Camarillo AutoX: CORVETTE ONLY! Sat July 9
07-11-2016, 04:10 PM
#82
Team Owner
Thread Starter
07-14-2016, 12:02 AM
#84
Fastest C4 of the Corvette Challenge was Ken Mitchell.
Fastest car overall, was unlimited competitor Tim Fitzgerald
Dirty Howie is always supporting the events at the Camarillo Airport.
Greg Thurmond's beautiful C2 was fastest of the early Corvettes.
07-14-2016, 12:27 AM
#85
Team Owner
Thread Starter
You forgot to mention that I was the fastest senior citizen on street tires
DH
08-07-2018, 12:00 AM
#88
Although this has been a popular venue, we must wait until the hanger construction is complete and the airport management determines it is appropriate to resume allowing events to take place. The last information we received regarding site acquisition was "on hold indefinitely."
08-07-2018, 09:51 AM
#89
Team Owner
Thread Starter
Although this has been a popular venue, we must wait until the hanger construction is complete and the airport management determines it is appropriate to resume allowing events to take place. The last information we received regarding site acquisition was "on hold indefinitely."
DH
08-07-2018, 11:44 AM
#91
Safety Car
The greatest threat to the autocross community is sites or rather the lack of them. We really provide no real revenue as autox site fees are of necessity limited due to budget constraints and frankly we generally are more a bother to the site owner than a benefit. Also the site owner has neighbor complaints justified or not to consider, besides wear and tear on the site surface. I spent 4 fun years acquiring sites and doing the scheduling for SCCA SFR Solo 2 and it was quite a job. At the time we used Oakland Coliseum, Candlestick Park, a surface in Stockton, Mather AFB and McClellan AFB in Sacto, and I was able to get us on the 12,000 foot E/W runway at Alameda Naval Air Station for a few events as the Navy moved out and before Alameda took over. There was an interesting story in that site acquisition. Being a veteran I knew that the military is not run by the top officers but actually is run by the top NCOs, so I contacted the Command Sergeant Major at Alameda to ask if we could use some of their concrete or asphalt for a number of events. He invited me out to talk about it. And in that meeting wanted me to see one of their "challenges" which was a nesting spot for the Lesser Tern at the W end of the main EW runway. I guess the Lesser Tern doesn't mind Jet engines but there was some concern that loud automotive exhaust would bother them. So we headed out in his jeep to visit the nesting site. Nearing the bird nests I saw about 20 marines at port arms surrounding a small truck and escorting it away from a bunker out on the SF end of the base. The Sgt Major said that was a "special weapon" being relocated. Frankly I doubt that the Navy had ever told the politicians in Oakland and SF (nuke free zones) that their area was not actually free of nuclear material or weapons. At any rate we had a number of events on site. Some on the long Runway and some in front of mostly unused hangars. Well mostly unused except for one that was rented by some enterprising souls that were developing electric automobiles and in fact had an entry in all our events we ran at Alameda. Quite interesting back in the 90's to see a very quick car on an autox course making no noise other than the odd suspension noise occasionally.
08-07-2018, 06:12 PM
#92
Team Owner
Thread Starter
The greatest threat to the autocross community is sites or rather the lack of them. We really provide no real revenue as autox site fees are of necessity limited due to budget constraints and frankly we generally are more a bother to the site owner than a benefit. Also the site owner has neighbor complaints justified or not to consider, besides wear and tear on the site surface. I spent 4 fun years acquiring sites and doing the scheduling for SCCA SFR Solo 2 and it was quite a job. At the time we used Oakland Coliseum, Candlestick Park, a surface in Stockton, Mather AFB and McClellan AFB in Sacto, and I was able to get us on the 12,000 foot E/W runway at Alameda Naval Air Station for a few events as the Navy moved out and before Alameda took over. There was an interesting story in that site acquisition. Being a veteran I knew that the military is not run by the top officers but actually is run by the top NCOs, so I contacted the Command Sergeant Major at Alameda to ask if we could use some of their concrete or asphalt for a number of events. He invited me out to talk about it. And in that meeting wanted me to see one of their "challenges" which was a nesting spot for the Lesser Tern at the W end of the main EW runway. I guess the Lesser Tern doesn't mind Jet engines but there was some concern that loud automotive exhaust would bother them. So we headed out in his jeep to visit the nesting site. Nearing the bird nests I saw about 20 marines at port arms surrounding a small truck and escorting it away from a bunker out on the SF end of the base. The Sgt Major said that was a "special weapon" being relocated. Frankly I doubt that the Navy had ever told the politicians in Oakland and SF (nuke free zones) that their area was not actually free of nuclear material or weapons. At any rate we had a number of events on site. Some on the long Runway and some in front of mostly unused hangars. Well mostly unused except for one that was rented by some enterprising souls that were developing electric automobiles and in fact had an entry in all our events we ran at Alameda. Quite interesting back in the 90's to see a very quick car on an autox course making no noise other than the odd suspension noise occasionally.
DH