MoHud SCCA 2009 Autocross Schedule (Tentative)

[EJEvo]

The Solo Advisory Committee of the Mohawk-Hudson Region SCCA met this afternoon and put together our tentative 2009 season schedule.  No locations will be specified until we are able to confirm with the sites.

April 25 - School / Test&Tune at ACC
April 26 - Event 1 at ACC

May 2 - Test and Tune at Seneca Army Depot (Romulus NY)
May 31 - Event 2 at ACC

June 28 - Event 3 at McCarty Ave OGS Lot, Albany

July 11 - School / Test&Tune at McCarty Ave OGS Lot, Albany
July 12 - Event 4 at McCarty Ave OGS Lot, Albany

Aug 16 - Event 5 at Clifton Park Center (behind Boscov's)
Aug 30 - Event 6 at Wilton Mall

Sept 12? - Adirondack Corvette Club event at Prospect Mtn.
Sept 20 - Event 7 at McCarty Ave OGS Lot, Albany

Oct 4 - Event 8 at ACC

*edited 6/28 to add Clifton Park Center, Wilton Mall events.
*edited 4/21 to add McCarty Ave Lot event locations
*edited 3/19 to add ACC event locations
ACC - Adirondack Community College

McCarty Ave OGS Lot, Albany - OGS Parking Lot just to the right of the end of 787


The schools are a good way for beginners to get a taste of autocrossing, and to pick up a few pointers from instructors who will be available to ride with you.  Or, if you're already a seasoned autocrosser, the school also acts as a "test and tune", which allows you to shake the rust off your driving skills, test your new setup/parts, or just have some fun.

Back-to-back events: You may run 1 or both of those events such as the April 25-26 or July 11-12 events. If you aren't an SCCA member, your temporary membership on the 1st day's event gives you member pricing on your 2nd day's entry.  I'll confirm entry fee amounts, but they should be the same as last year from what I remember.

You can follow the updates on MoHud's forum (http://www.mohud-scca.org/Discuss/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1704), but I'll try to post updates here, too.

[Photofixer]

WOOT.. JUST MONTHS AWAY!!   

[BlackParis]

Hmmm... April is going to be pushing it for my BMW...

Perhaps I'll attemp GS with the hyundai!   

[deadlydave]

sweet.  the clock is ticking, time to get the r-comps mounted is upon me. 

[Zeeeek]

Hmmm... April is going to be pushing it for my BMW...

Perhaps I'll attemp GS with the hyundai!

You're not fooling anyone, you don't autocross. 

Dave, I haven't seen any discussion, what tire did you pick?

[cazwrx187]

Can't wait!! Gotta get all my suspension goodies in!

[BlackParis]

You're not fooling anyone, you don't autocross. 

Dave, I haven't seen any discussion, what tire did you pick?

Yeah.. thats right.. I'm normally too busy, out playin the ladies, to go to your nerdy little auto-xes

HAHAH...

JK..

Seriously.. I got no legals anymore, So other than work, I have no reason NOT to be there....

[deadlydave]

Dave, I haven't seen any discussion, what tire did you pick?

i got 225-45-17 Hoosiers from "Kevin's Tire Warehouse".  They're the R6's.  I talked to kevin and councillor styles for a bit about it and it seems to be the smartest choice.  The car's heavy, has 2 drivers, and some power, so I'm confident I can keep heat in the tires.  I'm beefing up the pads all around and will hopefully have the 2-pot rear wrx brakes and meaty vented rotor installed before the season starts.

Might as well spill the beans, I have some 18x8" wheels with 245-45-18's on them for my new DD or rain tires.

[WRXer]

looks like a good opportunity for my first time at a course. Glad to see Ill be able to get so seasoned assistance. Now Im really pumped. Been waiting for this for a while. Just a few months to go...

[deadlydave]

You'll have a blast, especially with the test and tunes and 'school' days.  Virtually limitless runs and great instructors.

