John MacDonald AX on Sunday 6.13

and 1 · 06-11-2010, 11:36 AM

who's stoked???

i'll be there with the new midpipes on the car!

larryn · 06-11-2010, 12:54 PM

A day of fun runs? Who wouldn't be stoked?

Good to note that visitors will be severely limited due to nature of the event. We normally allow anybody to swing by and check out our events, even passenger with drivers on course, but not on this Sunday's event. It is a true memorial autocross for a friend of our program (our course designer) who has recently passed away.

and 1 · 06-11-2010, 03:37 PM

and i just so happen to have a set of rear tires with only a couple mm of tread left on them...and a new set already in my garage

indeeeeeeeeed

ken block v2 coming up baby!

Bdh821 · 06-11-2010, 05:50 PM

So I didn't know about this until it was too late. FML I really need to get on top of these events

larryn · 06-11-2010, 06:07 PM

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So I didn't know about this until it was too late. FML I really need to get on top of these events

Registration was open for nearly an entire month.

Bdh821 · 06-12-2010, 09:08 AM

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Registration was open for nearly an entire month.

Oh. I never go on the BMWCCA site. I probably should

and 1 · 06-12-2010, 09:34 AM

fail

ML · 06-12-2010, 11:42 AM

No Subaru for the event. It is together has has been run. I runs nice and smooth, too. However, I got sent the wrong clutch slave. So, no clutch.

and 1 · 06-12-2010, 03:08 PM

Good thing you have the m3 as a backup

larryn · 06-12-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ML

No Subaru for the event. It is together has has been run. I runs nice and smooth, too. However, I got sent the wrong clutch slave. So, no clutch.

Damn, had any of us been there at that discovery, I'm sure we'd learn a few new words.

Anyway, see you tomorrow anyway!

arrutled · 06-14-2010, 08:59 AM

did everyone have fun?

larryn · 06-14-2010, 09:25 AM

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did everyone have fun?

Was a freaking blast! We got lots of seat time, great mix of folk, was ultra-laid back, and the tributes to John left few dry eyes. We have almost no issues with timing, and the only reruns we allowed were for red flag conditions, making cars zip thru the staging line at a really fast pace.

We did put John's car on a flatbed trailer, propped up his helmet, and towed the car, in reverse, around the course at procession speed during a segment of silence. It was much more powerful than I ever expected it to be.

We passed a bucket to raise some donations to the local food pantry in John's name, and we came a smidgeon shy of $4000! They'll be psyched over that!

ML · 06-14-2010, 10:40 AM

Like Larry said, A BLAST! My best time of the day was with Larry in the car and is was my last run of the day. I threw it away by missing a gate, one gate before the finish.

and 1 · 06-14-2010, 10:42 AM

+1

great event and a great course! i realized that the first ax i ever drove was probably one of john's courses

arrutled · 06-14-2010, 11:46 AM

awesome!! glad to hear it. 4000$ is huge! congrats!

larryn · 06-14-2010, 12:05 PM

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Like Larry said, A BLAST! My best time of the day was with Larry in the car and is was my last run of the day. I threw it away by missing a gate, one gate before the finish.

You ripped through that run. Thanks for taking me along.

and 1 · 06-14-2010, 12:25 PM

wish i coulda been in the car as well!

btw thanks to ML for letting me drive his car for a lap, also thanks for the ~500 miles worth of tire i shredded during a few.....antics in the 6 packs on the main runway

ML · 06-14-2010, 01:10 PM

Yep, those were a couple of nice long drifts. $1 per rev per tire. Pay up! I need a set of Star Specs for the Subie!

06-11-2010, 11:36 AM	#1
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]	John MacDonald AX on Sunday 6.13 who's stoked??? i'll be there with the new midpipes on the car! __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	A day of fun runs? Who wouldn't be stoked? Good to note that visitors will be severely limited due to nature of the event. We normally allow anybody to swing by and check out our events, even passenger with drivers on course, but not on this Sunday's event. It is a true memorial autocross for a friend of our program (our course designer) who has recently passed away.
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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 i just so happen to have a set of rear tires with only a couple mm of tread left on them...and a new set already in my garage indeeeeeeeeed ken block v2 coming up baby! __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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Bdh821 Major 44 Rep 1,265 Posts Drives: 2021 M550i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MA iTrader: (3)	So I didn't know about this until it was too late. FML I really need to get on top of these events
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06-12-2010, 09:34 AM	#7
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]	fail __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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06-12-2010, 11:42 AM	#8
ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	No Subaru for the event. It is together has has been run. I runs nice and smooth, too. However, I got sent the wrong clutch slave. So, no clutch. __________________ "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]	Good thing you have the m3 as a backup __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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06-14-2010, 08:59 AM	#11
arrutled Colonel 104 Rep 2,474 Posts Drives: Olsa Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	did everyone have fun? __________________ 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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ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	Like Larry said, A BLAST! My best time of the day was with Larry in the car and is was my last run of the day. I threw it away by missing a gate, one gate before the finish. __________________ "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]	+1 great event and a great course! i realized that the first ax i ever drove was probably one of john's courses __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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06-14-2010, 11:46 AM	#15
arrutled Colonel 104 Rep 2,474 Posts Drives: Olsa Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Western Mass iTrader: (0)	awesome!! glad to hear it. 4000$ is huge! congrats! __________________ 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]	wish i coulda been in the car as well! btw thanks to ML for letting me drive his car for a lap, also thanks for the ~500 miles worth of tire i shredded during a few.....antics in the 6 packs on the main runway __________________ 88 M3: BMWCCA J Sport 08 135: because streetcar
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06-14-2010, 01:10 PM	#18
ML Change for a Nickle? 14 Rep 875 Posts Drives: 2006 M3, Mazda truck Join Date: May 2008 Location: Westfield, MA iTrader: (1)	Yep, those were a couple of nice long drifts. $1 per rev per tire. Pay up! I need a set of Star Specs for the Subie! __________________ "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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