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by Doug Kott
Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:46 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Dec. autocross...hardship, resolve, tenacity!
Replies: 24
Views: 12010

Re: Dec. autocross...hardship, resolve, tenacity!

Henry Bjoin wrote:Don't you just hate when this happens
MX-5-Damage.jpg
Nasty...that sucks. Did you feel a wobble before it let go?
by Doug Kott
Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:42 am
Forum: Events
Topic: PHOTOS: Dec. 2 Remember
Replies: 19
Views: 7598

Re: PHOTOS: Dec. 2 Remember

Is that the front lower arm? Upper arm? And was it the fore or aft attachment point? Can't tell from the pic.

A really odd failure!
by Doug Kott
Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:20 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Dec. autocross...hardship, resolve, tenacity!
Replies: 24
Views: 12010

Re: Dec. autocross...hardship, resolve, tenacity!

Congrats, Max! :thumbup: I'll put a box of tissues and a quart of ice cream in Shaun's office.

Maybe Shaun can co-drive with me at Nats next year. Katy's got first dibs, but if she decides not to go...
by Doug Kott
Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:57 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Dec. autocross...hardship, resolve, tenacity!
Replies: 24
Views: 12010

Dec. autocross...hardship, resolve, tenacity!

A big thanks to all who ran the event. Considering the Berry Evo's throwing big chunks of rear diff and oil on the track, the timing light crisis, the Bjoin-mobile breaking a tie rod, etc., it was a fantastic event that finished while there was still daylight. To everyone in the timing trailer....wa...
by Doug Kott
Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:23 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Thanks for Giving, Thank You.
Replies: 16
Views: 7084

Re: Thanks for Giving, Thank You.

Mako to wrote:Even though I don't believe he was even at this event! So I suspect Christine must have been getting the auditing done super quick? :thumbup:
Christine, then! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
by Doug Kott
Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:04 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Thanks for Giving, Thank You.
Replies: 16
Views: 7084

Re: Thanks for Giving, Thank You.

And let's have a big round of applause for Rick Brown, who always seems to have results posted within a day, if not sooner! :thumbup: :thumbup:
by Doug Kott
Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Thanks for Giving, Thank You.
Replies: 16
Views: 7084

Re: Thanks for Giving, Thank You.

Way to step up and take on the huge job, Mike! Event ran great, considering the added complexity of the ladies school, etc.
by Doug Kott
Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:29 am
Forum: Events
Topic: December 11 Autocross Sunday Registration Open
Replies: 6
Views: 2706

Re: December 11 Autocross Sunday Registration Open

Great! All signed up. As I run/work in the afternoon, I'll stay late and help load the trailer, etc.
by Doug Kott
Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:55 am
Forum: Solo Talk
Topic: Updated 2012 PAX Index
Replies: 14
Views: 5542

Re: Updated 2012 PAX Index

For ST classes, looks like it's slightly more favorable for STR and STX, less favorable for STS and the same for those pesky ST(C) Civics! :mrgreen:
by Doug Kott
Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:34 pm
Forum: Solo Talk
Topic: Thanksgiving Weekend Event Master needed
Replies: 21
Views: 8302

Re: Thanksgiving Weekend Event Master needed

Glad to help with course teardown/cone loading on Sunday. Got my Mechanix gloves locked and loaded.
by Doug Kott
Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:33 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Are there still opening for the AX Practice 11/25 ?
Replies: 6
Views: 3157

Re: Are there still opening for the AX Practice 11/25 ?

Okay, okay...4th dibs! :mrgreen:
by Doug Kott
Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Are there still opening for the AX Practice 11/25 ?
Replies: 6
Views: 3157

Re: Are there still opening for the AX Practice 11/25 ?

