Goodbye ETR

mrsoul55 · Post by **mrsoul55** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:03 pm

My wife and I will be moving to Atlanta within the next couple months so I wanted to say so long to everyone. It's been a blast running with everyone here. ETR is a great region and I hope the people in the Atlanta region are just as nice and helpful.

I'm going to try and finish out the season if possible but that may not happen. I think ORM was my last event for a while until everything with the move settles down. I will be at the school though.

Thanks for helping a clueless person out when I started 2 years ago!

CABoegemann · Post by **CABoegemann** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:10 pm

Hate to see you go Tim. I hope you're able to finish the season with us. There are some good folks in the Atlanta region. I'm sure you'll have fun on those BIG courses.

Good Luck

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:21 pm

That's a bummer. I'm sure you will enjoy the courses in Atlanta, though.

I hope we will be seeing you at more events than just the school.

Post by **thrdeye** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:22 pm

You'll have a lot of fun running in the Atl region. Their courses are awesome.

scottgib · Post by **scottgib** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:22 pm

I enjoyed our GS tussle. Had you been on good tires the whole year, I expect you would have my jacket. You have improved a lot and should do well in Hotlanta. Good luck.

mrsoul55 · Post by **mrsoul55** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:30 pm

scottgib wrote:I enjoyed our GS tussle. Had you been on good tires the whole year, I expect you would have my jacket. You have improved a lot and should do well in Hotlanta. Good luck.

Thanks, Scott. I'm disappointed I won't be able to chase Curt's Mini now but I imagine there will be some in Atlanta to battle with.

dfsmith · Post by **dfsmith** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:37 pm

It's a shame you have to go, Tim. It's been fun having you around, and especially competing against you last year in GS. Best of luck in Atlanta.

John Brown · Post by **John Brown** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:58 pm

well...are ya takin da mini van witcha???

that thing needs a new home,yea,somewhere far away

mrsoul55 · Post by **mrsoul55** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:59 pm

John Brown wrote:well...are ya takin da mini van witcha???

that thing needs a new home,yea,somewhere far away

I'll be taking it for now. You don't like the mini-minivan, John?

Mark McCrary · Post by **Mark McCrary** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:45 pm

Tim, hate to see you go. Its been fun autocrossing with you and watch you improve every autocross. You being in Atlanta will help you improve even more. I hope you can go the the Atlanta tour and pro-solo! I hope you enjoy Atlanta! They have a huge autocross site!

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:06 pm

mrsoul55 wrote:
John Brown wrote:well...are ya takin da mini van witcha???

that thing needs a new home,yea,somewhere far away

I'll be taking it for now. You don't like the mini-minivan, John?

I raced the minivan, people love the minivan!

JW · Post by JW » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:08 pm

mrsoul55 · Post by **mrsoul55** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:14 pm

JW wrote:You can look at it in a good way -- when I posted this same thread last year it was because I was leaving to go to South Carolina. Trust me when I say the Atl region is light-years better than what I came to. The people here are all very nice and all that, but every course I've driven on down here has sucked. I guarantee you won't have the same problem.

Anyway, good luck! Sounds like the minivan has been transformed with the Kumhos.

I'm definitely looking forward to the courses there. I haven't heard a single person say anything but how great they are! Sorry yours aren't that good, John.

The car is totally different with the 710's. I rode with Mark P. on his 1st run and couldn't believe how hard he drove. And he said he wasn't pushing it. On my last run I decided I was just going for broke since I had to catch Curt. The 1st left hander after the slalom I thought I was going in way too fast (I was for my Azenis). I turned the wheel and the car just stuck. I could have taken it faster but it's going to take some time for me to get my confidence up on these things. They're sticky!

I can't wait for the school this weekend!

JW · Post by JW » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:21 pm

mrsoul55 · Post by **mrsoul55** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:23 pm

JW wrote:[off-topic] Any time I find myself going slower than I think the car is capable of, I like to just "banzai" one run. It helps me get the feel for the limits again. Then again, I'm nowhere near the driver that Pilson, et al. are.

I've got a friend in Columbia with a stock '03 Si that I've been trying to get to an autocross but he won't until he gets "some mods."

Mine is bone stock except for my autox wheels and tires. When I started I was even using the oem tires (I think they were a 400 treadwear). But a couple events at WB and the school there last year took care of them!