvette I believe it may require a special device/tool to relearn the sensors when you swap wheels with the different sensors. On my Porsche, I can change the wheel settings for my 20" street wheels to the 19" autocross wheels and drive a mile or so to relearn the different settings.

On my 2013 Corvette Grand Sport, I ran my autocross wheels without the TPMS sensors and after three events the System would not allow me to turn off the nannies. I had to put on the street wheels and drive around the block to reset the system for three more events. For my Porsche I had Forgeline to include the sensors in my autocross wheels so I don't have to do the reset drive around the block.

Maybe the next event could include an element called "Deadman's Curve" named after a Jan and Dean song and the lyrics goes "Deadman's Curve, its no place to play; Deadman's Curve, you best keep away; Deadman's Curve, I can hear 'em say; Won't come back from Deadman's Curve."

The finished area should have been named, "Shut 'em down, Shut 'em down, Shut 'em down, as the lyrics are in the song "Hey Liitle Cobra" by the Rip Cords or the Beach Boys "Shut Down" song lyrics that go "Shut it off, Shut it off buddy now I Shut you down. Just saying!