Fixables autocross notes - 2009 season. UPDATED 13th July

[MG Man]

i cana hear the local guys complaining how the car park markings confusing them

[Mr. Fixables]

Send me an updated layout, with the positioning of the container and where the pits are now.

I will put together a few courses (just like old times)

Kirk

[Mr. Fixables]

14 cars in the class so far. 163 entered for Sunday.

Looks like the same bunch from last event.

Let's see what happens this time. I am picking my rear sway bar up today, so i don't know how this thing is gonna handle with it. Unfortunately, I will be learning it on the track

Kirk

[Mr. Fixables]

OK. This sucks.

I am still making mistakes. I left about a second on the track still which would have made it 2nd instead of 6th (again). But I am 4th in the standings after 2 events.

This is getting fustrating. I still think I am competitive, but I need to put down the perfect run almost every time.

The BMW I am/was trying to catch seems a bit unrealistic now that i found out a few things about it. He put $13,000USD in mods in it to make it a Nationally competitve car. Sorry guys, I am not prepared to do that.

I will upload a few more pics from the event when i get a chance. But in the meanwhile, here are the results.

http://www.soloatlanta.com/blog/wp-cont ... p2_fin.htm









Kirk

[Wizard]

nice vid

that sentra moves

[pete]

Did the caterham on hoosiers compete?

[Mr. Fixables]

Bill,

Here is some info on the PAX system.

http://www.soloatlanta.com/forum/viewto ... f=3&t=1707

Kirk

[MG Man]

Kirk, get an MG

[MG Man]

here's some inspiration from your original fanboy

[Mr. Fixables]

WOW!! have not seen a pic of that car for awhile.

For the previous post, the Caterham did run that day. Any car you see with some numbers and a Class tag did run.

Kirk

[Mr. Fixables]

Sorry for not posting for awhile. Busy. Busy.

Two events have passes since then.

I made some changes for Points #3 (stiffened up the rear sway bar to the MEDIUM setting). Points #3 ended up being rainy and got worse as the runs progressed. I usually get better in runs 3 and 4, but with the rain, i was only able to maintain my times at best.

After points#3, I am sitting in 3rd overall (season points)

Kirk

[Mr. Fixables]

Points #4: 1 week after points #3.

Nice warm sunny day.

I adjusted the rear sway bar to full stiff as I felt the car was not rotating as it should be. The rear sway bar at full stiff changed the handling of the car significantly, and I found myself looking to adjust the handling with tire pressures during the event.

Again made some errors. One clean run in 4 tries. In speaking with some people, they are of the opinion that I am pushing a bit too much, knowing that I am up against nationally competitive cars.

I may need to get back to basics and drive MY race. The suck things about this is that I am going into points #5, and I still do not have my suspension set-up correct as yet.

Result: I am still sitting in 3rd place in season points.

Kirk

[Mr. Fixables]

Pics from the event:

http://picasaweb.google.com/atlantamx3/ ... ts4042609#

[Mr. Fixables]

Back again.

Points #5 this weekend.

No changes scheduled to be made for this event. Just maybe some tire pressure adjustments.

The regular crew will be there, beating each other into submission

I'll let you know how it goes.

Kirk

[MG Man]

looking forward to the next update

[GreaseMonkey]

i think the only way i can compete again is if they throw ice and snow on the race track

[Mr. Fixables]

After a loong delay.....Here's a quick update.

I just seem to always pick the most competitive classes to run in, oh well.

I think I am pushing the Sentra as hard as I can now. I have completed my minimum 7 of 10 events, and hopefully my scores will be good enough to drop some of my more forgettable scores/times earlier in the year.

As it stands now, I am in 2nd place in STX, but expect to be shuffled down a bit as some of the drivers who missed events earlier in the year will make up those events in the final 3.

I have finally settled on a set up of full hard on my rear sway bar, and tire pressures of 35F and 40R. The car rotates nicely, and I am about 1-1.5 seconds off the nationally competitive cars.

Here is the link for the season points:
http://www.soloatlanta.com/blog/?page_id=227

I am also in the process of updating my runs on youtube, so just search for "Fixables" and they should be up in the next day or so.

Kirk

[Mr. Fixables]

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[saltydog]

memories of the golf on three wheels, the rear sway bar is the best mod for a front driver.

good going Kirk, best of luck bud

[Mr. Fixables]

Thanks Salty.

This year has been a real learning period for me. Having to REALLY perfect my lines to be competitive has made me a better driver than when I was in Trini.

Here is the latest video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvFcZhW8TFc

Kirk

[GreaseMonkey]

so you finally learn to drive........