Auto-x report

[racerb]

Hey guys, just got home from a day of auto-xing the GTS. It was a pretty good day, with only alittle trouble with the car. I drove part of the runs, and the previous owner drove the other part. After about 8 timed runs each, I had a third place trophy for my efforts, and my buddy finished 6th. As soon as we down-load the pictures, I'll post them for you all to see. As I said before, we did have alittle trouble with the car, as my hasty repairs to the powersteering proved insufficiate. As we were completing our last few runs, the powersteering system took a dump and soaked the back of the engine and fire wall. The smoke from the fluid spill was making us look like a bug spayer, so we packed up our gear and loaded the car on the trailer.
I will make repairs and be back on track as soon as I can, baring any further problems.

racerb

[racerb]

Hey Guys!!! I'm working on a new computer and can't seem to get the pictures to work right. The digital camera I have was given to me. I can get the pictures in the computer, but I can't get them into the email/website. Can anyone give me some pointers, shortcuts, ideas, etc... to get this damn thing to work.

racerb

[taticelica]

Can you view them on your comp??? If you can go here:
turbotrdcelica.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=members&action=display&thread=1088707717

It should help you.......What kind of times did you get compared to the other guy, what was the "time of the day"?

[White87GT]

Bob, if you can't figure out how to get them uploaded onto the internet, feel free to e-mail them to me and I can host them for you. I have hosting through the 4GC server.

Email is [e-mail]

[racerb]

Hey don't quote me on these times, as the official times have not been posted on the NASA-X web-site. The winning car in my class was a '03 Mini Cooper with I beleive a '97 Subaru Impreza in second. If I remember correctly, the Mini had a best run of 43.9 and change and the Subaru had like a 44.5 and a little. My best clean run was a 45.09, with a 44.99 plus a cone as my best raw time, this was a very tight course and the GTS still needs some tweeking. When the official result are posted, I'll post them here for all to see. All in all, I'm very happy with the performance of the car, and beleive it can only get better. Also thanks for the info, I'll try again to down-load the pictures.

racerb

[taticelica]

Cool, cool. The GT-S is surprisingly good for the "X". I love it, if you get it stiff enough you will move pretty fast around those corners. Was this your first time doing auto-x? My first time was crazy!!! I had a DNF and probably 4 cones all in 8 runs. But over time it gets better.

[racerb]

No this wasn't my fist time, as I began auto-xing back in 1981 in a '80 model Civic. I auto-xed for many years on the local level, then on to SCCA divisional, then national Solo II. In fact in '85, I went to Salina Kansas for the Solo II nationals, driving an '84 CRX. That was a real eye opener, as I was competing against the best in the US and Canada, in fact I was 19th after day 1 and 23rd after day 2, besting only one other driver. I have continued to compete over the years in various cars, the latest being my ITC Nissan Pulsar, which was set up for road racing, making it very hard to be competetive. This however, was my first time back on an auto-x coarse in nearly 6 years, and with a totaly new to me car. As I said the Celica has a lot going for it, so it should be quite competetive when completed.

racerb

[racerb]

Hey guys here is the results I promised.


racerb


Final Results, #1 - 2004 Excel Turkey Run - 2004-12-03

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# Driver Car Model Runs: 1-13 Total
Time Trial "A"
1T

A5
Wayne Shaver
1997 Ford Cobra
53.894
48.261
28.806+dnf

48.188
52.950+2
60.183+1

47.871
48.179+1
47.695+2

47.871
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Time Trial "B"
1T

A4
Brian Sullivan
2003 Mitzu EVO Silver
41.200
40.976+1
40.079

40.939
40.500


40.505
41.109+1


40.079
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2

B9
Kyle Nelson
2000 Grand Prix black
49.653+dnf
49.352+dnf
48.595

50.099+dnf
49.576
48.126+1

49.390+dnf
48.385


48.385
8.306

Time Trial "C"
1T

A9
Joel Marvel
1994 Mazda RX7 Blue
46.737+3
46.077+1
44.733
45.382
46.493
46.619+2
46.227+3

45.726+1
45.400+1
44.673+2

44.733
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2

B5
Jim Edwards
1999 Mustang Black
53.848+dnf
47.490


49.144
47.093


47.943+dnf



47.093
2.360

Time Trial "D"
1T

A10
Jack Latham
2004 Subaru STI
69.767+dnf
44.484


44.666
43.962


45.416



43.962
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2

A8
Pete Urbanski
1993 Mustang Green
49.475
47.024
45.697

47.430
45.388+1
45.330+1

46.355
44.679+3


45.697
1.735

3

B4
Rusty Elrod
1990 Mazda RX7 Black
48.898+dnf
49.199+1
47.734+1
46.763+1
49.295+dnf
47.701
47.903

