PRE-PREP - Before leaving home
* Clean your car out thoroughly, this includes glove boxes and pockets.

* Your car will need to pass a TECH (Safety) inspection before you are allowed to compete. Your battery must be properly secured (not sliding around in its tray), all tires must have a measurable amount of tread (no cord showing) and the car can not be leaking fluids.
This is from 8-9am - DO NOT BE LATE!

* If you have a Helmet bring it. (BRING A Handkerchief since the helmets are old).

You will be in the sun/rain for the full day, so come prepared for it. Comfortable clothes and covered shoes are a must.
BRING AN UMBRELLA.

Food is usually available near the sites we frequent, however you will probably want to pack a lunch and plenty of water.
LSBMClub breaks for lunch - so you can book off and go pick up subway or something......

FAQ:
DO I NEED TO DO ANYTHING SPECIAL TO MY CAR TO PARTICIPATE???

NO, stock form no mods at all all you need....like the day you bought it, with NOTHING in the car....they will make you remove everything that is loose.....

A lot of people tell me they don't wanna come because they don't have anything done to their car.........you don't need anything, just come and enjoy the car........

Blue tape is good if you wanna tape up your bumper corners to protect against hitting cones.......

Also, you can use blue tape to identify your car and classification.....I use white laminated paper and mark on it with dry erase markers. I have dry erase markers i will bring, so bring some plain paper, or go get some laminated and they will last you forever...

SEE HERE: https://my350z.com/forum/6156838-post10.html

DO THEY HAVE A BREAK FOR LUNCH?

YES, the event shut downs for lunch for about an hour in between runs.

You have to run and go get lunch or have a lunch packed already at the site.

-J

 

Haha I got torched last time lol I was peeling for like 2 weeks

 

Does anyone have 5 or 10mm slip on spacers that i can borrow for R&D purposes???? LOL..

I need to borrow some with no studs..just the slip on style spacers....

thought i would ask..
-J

 

Hey Jason can you bring your bmx helmet for me to borrow again?

 

Sorry Gibbs, but you are 0 for 2 against the sexy black beast. lol

Everyone did really good today, I can't wait for the next one.

 

more seat time is all we need Squeaky... Yes - all of us did GREAT!... Nexx I think got some killer numbers...everyone was eyeballin his ride.. fantastic fun gents.. had a blast! beer at the very end was Puuuuurfection..

 

Pictures and results por favor.

 

i am the king of dnf!!! half my runs were dnf today rofl but i still had a great time. need more seat time!!! cant wait to dial in the coilovers and get all my bushings fixed and try it out again.

 

^^^^^^

You drove very good today Jeremy ! Great times on stock suspension.

I need to get better tires for next time....So I will be looking for some used rims for some tires to track on.

I have a few pics to post but it will be tomorrow or later before I can get to them.

I have a video of Jason that is only thru the first 2 turns.

 

 

Ok, fine "03threefiftyz" I have some pre-driving pics to show.

 

Nexx,

I am right there with you !

I DNF'd 2 of 4 runs on the first heat...then I went & DNF'd another 2 runs on the 2nd heat. Donuts FTW !

All in all a great time & experience for the first time. just like you said.....need more seat time. And also I need better tires.

I ended up running about 64.3-8's for the runs I completed
I was hoping to get in the 63's I actually ran 63.???? but I hit a cone...so I got a 64.???? Bummer.

Can't Wait for it to get back to TMS !

 

OH man I had a great time!

Yes TMS bus lot is a great location for sure!

Fithamoto we definitely need to do the BBQ/grill idea for the next event!
Event #6 08/07/10 TMS Bus Lot!!!

Well make a thread and post up for everyone attending to pitch in and bring something...

I took some vids as well......ill try and post them up on youtube...
-J

 

How did everyone do?

My fast time of the day was a 63.3 which is a little slower than I hoped but I'm still pretty happy with that. I think I started in the morning running 65's and 64's.

 

^ well if you go to the lone star chapter site they will post on the "Results" link that will then give you a drop down menu to pick this event......
http://www.lscbmwcca.org/autocross-schedule.html

I'm guessing it will be updated in a few days...

Did anyone happen to save the map of the event?
Nexx the one I had my be under your seat in your car.....

-J

 

WHOS GOING - NAME - CAR - RACING/WATCHING
1. JasonZ-YA - Jason - 350z - 60.5
2. AcidJake75 - Jake - DBZ -
3. NugeTRON - Owen - SilverZ -63.3
4. Gibbs - Justin - RedZ -
5. Zrated67 - Michael - BlackZ -
6. NEXX - Jason - PPW - TTZ -
7. Squeaky350 - Black Z -
10. GWord256 - Gavin - G35 -
11. Fithamoto - Chris - 350z -

 

It usually takes them a week to get those things up Just wondering if anyone had any luck on that surface. I couldn't hook up all day.

I think I still have mine

 

OH yes..........the smooth sealed asphalt was definitely a challenge.............

its a new autoX'r first thought is to try and go faster, but sliding and loosing control kills your time.......your better spent slowing down and doing a "good clean run" with no fish tailing and no errors..............

from there you can then push your car harder till you reach your tires "grip" potential...

AutoXing and car control is quite hard!!!! it takes a lot of events and a lot of practice......many of you guys saw today that your tires were not on your side.......but then some of you in general realized that tires didn't even matter because you were missing gates and going off course resulting in DNF's..............thats part of being new.........

Look not at the turn in front of you, but through your A pillars and side windows at the end of the turn TWO turns ahead.....Look not where you are, but where you need to be!

in the end, more seat time is much more crucial than tires, gears or any other mod.........the best thing you guys can do for yourselves and this sport is to come back out again!!

that being said:
http://www.lscbmwcca.org/autocross-schedule.html

-J

 

WHOS GOING - NAME - CAR - RACING/WATCHING
1. JasonZ-YA - Jason - 350z - 60.5
2. AcidJake75 - Jake - DBZ - 62.4
3. NugeTRON - Owen - SilverZ -63.3
4. Gibbs - Justin - RedZ -
5. Zrated67 - Michael - BlackZ -
6. NEXX - Jason - PPW - TTZ -
7. Squeaky350 - Black Z -
10. GWord256 - Gavin - G35 -
11. Fithamoto - Chris - 350z -

My best run included major drifting in turn 2....

I actually had grip on this asphalt compared to mineral wells..

 

I did the same thing. Idk what it was about that turn but any touch on the throttle and my back end would fly out lol. The announcer in the van was giving me a hard time about my drifting skills at the start lol

EDIT: Oh but even with my exuberant driving I did not manage to hit any cones, spin or DNF lol. That is 2 events in a row that I haven't hit any cones.