Porsche Club Autocross - August 19, 2012

Well people... it is this weekend and i am planing to go and dance with the cones.

PORSCHE CLUB CANADA WEST REGION - Sunday August 19th 2012 AUTOCROSS EVENT - DOUBLE SIZED PAD!!

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 60 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 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+HST per driver. ($56.00) (HST number: 81333 1451 RT0001)

Like the others it is out at the Pitt Meadows airport

Anyone else going to come out?

Sign up here

Gary

Patrick wrote: It's going to be close!

Well, I got the tires on the wheels and the wheels on the car. Yesiree, it's close... but I think it'll work.

With the front suspension compressed down to the bumpstops, there's about 1/8" of clearance between the outside edge of the tire tread and the inside edge of the front fender lip. (That's while being tested with the wheels straight, hard left and hard right.)

Looks great. As long as it doesn't rub during hard cornering on the track (and I don't think it will), I'll be delighted.

Long day... gotta eat... gotta sleep... early start tomorrow. Looking real forward to the autocross.

Perfect day for autocross. It stayed overcast, so we didn't bake!

Just two members of the Johanson clan today... Gary and brother Al. Colby was conspicuous by his absence.

The new tires felt good on the track. I can still spin the car at will (which happened a couple times), but overall I was pleased with them. And most importantly... they didn't rub the fenders!

karnak wrote: here is the course map.

I took Gary's map and rotated it so that we've now got the option of seeing it from this perspective as well. Makes it easier to read Rich's comments.

Interesting layout. Would've made a great demolition derby course if we could've had four or five cars on the track at one time. The "Black Hole" area especially would've been action packed. 

karnak wrote: ok. here is your handiwork with my cell, Patrick. it is poor in quality but all round ok. good job!

I've shot lots of video in my life, but never while just holding a "screen" in front of my face. The biggest problem was that without an eyepiece (with an diopter adjustment) to be looking through, I couldn't really see on the screen what I was shooting.  All I could make out was the horizon and a blurry black moving blob. So I simply concentrated on leveling the horizon and keeping the black blob from racing off the screen.

Yeah, the 4x zoom I used must be a digital zoom (as opposed to optical). It sure degrades the image quality. However, blurry video is still a whole lot better than no video.

[EDIT] Gary, I don't know what you use to edit your videos, but when you add a music track, are you forced to drop the original ambient audio? If not, it's often preferable to retain the original audio and perhaps (if necessary) lower it's level in the mix. Otherwise, the video seems kind of "dead". As well as seeing it, I want to hear that Porsche in the video! 

[Patrick] well when i put up a video i add the sound and i really dont know what happens to the other bits that are in there. i will post the version with the actual sound track but there is some chatter and a little sound in the background. there was a funny bit before Al's run that i might post also.. a bit of talking and some background noises...

[Al] more gass and less brake is hard to do when you body knows it is going to die if you miss the corner (sort of). it will take some work to undo the reflex to brake. lol   I am always happy enough to know the car can do it, even if i cant.

Gary