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The Next event will be at Bisbee Douglas International Airport on February 5th. Rev 2 Results from the January event are here. Photos taken of December event. January 8th Event The Januarys’ event was held at the Sierra Vista Airport. It was the first one of the New Year and first of the spring series of events. The course design came from John Lawson with course set up help from Ted Lewis. The course design was mostly a second gear course’, many cars went to third on section just before the finish, it was a fairly long course design, many of the times were in the high seventy, low eighty second range. There was a very good turn-out for the event, 39 regular runs with 24 signing up “time only” runs. The fastest “raw” times was driven by Brad Owen driving a 2006 Subaru with a time of 68.277, followed closely by Rob Rockefeller in a Honda S2000 with a 68.313, and third going to Doug McBride with a 69.347 driving his 2005 Lotus Elise. The “PAX” Champion for the day was Rob Rockefeller with an adjusted time of 57.041. The Class Results are: Open class: won by Doug McBride, second went to Rob Love driving a 2004 Mitsubishi EVO, and I snuck in there for third driving my C stock Miata. Street Tire class: Won by Andy Ross driving his 2003 Ford Focus, second goes to Scott Meyers driving a 2008 Mazda3, and third went to Mike Whitehouse in his Miata. Street Touring: Keith Garass won the class driving his 1997 Miata. Novice class: The winner was Matthew Maloy in a 2002 Mazda Protégé, followed by Kevin Crain driving Rob Loves’ EVO, and third went to Joe Klaarich in his 2007 Subaru STI. PAX Class: Rob Rockefeller won the “very competitive” class followed by Brad Owen and third went to David Rock, There was just 1.5 seconds between first place and third. (WOW) Ladies Class: Susan Love was the only Ladies competitor registered; she put down a very fast time of 74.212, nice driving Susan. Look for our next event on February 5th at Bisbee / Douglas Airport. Gene Sanders CS Miata December 4th Driver’s School The December’s event was a driver’s school held at Bisbee / Douglas Airport (BDI). The weather was not just cool, it crossed over into COLD, but it was sunny and dry and helped make it a great day. It was the third training class the club has sponsored at BDI. The class exercises were broken down into three segments, the first segment was all about slaloms or “chicanes”, the second segment was designed around the off-set gates or “lane changes extreme” and the final segment was the dreaded “Chicago Boxes”, then in after session we tied the entire segment together for an Autocross course. We had 15 students, ranging from real beginners to really pretty advanced drivers. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced, everyone learned something that day. A big “thanks” to our instructors: John Lawson, Ric Prussman, Mike Whitehouse, Keith Garraas and Doug McBride. Without their help, this event would not have been a success. The entertainment for the day was the World War 2, Japanese “0” that landed to refuel on the way to Las Vegas, according to the pilot, it was one of three that exist in the United States, pretty cool. Look for our first event of the New Year, it’s scheduled for January 8th, we have requested the Sierra Vista Airport, which is always a great place for autocrossing. Gene Sanders CS Miata Announcements: You must be an SCCA member to run at our events. Weekend memberships are available if you don't plan to run often. See the News for more details. MINORS (under 18) You need to have your parents show up at the event and sign a minor waiver in front of a club officer if you plan to go out on course as a driver or passenger. This is NOT OPTIONAL. Once you do it, you are good for the rest of the year. If you do not have a completed minor waiver, you cannot drive or ride along. Again, no exceptions will be made. Who We Are: The Sierra Sports Car Club has been holding SCCA sanctioned Solo autocross events for over 30 years. We typically hold an event on the first Sunday of every month except December, when we have the annual Christmas party. Check out the Events link for our calendar of events. Solo autocross is a great way to test the limits of your car and hone your driving skills. No special equipment is needed, and loaner helmets are provided by the club if you don't have your own. Beginners are welcome. Our courses are typically laid out on airfields or parking lots, and send drivers on a timed course marked with pylons. Runs usually last between 40-60 seconds, and you get 4-5 attempts to make your best timed run. We have participants ranging from novices to national champions, coming from as far away as California and New Mexico. Our events are run/work, so if you wish to run, you will have to report for your work assignment on the course when you are not running. Spectators are welcome and it's free to look and maybe even get a ride along, as long as you sign an insurance waiver. Cars on the course usually run in second gear, occasionally reaching third in the straightaways, so you are never really driving above the state speed limits. The difference is, it's like driving 60 mph in a 25 mph zone! Safety is key at these events, and we have never had an injury or collision to date. All cars must pass a safety/tech inspection before going on course. If you would like to attend an event and have never autocrossed before, check out "Getting Started" to help you know what to expect and how to prepare for what could be a life changing experience. Did I mention that it can be addictive? |
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The importance of driver training, driver input. Next club meeting January 31st at the Country House restaraunt. For those with Android phones, check out Trackmaster. It records your runs, provides a lot of data. A New SHOP RAG by John Lawson.
If you would like to help design a course layout, you may submit a layout plan to the club course designer. The chief of course may use part or elements of submitted course as required to fit safety and space constraints. Contact a club member for more information. See club Info page. Your opinion please! What do you think about having some events on Saturday instead of Sunday? Please let us know here., OR email Gene Sanders           |
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