50.629+dnf
48.551
48.270

47.701
2.004

Time Trial "E"
1T

B8
Per Ezelius
2003 Mini Cooper Red & White
51.298
44.909
44.745
46.492
46.320
44.934
44.613

45.786
44.697
45.097

44.613
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2T

A3
Mike Johnson
2003 Subaru Impreza WRX Black
44.763
45.535
44.951

45.685
45.424+1
44.534+1

46.094
45.727
44.886

44.763
0.150

3T

A2
Bob Lewis
1987 Toyota Celica GTS Red
45.993
45.095
45.152+2

46.712
46.115
44.923+1

46.774
45.180


45.095
0.332

4

A7
Jesse Wilmoth
2002 Acura RSX Silver
49.210
47.749
47.416
48.272
47.662
47.466
49.439

48.350
48.429
47.200

47.200
2.105

5

B10
Jon Kennett
1997 Subaru Impreza Blue
61.017
49.075+1
48.035

49.971
48.631
47.401

49.146
47.284


47.284
0.084

6

B3
H Poteat
2003 Subaru WRX Black
52.102
51.084+2
46.828+2

49.887+2
48.294+dnf
48.207+2

47.829+1
47.738+1
48.096

48.096
0.812

7

B2
James Hall
1987 Toyota Celica Red
52.294
48.879
49.767

49.538
48.705
48.932

48.497
48.210


48.210
0.114

Time Trial "F"
1T

A6
Matt Micholson
1992 Nissan Sentra SE Red
43.452
44.175
43.795+1

43.223
43.583
43.501

45.109
43.623
43.404

43.223
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2

B6
Charlie Pendry
2000 Subaru 2.5 RS Red
46.101
45.212+1
44.797
47.242
45.551+1
45.520+1
46.716+dnf

44.968+1
45.009
44.360

44.360
1.137

Time Trial "G"
1T

B7
Geoff Pendry
1997 Subaru Legacy Black
53.652
49.548
50.047
49.259
50.562
48.531
47.554

50.920
48.843
47.795

47.554
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Top Time Of Day
Raw time ttb A4 Brian Sullivan 40.079
Pax ttb A4 Brian Sullivan 40.079

[racerb]

Hey guys here are some pics from the auto-x.

racerb


photobucket.com/albums/v619/racerb/?action=options

[White87GT]

racerb said:

Hey guys here are some pics from the auto-x.

racerb


photobucket.com/albums/v619/racerb/?action=options

Cool, you figured it out. I was just about to upload and post your pics. I'll link them here anyways.

[taticelica]

I am jealous of your section, we dont get the white lines on the ground only the cones!!!!

[blck87gtconv]

taticelica said:

I am jealous of your section, we dont get the white lines on the ground only the cones!!!!

Werd.. but I am inclined to think that those lines would be somewhat distracting.. that is to say, I woudln't count on those lines as a reference to the lateral limits of the course... If they were drawn out wrong, it could, in fact, negatively affect your time.

[racerb]

Hey guys, the lines are just a reference point, they are not intended to show the true line. As long as I can remember, the local auto-x clubs and SCCA regions have used them to mark the imaginary lines between corners. As a matter of fact, they were used way back in '85 at the Solo II nationals in Kansas, when I competed there. When our local club, the Triad Sportscar Club began using them, was when our coarses became more and more complex.

racerb

[taticelica]

I would love to have them around the corners because sometimes, where I race at they are kinda small tracks with lots of corners, and sometimes you can lose track and get messed up.

[racerb]

Hey guys just moved into my new shop, will begin dismantleing the GT in preparation for it's rollcage and body work. As I told you all earlier on, there will be lots of interior peices availlible from this car, I'll post them as I remove them. The GTS is also going to receive some attention, as it will get a new powersteering pump, high pressure hose and just a general check of all it's parts, before another auto-x season begins in the spring. After the results from the last event, I do see a few areas for improvement, namely in the suspension, where a new set of lowering spings will be installed. If time allows, I might even go ahead with the bushing install, as I can use peices off the GT to build this up, before taking anything off the GTS.

racerb