Planning and scheduling an Auto-X???

[GeoffP]

Thanks - I really appreciate all the input and look forward to the event!

[musclecarmatt]

i think them dates will work good for me...looking forward to it!....any names for the event?...what you thinking toward event schedule wise?....friday cruise and saturday/Sunday autocross?

[SRD art]

Lol! This is a little like planning my wedding, every relative had input of what fit their schedule. We finally got to the point of saying, "Here's the date, if you can't make it too bad!" Lol!

LS fest is the folowing weekend so I should be able to make it. One more good opportunity to beat the car and get some seat time before going to Bowling Green. Or realize I don't got it and chicken out of LS fest, lol.

If it's hot out like in Aug, I have 2 10x10 canopies, I will prolly have one by the car and I can loan one for general sun dodging.

For a name the best I could come up with is East GA Hot Laps. maybe that'll spark some better ideas...

Are there facilities close by? Bathrooms, water, etc?

Any details on time, ie all day, early am till noon, ...

I don't think I can stay Friday to Saturday, any thought about racing during the day and then a dinner cruise in the early evening? Just throwing it out there.

Sounding cool so far...

[GeoffP]

The intent is to do a cruise of the area Friday evening ending at a local restaurant (home cooking style) for supper. Auto X all day Saturday - Homemade BBQ for dinner and maybe setup a projector screen for a couple old car movies, more Auto-X on Sunday until early-mid afternoon and then close it out. It'll be very low key and casual. I have a guy who says he's up for sponsoring some trophies or plaques so awards are a possibility too (this is not confirmed though).

[tommycomfort]

Geoff,
No promises, but that weekend is open with us and we'll do everything we can to be there with at least one car. Keep up the great work on this!

[musclecarmatt]

The intent is to do a cruise of the area Friday evening ending at a local restaurant (home cooking style) for supper. Auto X all day Saturday - Homemade BBQ for dinner and maybe setup a projector screen for a couple old car movies, more Auto-X on Sunday until early-mid afternoon and then close it out. It'll be very low key and casual. I have a guy who says he's up for sponsoring some trophies or plaques so awards are a possibility too (this is not confirmed though).

sounds like a winner to me....heck trophies or no trophies i just wanna come to have fun and hangout with some fellow car guys!

[GeoffP]

Wow guys - I never thought I'd see this much interest. Has anybody checked out Google maps for an overhead of the pad we've got to work with? Anyone got any thoughts on a way to use the shorter section of the runway for part of the course???

Tom - I hope you guys can come. If nothing else, I am going to use this event to try my hardest to get my wife to FINALLY try Auto-X! I could use your help getting her on the course!

[SparkyRnD]

I wasn't trying to dictate the dates, but rather throwing it out there about some of the same considerations we are going through with PSMC. If I can get out, I'll be there.

What kind of timing equipment are you planning on using (sorry if I missed it in an earlier post)?

[GeoffP]

Sparky as always I appreciate any input you have - My statement wasn't directed at anyone in particular, just a general statement to calm the date "debate" down a bit and hopefully didn't offend anyone as that was not my intent. I hope you and Joe can both come!

We were hoping to use Bill's stuff because he had offered to come down if the date worked out but he hasn't responded to the PM I sent him here or on Facebook. I know he's got to be busy with all the back to back events so I was trying to be patient in waiting on his response. Worst case, we'll make our own timing equipment and I may be able to borrow traffic cones from my workplace. I'm in IT and have a couple really sharp co-workers - I'm sure between the three of us we can come up with something that will work well even if we have to write our own software.

[HectorM52]

Great! I don't think that date conflicts with anything I have either!! Woo hoo!

[GeoffP]

That's good to hear Adam!

[GeoffP]

Anybody got any leads on some small cones for course layout and a PC based timing system? I'm open to buying these pieces if necessary but can't really find what I'm looking for in regard to timing lights.

[tommycomfort]

I'm not sure about timing equipment, but my favorite website has cones. http://www.mcmaster.com/#traffic-con...sories/=gj28uc

Keep up the good work on the event!
Tom

[GeoffP]

Thanks Tom! They aren't too badly priced at about $7 each. I'm going to check at work too - maybe I'll get lucky and get a few donated (power company).

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Thanks Tom! They aren't too badly priced at about $7 each. I'm going to check at work too - maybe I'll get lucky and get a few donated (power company).

How about some kid's soccer cones from a sporting goods store? Def less than $7 ea, but not as tall...

[GeoffP]

Soccer cones aren't a bad idea as long as they're heavy enough not to get blown around or blown over easily. Thanks for the suggestion!

[SparkyRnD]

$7 each isn't bad, until you realize how many you need for both sides, and doubling up for turn indication. Plus, having a place to store them too, and the smell from new cones is quite pungent, negating keeping them in a standard garage or basement.

[musclecarmatt]

any updates on this.??..about get my car back up for some test and tune with new head/cam swap..

[GeoffP]

No not yet. I haven't had time to type up the proposal for city council yet with my working on my 68 Camaro to get it ready for RTOS weekend after next. I don't have any doubt that it'll happen though because I've got a couple prominent citizens behind me on it. More soon though I promise!

[RS_Customs]

Any new news?

Robert