Why I like autocrossing in the Summer...
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Why I like autocrossing in the Summer...
...because it doesn't do this:
(Pretty sure this is a photo by Mako)
(Pretty sure this is a photo by Mako)
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Re: Why I like autocrossing in the Summer...
Looks like a fairly typical Washington state summer day (haha)
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Dan Barnes wrote:Looks like a fairly typical Washington state summer day (haha)
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Oh man. It's comments like that that remind me I don't miss the Pacific NW *that* much!
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Re: Why I like autocrossing in the Summer...
But then..........
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I agree about the winters in the NW (Vancouver) having spent a complete one there myself but the following summer was probably one of the nicest summers I ever had.....hardly rained at all and was not too hot ... just about perfect.Ashley Armstrong wrote:Dan Barnes wrote:Looks like a fairly typical Washington state summer day (haha)
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Oh man. It's comments like that that remind me I don't miss the Pacific NW *that* much!
But those winters.....I swore that, despite being above freezing, it still felt like -20 C (yes, that is a minus sign) on the Prairies where it was dry....as opposed to wet.
But, I did like Vancouver - a beautiful city...not all of it...but not bad at all. 2010 winter Olympics are going to be there and at Whistler/Blackcomb (about 1 1/2 hours north).
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Another Flip Side Makofoto:
![Image](http://images103.fotki.com/v426/photos/4/43793/836092/NeverEndingHeat-vi.jpg)
But THERE were some pretty neat driving experiences in that deluge! Remember the lane change were our wake was knocking over cones!![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
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But THERE were some pretty neat driving experiences in that deluge! Remember the lane change were our wake was knocking over cones!
![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
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This was the last time we ran on the asphalt at Norton and it was in APRIL. I remember it 'cause it was the first practice I ever ran. Motorsport event '04. 2 hour work group FTMFLMako Koiwai wrote:Another Flip Side Makofoto:
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Norton. 2003. 2nd SCNAX Cup. Day 1: 108. Day 2: 105. }:)
On Day 1 I drank 4 liters of water and 4-5 liters of Gatorade and still got heat stroke. :barf:
On Day 1 I drank 4 liters of water and 4-5 liters of Gatorade and still got heat stroke. :barf:
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That was my first autocross event as well. I remember my shoes melting to the asphalt and I think I remember the asphalt temp being over 150 degrees.Curt Luther wrote:This was the last time we ran on the asphalt at Norton and it was in APRIL. I remember it 'cause it was the first practice I ever ran. Motorsport event '04. 2 hour work group FTMFLMako Koiwai wrote:Another Flip Side Makofoto:
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And I came back for more!!!! Maybe my wife is right - this is a sickness!
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Ah running in the wet.....I remember that day in Fontana (February 20th, 2005)
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Shot thru my car window ... which is why those shots were a bit fuzzier then usual. ![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
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And can you imagine how INSANE Wendover will be this August?!?! UGH!Ken Lord wrote:That was my first autocross event as well. I remember my shoes melting to the asphalt and I think I remember the asphalt temp being over 150 degrees.
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