First Auto-X today

CMByrd · 07-16-2006, 04:24 PM

just got home. Methinks that both the engine and brakes are more powerful than the allseason tires (=

Big thanks to EFT for taking me on a touring lap though, and grats to both him and his son (*cough* and nearly everyone else *cough cough*) for spanking me like a redheaded stepchild (=

etf · 07-17-2006, 08:54 AM

Clay,

It was good to see you at the auto-x today. The first one is always an eye-opener. It is extremely rare when somebody with no experience runs competitive times, so you shouldn't be too disappointed. You were able to improve 4 seconds from your first run.

The Si will certainly lead you to high expectations and you should continue to gain experience. As is the case in any form of motorsports, seat time is the path to success. I've only run 3 auto-x and I'm just starting to touch on some competitive times. BTW, my wife got some good shots of us and they will be posted later today.

ETF

CMByrd · 07-18-2006, 05:05 AM

Yeah, tons of pics of the Sis up there. And you were right when you mentioned not noticing the body roll untill you see the pics of it happening (=

Still, not too bad, saw a guy scrape up his 5series' front bumper in the hairpin at the A workstation (ouch)

***Janizary*** · 07-18-2006, 01:23 PM

Heh, if you went with the All Seasons still on it is an 'adventure' to say the least. Not quite ice skating, but some good summer tires will make a huge difference for you.

etf · 07-18-2006, 07:04 PM

Here's some photos from the BMWCCA Auto-X in Atlanta last weekend.

CMByrd rides with ETF.

CMByrd crushing his all-season radials

ETF's son Ryan having a go!

CMByrd did well at his first auto-x!

One more of Ryan.

BLU BY U · 07-18-2006, 07:20 PM

holy 3 wheel action!

rock on, great pics. i cant wait to take my si to an autox event!

**sickyute** · 07-18-2006, 07:22 PM

car looks real nice.

etf · 07-18-2006, 09:26 PM

Yeah, we pretty much spanked the bimmer boyz. I'll post results when they become available. I'm not sure if alot of people care, we seem to have a lot of straight liners in the bunch.

CMByrd · 07-18-2006, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLU BY U

holy 3 wheel action!

rock on, great pics. i cant wait to take my si to an autox event!

The guy who ran what I believe to be 2nd best of the day (grey cooper S, maybe EFT can correct me if Im wrong on this) I dont think I ever saw on more than 3 wheels. To include the two times I saw it parked (changing wheels with a jack, but never the less). Usualy saw him on 2, which was fun, because the brakes would stop the wheel from spinning, which is interesting to watch to say the least (=

CMByrd · 07-18-2006, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etf

Yeah, we ( EFT and Ryan) pretty much spanked the bimmer boyz. I'll post results when they become available. I'm not sure if alot of people care, we seem to have a lot of straight liners in the bunch.

Fixed for you (;

To be fair though, my worst time of the day was better than the best I saw one of the M3 Coupes run, so I while I didnt do as well as I would have liked, I wasn't dead last by any means either. For a first autocross, in a car Im not really /that/ familiar with (3400 miles, about 2k of those roadtrip to SC and a couple to Atlanta) Im pretty pleased.

Will try to be up there next time as well.

etf · 07-18-2006, 10:04 PM

Yeah. the Dark Gray Cooper S is drivin' by Jim Smith. He has a lot of mods done to that car. It is super stiff and he dives it HARD!

E. Fu**in' T.

cappykd · 07-19-2006, 12:09 AM

Great pics guys. I'm hoping to run some Auto-x at the El Toro Air base or down at Qualcom Stadium. (Both in Socal)

Xilrasis · 07-19-2006, 10:07 AM

So where are these events at? Im in the upstate SC area and i'm somewhat interested in AutoX'ing. Wanted to watch a few in person before I got started :O (Bout 2 hours from Atlanta)

etf · 07-19-2006, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cappykd

Great pics guys.

My wife just started shooting motorsports this year. She covered the 2 classes (SM & T2) that our son Eric Foss ran at the last SCCA National road race @ Road Atlanta. She has also covered all my auto-x activities this year. Her shots can be viewed at: http://mamarazzi.photoreflect.com

Check it out!

