well, not really. The 3.0 won out in the end

....I did, however, beat most of the Evo 7's and 8's that were present

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=410374

 

In case anyone is interested, the results have been posted (finally):

Out of a total field of 74 cars (getting 7 runs each):

Me: Finished 36th overall, and 8th once the index (handicap) is calculated.
Best time: 29.08 seconds.

Jason: Finished 72nd overall, with no indexed time since he's never run before.
Best time: 33.42 seconds.

List of notable cars that I beat (in actual time):
2002 S2000 (3 of them)
2005 S2000
2004 WRX (2 of them)
2002 WRX (3 of them)
2003 350Z
1993 RX-7
1992 MR2
1999 Camaro Z28
1996 Porsche 993
2004 Mitsu Evo
2003 Mitsu Evo
2005 STi
2004 R32
2004 SRT-4
2005 Mustang GT
and several other Miatas, a couple BMWs, etc...
oh, and of course a 2002 Nissan Maxima

List of cars Jason beat:
2001 Turbo Beetle
1959 AC Aceca

 

can anyone show up to the capitol events or do you have to be a member im trying to go to the one in manassas but i dont want to pay the member fee cuz ill be at school for most of the events

 

they have open registration for non-members a week prior to the event...

running as a non-member at the Manassas event would cost $35.....joining the club is $25 and members run for $25...so for $15 extra you can make sure you get a spot.

If I decide to run in that event, I could also bring you as a guest ($35) if Jason isn't running, or if he joins.

If you want to join, contact Ed Chan at capitaldriving@yahoo.com...they locked membership last month, but I think it's back open again.

 

btw, might also want to get in touch with SkinnyMax...he's about your age, has a 4th gen, and lives in Blacksburg too...he autocrosses and road races.

 

duh...here's the website, in case you're interested

http://members.***.net/capitaldrivingclub/schedule.html

 

thanks, one of my friends with a wrx was also trying to go to that event, im in alexandria for the summer. i dont think ill be going to any of the frederick events and ill be back at school in blacksburg in august so i dont really want to pay for the membership on top of the event fee.

do you ever go to the scca autocrosses at fedex, im going to try to get into the next one but they fill up fast

 

I've given up on SCCA in this area...they are such a clusterfck (I think the last one at FedEx had like 400-500 cars there), and you only get a few runs....I prefer the smaller CDC events, because they are a friendly group...it's like hanging out with a bunch of friends (even if you don't know anyone)...

I also hate the SCCA classing system that basically screws me having a stage II LTB and sticks me in with cars that can whoop my *** even if driven poorly. ....

Once my Triumph is back on the road I'll go back to SCCA since I can be competitive.....

 

what classing system des the cdc use

 

it's an indexed system...uses some kind of mathematical formula to "index" you time. The best analogy I can think of is a handicap in golf. Basically, as you improve your driving (or your car) you can score higher on the index. Your first few events are for "establishing" an index and then it compounds itself at every event.

I wish I could explain how it works exactly, but I'm not sure. But basically, at my last event I finished 36th overall, but it was one of my fastest days to date relative to other (faster) cars' times, so my indexed ranking was 8th. 36th is quite high for a car the size of the maxima on a small course like that...alot of smaller heavily-modded sportscars, so finishing about mid-pack, combined with my index, usually gets me in the top 10 or 15...

wierd system, but it really evens out the playing field. It makes it more important that you improve as a driver and improve your car relative to the "you of last year" than for you to have the "fastest" car out there. ...

never heard a complaint about the index system at ANY event....I can't say the same for SCCA groupings....

 

This is the closest organization down here http://www.brr-scca.org/ The VT car club runs with them, the only kid I knew that was in it recently got arrested for stealing night vision goggles from work so I have no more connections. Looks like the next open event is in October. Up next though is a time trial at Mont Tremblant in Canadia.

 

yeah i go to the brr events all the time at least when its not raining, fwd in the rain sucks

irish: how many events do you have to attend to get indexed, i'm assuming they dont index you on your first event

 

after your first event, you get an index....then the index is adjusted with all events after that......so you get no index adjustment at the first event, but you do at all events thereafter....

 

how many runs do you usually get

 

6 or 7 usually....