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Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:32 pm
by Jamie Lessie
Timothy Aing wrote:
Mako Koiwai wrote:Right ... but only one worker is required to run each of the Bonus Elements.
If even that. I helped pick up my own cones last time. Gives me all the more reason to not hit 'em :)
:thumbup:

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:14 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
The best way to do the side courses is the "bring a cone buddy". Find a dancing partner and take turns.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:54 pm
by Leonard Cachola
Steve Ekstrand wrote:The best way to do the side courses is the "bring a cone buddy". Find a dancing partner and take turns.
Actually, the best way is to not hit cones in the first place. :mrgreen:

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:02 pm
by Mako Koiwai
The worker is there just for safety ... making sure only one car is in the "pen" at a time.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm
by Mike Simanyi
Saturday will remain focused entirely on the Motorsport event. We will have a separate slalom practice area on Sunday.

Mike

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:54 pm
by Larry Chong
Man...I can't wait...last time I auto-x'ed was at the Z Motorsports practice on 6.24.06!

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:06 pm
by George Schilling
Leonard Cachola wrote:
Steve Ekstrand wrote:The best way to do the side courses is the "bring a cone buddy". Find a dancing partner and take turns.
Actually, the best way is to not hit cones in the first place. :mrgreen:
Well that leaves me out. :P

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:56 pm
by Art Rinner
Mako Koiwai wrote:Right ... but only one worker is required to run each of the Bonus Elements.

But yeah ... typically everyone gets a LOT of runs on Sunday which might make the extra Figure 8 and Slalom redundant.
Having been in charge of this event the prior 4 years, I do not recommend this. Your getting a free practice on Sunday for very little work on Saturday. You will also have the Z guys wanting to do the extra events also and they are hard to control. We need to keep it simple, I'm sure Mike would agree.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:13 am
by John Williams
Art.
I think Mike is talking about Sunday only for the side dish.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:38 pm
by Mike Simanyi
Art, John is thinking correctly. ;)

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:47 pm
by Mike Simanyi
By the way, I have six 1:00-3:00 and one 3:00-5:00 spots left. Get 'em while you can!

Mike

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:16 pm
by Eric Clements
Mike Simanyi wrote:By the way, I have six 1:00-3:00 and one 3:00-5:00 spots left. Get 'em while you can!
Can you use a 15yr old kid? Jon has his permit and wants to drive a CAR at the practice!

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:18 pm
by Eric Clements
Eric Clements wrote: Can you use a 15yr old kid? Jon has his permit and wants to drive a CAR at the practice!
Err, what I meant to say was can you use a ProSolo National Champion? :D

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:10 pm
by Mike Simanyi
What happened to Wendover? I'm sure we can accommodate Jon...

Mike

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:43 am
by Jamie Lessie
Do we need to print something to show the guard like last time?

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:28 am
by Eric Clements
Mike Simanyi wrote:What happened to Wendover? I'm sure we can accommodate Jon...
Mostly Alta Loma HS's lack of first basemen. We're thinking about doing the Bremerton Tour/Pro as like a real vacation...

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:47 am
by Brett King
Jamie Lessie wrote:Do we need to print something to show the guard like last time?
I was thinking the "Stonecutters" handshake might work.... :lol:

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:14 pm
by Q V
Eric Clements wrote:
Mike Simanyi wrote:By the way, I have six 1:00-3:00 and one 3:00-5:00 spots left. Get 'em while you can!
Can you use a 15yr old kid? Jon has his permit and wants to drive a CAR at the practice!
If you let me run the kart a few laps, he can drive my car a few laps :)

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:14 pm
by Rick Brown
Quoc-Viet Dang wrote:
Eric Clements wrote:
Mike Simanyi wrote:By the way, I have six 1:00-3:00 and one 3:00-5:00 spots left. Get 'em while you can!
Can you use a 15yr old kid? Jon has his permit and wants to drive a CAR at the practice!
If you let me run the kart a few laps, he can drive my car a few laps :)
Does he have to wear orange? :lol:

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:39 pm
by Q V
Rick Brown wrote:Does he have to wear orange? :lol:
LOL. TOTALLY optional, although I'm sure I have an orange shirt in his size somewhere in my closet.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:56 pm
by Jeff Ringer
QV

i think the junior karts like jr Ekstrand's kid kart is an automatic transmission. you might want to try that one first :lol:

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:40 pm
by Ron Flaherty
Mike Simanyi wrote:By the way, I have six 1:00-3:00 and one 3:00-5:00 spots left. Get 'em while you can!

Mike

1:00-3:00, AHH, thats when I work, 6 people short? OK, Will work double time, run from gate to course, and back, then work 3-5.... (If I work two shifts, can I sleep Sunday?)

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:59 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Jeff Ringer wrote:QV

i think the junior karts like jr Ekstrand's kid kart is an automatic transmission. you might want to try that one first :lol:
With 1.8hp, if you weigh more than about 110lbs, the kart isn't going anywhere.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:06 pm
by KJ Christopher
Steve Ekstrand wrote:
Jeff Ringer wrote:QV

i think the junior karts like jr Ekstrand's kid kart is an automatic transmission. you might want to try that one first :lol:
With 1.8hp, if you weigh more than about 110lbs, the kart isn't going anywhere.
Sandbagger. That thing is 1.9hp if anything.

Re: Motorsports Event - Free Practice!

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:44 pm
by Mike Simanyi
Back On Topic:

Newsflash! I've had some cancellations. Their loss = your gain.

I have one opening left in the 3:00-5:00 slot, and one for 8:30-10:30.

Please e-mail me if you're interested: mikes at newportacceptance dot calm. (Pun intended. We do subprime auto finance and you can hear the crickets chirping in Underwriting.)

Mike