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Patrick 
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 Posted: 03 August 2014 at 11:47am |
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The "better way" will be when the forum software is updated and all the features work properly. Colby will be taking care of this... probably after his relocation. Yeah, it's been a little frustrating having to depend on "workarounds" to post images here the last few months... but Colby will fix it! |
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AllanJ
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Posted: 03 August 2014 at 1:23pm |
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No combination of quotes or img codes worked for me. So I
put the link in there. I'll add it here too. "http://tinyurl.com/lhav8b8" Edited by AllanJ |
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Patrick
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Posted: 03 August 2014 at 2:08pm |
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Your nephew will be fixing that.
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Patrick
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Posted: 03 August 2014 at 4:22pm |
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Although not entirely clear on the concept, it appears that Gary has experimented with this idea previously.
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AllanJ
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Posted: 03 August 2014 at 8:48pm |
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Great try - but the kitty is on the wrong side to prevent wind noise. 
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karnak
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Posted: 03 August 2014 at 9:45pm |
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oh.. i will give that a whirl.
 next time i give the cat a bath, i will save the fur. it often sticks to my tongue... |
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Bassman
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 8:40am |
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Oh I am not a happy man...no days off but really happy you guys had fun, looks like I am working also on Aug 9th, not sure I can make that one also.
Enjoy the day all...cheers |
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AllanJ
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 9:24am |
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You should have dashed out at lunch and grabbed a few fun runs like I did.  Interesting course.
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 1:01pm |
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I asked Rich if I could take the final results home with me. I scanned the pages in and created a spreadsheet: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/75590837/PCA-CWR%20Aug%2 02%202014.xls
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88 Formula 5 speed
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Patrick
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 2:24pm |
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That was a lot of work... Thanks Colby! Gary, your time was great. I might mention that the "best" time our friend Ken Butcher got in his Vette occurred when he missed the entire last G-circle on his first run! We used to post scans of the course after each autocross, and I think it's time to bring back this tradition. It helps to make sense of the videos posted, plus Colby and I had a hand in designing and setting up this particular course. The stop box was changed by Rich after Colby and I left... and I very much disliked the angle of it. I also added a red arrow to the course map to show where Gary, Colby and I were standing during our track duty. It was dangerous there (before we added a wall of cones) as drivers would come around that G-circle and then for some reason make a beeline for our station!
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 2:36pm |
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I tried to do something different with this video upload. It's actually five different runs combined into "one", ummm... memorable run. Make sure Annotations aren't turned off while watching this on YouTube. I've added some descriptive comments. No, it isn't a music video. The song at the start was on the radio while I was waiting my turn to go... and I really like that song so I included a bit of it. And I'm sorry Gary, but there's some For your viewing pleasure - PCA-CWR Autocross - August 2, 2014
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AllanJ
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 4:23pm |
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Cool vid compilation, Patrick.
I thought the stop
box angle was a neat element. You needed to be careful. I think I mentioned to Gary to be careful there to avoid a spin. It would help your time to be aggressive
diving in there, but it would be easy to overdo it. For your scary work station, yeah - it's scary. It's easy to see who wasn't looking ahead. Gary kicked butt. In the Porsches, I think the order was: Rich (in Gary's car) Bob Benson (RS America with Hoosiers) Uli (GT2 RS) Gary 
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Patrick
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Posted: 04 August 2014 at 4:37pm |
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I remember thinking as I lost control entering the stop box... "Oh gawd... I hope I don't hit the timing sensors!" Edited by Patrick |
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Posted: 05 August 2014 at 6:57am |
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I TRIED  ...way too much going on I could not leave the property
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Posted: 05 August 2014 at 2:19pm |
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Well, I've poked fun at myself with my compilation of spin-outs, so here's my final run of the day... which turned out to be my fastest. Best Time - PCA-CWR Autocross - Aug 2, 2014 Yeah, it's pretty boring... but I didn't want you guys to think I couldn't drive the course without losing control of the car. Edited by Patrick |
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karnak
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Posted: 05 August 2014 at 6:50pm |
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Nice videos Patrick. the best of the worst
, and the other is just plain boring without all the camera shake and exciting audio .
I think I should give you some pointers on audio for video 
it has gotta be like "Apocalypse Now" loud
Thanks Colby for doing the times. It does help to see how it all ended. I am itching for the next one. I have done some tuning and feel there is a bit more there for the next time.. There is a 3800 SC at Pick a Part, waiting for a Fiero out there ... |
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Patrick
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Posted: 05 August 2014 at 9:41pm |
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Just so ya know... I edited out a second of video just as I came to a halt in the stop box. I had looked at the time clock and saw that my run was 64.9XX, the third occurrence that day of basically clocking the same time. I was a little perplexed and quickly expressed my disappointment. You'll now never know what I said. Edited by Patrick |
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karnak wrote:
His actual best time brings him down quite a few notches... from 23rd to 37th place. 
language used again.