July 13, 2006
More autocrossing, this time a trophy!
Posted by Jess in
Mini Cooper S
I'm still WAY behind in my blogging, to the point that I've done a few more autocross events. In fact, my car has gotten "chopped" since this event, and I've had to move into a higher modification class.
But, I wanted to tell you about this one anyway.
This was my second autocross event, held at Devens, MA last May (yes, I am WAY behind, I know!).
The course was long, at least from the first event I went to. While my first event was in a large parking lot, this event was held at an old airfield runway, allowing the cars to get up to much higher speeds.
Devens used to be Fort Devens, and used to be a huge army barracks. It was later used only as a training facility, and now doesn't do much of anything, as far as I know. Which is good for the SCCA, as now there are these huge runways just sitting here, waiting for cars!
Here's Eloise, waiting to get into the grid (the main parking lineup to get ready for your heat). Right now she's in what's called "the paddock", in which cars line up, empty out all the contents, and get tech checked.
Yes, it takes awhile to empty out a car! Floor mats, loose change, wheel caps, they all have to be off the car. What's normally a basic luxury can become a projectile missile while cornering and braking at high speeds. When the car gets tech checked, the inspectors are looking to make sure the car battery is held down tightly, and everything looks in place.
The "NGS" in this stands for Novice, G-stock class. It's in stock category at the moment, as I haven't done any tuning modifications.
Getting ready to take my first of three runs on the course:
I actually came in third in Novice stock class, which let me take home a trophy that day! Considering it was only my second event, this was very exciting. I'll post pictures of my most recent autocross soon, now that I'm not in stock class anymore, I think my brief day of trophying is over, but we'll see.
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Wow! Third. Congrats.
Well done.
