SCCA Dixie National Tour

[claym]

Just looked at the entry list- I see William Harvey is listed in CSP in the family Datsun roadster....that thing is really fast, or at least it used to be. Also noted Brian Johns in what appears to be Darren Disimo's NB? That should be ineresting. But- Lyle and John are absolutely the strongest 'dark horse' picks for this event, coming in under the radar. John+Lyle+Old Yeller+255s will be a surprise to many this weekend!

Not Darren Disimo's car. Darren Darby.

[claym]

Just went looking through the entrant list for the Dixie Tour this weekend and it looks like
out of 260 entrants, Lyle Cain and I are the only Alabama Region participants. I would've included Clay and James McCool but they changed their membership to TVR.

I feel the love

I guess I'll have to invest in a dual membership.....

Now I have some street tires to run at BRC. Watch out Choweta, Chewbaka, and any Chew toys...

[Jedi1]

I'm thinking alot of us would really like to go to tours. Honestly I'd do em all if it were possible. Fundage be at an all time low yo.

Good luck and have fun.

[EvoLady]

<sarcasm on>
I don't see a single autox, rallyx, or TT scheduled for 9/19. Nationals are scheduled for the week of 9/8-11.

What could possibly be going on that day? <sarcasm off>

well actually there is an autox the day after on the 2oth that we will have to miss , but oh well. trust me i put very few things above autoxing but this is a must! lol

you guys are going to do great down there!!! we will all be checking the results all weekend to see how you are doing.

[c-evoVIII]

well actually there is an autox the day after on the 2oth that we will have to miss , but oh well. trust me i put very few things above autoxing but this is a must! lol

you guys are going to do great down there!!! we will all be checking the results all weekend to see how you are doing.

What she said, ! O! and the " yes, dear", "what she said" starts, lol...

Good luck everybody. C

[engled]

Day one results are up. John, get off of the cones!!!

http://www.scca.com/eventresults.aspx?event=13590&hub=3

[AlanB]

Nice!
JW would have them by several tenths if he'd get clean!

The bad news is all Clay and James. Didn't see their names on the results. Called them and as it turns out Clay and James made it to the Test and Tune, ran strong, then had to come all the way back home due to work.

[engled]

Nice!
JW would have them by several tenths if he'd get clean!

The bad news is all Clay and James. Didn't see their names on the results. Called them and as it turns out Clay and James made it to the Test and Tune, ran strong, then had to come all the way back home due to work.

That blows, sorry guys.

[Erv]

that srsly sucks

[Welacey]

Good job John. Looks like he trophied in 5th out of 15.

[engled]

Readable results, congratulations John.

C Street Prepared Drivers: 15 Trophies: 5

T 1 99 Brian Johns 1999 Mazda Miata Blu Hoosier 52.729(1) 48.838 53.043(2) 95.665
[199] Murfreesboro, TN Thanks Darren, Tweakit, Tennessee 50.655(1) 48.608(1) 46.827

T 2 141 Elliott Harvey 1966 DATSUN 2000 Red Hoosier 54.097(2) 49.358 48.743 96.084
[41] Wesley Chapel, FL Central Fl 49.573(1) 49.094(1) 47.341 (0.419)

T 3 176 Douglas Quara 1993 Mazda Miata White Hoosier 51.650(1) 51.647(1) 48.798 96.723 [76] Lauderdale Lakes, FL DT Performance Wheels & Florida Re 52.057(2) 47.925 49.705(1) (0.639)

T 4 180 Kevin Boswell 1990 Mazda Miata Wht Kumho 51.492 49.683 49.351 97.217
[80] Canton, GA Atlanta Re 52.686(2) 47.866 47.975 (0.494)

T 5 10 John Waight 1992 Mazda Miata Ylw Hoosier 50.752 49.856 52.491(2) 97.391
[110] Birmingham, AL Partsgroup.com Alabama Re 48.487 47.535 48.882(1) (0.174)

