First SCCA event!

"WarShrike" (warshrike) 04/16/2018 at 10:21 • Filed to: None

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Drove down to Mineral Wells from Lubbock with a car loaded down with my trackday wheels, jack, tools, and all the other necessities. Came back with a trailer that I’d arranged to buy beforehand.

Needs new tint, badly.

Was the only CAM-C competitor, everybody else had moved to STP for contingencies or to the Optima event in New Orleans. Got the participation trophy I guess, but I didn’t come home empty-handed :D

I went to the event knowing I was slow and inexperienced, and just wanted more seat time, so this was perfect. Had a great time, learned a lot, listened to other discussions from a large sampling of the national champions that were there at the event.

Something like 160 competitors, many of them were 2-3 person cars that didn’t get much cooldown time. It was of course in the 30s and windy all weekend, not something we expected in late April in TX. I didn’t get to take a lot of pictures, ran around chasing cones working the course and trying to learn from people’s lines as they passed one of the more technical sections.

Neil Can't Think Of A Good Name > WarShrike 04/16/2018 at 11:00

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A lot of people from my area went (SoWeLa) and said it was a great event! One day I’ll make the trek out that way. Looked like a solid run save for the cone, whats up with the scales at the end?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > WarShrike 04/16/2018 at 11:02

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Ahh Mineral Wells is a great site! I went there for an autocross about a month ago. Pretty fun people there and the surface is nice. It was a “mirrorcross” setup with a christmas tree drag start and dual mirrored courses which was neat. I definitely missed having my own car but the Malibu boat I used was entertaining nonetheless.

WarShrike > Neil Can't Think Of A Good Name 04/16/2018 at 11:10

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Champ tour, gotta weigh in lol. I’m 250lbs over class minimum.

Neil Can't Think Of A Good Name > WarShrike 04/16/2018 at 11:13

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Ahhh, got ya, I’ve only ever been to local regional events.

BeaterGT > WarShrike 04/16/2018 at 11:21

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What seats are you using? Also, props for having a hitch setup.

WarShrike > BeaterGT 04/16/2018 at 11:42

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Corbeau CR1s.

I’d put the hitch on a couple years ago, just never got around to grabbing a trailer. It’s so nice being able to just roll the trailer into storage and have it ready for next round instead of pulling all the crap out of the car every time.

BeaterGT > WarShrike 04/16/2018 at 12:51

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Yeah, that seems like a great idea (ponders hitch on C5Z).