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    Maybe We Need Large Car Numbers?

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    30 minutes ago, smeyers said:

    Want shade? Bring an umbrella. We do.

    Sid, what color should those numbers be 🤔? And two sets, right, one magnetic and one “Corvette”?😉 How would those be stored?

    Asking for a friend….😎

    Whatever color your heart desires old friend!! Well realistically any color that has good contrast and is easily visible. Our trusty SCCA rule book has all that info for those that are un aware.

    Maybe We Need Large Car Numbers?

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    Posted · Edited by freakin_elrod

    39 minutes ago, CMarkmann said:

    Disagree with this not being feasible for a local region. San Diego region had a successful system for this where you registered your regional competition number annually (with a fee to have your Solo Card and ownership of that number). The SCCA magazine (which we should all be receiving with our memberships) has advertisements in the back for multiple vendors supplying numbers that fill this need. 

    If people are spending $1000/year on tires, it's not a huge ask to improve the running of the event to have somebody spend $60 on numbers. Roll the annual number registration in with annual tech. For newer entrants, temporary 4 digit numbers were assigned and the paper + painters tape method was required. Eventually, they decide that they want to "look the part" at the events and buy numbers as well. This seems to come up every few years, and I haven't understood the pushback to improvement, other than just being resistant to change.

    I originally started my auto-x journey in the San Diego region and I know the use of temp numbers/number ownership worked well in that much larger region than ours. This past April's event one of my competitors was  another black Focus ST and literally ran right behind me and if I didn't have my numbers, I could easily see things getting mixed up, let alone the plethora of "like" Miata's so I would agree with the need/use for numbers as well. I know that the current system works when it does and then there's instances like this past event when its a cluster...... If remember correctly, isn't our club from a financial stand point in an overage? The temporary numbers would be a drop in the bucket in terms of using up an expense. Also we've graduated to a medium region and have made some great leaps and bounds, this could be another one of those next steps into making this slightly better/efficient.......

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    4/15 Pic & Video Thread

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    13 hours ago, morbid said:

    (I'm not sure if ST's are similarly affected) encountering it while autocrossing or at the

    Run #3:

    I do both left and right foot braking and I can't say that I've experienced that in the ST. I did have a crappy 3rd run where I plowed cones like you did, but that was due to me being over optimistic on how late I could brake...

    First set of 200TW tires, A052 or RE71-RS?

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    Posted · Edited by freakin_elrod

    If they have your size (which I believe they do given you drive something that doesn't take huge boy sizes), the V730 from Kumho is another good option. Just as fast as the RT660's, wear like an iron, and are even cheaper than the Falken's. They also do not suffer from the butt-hole pucker cold tire syndrome that the Falkens have on their first lap from temps under 60 degree's, but that is only a concern for 3 or so months out of the year out here.

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    AMP 1-15-2023 Pics and video

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    John Hogan was the MVP of the day taking top PAX during the crappiest of the crappy..... We were all chasing him, but came up short. Modulation of the go pedal on a tail happy FWD car is still pretty tricky as this was the first time I've driven the ST in full STH trim in the wet....and yes I was pumped at the end of the run lol

     

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    Sound

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    10 hours ago, 2009wrx said:

    I have a new stock GTI and wanting to run it on the 15th. Only group left is A and I don’t have a sound sticker yet..  Am I good to register anyways?

    Is the vette out of commission again?

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