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T. Osifeso wrote:

Greg Dennis wrote:THIS... could be the greatest autocross picture ever. Theo, in this shot, you have demonstrated PERFECTLY how we all feel when we hit a cone. GREAT shot Mako.. GREAT FACE THEO!

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Great shot Mako

I knew the finish was "different" but still under estimate the stopping distance on my first run. Then I chickend out the rest of my runs :unimpressed:

I was certain that I did another $300 damage like the last time I dead center a cone like that and distroyed the auxiliary fan (their is nothing auxiliary about it, the car overheats without it, and take out the plastic coolant expansion tank ... lol). Ya, i thought about all of those things during that 1 second

T. Osifeso wrote:

Greg Dennis wrote:THIS... could be the greatest autocross picture ever. Theo, in this shot, you have demonstrated PERFECTLY how we all feel when we hit a cone. GREAT shot Mako.. GREAT FACE THEO!

http://public.fotki.com/makofoto/2010-a ... 9-jpg.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Great shot Mako

I knew the finish was "different" but still under estimate the stopping distance on my first run. Then I chickend out the rest of my runs :unimpressed:

I was certain that I did another $300 damage like the last time I dead center a cone like that and distroyed the auxiliary fan (their is nothing auxiliary about it, the car overheats without it, and take out the plastic coolant expansion tank ... lol). Ya, i thought about all of those things during that 1 second

Greg Dennis wrote:I used to drive an E46 M3, and that's the EXACT same face I used to make when my mechanic handed me my repair bill. So, I understand.

Giovanni Jaramillo wrote:

Greg Dennis wrote:I used to drive an E46 M3, and that's the EXACT same face I used to make when my mechanic handed me my repair bill. So, I understand.

Oh I know the feeling Here's mine on Sunday:

Slight counter-steer going into the right-handed sweeper from the downhill - IMAGE

Greg Dennis wrote:THIS... could be the greatest autocross picture ever. Theo, in this shot, you have demonstrated PERFECTLY how we all feel when we hit a cone. GREAT shot Mako.. GREAT FACE THEO!

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Christine Berry wrote:It would not be the first time someone stopped for a cone in an x-ed out box and had the course workers not believe them... Ask me how I know ;)

Doug Kott wrote:In the interest of extended thread drift, why is it called a Chicago Box? Used at an event for the first time in Chi-town? Is it the C shape of the outer part of the element?

Doug Kott wrote:In the interest of extended thread drift, why is it called a Chicago Box? Used at an event for the first time in Chi-town? Is it the C shape of the outer part of the element?

Bill Martin wrote:Sadly I wasn't allowed to keep it.

Bill Martin wrote:

Doug Kott wrote:In the interest of extended thread drift, why is it called a Chicago Box? Used at an event for the first time in Chi-town? Is it the C shape of the outer part of the element?

What we had was not a full Chicago box. Typically it has a lateral entrance and a lateral exit. This one we could drive straight into. I believe it became a "term" after use at the Chicago Nationals back in the early 80's. I'd like to say I remember it, but all I remember from that event is the rear wheel of my Lotus spinning up and failing. It passed thru the finish clocks and they gave me FTD. Sadly I wasn't allowed to keep it.

Mako Koiwai wrote:Same as TTD

Arthur Grant wrote:

Mako Koiwai wrote:Same as TTD

TTD?

Jonathan Lugod wrote:Lmao