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AutoX Year-End Roundup

So we ended up having a bonus 7th event on October 19th at a new location in Clifton Park. It’s a very small parking lot and I’m not sure how many events we’ll hold there in the future. Cramped.

I finished 3rd, as usual. Didn’t bring the r-compound tires since it was a cold Sunday and […]

Northeast Divisionals ‘08

(image courtesy of Jane Quinn, full photoset available here)
So I went to the NE Divisionals earlier this month (Aug. 9th-10th). This was a two-day autocross at Seneca Army Depot in Romulus, NY. I camped with my parents, and it almost felt like a homecoming being back in the finger lakes region (Romulus is in between […]

The Long Awaited AutoX Update

I know everyone has been on the edges of their seats, sitting with bated breath, waiting to hear of my latest autocross escapades. The reason for the long delay is because we still do not have results from the June 15th autocross at Columbia-Green Community College. I believe I placed 1st in SM, but wanted […]

CART AutoX 6/8

For posterity’s sake:
Went to an event on the 8th in Hartford, CT, and placed 2nd in SM out of a field of 5. My best time was a 28.824 which was 0.296 off of first (an Evo, of course). Third place was another SM MINI who had whupped me at the two previous CART events […]

Brakes and Event #1

I had my brakes replaced under warranty at about this time last year, after getting the car inspected and told the brakes were barely legal. Apparently Keeler only replaced the front pads, as about two months ago my idiot brake light came on. Determined to do the job myself and avoid expensive OE mark-up, I […]

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