Who's heading to the Autox school July 11?

135gofast · 07-05-2010, 10:08 AM

I'm registered, and will be there.

Someone at NHMS this past wekeend was telling me this driving event was like the old tune-and-test event. But is it? I thought it was a school?

and 1 · 07-05-2010, 08:43 PM

Its more of a school cuz there's half as many people and extra mini practice courses

and 1 · 07-05-2010, 08:46 PM

And yeah I'll be at the school

135gofast · 07-06-2010, 03:25 PM

cool, at least 1 other 1er.

and 1 · 07-07-2010, 07:24 AM

no one else??

ML · 07-07-2010, 07:27 AM

I'll be there. Got new rubber on the Subaru that needs a little testing.

and 1 · 07-07-2010, 01:01 PM

and some new stickers?

ML · 07-07-2010, 02:22 PM

Not yet. The last I heard from Miguel was that his vinyl guy had been out sick but he was expecting to get back to it by late last week.

Bdh821 · 07-07-2010, 06:57 PM

I really wish someone would post about these on this site. I NEVER know when theres autox's going on.

135gofast · 07-07-2010, 08:20 PM

You need a personal assistant to manage your autox schedule, lol

Are you a member of the Boston BMWCCA? The calendar is in the monthly magazine.

Bdh821 · 07-07-2010, 08:23 PM

I am but I never read the magazine nor go on the site. I suck

and 1 · 07-07-2010, 09:55 PM

you're killing me smalls!

all you gotta do is take a half hour at the beginning of the season and program them all into your phone/calendar. set reminders 1 month in advance and boom, you're covered for the whole season

arrutled · 07-08-2010, 04:42 AM

we need more rachel, thats all.

larryn · 07-08-2010, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bdh821

I really wish someone would post about these on this site. I NEVER know when theres autox's going on.

We do, and you still miss registration.

Steve's setup guy just canceled, so I have to drive up there (close to 2 hrs) to set up the wired gear, and then immediately head home, change, pack up family and be in Harwichport before noon. Definitely a ~5hr detour I did not need.

ML · 07-08-2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by larryn

Steve's setup guy just canceled, so I have to drive up there (close to 2 hrs) to set up the wired gear, and then immediately head home, change, pack up family and be in Harwichport before noon. Definitely a ~5hr detour I did not need.

There has to be a better way or somebody that is closer. Could you do it over the phone with either of us Mikes that will be there anyway?

and 1 · 07-12-2010, 08:25 AM

great event, tho it was HOT out there. big thanks to larry for making the drive up to set up the timing equipment

after ML kept hitting this one cone i was working, i started tightening it up by a couple feet....and i guess the narrower gap got his attention, so he stopped hitting the cone. go figure. we can build on this!!

ML · 07-12-2010, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by and 1

after ML kept hitting this one cone i was working, i started tightening it up by a couple feet....and i guess the narrower gap got his attention, so he stopped hitting the cone. go figure. we can build on this!!

I saw you move it from the start line. I knew what you were doing.

However, I gave most everyone a rest on that lap. You should have been in the car on the previous lap. The instructor and I were nearly in tears from laughing so hard by the time I crossed the finish. He told me to slow a little before entering the last slalom. My response was "Why? There are some cones still standing." I think I took out at least one cone from each feature on that run.

larryn · 07-12-2010, 10:33 AM

break my 44 second first run?

There was tons of time to make up... So, I assume you did.

That was a surprisingly fun course for how small it was...

ML · 07-12-2010, 10:43 AM

The fastest student lap that I heard about was 41.8 sec in a Miata. And 1 held FTD through the morning session with a 43.6 sec run. FTD was 41.1 or 41.2 with an instructor driving Scruffy's car. I think Scruffy's beast was around 41.5 sec. There was a GTR that could have beaten Scruffy's car if an instructor had a little more seat time in it. The GTR's owner's best time was in the 47s. There were a couple of instructors that put it in the 41s with little effort.

