Nice course today, Tom Berry!
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Nice course today, Tom Berry!
That was a great course today! Very fun. Felt like I was going 90 mph and yet I didn't hit rev limit in second. I kept I saying to myself, "Can I really keep my foot in it going through here?" "Will I really be able to make this turn?" and finding a new limit nearly every run.
Keep setting like this Tom, and you're going to make a lot of shaking hands and smiling faces! Thanks.
Keep setting like this Tom, and you're going to make a lot of shaking hands and smiling faces! Thanks.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Agreed - one of those courses where you need more than four runs to figure out. Great challenge
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Agreed! Excellent course! Very fast and satisfying, but still technical and challenging. Not an easy balance to hit. Thanks for all your hard work.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
I love this course! Feels fast and flows smoothly, no pointless gimmicks.
I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't work course for almost 3 hours before running
I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't work course for almost 3 hours before running
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Liked the course a lot. Tons of fun to drive. I really wanted more runs, but needed to pack up early.
It did, however, kick Wiggle Way Racing's collective arse.
It did, however, kick Wiggle Way Racing's collective arse.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Sorry about that finish. It sucked. Kinda ran out of time and daylight.
Thanks to Eric Clements and KJ for great in-put on the set up.
Its great to have help like that when fine tuning a course.
Thanks to Eric Clements and KJ for great in-put on the set up.
Its great to have help like that when fine tuning a course.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Sorry about that. We rebalanced the run groups based on last year's numbers, and as usual, there will likely need to be some rebalancing after a couple of events have passed and everyone settles on what class they want to run in.Theo O. wrote:I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't work course for almost 3 hours before running
On a good note, our super antenna seems to have helped the timing lights.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
I really liked the course too.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Enjoyed the course, really challenged my tire selection.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Loved the course. Kicked my arse but felt like I was flying the entire time. But do have to agree, not so much love for the finish. A woohoo finish would have made it a classic.
Still had a ton of fun.
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Still had a ton of fun.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
More courses like this one please. Great course.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
As always, great job, Tom!
Rarely do we get to enjoy 3 Tom Berry courses in one weekend (saturday wet, saturday dry, sunday), all of which drove completely different !
Rarely do we get to enjoy 3 Tom Berry courses in one weekend (saturday wet, saturday dry, sunday), all of which drove completely different !
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
The super cool part was the 7377356 X runs in the 3rd group and the -3 X runs in the 4th group...just sayin'...KJ Christopher wrote:Sorry about that. We rebalanced the run groups based on last year's numbers, and as usual, there will likely need to be some rebalancing after a couple of events have passed and everyone settles on what class they want to run in.Theo O. wrote:I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't work course for almost 3 hours before running
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
The number of cones killed during that 3rd run groups X runs was epic.Curt Luther wrote:The super cool part was the 7377356 X runs in the 3rd group and the -3 X runs in the 4th group...just sayin'...KJ Christopher wrote:Sorry about that. We rebalanced the run groups based on last year's numbers, and as usual, there will likely need to be some rebalancing after a couple of events have passed and everyone settles on what class they want to run in.Theo O. wrote:I would have enjoyed it more if I didn't work course for almost 3 hours before running
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Loved it! Creatively different from what we've been seeing. Perhaps the last cone could have been pushed downhill a few inches, but it worked to control the finishing speed.
We should have perhaps added a few lay down pointers cones in the off-sets after the 2nd big turn around to help the newbies from missing them, but OK, Tough Love.
Was there a feeling that the course slightly favored speed maintance cars?
We should have perhaps added a few lay down pointers cones in the off-sets after the 2nd big turn around to help the newbies from missing them, but OK, Tough Love.
Was there a feeling that the course slightly favored speed maintance cars?
Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Thank you, station 4.Curt Luther wrote:The super cool part was the 7377356 X runs in the 3rd group and the -3 X runs in the 4th group...just sayin'...
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
+1 Even with the finish, that was my favorite course of my short autocross career. Great design, Tom!
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Oversteer is better than understeer because you don't see the tree you're hitting.
Oversteer is better than understeer because you don't see the tree you're hitting.
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
I didn't thinks so. Applying what Evo School had told me during the first turn around I would have prefered more acceleration from my car, but don't think using a speed maintenacne approach would have made me faster. I think the increased distance I would need for the arch would have added time.Mako Koiwai wrote:Loved it! Creatively different from what we've been seeing. Perhaps the last cone could have been pushed downhill a few inches, but it worked to control the finishing speed.
We should have perhaps added a few lay down pointers cones in the off-sets after the 2nd big turn around to help the newbies from missing them, but OK, Tough Love.
Was there a feeling that the course slightly favored speed maintance cars?
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
For only couple of moments when the radio was silent, we were wondering if Kurt's radio was dead.Arthur Grant wrote:The number of cones killed during that 3rd run groups X runs was epic.
And of course, great course, Tom!
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Comparing Steve Abbott's time in a SK1 Vette to your CST Vette, looks like you just need to drive faster. I kid, I kid!!!Mako Koiwai wrote:Was there a feeling that the course slightly favored speed maintance cars?
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
I was impressed that I didn't curse once, on radio ;) , during the entire group...Kurt Rahn wrote:Thank you, station 4.Curt Luther wrote:The super cool part was the 7377356 X runs in the 3rd group and the -3 X runs in the 4th group...just sayin'...
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
Ha ... but Steve and I are in a number of different classes, including Senior vs Junior, Talent vs Hack ... I actually said to Karen, "look, Steve only beat me by 2 seconds!" I couldn't even keep up with Steve during our lunch course walk!looks like you just need to drive faster. I kid, I kid!!!
Our Vette fuel gauge is broken. I thought I had enough fuel ... we had only gone 148 miles on a full tank of gas before our run group started. I started getting fuel cut off in my third run ... dashed over to our van for a splash, but didn't put enough in and still got hesitation in a few corners on my fourth run.
MY Victory for the weekend was beating the other Steve, with his CST Camaro and the same tires as our Vette.
Of course I was careful to let my Boss's son beat me. ;) ... yah, sure
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Big Congrats to Shauna for skirting the large CST class!
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Re: Nice course today, Tom Berry!
+10 on the course.
Mucho fun. Thanks to Tom and his crew!
I ran 12 laps,
wanted to go more,
mainly to clean up my dirty 61.6 in my new/old 95 miata.
The new car has potential, I like it.
BTW, Have you ever seen so many Street tired cars in the Top 25 PAX wise, Holy snot!
And, unofficially, Bob Endicot would have PAX'd 1st in his X run of 58.0 Golf Clappppp........ to him.
Mucho fun. Thanks to Tom and his crew!
I ran 12 laps,
wanted to go more,
mainly to clean up my dirty 61.6 in my new/old 95 miata.
The new car has potential, I like it.
BTW, Have you ever seen so many Street tired cars in the Top 25 PAX wise, Holy snot!
And, unofficially, Bob Endicot would have PAX'd 1st in his X run of 58.0 Golf Clappppp........ to him.
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