I went to my first autocross event today (unless you count driving cobalts in the chevy rev it up racing events). It was organised by the porsche club of america ny metro chapter and I have to say I never knew I could legally have that much fun behind the wheel. Everyone there was really friendly, a couple of the other guys were former sc owners so a few of them were watching my runs to see how well it can handle. My first 4 runs I ran alone and was still trying to get a feel for the track. In the second half I nailed my first run with no penalties. Then for my next 3 runs I opted to have an instructor ride with me. He was shocked that such a big car would feel so small and agile on the track, and He was impressed at how well I was driving and how quickly I was learning (even went through a corner sideways without picking up any penalties). Thanks to Todd for coming out and shooting some video of me and my friend, Right now the file is 500mb so i have to do some editing. Todd if you took pics post them up . The only downside is I dont know if i can make the monthly meet tomorrow, I had to take EVERYTHING out of the car. So tomorrow I have to rewire the carputer and amplifiers (already have a multi-terminal quick disconnect to install so i dont have to keep going through this each time).

 

porsche clubs ftw! If i didnt sleep all day i would have been there too.

 

You staaaayyyyy sleep maaaannnnn!!!!!!

Good run Hugh. I knew that being around Todd was gonna have a bad influence on you. Dog Gone it,, now I have to spend countless hours de-programming you. LOL!!

 

lol sorry tony but but once i got a taste of it at rev it up I wanted more. Todd didnt push me, he just didnt try to talk me out of it. I dont think you can deprogram this one, once i got back i started ordering partsto improve my handling.

Here is a brief video that todd recorded of us before he had to leave, then we recorded a couple of the other cars. The white evo is my friend who I went there with. The track was pretty big and in the video it looks like we are going alot slower than we actually were. At one point my friend hit 70, I was a little too distracted to check my speed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxwynsnk5g

 

excuse me hubert...this was at nassau coliseum? why did i not know about this?! thats literally 5 mins from my apartment

 

Go 'head, Hugh! I see ya out there. Good stuff.

Interesting to see all the other NELOC clips on YouTube too.

 

yea how come i didnt know if this was in nassau coliseum? 10 mins away from my house!

 

lol didnt think you guys would want to run.

thanks kevin, yea we are building quiet the neloc catalogue on youtube.

 

I would wanna run

when you going next?

 

unfortunately there are no more event scheduled at Nassau coliseum for the rest of the year.

 

try www.emraracing.org
limerock is coming up.

 

thanks for the link bill. going to see if i can get the race for a buck special.

 

If you like autocrossing, you will love limerock.
You will need to start with time trial event to get ur liscense (simple to get if you know the basics)
PM me if you have any questions regarding time trial events.

 

teh limerock track is teh pwnage! Im wearing a limerock shirt right now as a matter of fact. BTW, your insurance doesnt cover you if your doing timed laps, as its considered "racing"

 

dont tell them. If anything happens, make a story up.