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**GregWeld** · #1 03-02-2011, 07:36 AM

It would be fun to have some of the top guys drive these cars around the X and the RC and see what kind of times they can do with the car "as is"... and then give the owner a "well... it's a bit this or that" kind of report. That way an owner would have a base time the car is capable of and can shoot for that. Most of this --- and I saw it all day long --- is seat time. As the guys learned the course the times started to fall -- same car -- same driver... and not much "tuning"... except the driver was getting tuned up.

Look what Nathan did with Bad Penny.... That now tells Steve, or anyone else in the seat, what the car can do.

Vegas69 · #2 03-02-2011, 07:49 AM

I've thought of that but would really like to drive a top car through the autocross sometime as well. Blake and I were going to swap cars but it didn't happen. I was burn't and not crazy about sailing their car through those cones at 100mph.

chr2002ca · #3 03-02-2011, 08:23 AM

Your car was blazing out there as usual Todd. Thanks for continuing to properly represent the carbureted big-block crew.

It was great hanging out with you and Kelly at the track and at Doug's party. Hopefully we can do it again shortly. I only had 1 beer so I wasn't too far behind you and the tea brigade. As long as I don't catch you eating hummus and reading a romance novel.

I did get some video of one of your AutoX runs on Saturday afternoon(along with Doug, Dave, and few others) and I'll be posting those shortly.

**Flash68** · #4 03-02-2011, 08:24 AM

Great pics Todd/Kelli. I like the road course splash pics best.

Still lots of improvement left that in that car as you work toward closing the gap to the heavy hitters. Congrats on the great road course showing buddy!

Ron in SoCal · #5 03-02-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

It would be fun to have some of the top guys drive these cars around the X and the RC and see what kind of times they can do with the car "as is"... and then give the owner a "well... it's a bit this or that" kind of report. That way an owner would have a base time the car is capable of and can shoot for that. Most of this --- and I saw it all day long --- is seat time. As the guys learned the course the times started to fall -- same car -- same driver... and not much "tuning"... except the driver was getting tuned up.

Look what Nathan did with Bad Penny.... That now tells Steve, or anyone else in the seat, what the car can do.

That's a great suggestion Greg. I'd add, we now have RTTC type events/road course classes/SCCA AutoX at our disposal, what's missing is an opportunity to tune our chasis with the experts. You know, a day w the Pozzis or Doug @ GW who really know these car's have the tools on-site and potentially replacement parts to try out and compare. That is one exercise I'd show up for...(assuming my bucket was running)

Oh yeah, Todd you were smoikin' out there! Good to see you again Bro...