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Patrick 
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 Topic: Porsche Club AutoX - Saturday, May 11thPosted: 06 May 2013 at 11:14am |
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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 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 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)
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Colby
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Posted: 06 May 2013 at 9:06pm |
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I just realized that registration closes on Thursday. I should probably do that.
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88 Formula 5 speed
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Patrick
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Posted: 07 May 2013 at 11:57am |
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"Sign up before: Thu, 09-May-2013 12:00" I've asked Rich in 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.
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D_sensitized
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Posted: 07 May 2013 at 12:19pm |
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Have fun, I won't be able to make this one, but hopefully I will next weekend.
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-Harrison
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Patrick
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Posted: 07 May 2013 at 2:12pm |
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The latest from Rich at PCA...
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karnak
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Posted: 08 May 2013 at 4:39pm |
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I will be at the PCA event this Saturday..
I had that nail pulled out of the back tire and am all gassed up.. now for some engine tuning and exterior shampoo.. 
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Patrick
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Posted: 08 May 2013 at 6:04pm |
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What, we're now expected to wash our cars before Saturday's event? Damn.
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Patrick
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Posted: 09 May 2013 at 11:01am |
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Turns out it'll be the ol' duke on the track this weekend. Too bad Tristan is "busy" on Saturday.
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Posted: 10 May 2013 at 9:57pm |
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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.
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Patrick
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Posted: 11 May 2013 at 6:59am |
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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...
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Patrick
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Posted: 11 May 2013 at 5:46pm |
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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!
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Colby
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Posted: 11 May 2013 at 8:59pm |
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 my picture of the times. I scaled this down as much as I could, but some people (Patrick) might have to scroll still. Here's a video of one of my faster runs: |
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88 Formula 5 speed
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karnak
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Posted: 11 May 2013 at 9:30pm |
Great Day! will post a video soon. the fuel injection I added this last winter made a marked improvement. 
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karnak
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Posted: 11 May 2013 at 10:16pm |
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sorry in advance for the poor quality.. I guess I need to read the camera manual.
Here is the link to my best run |
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Patrick
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 4:41pm |
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Guess what, Colby... I now have a 23" 1920x1080 monitor. And just to prove it, I'll post these images I found Here full size.
Colby...
Gary...
And some other cars from the event that I found to be interesting and/or unusual...
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Patrick
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 5:38pm |
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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!
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karnak
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 6:13pm |
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Great pics! ..and yes, those times are much too close... I will have to
work on that.
Time for some suspension adjustments... 
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Patrick
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Posted: 12 May 2013 at 6:26pm |
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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.
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Patrick
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Posted: 13 May 2013 at 4:00pm |
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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 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.
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karnak
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Posted: 13 May 2013 at 7:30pm |
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that is a good video angle
Patrick, I will be sure to hide the vacuum leaks where you will never find them.. heh heh
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