SCCA Hawaii Autocross - July 13, 2008

This past Sunday was the first autocross after a 2 month break for the 50th State Fair, which is also held at Aloha Stadium. And, it was like learning to walk again as both me and my brother felt that we weren't really focused after the long layoff. In fact, a LOT of people must have had the same feeling as everyone was DNFing...even experienced racers like Erik in his Subi Wagon!!!

"Ahhhh...Left Turn There!!!!" My brother DNF'd away his first 3 runs!!! On his last do-or-die run, he managed a 34.8.

On my first run, I got lost and did a 37.
On my second run I coned away a 34.8.
On my 3rd run, I decided to NOT left foot brake and did a 34 flat.
On my forth, I over drove the course and went back up to 34.9.

We both did lots of fun runs and my brother bested me with a 33.8! I could only repeat my 34 flat with numerous 35's thrown in there. Although, I did have one really good run that might have broken into the 33's, only that the lights malfunctioned and I ended up with a smoking 14 seconds!!!

Results for STS:
Steven BMW 325it 37.017 36.862 1 34.086 34.893 34.086 43 27.814 29
Gregg Mazda 6-Wagon DNF DNF DNF 34.841 34.841 54 28.430 40
Erik Subaru RS Wagon DNF 36.703 36.635 35.971 35.971 76 29.352 57
Malcolm Toyota Corolla 47.225 37.594 37.096 DNF 37.096 93 30.270 74

A Sea of Cones to Get Lost In...
The course was a really open high speed layout and I got up into the 45mph range in 2 places on the course. Although, there were probably 2 or 3 places where you HAD to slow down to get the proper line for the section, else, you ended up plowing away lots of time.

Not much time to think, analyze or recover as the next race is this coming Sunday!