ETR Fundraiser - "SOLO In The Park" 08/07/2011

[thrdeye]

ssmith@fjcknoxville.org


The Eastern Tennessee Region SCCA in conjunction with the City Of Knoxville is proud to present:

SOLO In The Park 2011

To benefit:

Knoxville Family Justice Center and Legal Aid of East Tennessee Domestic Violence services

Sunday, August 7th, 2011
Chilhowee Park (near the ZOO)
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CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION

This site is bumpy, but Karts will be able to run, if desired.

There will be many other activities going on including a car show (details below), passenger ride alongs, and another "Law Enforcement Face Off" such as we did last year at ADESA. This time, The Knoxville Sheriff's Office will be running against The Knoxville Police Department.

***There are onsite vendor and sponsorship opportunities available. If you are intersted, or know someone who is, please PM me or email us at: etrscca@gmail.com***

Event Schedule:

8:00 Registration and Tech open
9:30 Registration closes
9:35 Tech closes
9:40 Drivers Meeting
9:50 Novice meeting/course walk
10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:15 First car off
4:00 Course closes
4:30 Closing Ceremony (Event Results, Awards, Door Prizes)

Spread the word! Our entry goal for this event is 125 drivers

Car Show

Saturday and Sunday 10AM-6PM will be the "Everything Wheels 2011" car show. For more information on the car show, call 865-584-2942, visit glwenterprises.com or visit the Everything Wheels 2011 Facebook page

[steverife]

I know this is hard to answer, especially if no one has driven it at speed, but how bumpy is bumpy?

[thrdeye]

I would say Gwinnett Fairgrounds would be a decent comparison.

[Guilty1s]

Sweet. Isnt this where etr used to always run back in the day?

and if i heard correctly, we are doing adesa at years end again this year too?
edit: confirmed, i now see it listed in the event.

[integra55]

is this an extra event and/or a points event ?

[thrdeye]

Yep it will be points

[01badz28]

Sounds great. I'll be stuck at the wedding rehearsal / rehearsal dinner, so good luck with the event.

[John Brown]

Sweet. Isnt this where etr used to always run back in the day?
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nope.. that was across Magnolia. very small square lot,but we used the access roads around the lot and down the hill toward Magnolia.

[thrdeye]

Bump!

Registration is now open. Spread the word!!!

Online registration is here

[joe henslee]

Yep, the Fairgrounds side......and on a few occasions down the hill and into the fence, next to to sidewalk on Magnolia, and on one ocassion ..... STRETCHED the fence to the median between east/west bound lanes of Magnolia :0 ....... an SSB Citation that was airborne across the sidewalk and the east bound lanes. Interesting how the chainlink absorbed all the energy and gently set the car down in the median. This was one of the old "dollar" runs after the points runs, with a driver who had never been in this vehicle before. Kinda like the old saying, the most likely times race crashes occurr is warmup and cool down laps. The other contributing factor was the slighty rotated pedal arrangement of the X-11, as the rent-a driver went thru the fence at WOT, thinking he had stabbed the brake .......... :0
This new Solo in the Park sounds like a fun event. Thanks to all involved in putting it together.

[MikeKelly]

an SSB Citation that was airborne across the sidewalk and the east bound lanes. Interesting how the chainlink absorbed all the energy and gently set the car down in the median. This was one of the old "dollar" runs after the points runs, with a driver who had never been in this vehicle before. Kinda like the old saying, the most likely times race crashes occurr is warmup and cool down laps. The other contributing factor was the slighty rotated pedal arrangement of the X-11, as the rent-a driver went thru the fence at WOT, thinking he had stabbed the brake .......... :0

I remember it well - I won't name names, heh.

The Citation was fully race prepared, a pleasure to drive hard. It was an X-11 V6 5 speed car. Pretty competitve at the time in SSB.

The car owner was one of the first two licensed safety stewards in ETR.

Another contributing factor *may* have been that the rent-a driver had just successfully completed a dollar run in a DP MG Midget running ~10" autocross slicks. That DP Midget was the regular FTD threat in those days. I'm sure the rent-a drivers' dollar run in the Midget approached FTD. He was a competent + dedicated autocrosser.

I am certain that the driver inputs required for the (missed) 90 degree turn at the bottom of the hill varied wildly between the 1500lb DP buzzbomb on big slicks and the 3000lb HS(?) FWD Citation on shaved Eagle GTs. I always suspected that might have had a little something to do with it.

Be careful what you wish for during fun runs - sometimes you're the windshield, someday you could end up being the bug.

No, I was not the rent-a driver.

Oh yeah, that was the last time ETR did dollar runs for a looooong time.

[backpacker6]

Bump!

Registration is now open. Spread the word!!!

Online registration is here

[steverife]

I can't sign up for + 100 numbers.

[thrdeye]

Corrected

[Oberstwill]

Do we have to pay online? I registered, but it is not showing my name yet.