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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Was so fun the cones were scared of me by end of day. Will be back to do it again for sure heres a video.


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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Sounds like the hook has been set! Try an HPDE someday and you'll probably have a new addiction....enjoy!
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Looks like fun!
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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That is so kool.
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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Very nice. Your car sounds great. I just did my first auto-x a few weeks ago and a friend stuck his gopro HD on the roof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3vDc3JSfIk&feature=plcp

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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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That does look like fun. May have to give it a try some day.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 12:15 AM
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looks like fun, just completed my first long track run today. This s!!t could certainly become addicting
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Where was this in Ohio? The course seems fairly open compared to what I have done. They do autox at Beaverun which is a facility near the OH line north of Pittsburgh.

I've done both autox and track time with my MG and TR. Unfortunately the Vette would need a roll bar to do track days and I don't see that happening.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Oh yeah! AutoX is fun. My complaint is that you don't get much time to run at most of the events I've been too. HPDE seems like better way to go.
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This is at kilkare raceway close to Xenia Ohio North of Dayton.
At this event there were 25 cars and we got 10 timed runs.

This was the most fun I've ever had in any car my face still hurts from the grin
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My car sucks at autox. it can't do slower speed turns for some reason. just too tail happy. ill do some track days next year where I can carry loss of speed through the corners. (road America)
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Also, that's the weirdest autox setup. around here its just parking lots. where you have to watch out for curbs, lamp posts, concrete barriers etc. its nerve racking
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That looks like a ton of fun.
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Ahhh.. I really want to do this.
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