Even though I've been doing this for a little while, I'm still gonna get my learnin' on.

[cazwrx187]

i got 225-45-17 Hoosiers from "Kevin's Tire Warehouse".  They're the R6's.  I talked to kevin and councillor styles for a bit about it and it seems to be the smartest choice.  The car's heavy, has 2 drivers, and some power, so I'm confident I can keep heat in the tires.  I'm beefing up the pads all around and will hopefully have the 2-pot rear wrx brakes and meaty vented rotor installed before the season starts.

Might as well spill the beans, I have some 18x8" wheels with 245-45-18's on them for my new DD or rain tires.

what wheels?

[SideshowBob]

Prolly come to an event or 2....

[deadlydave]

Prolly come to an event or 2....

 

[Dreaded1]

If they dont interfere with volleyball I can make a few.

[EJEvo]

I'm hoping for a good season.  It'll be interesting to see if the economy impacts our entrant counts or not.  I know I've sure done my part to boost this economy with parts purchases this off-season... 

[Zeeeek]

SM is just a never-ending arms race. 

Dave, is that shortbus Kevin and R6s that he brought to the last event, or someone else and new? He had some applicable 15"s I could have used, but weren't in great shape. I'm hoping I'll luck into some replacements for my V710s at the right moment...

[deadlydave]

SM is just a never-ending arms race. 

Dave, is that shortbus Kevin and R6s that he brought to the last event, or someone else and new?

I wasn't at the last event:  he had a bunch of them in his garage that were only heat cycled a few times, so they were properly broken in.

As far as the Arms race, I gotta laugh at that.  Even with all my planned mods done, I don't think I could catch up with you, EJ, byron, styles, and certainly not russ.  I run for the Laughs.  It's the only competition Baja in the world that's currently running.

[stylesrex]

I wont be AX'n this year.

[WRXer]

What does one need to enter such an event. Just show up? helmets? pre-event sign ups? large numbers of dollars?

[reign16]

That is exciting only 2 months left in first MoHud SCCA 2009 Autocross this year..i hope i can go there and see more auto,




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[deadlydave]

What does one need to enter such an event. Just show up? helmets? pre-event sign ups? large numbers of dollars?

They have loaner helmets for n00bs, a good idea to try out instead of forking over cash for a snell-rated helmet before you know if you like it or not.

With an SCCA membership:  most are 25 bucks to enter. (I think...I should probably go to a meeting.  It's listed on mohud-scca.org) 

Without, it's $15 for a 'weekend' membership on top of the standard fee.  The first couple of $15 temp memberships can be put toward your standard membership, which is somewhere around 70 bucks.  You can also get a discount by putting someone's scca member number as a referral.  (PM me and I'll hit you up with my member number).

All in all, I reccomend a couple of temp memberships until you know you really like it.  A-X is fun driving on the cheap, but you have to work the course too, which can involve roasting on the tarmac frying pan or getting poured on. 

There are several area autocrosses that technically aren't SCCA events that are a boatload of fun as well.  The tri-vettes have one in the spring and fall near Sacandaga, on an old go-kart track, so there's no course work.

[RS25BG]

awww yeah first time i'll be auto-xing with a rex this will be interesting

[flutyr525]

yea hopefully ill have a decent setup for suspension by the time the season starts. ive done the whole drag thing and love it...im sure ill love the auto-x world

[deadlydave]

awww yeah first time i'll be auto-xing with a rex this will be interesting

  Be prepared for ze understeer.

yea hopefully ill have a decent setup for suspension by the time the season starts. ive done the whole drag thing and love it...im sure ill love the auto-x world

I think you'll enjoy yourself.  Your runs will be more than double the drag length of time and you'll be using all 3 pedals, the shifter and the wheel.   

[RS25BG]

  Be prepared for ze understeer.

yeah not looking forward to it, my RS did that bad before i put the springs in it