[John Kim]

Hooray! Should we invite whoever approved this to enjoy some free rides with us at an Autocross? Or would that increase the risk they cancel motorsports in 2016? Probably depends if the person/committee is a fan of cars and driving.

[John Kim]

Yes, hooray for the AutoX team and it was a good time!

[John Kim]

Might need to adjust the shoulder harnesses for that passenger!

Now should I bring the square summer tire setup for more grip or the cheap and old all-season tires for more fun and car control practice?

• This reply was modified 10 years ago by John Kim.

[John Kim]

Awesome I get one more Autocross before the end of the year! Maybe I can even convince a friend or two to come watch/ride. Still trying to figure out a way to put a passenger in Mark’s race car.

[John Kim]

Hey maybe I can do one more autocross this year after all.

[John Kim]

I will say there are absolutely no Rollerblades or in-line skates allowed. They are a hazard and anybody seen skating around the Marina airport should be considered unbalanced in one way or another. Rumor is once someone was seen trying to skate and eat a cookie at the same time during a car control clinic. This is potentially confusing to drivers so should not be tolerated.

For track/HPDE events I have seen some ban bikes and others allow regular bicycles but ban skateboards or motorized scooters. I think the concern is that skateboarders, in-line skaters, scooters, etc. can behave in ways drivers will not anticipate and increase a risk of an accident in the paddock. Drivers in helmets and loud cars look out for just other cars and pedestrians, and may not anticipate a faster wheeled vehicle that is not a car.

At least that’s my theory.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 1 month ago by John Kim.

[John Kim]

Looks like fun. Sorry I missed it. Went hiking then to watch the World Cup final instead.

[John Kim]

Argh, just saw results and hit one cone on my last lap. Don’t remember it!

[John Kim]

Thanks, Brian. When I overshot the offset box, is my problem too much steering input or going into it too fast, forcing me to go too wide? Or is it I need to look ahead? 🙂

How much time do you think I could have dropped by optimizing the last two, 1 second? 2 seconds?

[John Kim]

Jack, thank you for the feedback. I understood the concept of “thread the needle” in those 3 areas but apparently didn’t apply it that well in straightening out those sections! I also saw in going into some of the med or high speed corners I was not making one steering input and tracking it through the turn, instead I made a turn in, then increased steering input at or after the apex. Perhaps the answer is to use more initial turn in on those.

My run times were:
1) 60.323
2) 55.342
3) 54.294
4) 53.018
5) 53.044
6) 53.913
7) 52.556

I don’t think I hit any cones and didn’t come close to spinning anywhere, so maybe I wasn’t trying hard enough to be on the limits of traction.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 6 months ago by John Kim.

[John Kim]

It was devious but also fun–thank you Sparks.
Here’s my best run with a passenger, 53.018

and my 7th/last/best run at 52.556.

As usual, my best run feels fast until I see all those faster times out there. The easiest answer is to make a “Mission Impossible” style mask of myself so one of the really fast drivers can drive my car while looking like me…

[John Kim]

Looks devious!

[John Kim]

Sounds like I missed a great event. Hope to be there on June 14th.

[John Kim]

Oh here’s the course map!

[John Kim]

If SCCA had Marina Airport the day after, maybe GGC should take over the date! But I guess not possible since there’s a Car Control Clinic the next day.

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