The Atlanta courses were the fastest autocross courses I've ever seen--definitely not tight at all. One fast slalom, one very fast slalom, a big sweeper, and even some elevation change and massive bumps.
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May 10, 2011 6:56 p.m. Will HalfDork
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May 10, 2011 7:04 p.m. Rad_Capz Reader
Congrats Dave!
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May 10, 2011 7:15 p.m. wbjones SuperDork
Will wrote:
The Atlanta courses were the fastest autocross courses I've ever seen--definitely not tight at all. One fast slalom, one very fast slalom, a big sweeper, and even some elevation change and massive bumps.
a quote from one of the ETR competitors on their web site
"Look at the speedo on Sat..in the salom at the finish... a true 60mph salom."
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May 10, 2011 7:30 p.m. midknight Reader
Congrats Dave! Awesome job!!
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May 10, 2011 7:44 p.m. dj06482 Reader
Congrats!
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May 10, 2011 7:47 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
wbjones wrote:
Will wrote:
The Atlanta courses were the fastest autocross courses I've ever seen--definitely not tight at all. One fast slalom, one very fast slalom, a big sweeper, and even some elevation change and massive bumps.
a quote from one of the ETR competitors on their web site
"Look at the speedo on Sat..in the salom at the finish... a true 60mph salom."
Yeah, I hit my 62mph rev limiter in the slalom.
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May 10, 2011 9:02 p.m. emodspitfire Reader
Congrats!
Lotsa work got you here....
Rog
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May 11, 2011 6:35 a.m. redzcstandardhatch Reader
very impressive dave...
i always have and always will love your car too.
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May 11, 2011 8:45 a.m. Autolex HalfDork
Congrats Dave! (I'll say it again, we'd all love a pictoral/walkthrough of your car!)
wbjones wrote: a quote from one of the ETR competitors on their web site
"Look at the speedo on Sat..in the salom at the finish... a true 60mph salom."
The "bleeding edge of traction" slalom into a braking zone not to far from the parked competitor cars looks like a SS oversight to me, but it could just be an optical illusion...?
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May 11, 2011 9:07 a.m. jstein77 Dork
At 2:10 in that video, Dave's car appears front and center. Great job, Dave!
Those speeds are slower than the last couple of events I went to in Geneva, FL. I was in third gear at those.
Love the name of this race team! "Michael Casino’s 2008 Putz Motorsports/Hack Driving Honda S2000."
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May 11, 2011 9:10 a.m. Josh Dork
If that course isn't safe, then we couldn't have a moving car anywhere on the sites we use up in Maine (except Loring AFB). You could probably fit the entirety of our typical sites in between that slalom and those parked cars.
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May 11, 2011 9:23 a.m. Autolex HalfDork
Josh wrote:
If that course isn't safe, then we couldn't have a moving car anywhere on the sites we use up in Maine (except Loring AFB). You could probably fit the entirety of our typical sites in between that slalom and those parked cars.
at 1:56-58ish it looks like he's braking pretty hard on a line straight for that neon, but again, could easily be an optical illusion. nevermind :)
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May 11, 2011 9:35 a.m. Strike_Zero HalfDork
Strong work Dave!!
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May 11, 2011 9:38 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
Congrats.
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May 11, 2011 11:59 a.m. Matt B HalfDork
Grats all around Dave - good job indeed.
I've promised myself to get out there more often this year so maybe I'll run into you and congratulate you in person.
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May 11, 2011 4:31 p.m. wbjones SuperDork
wbjones wrote:
and if you noticed John's car was staging and your car was the one heading out onto the courseWill wrote:
The Atlanta courses were the fastest autocross courses I've ever seen--definitely not tight at all. One fast slalom, one very fast slalom, a big sweeper, and even some elevation change and massive bumps.
a quote from one of the ETR competitors on their web site
"Look at the speedo on Sat..in the salom at the finish... a true 60mph salom."
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May 11, 2011 4:54 p.m. Will HalfDork
Whose car? I ran fourth heat.
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May 12, 2011 1:30 p.m. cdres
I think the course was fast but I also think that it really seemed to work better for specific cars. I don't have any in mind in general but it just seemed to be that some of the classes just had cars that handled the course better.
I know at the 2010 National championships I was 1 second faster than FSP and I could not even touch their times at Atlanta. Not sure if I was just that off or what?
