This morning FifeDog236 and I finished his car (aside from the busted pulse sensor) at 2ish in the morning. By the time I got to bed, it was around 5 am.
But, I dragged myself out of bed at 11 to head to Devens AFB for some sort of SCCA event, to meet Alex, pick up a few parts, and head back.
At 3, I finally headed home. The SCCA event was the SCCA Nationals. It was also my first SCCA event. Needless to say, it changed my life.
Alex was running in the DSP class, and he did an amazing job. He came in second, even though he's hard on himself for not finishing first - he only fell short by a half second! The co-chair of the Boston Chapter, Steve Hazard, has an E36 M3 and he ran only a few tenths quicker on the same track, not to mention the DSP first place winner was driving a 2 door E36 M50 - Alex is running a 4 door E30 M20! This alone blew my mind - Alex's car was one of the fastest on the track, and had MUCH less horsepower than the M3, and even less than his direct class competitor, with the M50.
I was immediately welcomed by Alex and his friend Meg, and they brought me around and gave me the full picture of what an SCCA event has to offer. The competitive tension was obviously higher, as these are the nationals, and today was the final day, so it was after many had been cut the day before. Seeing Lotus Elises, Porsche GT3's, an E21 with an S14 engine in it, a ton of Miata's and WRX's, and even a stock Legacy wagon, all running a tight slalom course on an open runway - there's really no way to describe it without seeing it for yourself. Between the extensive help of Alex and Meg, Steve Hazard, and other drivers, really made me realize what a community SCCA really is.
I recommend to ANY and ALL of you, go to an event, if you haven't done so already. It's impossible to enjoy yourself being surrounded by such incredible machines driven by incredible people.
Thanks again to Alex, one of the nicest and most helpful E30 owner/racers I've ever met - you've inspired me to start working at getting into autocrossing as well. Good luck in Toledo!
But, I dragged myself out of bed at 11 to head to Devens AFB for some sort of SCCA event, to meet Alex, pick up a few parts, and head back.
At 3, I finally headed home. The SCCA event was the SCCA Nationals. It was also my first SCCA event. Needless to say, it changed my life.
Alex was running in the DSP class, and he did an amazing job. He came in second, even though he's hard on himself for not finishing first - he only fell short by a half second! The co-chair of the Boston Chapter, Steve Hazard, has an E36 M3 and he ran only a few tenths quicker on the same track, not to mention the DSP first place winner was driving a 2 door E36 M50 - Alex is running a 4 door E30 M20! This alone blew my mind - Alex's car was one of the fastest on the track, and had MUCH less horsepower than the M3, and even less than his direct class competitor, with the M50.
I was immediately welcomed by Alex and his friend Meg, and they brought me around and gave me the full picture of what an SCCA event has to offer. The competitive tension was obviously higher, as these are the nationals, and today was the final day, so it was after many had been cut the day before. Seeing Lotus Elises, Porsche GT3's, an E21 with an S14 engine in it, a ton of Miata's and WRX's, and even a stock Legacy wagon, all running a tight slalom course on an open runway - there's really no way to describe it without seeing it for yourself. Between the extensive help of Alex and Meg, Steve Hazard, and other drivers, really made me realize what a community SCCA really is.
I recommend to ANY and ALL of you, go to an event, if you haven't done so already. It's impossible to enjoy yourself being surrounded by such incredible machines driven by incredible people.
Thanks again to Alex, one of the nicest and most helpful E30 owner/racers I've ever met - you've inspired me to start working at getting into autocrossing as well. Good luck in Toledo!
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