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Dixie Region SCCA member checking in. If you were at the National Tour in March and you tech'd on Friday, I'll bet  that I put the SCCA 2011 sticker on your helmet or poked your battery or something.I started AutoX'ing back in August of '09 and somehow got led into being a board member for 2011. I love AutoX, but I have to say that the biggest thing for me is the social aspect and the friendly yet cutthroat competition. AutoX is the only kind of performance driving event that fits in my schedule, what with class/work/other life getting in the way. It's perfect for me, but it's not for everyone. Some people see it as a gateway to higher level performance driving. Unfortunately I can't seem to keep a car in one piece, and I'm currently on my third car, whose first event (with me driving) will be this weekend. Hopefully I can keep this one for more than a year. Obligatory AutoX videos featuring my first car in both of them. It got named "The Lean Machine", picking it out should be easy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YCbF15FI4 WALB came out and did a short segment on us at our site in Moultrie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZi6ukjOMU8 This is at the same site in Moultrie, but was a spectator-filmed video. That car was so goddamn fun to drive at AutoX.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Man, that BMW around the 40 second mark is one hell of a hero. I'd have been two feet in way earlier into that slide. That was me in the E30. Good old Lean Machine. If any of you are in North Florida/South Georgia/surrounding areas, Dixie Region is doing an event this weekend in Moultrie. I'll be in a white Miata with two black racing stripes. It's a concrete pad with incredible grip. dixiescca.com for details. Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 09:33 on Apr 8, 2011 |
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Dixie has introduced a "Street Tire PAX" for all non-ST cars that don't want to drop the cash for a set of wheels and A6's. We had 15 people run in STP (we usually get 30-45) for the first event and over twenty for the second. Our numbers are up by at least 15 for the year so far on average, it's a great thing.
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Apr 21, 2011 20:21
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Slow is Fast posted:I did an autocross today. You can't just leave that here with no story. Words. 
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May 2, 2011 00:48
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TrueChaos posted:Okay, so I can't wait. Here's what I've got on my list of stuff to bring so far... Maybe I'm just overkill, but I bring my entire toolbox to every AutoX. Then again, the Miata is the first car that's been considered "utterly reliable" by the local club's standards. It's been all Bimmers and a 1980 F250 up until now. (Basically I'm paranoid about poo poo breaking and always carry tools)
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May 6, 2011 03:24
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Dixie Region AutoX at Spence Field for you Southeast (SEDIV) goons. Look for a white Miata with black stripes if you decide to visit. http://www.dixiescca.com/ I've still got to roll my fenders to clear the Hankooks, and re-time it. Oh christ I've got the itch bad right now I want to race auuuuuuuuuuugh
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May 13, 2011 11:48
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ReaperUnreal posted:I did the school + a race in Ottawa a few years back with an Accord, and have been dying to go do it again now that I live in Toronto. How badly would I get laughed at if I showed up with a Mazda 6 Wagon? If anything, you would be cheered on like a hero (as long as you drive the PISS out of it! If the tires aren't smoking in the corners you're NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH!)
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May 16, 2011 16:29
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Lightbulb Out posted:I busted my lip off on some cones and ran over it. That was an easy $170. Just going to ziptie it back together where it ripped and run it for now, though. That was a beautiful drift at the back turnaround.
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May 21, 2011 00:18
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Podothehobbit posted:So is anyone else showing up to the Marana auto-x tomorrow? I'd strongly encourage any Tucson/Phoenix guys to try it out! What a weird finish. I forsee that cone wall on the right getting demolished a few times.
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May 21, 2011 14:35
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shane86 posted:
Holy poo poo that M3 is getting some airtime. Maybe he needs to invest in a stiffer front sway? That's ridiculous.
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Jun 18, 2011 18:00
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The Locator posted:E36's pull the inside front off the ground all the time at autocross events. I used to drive one myself, so I know they tend to float, but that's a ton of air. It looks to me like the rear would be coming up too.
