i thought the finish was great. it made you keep your mind on driving the
course all the way through the finish... not space out as you power past the
lights... which is partly why we have had problems in the past.
left hand banked turn? i just remember a sea of torque-blurred cones... :(
-James Creasy
President, BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
FFR Cobra #1630 www.klio.net/cobra
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Boyle <craig_boyle@yahoo.com>
To: Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com>; Benjamin R. Martinez
<brmcapri@usa.net>; ba-autox <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: 3/25 Course Design: Best ever?
>IMHO, this is the best course I can recall SFR putting
>on. The first part was technical enough to punish over
>driving, the straight was fun, the left hand banked
>turn was awesome. Even on my *Miata*'s
>non-competitive skinny Yokohama's I had tons of fun.
>
>I didn't agree with the finish - it felt like a game
>of chicken with the reflector - maybe someone can
>explain the philosophy.
>
>3rd gear is not a bad thing.
>
>
>
>Craig
>
>--- Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I thought the course was too fast for a
>> grip-challenged site like 3Com. I spent a lot of
>> time
>> in 3rd yesterday and was slipping and sliding all
>> over
>> the place. Of course, I was out there on brand-new
>> Kumhos (which I did buy heat-cycled), but I also got
>> lots of reruns.
>>
>> The course was pretty fun, but I'd like to see some
>> more challenging elements included, such as a good
>> slalom, maybe a couple offset gates, and/or a box or
>> two (did I mention I drive a Miata? ;). I did like
>> the fact that the course was fairly long, even with
>> two 3rd-gear sections.
>>
>> As for the bumps, I didn't notice them nearly as
>> much
>> as when we were at 3Com for Round 1. And the finish
>> didn't seem to cause too many problems. Putting the
>> lights at a point where drivers would be on the
>> brakes
>> as they cross them is a Good Idea!
>>
>> Overall, a decent course, but there is room for
>> improvement.
>>
>> --- "Benjamin R. Martinez" <brmcapri@usa.net> wrote:
>> > Dear Auto-xing groupies -
>> >
>> > So, what did you think of the course today? I did
>> > not really get a
>> > chance to drive it at speed and would like some
>> > feedback. Were there
>> > too many bumps? Was it challenging enough? Was
>> it
>> > too fast? How was
>> > the finish? Did you have fun?
>>
>>
>> =====
>> Scot Zediker
>> mx5_1991@yahoo.com
>> San Jose, CA
>>
>> "If at first you don't succeed, don't try
>> skydiving."
>>
>>
>
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