Dibs on the first practice entry!
by Doug Kott
Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:56 pm
Forum: For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Spring sale
Replies: 5
Views: 2828

Re: Spring sale

Will Kalman wrote:You can't have a spring sale in Autumn!
True enough.
Are they covered in grease? A spring cleaning will fix that.
by Doug Kott
Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:50 pm
Forum: Solo Talk
Topic: Katianna
Replies: 15
Views: 8443

Re: Katianna

I don't think the accident was Katianna's fault...it was too much positive camber on the right rear!!!
Glad she's okay and on the mend. All the good vibes from CalClubbers will certainly speed the recovery. :thumbup: :thumbup:
by Doug Kott
Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:57 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Isle of Man TT..........Insanity
Replies: 4
Views: 2633

Re: Isle of Man TT..........Insanity

Been watching the Isle of Man TT races on TV and video for years One day I'll be there for the races. Its on the list with LeMans, Indy, and the Monaco GP. And don't anyone bother posting the video of the Subaru driver getting a little sideways during a demo lap at the Isle of Man. It just doesn't ...
by Doug Kott
Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Behold! Calipers that gleam like...gleaming calipers!
Replies: 2
Views: 1903

Re: Behold! Calipers that gleam like...gleaming calipers!

Thanks, John. You're right about it making the visual inspection easier. And they were covered with anti-squeal goo that attracted dirt, so they really needed a good cleaning.
by Doug Kott
Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:19 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Classic car lovers check this out!
Replies: 6
Views: 2788

Re: Classic car lovers check this out!

Cool! Great genes, clean living and Packard ownership seem to be the way to live past 100.
by Doug Kott
Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:50 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Behold! Calipers that gleam like...gleaming calipers!
Replies: 2
Views: 1903

Behold! Calipers that gleam like...gleaming calipers!

So I thought I'd hand out Halloween candy and go through the Miata's front brakes more or less simultaneously.(Lots of kids carrying around slightly greasy packets of "Fun Size" Skittles!) http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg307/ex914/IMG_1156.jpg I'm not really a painted caliper type of ...
by Doug Kott
Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:54 am
Forum: Solo Talk
Topic: Fortune Auto Coilovers???
Replies: 14
Views: 6341

Re: Fortune Auto Coilovers???

It really depends on how serious you want to be, what your aspirations/expectations are, and how much you want to spend. Back when I had my MR2 (Mike Wood's car now), I had a set of BC Racing coilovers (Japanese-made, I think) that I bought for about $1000 total that worked wonderfully with 6K sprin...
by Doug Kott
Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:27 am
Forum: For Sale/Wanted
Topic: 2006 Mazda MX-5 3rd Generation Limited
Replies: 8
Views: 3893

Re: 2006 Mazda MX-5 3rd Generation Limited

Hey, Steve, good luck with the sale!
A beautiful car. One of the best colors ever for the Miata.
So what's on the short list for auto-x replacements?
by Doug Kott
Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:35 pm
Forum: New to Autocross/New to the Forum
Topic: Post Car Classing Help Questions Here!
Replies: 1187
Views: 4089065

Re: Post Car Classing Help Questions Here!

Thanks, Christine!
by Doug Kott
Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:55 pm
Forum: New to Autocross/New to the Forum
Topic: Post Car Classing Help Questions Here!
Replies: 1187
Views: 4089065

Re: Post Car Classing Help Questions Here!

Classing gurus,

What class would a 2011 Shelby GT500 fit into? I'm asking on behalf of a friend. Car is stock on orig. tires, so he'd probably go the SK1 route.

Thanks!

--Doug
by Doug Kott
Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:24 am
Forum: For Sale/Wanted
Topic: 1995 Mazda Miata For Sale
Replies: 5
Views: 3000

Re: 1995 Mazda Miata For Sale

C'mon, somebody pony up! This is a fantastic car, now at an even better price!
by Doug Kott
Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:41 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: 10/23 AutoX Sunday Video/Photo Thread
Replies: 27
Views: 10109

Re: 10/23 AutoX Sunday Video/Photo Thread

Quoc-Viet Dang wrote:Davin: instructors are available Sunday, as well!

Doug: I don't know what you're talking about, I took that hairpin in 3rd gear & it felt great, hee hee hee.

I enjoyed the course both days - thanks Seb!
Yeah, your 3rd tops out at about 52 mph! :mrgreen: