Finished 2nd in my class (C-stock) and took over the overall 2nd spot in the year standings. I need a 1st place win in order to have a chance to get 1st in my class and earn a champion jacket.

Was #24 overall in pax on dead tires





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Thanks to my friend Ven for taking these photos. (Side note he drives the FP or now X class BMW with the wing. It weighs less than a miata)

 

 

Nice pics, some badass cars show up to your autox's.

 

Now that I think about it, I do need granite.

 

Wow - a 4-banger Accord for auto-x?? Hope it has some suspension upgrades - mine handles only in the generic sense.

Great pics, though. Love the tires on the BMW, and yours.

 

Ven has Hoosier A6's on his car. I for get how wide but as you can see they are huge.

I am stretching Kumhos V710s that are 225 on the factory 6in wide wheels. The proper way to stretch a tire

The guy with the accord, it was his first time out.

 

Holy ****-that's a big wing

 

I just know I'm going to get laughed off the lot next time I go to an autoX. I haven't been to one in years and since then I've more than doubled my power, added real tires, learned to drive a bit better. However, I was totally **** poor at it, which is why I stopped going. Most folks laughed at me rather than offer to help me learn and at the time I was young and stupid, so I didn't ask for help either.

 

The wing is functional though.

 

LMAO! You beat me to it!

 

Looks like a blast. Now you need to get that guy that's winning in your car **** drunk so he's too hung over to race at the next event.

 

how much does it cost per autox these days for scca members?

 

$20 for us. IIRC might be 25.

 

Good job and good luck w/ year end standings.....
Best to stay in CS if you don't want the PAX to be your killer. I'm in SM2 and our PAX is almost as high as FM.

 

What are you talking about the Pax in CS is getting silly. They have raised it the last three years in a row.

Oh well we could have placed 1st and 2nd in BS and most every other class based on raw times anyway before pax.

 

Pos Num/Cls Driver Name, Club Yr Make Model (Index) IndxTime
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1. 119/SS MIKE HOMES 06 LOTU ELISE (0.852) 47.105
2. 3/DS DON GUTIERREZ 08 MAZD 3 (0.812) 47.172
3. 19/SS KARTER BOLLMANN 06 LOTU ELISE (0.852) 47.340
4. 121/BSP MICHAEL KRITZLER 90 CHEV CORVETTE (0.858) 47.481
5. 139/AS DAVID HEDDERICK 01 PORS BOXSTER S (0.842) 47.563
6. 21/BSP JIM KRITZLER 90 CHEV CORVETTE (0.858) 47.719
7. 19/AS MARTIN GREMM 06 SUBA STI (0.842) 47.794
8. 54/DS HAYDEN HILL 08 VOLK R32 (0.812) 47.889
9. 120/STX NORMAN WILHELM 02 SUBA WRX WAGON (0.820) 47.919
10. 90/DS CLINT WILLIAMS 02 SUBA WRX (0.812) 47.932
11. 15/ASP ERIC JONASCH 08 PORS GT3 (0.862) 48.169
12. 335/DS WALTER PHILLIPS 05 BMW 330 CI (0.812) 48.411
13. 119/AS STROH NOT ON FILE SUBA STI (0.842) 48.473
14. 139/AS DOUG WILLE 0 PORS BOXSTER S (0.842) 48.685
15. 97/FP VINOD SHENOY 93 BMW 325I (0.872) 48.742
16. 77/DS DONALD BUNCH 00 ACUR INTEGRA TY (0.812) 48.757
17. 555/STU JAMES RICH 05 SUBA WRX STI (0.830) 48.772
18. 75/CS JEFF ANDERSON-LEST 99 MAZD MIATA (0.831) 48.848
19. 34/BS RAY GAHAN 04 MAZD RX-8 (0.832) 48.969
20. 82/SM2 EDWARD MORFE 82 TOYO STARLET (0.867) 49.024
21. 197/FP VENKATESH SHENOY 93 BMW 325I (0.872) 49.042
22. 20/STX PRANAV PATEL 02 SUBA WRX ESTATE (0.820) 49.132
23. 170/HS JENNIFER O'BRIAN 06 MAZD 3 (0.792) 49.136
24. 57/CS STANLEY LOPEZ 99 MAZD MIATA (0.831) 49.152

pax is .867 SM2 and .831 in CS

 

I heard it's $40 of some **** in our region... which is another reason I don't go.

 

For the Houston area
Registration fees are as follows:
When registering On-line $25.00
when registering on Site $30.00

And a new national rule.
Plus a $15 dollar weekend fee if you are not an SCCA member, although you can use that $15 to go towards a membership that gives you a ton of discounts and a 12 month subscription to SportsCar magazine.

If anyone wants to join let me know so I can give you my member # for a referral

 

The PAX in general is getting silly.....
I too am only worried about the raw times. Winning is winning.
The PAX system can be compared to a great quote from Homer Simpson....
"Even the most improbable can be made probable through statistics."

 

TOO true.