GOLDFISH SEASON FOUR, 2004

	GOLDFISH SEASON FOUR, 2004

20th Autocross(3/28/2004 FedEx Field):
SETUP (Changes):

RESULT:

DRIVER	TIME
FTD F 125 Shifter Kart	56.325
CP Class Winner	68.337
Me	68.337(Grin)
CP 2nd Place	69.363(1)
Tight and technical course layout this week. Very fun but tightening up the shocks didn't really help me get through the long tight slollum that was a key feature of this course, the stiffer damping just seemed to make the car a little slugish in taking a "set" after each transition. Also not really my best drive, but a win's a win.

21st Autocross(4/04/2004 Rosecroft):
SETUP (Changes):

RESULT:

DRIVER	TIME
FTD 2001 Sliver Mazda Miata(SM2)	54.249
CP Class Winner	55.782
Me	57.762
CP 2nd Place	57.762
Fairly fun serpintine course but with some really sneaky decreasing radi turns that cought me out on two of my four runs. Seat of my pants tells me that 11 clicks in from full soft on the SPAX shocks is just about right with my current spring rates and weight. I'm going to experiment with a little less tire pressure on the 18th.

22nd Autocross(4/18/2004 FedEx Field):
SETUP (Changes):

RESULT:

DRIVER	TIME
FTD 2000 White TonyKart Shifter (F125)	48.001
CP Class Winner	55.038
Me	57.770
CP 2nd Place	57.770
This course was a little more open than the last two with some lovely sweepers. A very hot day for mid April. I think I'll to wait for my competition to use up his tires a bit, my three year old Toyos just can't generate enough grip to get much closer but it IS fun trying. MAN! Do those shifter karts rock!

23nd Autocross(6/27/2004 Rosecroft):
Waiting to start

SETUP (Changes):

RESULT:

DRIVER	TIME
FTD Formula V (FM)	45.027
CP Class Winner	49.104
Me	49.104
CP 2nd Place	N/A
A technical and fairly tight course but lots of fun! I wasn't driving very well, but ran 50.440, 49.537, 48.683+1, and 49.104 in that order. After I ran the 48.683 I KNEW I could brake into the 47s, but just over cooked things on my last run and had to settle for the 49.104 as my best time. Still good enough to set fast prepared time of day, but THAT's not saying much as there were no other CP cars and just one EP 1974 2002tti BWM. Course Map

24th Autocross(10/24/2004 Rosecroft):
SETUP (Changes):

RESULT:

DRIVER	TIME
FTD Corvette Z06 (SM2)	56.447
CP Class Winner	60.668
Me	62.040
A fast but technical course with some fairly tight bits near the end but lots of fun! Also wet although drying. This was the 22nd Autocross for the Toyos, now mostly bald but still working pretty well even in the wet. But, Steve was running on full tread depth Hoosier dirt track tires and nipped me by about 1.4 sec.

25th Autocross(11/07/2004 Ripkin Stadium):
Matt Grubel & Barracuda

SETUP (Changes):

RESULT:

DRIVER	TIME
FTD Caterham 7 (DM)	45.316
CP Class Winner	51.373
Me	54.267
On Nov 7 a (very) small gathering of the MOPAX faithful took place at Ripken Stadium in Beutiful Aberdeen MD (about 20 minutes north of Baltimore on I-95). Matt Grubel (from the Philly area) and I met (for the 1st time in person) and flogged our Barracudas around a long, technical, but fast course. I ran a 55.979, 54.610, and 54.267, then threw away my last run on a dumb off course followed by a little drifting exibition (... ... (kicks self));still had a 56 & change. Matt's '67 notch back Barracuda looked pretty composed, and ran a best of 55.240. Since it was the first time he'd run in over a year we'll cut him some slack for not beating me (see below). Oh, yea after the event Matt noticed my right front swaybar end link was broken; wondered why it seemed to be leaning a bit more than usual (Heh! I thought it was just the smooth but grippy surface). Busted Rod End Old & New End Links New End Link Installed Some Shots of Matt Grubel

Last Updated: 01/27/2007