Club111 El Toro AutoX-Car Control December 2, 2006 - LotusTalk

Steve W · 11-01-2006, 03:35 PM

Time for another Autocross boys and girls!

Saturday 2nd December at El Toro. This event is sponsored by the wonderful Lotus of South Bay.

We are intending to have a So Cal Autocross season next year (4 events) with an actual competition, so for this event we think we'll give the competition a go so that we can work out some of the bugs in our plans.

So the Schedule will be:
9:00AM First car out for practice
12:30 Lunch provided
1:00 Competition 3 runs on the same course with Cones counting
~3:00 Fun runs to close.(4:30?)

There will be 4 Classes for competition called:

AD07 (cars with AD07 or similar with no Forced Air)
A048 (cars with A048 or similar with no Forced Air)
People Who Take Themselves Way Too Seriously (cars with sticky tires and/or Forced Air)
Novice (people who have never attempted any autocross before)

The Novice class will compensate for tires by handicapping according to the fastest AD07 and A048 times in the day's competition.

There will be instruction available throughout the day.

As this is a competition day we are going to need a little more help than usual. If you have Motorola Radios, bring them along.

The cost for this event will be $60 dollars for the first driver, $20 for the second. Please go over to www.Club111.net to pay. I'll be charging $70 dollars on the day entry.

This event is for Club111 members. Take a look at this thread to see if you are still a member. If you are not, please renew.

I'm going to be away for a couple of weeks. (I'm going with Rachel and Cade on the La Carrera Pan Americana), in the mean time send questions to Robert Puertas and Knucklehead about this event.

MethodX · 11-01-2006, 07:27 PM

I want to! I need to! I had to miss the others for business travel but my calendar looks clear. tell me what I need to do to participate.

Eric

knucklehead · 11-01-2006, 10:33 PM

I'm so there. I can't wait.

Jacob

Vantage · 11-01-2006, 10:36 PM

Jacob, what kind of rubber will you be running? It's fun to see you beat A048 people on AD07s.

- J

pixlpush · 11-01-2006, 10:41 PM

Just registered too, should be fun. I'm not sure I'm ready for the public humiliation of actual competition and posted times but someones got to be slow to make the rest of you look faster.

knucklehead · 11-01-2006, 10:49 PM

Justin,
I'll be running Falken 615's so I can TRY an beat YOU on ADO7s.

Sean,
Come out and play and you'll do fine. It takes a couple of times just to get used to the damn cones. So this will be an excellent opportunity for you to get the hang of it before next season. I promise you'll love it.

Jacob

knucklehead · 11-01-2006, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MethodX

I want to! I need to! I had to miss the others for business travel but my calendar looks clear. tell me what I need to do to participate.

Eric

Eric,
go to club111.net and register. Go to the event and don't forget your helmet. BTW that's club111.net NOT club111.com

Jacob

Modern Wedgie · 11-01-2006, 11:21 PM

Who's the lucky person who will let me drive their car for this event?

shokwaves · 11-01-2006, 11:34 PM

MethodX · 11-02-2006, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knucklehead

Eric,
go to club111.net and register. Go to the event and don't forget your helmet. BTW that's club111.net NOT club111.com

Jacob

Did it. Done it. DONE.

LarryB · 11-02-2006, 09:28 AM

Would be a good excuse to visit family in SoCA. So am a maybe.

delise · 11-02-2006, 09:55 AM

not going to race but would love to come down and watch, maybe help out some for a bit

David · 11-02-2006, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delise

not going to race but would love to come down and watch, maybe help out some for a bit

I'd encourage you to give it a shot--a least during the practice session. This is a very safe, low pressure environment to explore the car's capabilities. Some experienced drivers, like Steve, would be happy to drive along and show you how to work through the course. It looks like Modern Wedgie is trying to bum a ride--she'd quite a good driver, too, and might trade some instruction for some driving time. (I really enjoy volunteering other people to do stuff.)

Robert Puertas · 11-02-2006, 11:25 AM

David, you going to have your car back together?

David · 11-02-2006, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Puertas

David, you going to have your car back together?

Yes, any day now. Or so I'm told.

Robert Puertas · 11-02-2006, 11:52 AM

They should have the new wheel Monday or Tuesday...

Brian Skeoch · 11-02-2006, 12:00 PM

sounds fun. when I lived in OC they had a thing at El Toro called " Tustin Thunder " they used the base air field for a race track. it was great.

does the Tustin Thunder event still happen ?

David · 11-02-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Puertas

They should have the new wheel Monday or Tuesday...

Great. You know more about my Elise's status than I do!

ZJChaser · 11-02-2006, 01:22 PM

I guess this would be a good time to try AutoX for my frist time

m3m750 · 11-02-2006, 02:41 PM

Shellie and I will be there.

note to self: get new rears before 12/02...

