Another AutoX @ FedEX

[SVXRide]

Well, it was a hot one at FedEx today (can you say 96 deg F?) with a wickedly tight, long course. Got a wonderful surprise that Mark Chiles (the guy that SCCA magazine has picked to win the Nationals this year in GS) has moved to Hershey, PA and is now running at the FedEx events This now gives us at least 4 drivers in GS that compete at the National level (Chiles and Garfield both have major sponsors!). It definitely gives you a strong group to learn from...

Results for GS:

'G Stock' - Total Entries: 17 Trophies: 3 Times Total Diff.
1T 62 Garfield, Brian 2005 MINI Cooper S Black 74.359 74.538+1 75.053 75.116 74.359 -
2T 48 Chiles, Mark 2005 Mini Cooper S Blue 74.600 74.616 74.753 75.047 74.600 0.241
3T 26 Sorensen, Kenny 2003 Toyota Celica GT Blue 75.171 75.096 74.950 75.290 74.950 0.350
4 126 Shurie, Ronald 2002 Toyota Celica Black 76.403 76.864 75.908 75.958 75.908 0.958
5 7 Leier, Brad 2002 Ford Focus SVT Silver 77.361 77.039 76.720 76.365 76.365 0.457
6 15 Campion, Adam 2002 MINI Cooper S Gray 80.175+OFF 79.213 77.025 77.454 77.025 0.660
7 162 Atwell, Martin 2005 Mini Cooper S Black 80.603 80.422 77.867 77.919 77.867 0.842
8 16 Owens, Lee 2003 Mini Cooper S Yellow 80.333 79.504 78.551 78.071 78.071 0.204
9 39 Evans, Paul 2002 MINI Cooper S Blue/White 79.332 78.483+1 78.192 78.190 78.190 0.119
10 41 Miller, Jonathan 2002 MINI Cooper S Dark Silver 81.386+OFF 78.919 78.879 79.100 78.879 0.689
11 32 Balch, Derek 2003 Mini Cooper S Green 83.399 81.197 80.533 80.671 80.533 1.654
12 34 Lemoine, Gene 1992 Nissan Sentra SE-R Gray 81.750+OFF 82.169 81.089 80.659 80.659 0.126
13 29 Sann, David 1997 Saturn SC2 Green 85.911 81.781 81.995 81.945 81.781 1.122
14 19 Cutlip, William 1992 Subaru SVX black 82.791+OFF 84.472 83.012 81.968 81.968 0.187
15 144 Griffith, Peter 2003 VW GTI Jazz Blue 84.846 83.804 83.604 82.016 82.016 0.048
16 17 Dodd, Brian 2000 Acura Integra Silver 86.527+1 83.938 83.239 82.835 82.835 0.819
17 44 Griffith, Collin 2003 VW GTI Jazz Blue 91.046+OFF 85.255 85.748+2 84.630 84.630 1.795

There were actually 18 drivers in GS, but one ended up listed under the "non competitive" heading (yeah, I drove right after him and got red flagged because I had almost caught him after about half the course....I did get a re-run, though!)

Pax-wise (knowing how much Ben and Dave like PAX ) I ended up 115 out of 232 drivers.

Just to give a comparison between the course at Cumberland and the course at FedEX, my best time at last month's Cumberland event was 49 and change. I'd have to say that the FedEx courses are at least 2x longer than those at Cumberland (with loads of off-camber, up and down hill, different surfaces, etc.). Just goes to show you that you have to be ready for everything!

-Bill (mumble, mumble.....Minis....mumble, mumble....)
p.s. chalk up another front sway bar end link attachment point to the R&D effort - snapped the driver's side bracket clean off of the strut on my last run! My machinist/welder just laughed when I told him I now had a matched pair (he TIG welded the passenger's side bracket back on when I snapped that one off 2 months ago....)

[SVXRide]

'E Prepared' - Total Entries: 1 Trophies: 1 Times Total Diff.
1T 51 graham, chris 1971 datsun pl510 red 90.285+OFF 84.041+OFF 87.181+OFF 81.321+OFF DNF -


-Bill (starting to consider moving to E Prepared and taking on the title of "Trophy grubber" )

[Chiketkd]

Wow! That's some stiff competition Bill. Did 'Austin the Navigator' tag along for the day? Any pics?

Great job btw.

-Chike

[SVXRide]

Chike,
Thanks. Nope, Austin is up visiting with his N.J. grandmother.
Interesting note is that the general consensus - post event - from the folks who post on the WDCR-SCCA yahoo site is that Sunday's course was "go-cart like" -- the top PAX time was actually by a 125cc cart!
With the car now in Bill-Stock level II, I'm finding I have to re-learn how to drive it I think I would have caught that SE-R given another run. Just have to get the linkage bracket welded back on and be ready for a busy September!
-Bill

[Chiketkd]

Nice going Bill. Sounds like you really made a good showing out there. Bill-stock level II will conquer them all!!!!

-Chike

[wawazat??]

Originally Posted by SVXRide

With the car now in Bill-Stock level II
-Bill

So could you call that B.S. Bill...

Todd

[SVXRide]

Originally Posted by wawazat??

So could you call that B.S. Bill...

Todd

one just might
-Bill