David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/14/24 12:25 p.m.
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It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it: SCCA President Mike Cobb critiquing burnouts from a recent ProSolo.

How’d the Miatas do? Well, it depends.


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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/14/24 12:53 p.m.

And I realize this makes little sense. Still, felt it was our duty to share. 

DavyZ
DavyZ Reader
8/14/24 1:35 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

And I realize this makes little sense. Still, felt it was our duty to share. 

LOL!  It's like rating pies at a county fair.  Is one really better than another?

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/14/24 1:39 p.m.

In reply to DavyZ :

Exactly. 

kb58
kb58 UltraDork
8/14/24 2:04 p.m.

This is true of any judging where scoring is subjective/opinion.

Tom1200
Tom1200 PowerDork
8/14/24 4:06 p.m.
DavyZ said:
David S. Wallens said:

And I realize this makes little sense. Still, felt it was our duty to share. 

LOL!  It's like rating pies at a county fair.  Is one really better than another?

Hello........yes one really is better than the other.

Aunt Jane's boysenbeery pie is way better than Mrs Kurfloples apple pie......not that her apple pie is bad.

ClearWaterMS
ClearWaterMS HalfDork
8/15/24 8:06 a.m.

at our spring training SCCA told us that they had added a social media manager to help drive more online presence, i'm liking it so far, Mike is awesome and he should do more of these things. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/15/24 9:13 a.m.

In reply to ClearWaterMS :

Mike definitely gets us. 

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/15/24 12:08 p.m.

Maybe it's just me and my old age, but I just don't get it why anybody would intentionally burn up their tires. Now Get Off My Lawn!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/15/24 12:12 p.m.

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

ProSolo uses a drag race start. 

Bigben
Bigben HalfDork
8/15/24 10:26 p.m.

Meh.  I was expecting comedic commentary.

prodarwin
prodarwin MegaDork
8/16/24 12:53 a.m.

That video / sound sync is glitchy as berkeley.  Totally ruins it.  
 

edit.  Embedded it's fine but in the app it's borked.  Weird.

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
8/16/24 7:19 a.m.

I've only done one pro solo event. I thought burnouts were forbidden in the rules. 
Obviously I'm wrong. 

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
8/17/24 6:57 a.m.

My Pro Solo burnout came over a decade ago...but it was from politics and rulesmaking  cheeky

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