6 175 Eric Trigg 1996 Mazda Miata Red Hoosier 55.454(2) 51.570 50.056 97.907
[75] Moss Point, MS AutoXforum.com Gulf Coast 49.604(1) 47.851 49.705(1) (0.516)

7 41 William Harvey 1966 DATSUN 2000 Red Hoosier 54.018 51.972 50.200 98.011
[141] Lakeland, FL Central Fl 49.542 48.211 47.811 (0.104)

8 110 Robert Cain 1992 Mazda Miata Ylw Hoosier 53.275 51.261 49.876 98.171
[10] Birmingham, AL Canebreak Racing Alabama Re 49.273 48.708 48.295 (0.160)

9 80 Thomas Shuman 1990 mazda miata Wht Kumho 52.497 52.793(1) 49.593 98.178
[180] Waleska, GA kb&t racing /mlc/ team u Atlanta Re 48.585 56.885(3) DNF (0.007)

10 76 Joshua Feingold 1993 Mazda Miata Wht Hoosier 57.019(3) 52.537(1) 50.471 98.891 [176] Davie, FL Central Fl 51.000(1) 48.420 49.823(1) (0.713)

11 152 Travis Schneider 1994 Mazda Miata Wht Hoosier 54.761(1) 52.524 51.713 100.466 [52] Orlando, FL FTX/Geronimo Racing Central Fl 51.158(1) 49.073 48.753 (1.575)

12 52 Karel Schneider 1994 Mazda Miata Wht Hoosier 52.653 57.244(3) 50.866 100.792 [152] Orlando, FL Martin Maria/Geronimo Ra Central Fl 50.760 49.926 DNF (0.326)

13 75 Mike Dorohoff 1996 Mazda Miata Red Hoosier 59.797(2) 54.076 52.849 103.030
[175] Navarre, FL AutoForum.com Gulf Coast 51.678 54.304(2) 50.181 (2.238)

14 199 Darren Darby 1999 Mazda Miata Blu Hoosier 56.180(1) 55.380(2) 53.637(1) 103.910 [99] Slidell, LA AUTOXFORUM.COM/CHRIS CAR Delta Regi 50.273 51.000(1) 50.419(1) (0.880)

15 25 Robert Mayfield 1997 Mazda Miata White Hoosier 62.862 56.116 54.950 107.876 , DNF 52.926 54.516(1) (3.966)

[Erv]

awesome work John.

[AlanB]

Good show, guys- against some of the best drivers out there.

[slowautoxr]

That old Datsun has kicked mine more than once over the years.

You did good John. Keep digging Lyle. It's not the easiest thing to jump into someone else's car and go fast. You were getting faster with each run.

[JohnW8]

Hey what a great weekend! I went to the tour with the intentions on comparing myself to some of the best drivers in the country and this year was no exception. Fantastic competition, great course, nearly perfect weather. I had a good time and as Darryl said I coned away a first place on Saturday in a car that was easily 300lbs heavier than the top runners. I learn from these events so, I have some more work to do to the car as well as myself. Lyle and I tried to keep the heat in the tires but I think maybe we got them a tick too hot as the 3rd runs were getting kinda slippery. Note where the cones were hit. It felt good hearing your name announced at the top of the standings then a few cars go by and you hear your name down in 6th. Sunday was nearly a repeat of Saturday. Each run was faster than the one before. Then Brian Johns did a what looked like a 11second run on the 46 second course. He was hooked up and flying! His wife Tara also was the fastest in CSPL but her time was even faster than the CSP class on Saturday. Lyle wasn't having a good time. He couldn't seem to get comfortable with the event and drove like the cone would explode on contact. He hit no cones all weekend. Granted the gates were huge and the course was very fast but he just couldn't find the edge on the car and use it. His time improved each run but he just wouldn't relax and have fun. He beat himself up over it for the ride home. The biggest bummer of the weekend was Clay and James having to head back to Bham after the TnT due to work. Clay's was the car to beat in HStock but work forced that win for another time. Thanks for the words of encouragement from Clay McCool, Sean and Ron Ittner and the Cavanaugh's. This group is a family and I'm glad to be part of it.