Oppo + nailed it.

"burglar can't heart click anything" (burglar) 08/11/2014 at 11:16 • Filed to: None

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Perry from Autoxpics.com caught me with everything going wrong.

Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 11:18

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 11:18

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are you a wizard

CAR_IS_MI > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 11:19

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Is this an active airstrip?

Just seems kinda weird that they would let cars that close to active airplanes / a way to get to an active runway.

Jayhawk Jake > CAR_IS_MI 08/11/2014 at 11:21

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Looks like some temporary fencing in the background.

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 08/11/2014 at 11:26

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Must be Wilmington. They have an old DC-9 parked for mechanics in training. The autocross parking lot is separate from the airport.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wil…

CAR_IS_MI > Jayhawk Jake 08/11/2014 at 11:28

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Still. With everything that has happened with airport security I am surprised they allowed this on airport grounds at all.

BKRM3 > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 11:33

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Just wondering - does Tire Rack give you anything to put that windshield banner there?

Jayhawk Jake > CAR_IS_MI 08/11/2014 at 11:39

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That's just the fear mongering setting in.

I can easily walk onto an active runway from my office. I regularly walk on taxiways.

I'm sure if there's an autocross on the tarmac it's sanctioned off pretty far from anywhere dangerous, and the tower/ground/traffic/security/police are probably made well aware that it's going on.

Chris Clarke > CAR_IS_MI 08/11/2014 at 11:40

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I just found a pic from a few weeks ago, which is why I knew about this.

mcseanerson > CAR_IS_MI 08/11/2014 at 11:46

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It's not active anymore. Used to be a DHL hub but it's shut down.

You can run in the parking lot outside or on the actual pad.

burglar can't heart click anything > CAR_IS_MI 08/11/2014 at 11:50

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The Cincinnati region SCCA worked their asses off to get access to that site. Basically, DHL left Wilmington and suddenly everyone in town was unemployed. It's not much, but bringing a few hundred people into town to stay at hotels and visit restaurants for a few weekends a year makes enough difference to make it work. They put up MILES of temporary fencing and have active security patrols.

burglar can't heart click anything > BKRM3 08/11/2014 at 11:53

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Tire Rack gives SCCA a lot of money to be a title sponsor. It's a required sticker for any national competition. I'd like to think that some of that sponsorship money goes to lowering my entry fee, but I doubt it.

We're basically being used as free rolling billboards.

CAR_IS_MI > Chris Clarke 08/11/2014 at 11:54

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ooo well now that looks like fun,.

BKRM3 > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 12:23

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Interesting. I've seen them on race cars and I know they're required by certain series (our BMW CCA club race series being one of them) but I guess I'm surprised to see they make you do that for autocross. I'd want a big fat discount coupon for tires if they made me put one of those on my windshield. =)

burglar can't heart click anything > BKRM3 08/11/2014 at 12:37

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To add insult to injury, Tire Rack is the exclusive distributor of the Dunlop Z2 (soon to be Z2 star spec) and BFG Rival tire, two of the best tires out there for Street / ST classes. So you HAVE to buy from them. Oh, and guess who else is a title sponsor? BFG. It's a racket.

burglar can't heart click anything > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/11/2014 at 12:37

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I am a wizard.

mcseanerson > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 13:34

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burglar can't heart click anything > mcseanerson 08/11/2014 at 14:23

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That 75' slalom was awesome.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > burglar can't heart click anything 08/11/2014 at 20:59

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Yeah you showed that cone who's boss.