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Jun 18, 2011 20:26
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Oh hell yes! Robert Lewis of Dixie Region REPRESENT!!! This car is SO MUCH FUN to ride in.
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Jun 18, 2011 23:55
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nm posted:Why is the only auto-x in nor-cal over 100 miles away from me on 4th of July weekend? Because AutoX is a religious experience! (If you're doing it right). Besides, when I get home after getting there on Saturday, setting up a course, then help run the event on Sunday, swap tires at both ends, Drive my runs, then pack up the trailer and head home, I rest like a motherfucker. I don't think I've ever slept so good.
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Jul 2, 2011 02:26
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One of my buddies dinged the timer box Sunday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQcC_XTrgBQ I was supposed to be co-driving that car (B16 turbo SMF Civic), but work wouldn't get the hell out of the way. I let him run on my tires so he could get an idea of what he was missing out on.
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Aug 23, 2011 14:46
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Marauder Stig posted:Hi guys, I autocross too! YUSSSSS! I REMEMBER THIS CAR!!! I went to one of your events back when I had my '89 E30 (link), you were tearing it up out there. I was out there with a buddy of mine who has a spraypainted black Miata. Your site is awesome. That would be Dixie's Moultrie site, nice big concrete flightline that draws crowds before Nationals. That friend of mine in the Turbo Civic goes to Wiregrass events every once in awhile too. whiskas posted:Hitting the timing gear means you owe the club 10x Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 03:33 on Aug 24, 2011 |
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Aug 24, 2011 03:30
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I use my DroidX mount on the inside of the windshield up top, and it takes pretty good videos, along with having never come loose. However, you can't beat losing the goddamn MicroSD chip with an entire season's worth of videos  .
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Sep 27, 2011 18:40
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The Locator posted:One of our local guys made a cool 'how to get around at your first autocross' video. It's specific to our region of course, but I thought it was pretty cool. Why did they remove the video? I was hoping to use it as a great example for making a similar video for Dixie Region.
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Oct 9, 2011 19:44
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Going to Dixie Region's shindig up in Moultrie today... gently caress it's cold.
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Oct 23, 2011 10:55
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You have an NA, of course you had fun. If you bring a Miata to an AutoX and don't have fun something went very very wrong.
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Nov 14, 2011 04:13
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drat, pictures like that ALMOST make me wish for my E36 with the S50 again. Almost. But I have an E30 now.  Any goons planning on coming to the Allies v Axis event in Cecil, GA that Dixie Region does? I hope to have a suspension setup dialed in for that event, I'm buying a parts car with a few nice things on it that should really clean up the old girl. It'll also be the first time I've raced on my Hankooks since my old car got T-boned. Edit: You also seem to be missing a fog light.
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Nov 14, 2011 18:35
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The Locator posted:I blame evil cones for jumping out in front of my car. I lost my brake ducts because of that. I started removing them before AutoX after I ran over one of the originals.
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Nov 14, 2011 23:02
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I wish I had better pictures of our rallycross cones exploding in -20'C weather. We lost so many last year that a lot of them are just orange mudflap material folded into a cone and ziptied to a shattered cone's intact base. Exhibit A: 
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Nov 15, 2011 00:22
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Rides should be fine, at least in Dixie they were. I had a guy with casts on both ankles from a MotoX accident riding with me all day once.
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Feb 22, 2012 15:20
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Anyone coming to the Dixie Region National Tour? I'll be working the event and most likely driving my car (Black BMW E30, 273 STX). I'll be there Friday night through Sunday.
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Mar 5, 2012 06:21
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Holy BALLS you are a conehumper.
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Mar 14, 2012 12:46
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Watching Dissimo in his STR Miata at the Dixie tour was like that. Holy poo poo that man was flying through the slaloms. It takes a hell of a driver to make a 99 Miata in STR trim beat out a S2000CR.
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Mar 23, 2012 19:42
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That lot looks huge and delicious.
