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Will Kalman wrote: Name the autocrosser:

Google image couldn't provide the driver's name but did come up with this:

2006 San Diego BS Champion
2007 San Diego SS Champion
2008 San Diego ASP Champion
2009 San Diego SSM Champion

If Piquet had skills....his snitching would be ok?

Steve Ekstrand wrote:Anybody going to hire Nelson Jr??? He can't drive AND he snitches on his teams to get revenge?

Ferrari cheats, McLaren cheats.....yet there are drivers that will still drive for them.

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Do they still have the mandatory yellow?

It's still pretty impressive.

Mako Koiwai wrote:UNDER the BMW ... not the crunched one in the foreground

I believe what you're seeing here is a 335i trying to top Cadillac's SRX crossover

CTS-V eh?

The slipperier, the better.

Should be good news for the heavier folks.

So I guess to avoid diesel smog check one could get a F450? Are there special driver licensing or other downsides to to this monster (besides the purchase price and fuel cost)? You'd have to be towing your toyhauler or be hauling your camper all the time. Maybe a camper shell would be sufficient to...

Here is a general breakdown of restrictions on parts in the state of CA (A little OT but CA legal parts are hard to come by, here is why) http://www.sema.org/downloads/black-boo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... -add-parts You need to be a SEMA member to view this. If you...

Here's an interesting read about synthetic oil:

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245's for 450ft-lbs seem way too small. I make similar power with a lighter rear end on 295's. I'd really have to lean into the pedal to get power induced oversteer.

How wide are your tires in the rear?

It is times like these I wish I got the suby instead of the 7 Although I often will come home to find my brothers 8 with mud halfway up the doors :lol: My 7 is almost an inch taller then stock ride height now. Does rallyX tear up the car? That parking lot will. If you're not the first run group out...

Yeah, I was referring to Sunday. Is it $30 as well if you don't have an SCCA membership? There is a scrolling area with all of this info. in the axware link above.... Copy/pasted from the above link. All entrants MUST BE SCCA members. Non-members can purchase an SCCA weekend membership at the event...

Yeah, I was referring to Sunday. Is it $30 as well if you don't have an SCCA membership?

Excuse me for the n00b question but is it $30 as well for out-of-towners? I'm already an SCCA member.

Why not here:

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Ah well in that case.....is the kind of track you can rent out and run your own kart or is it more of an arrive-and-drive deal with karts provided? Wasn't exactly sure, although the pictures suggest the latter.

What does this have to do with autocross?

How late does the event typically run until on Saturday?

Am I the only one that thinks this is hilarious?

In 1998, I hit a big green button every few minutes at Six Flags Magic Mountain. One time, the train didn't make it up the first hill