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  • #16
    Originally posted by Welacey View Post
    Wow, Sara with the 3rd overall finish. She is the crusher. Mike Cavanaugh whipping all the CSP crowd, that's pretty awesome. Looked like more fun than a cyber onlooker can stand.
    We guys just have a mutual agreement to let her win and us just compete a few seconds behind with one another..... that's all. How she go so fast??
    Heath Patterson
    "Look...both....It's like turbo." - C

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    • #17
      Casey Stallings
      caseystallings@live.com


      It's all fun and games until someone loses an everything.

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      • #18
        Originally posted by HPEVOX View Post
        We guys just have a mutual agreement to let her win and us just compete a few seconds behind with one another..... that's all. How she go so fast??
        Yes, we will go with that!
        After reviewing the videos from yesterday. I've made so many mistakes that cost me lots of time...looks almost like I went for a Sunday drive! must do better next time! C
        Chaisit T aka C the gangster
        Novice CO-CHIEF
        SM 5 Evo VIII

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Erv View Post
          Hate to be "that" guy, but, yesterday proved our initial assumptions about the lights, and that they need to be shrouded.
          No, it didn't. We had issues from the start on the finish lights. They were tripping fine at the light, but the trips were not always reaching the receiver at the trailer. That's a wireless signal issue, not a reflection issue.

          I have no problem shielding the lights, but we have to fix the issue of the signal. It might just be batteries in the transmitters.
          Matt W.
          18 SM - Lancer Evolution MR
          15 MR - Volkswagen Beetle
          Sponsors: Satellite Racing - Defined Performance

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          • #20
            Originally posted by TouringBubble View Post
            No, it didn't. We had issues from the start on the finish lights. They were tripping fine at the light, but the trips were not always reaching the receiver at the trailer. That's a wireless signal issue, not a reflection issue.

            I have no problem shielding the lights, but we have to fix the issue of the signal. It might just be batteries in the transmitters.
            I changed the batteries in both sets of lights before the event. We can just move the trailer closer as me and Matt talked about. Overall it was a pretty smoothe event. If we have to give out a few re-runs every session I can handle that.

            GreatJob to the course design (W8) and set up crew!!!! Thanks to our safety stewards and workers!!!!
            Mark K
            1989 BMW 325i
            1990 BMW 325i
            2013 BMW 135i

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            • #21
              Originally posted by e30Racer View Post
              I changed the batteries in both sets of lights before the event.

              Lights or wireless transmitter? The lights take three AA batteries and we have always changed them every other event. The wireless transmitter has a large watch type battery in it that should be change yearly.
              Darryl E.
              Blue Miata with ricer stickers.
              Wizzer Motorsports

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              • #22
                Just adding my 2 cents, I thought the course was excellent, fun and challenging. Great job John W, props to all involved!
                John Allen 52BS
                TVR/TAC/ALSCCA
                People under 50 don't deserve to have this much fun! :-)
                www.marketing-ontheweb.com

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                • #23
                  sounds like I missed one heckuva event. I had to work yesterday and I had the usual married man easter assignments today . Wish I could have been there !!!
                  Ricky R
                  95 240sx with LS1 power. $4500 drivetrain in a $500 car
                  97 miata pretty much stock

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by engled View Post
                    Lights or wireless transmitter? The lights take three AA batteries and we have always changed them every other event. The wireless transmitter has a large watch type battery in it that should be change yearly.
                    both were changed before the event so that we could make sure that everything was brand new.
                    John Kilgore...if winning was easy, losers would do it.
                    Team9Racing BMW 325i, Old Faithful (with a little evil)

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                    • #25
                      Then we have a bigger problem. The receiver was only getting about 2 bars signal from the transmitter at finish. Something is screwing up the signal if it's not the batteries. Is that the one that's missing the screw on the bottom? Any chance the internal antenna connection could have been compromised? We might need to look the transmitters over before the next event.
                      Matt W.
                      18 SM - Lancer Evolution MR
                      15 MR - Volkswagen Beetle
                      Sponsors: Satellite Racing - Defined Performance

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                      • #26
                        the reason I say the lights need to be shrouded is while there was a constant light(cloudy, sunny) they ran fine, but, whenever the sun ducked behind the clouds there was a rerun to be had, same goes for when the sun came out from behind the clouds.
                        Ervin Carder
                        Wasabi Green Mazda2
                        32 STF

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                        • #27
                          GREAT event! I got faster because I now have way more hp thanks to C for letting me co-drive. Great job done by all the novice, hopefully you guys will bring a friend next event. Thanks to the setup crew, the event went smooth and the course was AWESOME.

                          If you need more car time come out to the time trial this weekend and get some worker laps and free passes to future autox events.
                          Sara {Novice Chief} SM 11
                          Captin of The Black Pearl SA 11

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by HPEVOX View Post
                            We guys just have a mutual agreement to let her win and us just compete a few seconds behind with one another..... that's all. How she go so fast??
                            I did a LOT of cooking in the off season to prepare for this year Heath....
                            Sara {Novice Chief} SM 11
                            Captin of The Black Pearl SA 11

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Erv View Post
                              the reason I say the lights need to be shrouded is while there was a constant light(cloudy, sunny) they ran fine, but, whenever the sun ducked behind the clouds there was a rerun to be had, same goes for when the sun came out from behind the clouds.
                              From what I understand, issues should happen with the lights when the sun is low in the sky due to the angle of reflections that result. Changing lights should not matter in that regard.

                              But, all we know for sure is that we have intermittent issues. Red cars break the timing board, shiny cars and sunlight reflect funny and case the lights to not trip, and there is a weak signal getting to the trailer. Let's aim to address all of these to be sure we have solid events in the future.
                              Matt W.
                              18 SM - Lancer Evolution MR
                              15 MR - Volkswagen Beetle
                              Sponsors: Satellite Racing - Defined Performance

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                              • #30
                                I had a great time, but not great enough to overtake Bobby Lyle for the CSP win. Congrats to Lyle and Darryl for some very good times on course. I wish we had access to a parking lot sweeper to get the grit off the course instead of just blowing it out of the way. By the time the afternoon sessions came about you could see the line and if you got off it just a bit you were in fresh grit. Argh, snagged a grit again 2 DNFs!!

                                Casey co drove my car and showed some remarkable car handling skills, places where I would gave it up and took a DNF, he flicked and wiggled and saved it. It was fun to watch. Unfortunately, I had lots of cone marks to wash off on Sunday.

                                Thanks to the HSV folks for coming down and embarrassing us on our own turf.
                                Many of you have really stepped up your game! Good job!

                                Thanks to everyone that had a hand in setting up the course, it was my first so I was open to opinions and ideas. The first half remained pretty close to the original design but the 2nd half was opened up by Clay McCool since he thought 13 C-boxes coming back was too Chicago for Pelham. Lane changes and deceptive slaloms really sped things up.
                                Clay is a really bad influence that I'm glad came out to play Saturday. Thanks!

                                Well run event.
                                Good Job ALSCCA!!

                                PS: The truck needs some love.
                                John W8
                                CSP 10 Yellow Miata

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