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Justy finishes season well.
Well, as some of you know, I had somewhat of a rough season autocrossing the Justy. I only won my class once. Let's face it - the poor little thing's just not that competitve in a class with NA Eclipses and Minis.
But, out of 101 total competitors in CCSCC autocross events for 2004, I finished the season 7th! I honestly don't think I could have finished much higher than that. It was just rough for my first full season. Hopefully I'm more competitive in the MR2, but I am very happy with that result.
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Congrats Nick! That's awesome in such a large field of cars in the Justy's class...
Great job! -Chike
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That's not 7th in class - that's 7th overall. Our club is pretty small, but I would be willing to bet that if we did awards by class I would have won it.
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Holy cow! That's even more amazing!
Can you give us a brief run down of which cars finished in the top six ahead of the Justy? -Chike
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That's good company to be in. Great job Pockets! -Chike
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Nick,
Congrats! Well done. -Bill (already looking forward to April....)
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Man...you lost out to a Vette??
You must have been right behind him a few times though..right?? |
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'Vettes, Porsches, many Mustangs and Camaros...granted, those people didn't know how to drive, but that's the point isn't it? I drove a slow car all season and made it go pretty quickly. Now I have a slightly faster car with its engine in the wrong place, so we'll see what I can do with that.
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Nick, I'll be very interested in seeing how you do next season in the MR2. The mid-engine placement will allow for quick transitions in the twisties, but the margin of error will be less (before the impending spin into oversteer). If you've got the skill, you'll be able to get some pretty quick times outta that car. -Chike
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That's what I'll find out, I guess.
We had an ice storm last week, so I took the MR2 to an overflow lot at the mall. Just as I expected - one continuous sheet of ice. This is a hell of a little car, man. Not nearly as twitchy as you might think. I've found the oversteer to be very predictable and controllable.
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I used to take my ol' 300ZX and my wife's former 240sx out for some fun in parking lots after an ice storm. Predictable oversteer is tons-o-fun! -Chike
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i did that with a lowered vwbug (60's). I riped the oil pan off. the good news is the car wasnt mine and i had AAA plus. good times.
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