CMByrd · 07-19-2006, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xilrasis

So where are these events at? Im in the upstate SC area and i'm somewhat interested in AutoX'ing. Wanted to watch a few in person before I got started :O (Bout 2 hours from Atlanta)

Just north of Atlanta, in the burbs. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds

Here is the BMW Club Auto-X page
and here is Fairgrounds info

The fairgrounds are kinda hit or miss to find them, not marked at all, luckly I got behind a mini, with tires in the hatch, and numbers on his side, so was a pretty safe bet for me to follow him (;

CMByrd · 07-19-2006, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etf

My wife just started shooting motorsports this year. She covered the 2 classes (SM & T2) that our son Eric Foss ran at the last SCCA National road race @ Road Atlanta. She has also covered all my auto-x activities this year. Her shots can be viewed at: http://mamarazzi.photoreflect.com

Check it out!

Shes that new at it? I honestly thought she was professional (= Very good photos.

Xilrasis · 07-19-2006, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CMByrd

Just north of Atlanta, in the burbs. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds

Here is the BMW Club Auto-X page
and here is Fairgrounds info

The fairgrounds are kinda hit or miss to find them, not marked at all, luckly I got behind a mini, with tires in the hatch, and numbers on his side, so was a pretty safe bet for me to follow him (;

Ahh, I actually know where those are.

Also, I made a trip to six flags today...

I got a rock chip on the paint just behind my driver's door *tear*.

CMByrd · 07-20-2006, 01:28 PM

that sucks )=

etf · 07-26-2006, 09:15 PM

Results for BMWCCA Autocross Event #4 are up.

http://www.peachtreebmwcca.org/AXRes...nt%204_fin.htm

CMByrd · 07-26-2006, 09:35 PM

and I just got an email that next one is posponed till the 19th which I dont know if I can make )= just bought wheels and tires this morning too.

07-16-2006, 04:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
CMByrd Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus GA Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 / 0%	First Auto-X today just got home. Methinks that both the engine and brakes are more powerful than the allseason tires (= Big thanks to EFT for taking me on a touring lap though, and grats to both him and his son (cough and nearly everyone else cough cough) for spanking me like a redheaded stepchild (=

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07-17-2006, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 226 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Clay, It was good to see you at the auto-x today. The first one is always an eye-opener. It is extremely rare when somebody with no experience runs competitive times, so you shouldn't be too disappointed. You were able to improve 4 seconds from your first run. The Si will certainly lead you to high expectations and you should continue to gain experience. As is the case in any form of motorsports, seat time is the path to success. I've only run 3 auto-x and I'm just starting to touch on some competitive times. BTW, my wife got some good shots of us and they will be posted later today. ETF

07-18-2006, 05:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
CMByrd Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus GA Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah, tons of pics of the Sis up there. And you were right when you mentioned not noticing the body roll untill you see the pics of it happening (= Still, not too bad, saw a guy scrape up his 5series' front bumper in the hairpin at the A workstation (ouch)

07-18-2006, 07:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 226 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Here's some photos from the BMWCCA Auto-X in Atlanta last weekend. CMByrd rides with ETF. CMByrd crushing his all-season radials ETF's son Ryan having a go! CMByrd did well at his first auto-x! One more of Ryan.

07-18-2006, 07:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
BLU BY U Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 7,585 iTrader: 2 / 100%	holy 3 wheel action! rock on, great pics. i cant wait to take my si to an autox event!

07-18-2006, 09:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 226 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah, we pretty much spanked the bimmer boyz. I'll post results when they become available. I'm not sure if alot of people care, we seem to have a lot of straight liners in the bunch.

07-18-2006, 10:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 226 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah. the Dark Gray Cooper S is drivin' by Jim Smith. He has a lot of mods done to that car. It is super stiff and he dives it HARD! E. Fu**in' T.

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cappykd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Age: 39 Posts: 1,806 Kirk iTrader: 9 / 100%	Great pics guys. I'm hoping to run some Auto-x at the El Toro Air base or down at Qualcom Stadium. (Both in Socal)

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Xilrasis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 / 0%	So where are these events at? Im in the upstate SC area and i'm somewhat interested in AutoX'ing. Wanted to watch a few in person before I got started :O (Bout 2 hours from Atlanta)

07-20-2006, 01:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
CMByrd Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus GA Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 / 0%	that sucks )=

07-26-2006, 09:15 PM	#19 (permalink)
etf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 226 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Results for BMWCCA Autocross Event #4 are up. http://www.peachtreebmwcca.org/AXRes...nt%204_fin.htm

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CMByrd Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Columbus GA Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 / 0%	and I just got an email that next one is posponed till the 19th which I dont know if I can make )= just bought wheels and tires this morning too.