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May 11, 2012 19:50
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I ride Hawk HP+ daily, but I am completely unperturbed by their squealing and the dust. They're great for AutoX, I just need to get more tire at this point.
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Jun 19, 2012 22:10
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TrueChaos posted:Do you drive them in freezing temperatures? I'm tempted to get a set for the miata, but I daily drive it all year round and would like to be able to brake in the winter. I live in North Florida so I can't say I've had much experience with these conditions  Next time it gets that cold I'll try to trigger the ABS. The brakes on my E30 are more than enough to make up the difference, but I think Miata brakes are closer to the max.
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Jun 21, 2012 03:55
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I mount my phone on the windshield right behind the rearview mirror, videos turn out pretty drat good.
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Jun 28, 2012 16:50
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ProSolo I think.
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Aug 9, 2012 10:21
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Shane86: You weren't at the Dixie Nats, were you?
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Sep 5, 2012 04:45
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Down here in Dixie we have two excellent sites (Spence Field April-October, and SGMP for December-March), and we rarely get less than 6 runs on courses that are mostly 50+, with the odd course getting to the 38-39's for the insane fast drivers/cars. We have a lunch break, too. During summer when attendance is a bit lower, we get 8 runs. Then again, I'm told that Dixie Region runs an incredibly tight ship while still maintaining high fun/safety level.
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Mar 18, 2013 21:18
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I never understood why slicks were standard for the stock classes.
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Mar 21, 2013 00:33
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"DOT Slicks" are still slicks. I don't care about that one little groove in the tread. You can call a rose a sunflower all day long but it's still a rose.
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Brigdh posted:So, a Yokohama A048 is ok then? Or a Kumho W710? Both of those are basically "DOT slicks" with a bit more tread... You're just being pedantic at this point. Or trolling. I care not which. Phone posted:Stock class? Like the ones with 32-way Ohlins, Hoosier A6s, and the biggest FSB you can find? Pretty much this. Ironically the National Level NA's and NB's in CS were some of the most blatant indicators of what was wrong with Stock. Remote reservoir shocks in "stock class" is laughable. I never knew about that one until I read the article. Getting my E30 into STX was the best thing I ever did for being regionally competitive. I realize that tires were different back in the day, but this rulechange has been long overdue and will bring out a LOT of new blood in my region. There are several dudes out there that want to come out and race, but don't want to modify their car to bring it up to ST levels to get out of the hell-for-newbies that was the old "Stock" class, and became frustrated at never pulling a trophy or even getting close to the guys with $8000 shocks and Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 14:50 on Mar 21, 2013 |
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Mar 21, 2013 14:46
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You need to drop the VTEC threshold a thousand RPM or so.
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Extra posted:Dear god this is the most fun thing ever and everyone is extremely helpful and friendly I am kind of pissed off I didn't go do this the second I got my license. The NER Novice program is absolutely fantastic and the instructors were amazing. The course was so fast and well designed that being a course worker was pretty entertaining (helps to be working when modified/street modified is running). No one even made fun of my dumb slow car. Anyone who owns a legal car should do this at least once. One of us, one of us  As a novice instructor, NOTHING brings a smile to my face like this kind of response.
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Apr 19, 2014 23:50
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Torn Quad Jones posted:Heres the article about that tremor that went autocrossing too bad they put music over the run it sounded great. I would have liked a ride in that. Hell, I'd have like to DRIVE it. Just because.
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animeliker posted:I am bumping so its kept out of archives, but I went to PITL on Saturday. Lots of fun, a talented bunch, and its really well organized. Check it out if you are in the Toronto area. I had HP+ and HPS on my E30 STX car and they both worked great. HP+ are noisy as hell (I loved the sound, personally), eat rotors like a goon eats Cheetos and had the dust to go with the appetite, but after a couple hard stops bit like the devil and they never faded. I switched to HPS because I was doing brakes every 5k-10k miles. I got less initial bite but not by much, and everything else felt like a negligible loss in performance for my skill level. I also lengthened the replacement interval by double.
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