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The PitRacing Events:
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The first performance driving event for 2008 is in the books! It was a great success and we had great weather for it! The event was again a packed house, 33 drivers total! |
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The location was a favorite place for many of the group given its size, it was Maywood Park. The course was setup in the very early morning hours. A very dramatic sprawling course was planned, maintaining good speeds throughout. It was a technical course with many transitions, slaloms, weepers, switchbacks, hard turns, and a loop. It averaged about a minute and 10 seconds, large by autocross standards (if you got the space – use it!). It was a course that wasn’t terribly frustrating, but challenging to do well. When a course has that type of balance, everyone has a great time! Drivers checked in at around 8:00am, with a drivers meeting at 8:45am. The course went hot on-time at 9:00am. Away we went. There were three run groups, each run group received 2 drive around laps so they could learn the course. After that each driver would get an additional 10 runs. That is a day packed with driving! |
As the day progressed, of course so did the lap times. And as confidence grew, so did the number of mistakes. Of course the one thing that never changes are the smoke shows that ensue from excited drivers pushing their cars! Club members for a front row seat of the action under the club tents setup along the course. We also drew many spectators from the neighborhood as cars began to park and watch the excitement. |
We had several first time autocrossers on hand: Gus Pablecas, Scott Colburn, and Larry Catcott. They were all given the basics on autocross and applied them well. As always learning the course is step one and it takes many laps to get it in your head. Once they did, they were off with the rest of the group. The day had some great drivers and awesome runs. There were many consistent 70-80 second runs from people as evidenced below. For a course this long, the times tend to spread out farther. We ran until 3:00pm, each group having the 10 runs we planned. Smiles were on everyones faces, regardless of the time you ran, you had fun. |
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Our driving events are focused mainly on fun, safety, skill improvement, and camaraderie. But we do also have awards for the outstanding drivers of the day. This was also the first autocross in the Triple-cross series, concluding in September. We finished the day with awards and the group headed home. The day was a great success and it knocked the cobwebs off our equipment and pumped everyone up for a good race year! |
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Click here for a short web video clip of the event! |
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Want to browse the Performance Driving Afterglow for past years? Just click the year below:
Viper Club of Illinois Hot-line: (630) 415-3642
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