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by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:42 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5 Administrative
Replies: 83
Views: 23824

Re: Regional #5 Administrative

I get that Dewitt, that is why you need to focus on walking the course the way you think your car can drive it. Think about how fast you are going to be entering the turn and where you want your car to be upon entering and the same thing on exiting, where you think the car should be in relationship...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:38 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5 Administrative
Replies: 83
Views: 23824

Re: Regional #5 Administrative

Let's take out Pro. That's 34 timed runs and no DNF's (Lee Graser actually ran in group 2). group 1 (-pro), 84 timed runs, 7 DNF's. That's 8% instead of 6%. Not a huge difference, and more like the average of event #4. As far as a course walk taking 45 minutes, it doesn't have too. Not everyone woul...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:21 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5 Administrative
Replies: 83
Views: 23824

Re: Regional #5 Administrative

[Course maps] take hours of work to be worth anything at all, and even then, they are HARDLY ever completely accurate by the time you get the course setup. You probably replied before I edited my first post. I can do a course map without pylons with a minute or so to download the file and a few key...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:02 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5 Administrative
Replies: 83
Views: 23824

Re: Regional #5 Administrative

Jeff, I DNF'd once in six runs at Smokies Stadium and that was from going too fast and running off the course. I DNF'd twice at #4, but not on my first run. I was trying to go faster and forgot to concentrate on my marks. The problem with #5 this year and Adesa last year was that it was difficult fo...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:15 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5 Administrative
Replies: 83
Views: 23824

Regional #5 Administrative

I'm not sure anyone but me is aware of just how bad things were. Here's the statistics: Race group 1, 24 entries, 118 timed runs, 7 DNF's Race group 2, 32 entries, 79 timed runs, 24 DNF's, 5 no times due to DNF all runs. That's a 6% DNF rate in race group 1 compared to a 30% rate in race group 2. Do...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:45 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Brand new Regional #5 post event thread (the fun stuff!)
Replies: 50
Views: 13360

Re: Brand new Regional #5 post event thread (the fun stuff!)

We generally set up the course the morning of the event. I have ran at several places that give you a course map on line and then going to the event I have seen the course and the map are no way comparable. It just makes having to learn a new course after I thought I had already learned the course ...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:47 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Brand new Regional #5 post event thread (the fun stuff!)
Replies: 50
Views: 13360

Re: Brand new Regional #5 post event thread (the fun stuff!)

Walking the course between runs at our events is not something I think we need to start due to delaying the time we would get finished. The problem is people start walking the course before it is done and are going the wrong way to begin with. Wait till the course is done and walk it with some one ...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:33 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

Northern New Jersey Region had a Roush 427R competing regularly in SM in 2009. Besides that, don't let a novice beat you again and you won't have any problems. I'm really not trying to be rude, but you should have dominated based on experience. As I said, I sort of tried to object when I saw the car...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:48 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

Are Shelby GTs still in FS? I probably would have classed him there without looking at the fast track - seems like the rules makers opened FS up to some of the tuner specials to boost participation a few years ago. I can't remember if the SS / Firehawk to FS happened or not either. Shelby GT's are ...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:08 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

Yep if it's classified in a fastrack, registration is probably not going to catch it unless the registration worker happens to have personal investment in the class. The FasTrack link came from a forum post from the San Diego Region I found with a quick search on classing a Roush 427R at the event....
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:56 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

Generally speaking, the first person to address would be the driver of the car in question, preferably when they have a chance to class themselves correctly. That applies in the other direction as well. When classing an unusual car, the people most likely to know what's what are the competitors in ...
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:48 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Brand new Regional #5 post event thread (the fun stuff!)
Replies: 50
Views: 13360

Re: Brand new Regional #5 post event thread (the fun stuff!)

Suggestion.

Allow enough time between run groups for a quick course walk. I don't know if it would have helped me, but it couldn't have hurt.
by dewittpayne
Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:43 am
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

A Roush 427R is in no way, shape or form a stock class car. Roush is not an official manufacturer or re-manufacturer like Saleen and the car is not listed in the stock class list. The car is likely SM or SSM, if that. I searched the pdf of the 2013 solo rules and there is no mention of Roush in the...
by dewittpayne
Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:49 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

A Roush 427R is in no way, shape or form a stock class car. Roush is not an official manufacturer or re-manufacturer like Saleen and the car is not listed in the stock class list. The car is likely SM or SSM, if that. I searched the pdf of the 2013 solo rules and there is no mention of Roush in the ...
by dewittpayne
Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:40 pm
Forum: Solo
Topic: Regional #5
Replies: 87
Views: 23729

Re: Regional #5

wasn't there last time (darn it ... looked like a FUN course)... but for some reason I tend to have more confidence in the rear end staying put on an uphill turn than a downhill turn ... and which ever way we go there's a turn at the end of it ... but I'm defiantly ok with either ... just one is mo...