11-01-2006, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Steve W \/ My Car! \/ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,147	Club111 El Toro AutoX-Car Control December 2, 2006 Time for another Autocross boys and girls! Saturday 2nd December at El Toro. This event is sponsored by the wonderful Lotus of South Bay. We are intending to have a So Cal Autocross season next year (4 events) with an actual competition, so for this event we think we'll give the competition a go so that we can work out some of the bugs in our plans. So the Schedule will be: 9:00AM First car out for practice 12:30 Lunch provided 1:00 Competition 3 runs on the same course with Cones counting ~3:00 Fun runs to close.(4:30?) There will be 4 Classes for competition called: AD07 (cars with AD07 or similar with no Forced Air) A048 (cars with A048 or similar with no Forced Air) People Who Take Themselves Way Too Seriously (cars with sticky tires and/or Forced Air) Novice (people who have never attempted any autocross before) The Novice class will compensate for tires by handicapping according to the fastest AD07 and A048 times in the day's competition. There will be instruction available throughout the day. As this is a competition day we are going to need a little more help than usual. If you have Motorola Radios, bring them along. The cost for this event will be $60 dollars for the first driver, $20 for the second. Please go over to www.Club111.net to pay. I'll be charging $70 dollars on the day entry. This event is for Club111 members. Take a look at this thread to see if you are still a member. If you are not, please renew. I'm going to be away for a couple of weeks. (I'm going with Rachel and Cade on the La Carrera Pan Americana), in the mean time send questions to Robert Puertas and Knucklehead about this event. __________________ B Team Driver driver.

11-01-2006, 07:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
MethodX All You Need is Love Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 769	I want to! I need to! I had to miss the others for business travel but my calendar looks clear. tell me what I need to do to participate. Eric __________________ Poor is the man who's pleasures depend on the permission of another.

11-01-2006, 10:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
pixlpush Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,012 Images: 124	Just registered too, should be fun. I'm not sure I'm ready for the public humiliation of actual competition and posted times but someones got to be slow to make the rest of you look faster. __________________ 2005 Elise, CO, LSS, Hard Top 2006 Mini Cooper S - peper white 1986 BMW E30 325E - 24 Hours of LeMons race turd The B-Team, 24 Hours of LeMons Race Team

11-01-2006, 11:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Modern Wedgie elise groupie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Posts: 2,743	Who's the lucky person who will let me drive their car for this event? __________________ Long live the

11-01-2006, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
shokwaves Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Carson, California Posts: 1,018	In.

11-01-2006, 10:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
knucklehead TWRD & Blip advertising Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,865	I'm so there. I can't wait. Jacob

11-01-2006, 10:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vantage please don't hit my car Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,041	Jacob, what kind of rubber will you be running? It's fun to see you beat A048 people on AD07s. - J

11-01-2006, 10:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
knucklehead TWRD & Blip advertising Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Posts: 3,865	Justin, I'll be running Falken 615's so I can TRY an beat YOU on ADO7s. Sean, Come out and play and you'll do fine. It takes a couple of times just to get used to the damn cones. So this will be an excellent opportunity for you to get the hang of it before next season. I promise you'll love it. Jacob

11-02-2006, 09:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
LarryB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 3,153	Would be a good excuse to visit family in SoCA. So am a maybe.

11-02-2006, 09:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
delise 2005 Ardent Red, Touring Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 2,537	not going to race but would love to come down and watch, maybe help out some for a bit

11-02-2006, 11:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
Robert Puertas #0518 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 2,425 Images: 14	David, you going to have your car back together? __________________ Robert Puertas

11-02-2006, 11:52 AM	#16 (permalink)
Robert Puertas #0518 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 2,425 Images: 14	They should have the new wheel Monday or Tuesday... __________________ Robert Puertas

11-02-2006, 12:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
Brian Skeoch Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 207	sounds fun. when I lived in OC they had a thing at El Toro called " Tustin Thunder " they used the base air field for a race track. it was great. does the Tustin Thunder event still happen ? __________________ Brian Skeoch Esprit Turbo

11-02-2006, 01:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
ZJChaser Blue Wheel Pimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Laguna Hills, CA Posts: 2,885	I guess this would be a good time to try AutoX for my frist time __________________ AJ - Akua Solutions - #128 Lotus Exige - JRZ Suspension - Innovative Mounts - Toyo Tires - TW Research Development

11-02-2006, 02:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
m3m750 Born to drive Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 947	Shellie and I will be there. note to self: get new rears before 12/02... __________________ Ways to get to the office: 2005 Elise, AS, Stage II, Fujita intake, better speakers 2005 Acura MDX 2008 MB CLS550 2001 Ducati Monster 750 1986 Porsche 911 Cabriolet

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