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Good news on the site front
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:03 pm
by Michael Wood
Not directly applicable to you guys down in SoCal, but good news in general:
http://www.baautox.com/forum/index.php? ... t=0&rid=27
This first intended event, pending crossing t's and dotting i's, sure could be a good warm up for Nationals
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:06 pm
by KJ Christopher
Was the "sleep on site" question ever answered?
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:44 pm
by Michael Wood
There is a strict, and relatively low, limit on allowed overnighters for this trial event. I'm not certain how it will be managed. I can't drive because of my cycling accident, so I am going to serve as Paddock Chief and will provide detail when available. There are some camping options nearby, same type of deal as El Toro.
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:55 pm
by Michael Wood
Was out at the site this morning...pic below represents ~20% of the available surface. It is an amazing site.
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:05 pm
by George Schilling
That's beautiful!
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:46 pm
by Michael Wood
George Schilling wrote:That's beautiful!
And only a quick tow over the Grapevine ;)
Keeping fingers crossed this site becomes a long term option. I know there's a placeholder for a November Match Tour, already, but the possibility of Tours, Pros and two day AAS events is exciting.
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:56 pm
by Bill Schenker
How abrasive do you think it'll be, Mike? Grip level/characteristics compared to Lincoln? Thanks! (Signed up for both days).
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:34 pm
by Michael Wood
Bill, in general, I'm going to put the surface on the more highly abrasive side, much as Atwater was when first used for Solo. However, there are some differences in the top level aggregate, so areas of the site will differ. I do think it will prove to be very similar to Lincoln, once seasoned.
Keeping my fingers crossed we get the green light on this site, long term...it could be AWESOME.
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:54 am
by Bill Schenker
Michael Wood wrote:Bill, in general, I'm going to put the surface on the more highly abrasive side, much as Atwater was when first used for Solo. However, there are some differences in the top level aggregate, so areas of the site will differ. I do think it will prove to be very similar to Lincoln, once seasoned.
Keeping my fingers crossed we get the green light on this site, long term...it could be AWESOME.
Cool.
You know how the Eskimos are supposed to have 30 different words for snow? Do you think it's the same for autocrossers with concrete and asphalt?
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:00 am
by Mako Koiwai
@Mike ... use Panorama mode!
Re: Good news on the site front
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:29 am
by Michael Wood
Mako Koiwai wrote:@Mike ... use Panorama mode!
Does a bberry have that? I dunno...not exactly down with the bberry functionality, all I do is make phone calls and ignore emails
Looks like we're getting fairly close to the cap (225) for the August event, sign up if you're on the fence!
Also, the test and tune on Saturday is going to be split into two 40-45 second courses to allow maximum seat time.