PORSCHE CLUB CANADA WEST REGION - Saturday May 11th 2013 AUTOCROSS EVENT

First timers and spectators are welcome to attend.

If you are co-driving, please indicate (in the 'notes' field) which car you will be driving
and who your co-driver is!

EVERYONE MUST READ THE FOLLOWING:

- All drivers and spectators must sign the PCA liability waiver in order to enter the venue. No exceptions.

- All "drivers" under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent.

- This event is capped at 50 drivers. Pre-registration via Karelo is mandatory. There will be absolutely no refunds for this event. Credit towards a future event may be given only in the event of medical or family emergencies, and only if notice is given within 24hours, at the discretion of the event chairperson.

- Pre-registration on Karelo (click http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=374&BT=10#Ev13232 - Here ) is the only way to sign up for this event. Those showing up with cash on the morning of the event will be turned away.

- Cost is $50+GST per driver. ($52.50)

Cheese wrote: I just realized that registration closes on Thursday.

"Sign up before: Thu, 09-May-2013 12:00"

I've asked Rich in http://www.pca-cwr.org/forums/official-pca-events-and-issues/2013-autox-and-de-dates/ - This thread whether that's 12 noon or 12 midnight.

I'm holding off registering until I know whether I'm driving the duke or co-driving the 3800sc.

The latest from Rich at PCA...

Rich wrote: Changed signup deadline for autocross to Friday May 10th at NOON.

karnak wrote: ...now for some engine tuning and exterior shampoo.

What, we're now expected to wash our cars before Saturday's event? Damn.

Patrick wrote: I'm holding off registering until I know whether I'm driving the duke or co-driving the 3800sc.

Turns out it'll be the ol' duke on the track this weekend.

Too bad Tristan is "busy" on Saturday. ...

Just came in from changing the oil, greasing the chassis, advancing the ignition, and putting the track tires/wheels on.

Colby, get lots of sleep tonight.

Well, looks like we won't be getting fried in the hot sun today, and that's a good thing. Just as long as the rain holds off...

It was a perfect day for autocross!

High overcast, so the track was dry, and nobody got sunburned.

And...

...unexpected bonus... it was a fast double-pad course!  

And...

... there were only 33 drivers. Lots of seat time!

Colby will be along shortly with video and a picture of our time sheet. Gary should have video as well.

Great day!

Patrick wrote: It was a perfect day for autocross! High overcast, so the track was dry, and nobody got sunburned. And... ...unexpected bonus... it was a fast double-pad course!   And... ... there were only 30-something drivers. Lots of seat time! Colby will be along shortly with video and a picture of our time sheet. Gary should have video as well. Great day!

Nobody sunburned, but my skin is strangely all red.

Aside from that, it was one of the better autocrosses I've been to. Lots of time driving (a surprising amount!), a good course, and good competition.

Here's a video of one of my faster runs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG3VZNPrtmM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG3VZNPrtmM

Cheese wrote: I scaled this down as much as I could, but some people (Patrick) might have to scroll still.

Guess what, Colby... I now have a 23" 1920x1080 monitor.

And just to prove it, I'll post these images I found http://mgreviews.com/2013/05/11/photos-autocross-pca-cwr-2013-event-1/ - Here full size.  (and yeah, I "doctored" the two images of the duke a bit.)

Colby...

Gary...

And some other cars from the event that I found to be interesting and/or unusual...

Over at the PCA forum, Genevieve Chong posted this revamped time slip image with best times (raw) and final placing.

Man oh man, look how close Gary, Colby and myself were!

karnak wrote: Great pics! ..and yes, those times are much too close... I will have to work on that.

Gary, it occurs to me that you might be suffering from an acute conflict of interest while helping me swap the 2.8 etc from the GT into the '88 chassis!

I better double-check my brake lines afterwards.

I found a video that Nicholas Chu (#22 above) had uploaded to YouTube that I really liked. Great camera angle. Good audio as well, with limited wind noise.

However, there was an annoying bright green bar across the bottom of the video, and more importantly, I felt the video was far too dark in places. I suspect the camera's auto-exposure was being fooled by the bright sky. Anyway, I downloaded it, fixed it, and uploaded it again.

The revamped video can be seen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXFrSRGJhJ8 - Here .

Interesting that even though this car and driver got very fast times, you'll notice that there appears to be a lot of room between the car and the inside cones on the sweeps. I guess everyone is able to improve their driving skills.