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Re: autox heaven

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Subject: Re: autox heaven
From: bruce haden <bhaden@ucsd.edu>
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 11:27:33 -0700
>Wait just a dog-gone minute!  Are you telling me that not every region:
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>Has to wait until April for the first event?

Our first event is always in Jan!

>Has to run on postage stamps and chewed up runways?

Comment overheard years ago by an L.A.area autox-er right
after we started running at Quallcomm; "My GOD. I'll  have to
install my long range gas tank to make it all the way around!"
We occasionally have courses with a 90+ sec TTD, with stock
cars in the 110's. And those aren't "Mickey Mouse" courses
either. 40-75mph with lots of third gear and occasionally
4th depending on gearing.

>Doesn't see a big square lot until Topeka?

We could put on the Nationals here.

>Doesn't have a concrete site?

All asphalt. Built in the 60's with road racing use in mind.

>Finishes the Season in late October?

Actually, we have events in Dec every year.

I think it's only 75 degrees out at the moment,
not 80. Next event this weekend. Two days. Practice
on Sat. Main event on Sun. Looking for 200 cars.
Goodbye now from paradise....
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>Oh boy, it's no wonder I can't win the big one!
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>AB
>Andy Bettencourt
>Solo II Stock Class Advisory Committee
>Chief Operating Steward, NER
>1995 Mazda RX7 R2 - Super Stock
>1966 Sunbeam Tiger MK 1A
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>KWall73108@aol.com wrote:
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>> Looking for input on the coolest summer and warmest winter autoxs.  Ideally
>> these locations would have an event every weekend, large smooth event
sights
>> and good competition.
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>Easy if you are referring to one place that is both cool in the summer
>and warm in the winter. San Diego. Relatively cool summers. About 79-80
>outside right now, and sunny. We are normally not muggy and I never see
>mosquitos here.  Winters are mild. Typically low 60s and sunny. Great
>competition and one of the best surfaces and lot in Qualcomm stadium.
>Often more than a mile long fun courses.
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>With the addition of the Naval Training Center lot, and possible a new
>site that is being talked about, we can increase the number of events we
>can hold.
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>More events are within an easy drive in Los Angeles, but we do not have
>as many events as every weekend...yet.
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>Besides, there is more to life than autocrossing. This aint a bad place
>to live for the other 6 days of the week.
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>Another place to consider would be the bay area around San Francisco.
>Not quite as temperate, but it has more events and I would consider it
>also a great place to live.
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>The only downside to San Diego, is you probably have to wait until a
>National Tour to experience rain autocrossing. But when it happens, it
>REALLY happens.
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>Randy Chase (locationally biased)
>In Sandy Eggo
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