ML · 07-12-2010, 11:22 AM

Also, there was something on the order of 800 laps done on the timed loop yesterday. So, about the same number of laps as a regular AX event with half the number of cars.

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135gofast First Lieutenant 20 Rep 336 Posts Drives: 340ix Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (1)	Who's heading to the Autox school July 11? I'm registered, and will be there. Someone at NHMS this past wekeend was telling me this driving event was like the old tune-and-test event. But is it? I thought it was a school?
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	Its more of a school cuz there's half as many people and extra mini practice courses __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	And yeah I'll be at the school __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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135gofast First Lieutenant 20 Rep 336 Posts Drives: 340ix Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (1)	cool, at least 1 other 1er.
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	no one else?? __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	I'll be there. Got new rubber on the Subaru that needs a little testing. __________________ "I tasted death many times on the river today. Do you want to know what it tasted like? Do you REALLY want to know? Well I'll tell you then: it tasted like BEEF JERKY." - unknown paddler 8/1/09
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	and some new stickers? __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	Not yet. The last I heard from Miguel was that his vinyl guy had been out sick but he was expecting to get back to it by late last week. __________________ "I tasted death many times on the river today. Do you want to know what it tasted like? Do you REALLY want to know? Well I'll tell you then: it tasted like BEEF JERKY." - unknown paddler 8/1/09
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Bdh821 Major 44 Rep 1,265 Posts Drives: 2021 M550i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MA iTrader: (3)	I really wish someone would post about these on this site. I NEVER know when theres autox's going on.
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135gofast First Lieutenant 20 Rep 336 Posts Drives: 340ix Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (1)	You need a personal assistant to manage your autox schedule, lol Are you a member of the Boston BMWCCA? The calendar is in the monthly magazine.
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Bdh821 Major 44 Rep 1,265 Posts Drives: 2021 M550i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MA iTrader: (3)	I am but I never read the magazine nor go on the site. I suck
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	you're killing me smalls! all you gotta do is take a half hour at the beginning of the season and program them all into your phone/calendar. set reminders 1 month in advance and boom, you're covered for the whole season __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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arrutled Colonel 104 Rep 2,474 Posts Drives: Olsa Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	we need more rachel, thats all. __________________ AW 135i w/ blackette, performance short shift kit, BMW alarm, Performance rotors, APEX ARC-8 wheels, Direzza Star Spec 235/275, Dinan stage 3 suspension, M3 wishbones/tension rods/front sway/rear subframe bushings and thats all folks!
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and 1 winter mode 62 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: 08 135i, 88 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Somerville, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW M3 [0.00] 2008 135i [7.50]	great event, tho it was HOT out there. big thanks to larry for making the drive up to set up the timing equipment after ML kept hitting this one cone i was working, i started tightening it up by a couple feet....and i guess the narrower gap got his attention, so he stopped hitting the cone. go figure. we can build on this!! __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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larryn Lieutenant General 2146 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	break my 44 second first run? There was tons of time to make up... So, I assume you did. That was a surprisingly fun course for how small it was...
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ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	The fastest student lap that I heard about was 41.8 sec in a Miata. And 1 held FTD through the morning session with a 43.6 sec run. FTD was 41.1 or 41.2 with an instructor driving Scruffy's car. I think Scruffy's beast was around 41.5 sec. There was a GTR that could have beaten Scruffy's car if an instructor had a little more seat time in it. The GTR's owner's best time was in the 47s. There were a couple of instructors that put it in the 41s with little effort. __________________ "I tasted death many times on the river today. Do you want to know what it tasted like? Do you REALLY want to know? Well I'll tell you then: it tasted like BEEF JERKY." - unknown paddler 8/1/09
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ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	Also, there was something on the order of 800 laps done on the timed loop yesterday. So, about the same number of laps as a regular AX event with half the number of cars. __________________ "I tasted death many times on the river today. Do you want to know what it tasted like? Do you REALLY want to know? Well I'll tell you then: it tasted like BEEF JERKY." - unknown paddler 8/1/09
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