2007 Queensland Challenge
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Thanks rag top posers It was good to see the MX5s come out punching above their weight, though I can guarantee you that the top X spots in the speed events were taken out by the turbo 4WD brigade. Unfortunately, we were just too stuffed and only managed to complete compiling all the cards and getting the speed event results in last night. But today is a new day!
Thanks also to Eric and Katie, and Anson who spent the day standing in the dust and line of some cars to pop off snaps. I am sure they have plenty of work to do in the coming days to sort through these and get them to an end state. Huge thanks too to John and Bob for standing in the the shower of startline stones at the end of the day.
Yes, as far as events go, this one was certainly a tough one. Mostly due to our stupid insistence that we do the number of speed events that we did I guess. We pushed the boundaries of time as far as we logistically could, and any blemish became a mountain to overcome. But we did get the event away almost on time, left QR smack bang on our time limit (those Porkas were getting itchy to hit the track I think), and finished the event with the end of the natural light. BTW we realised on the way home that we saw sunrise and sunset at Willowbank! The Charade covered 1300kms for this event (only 300 yesterday), and I must climbed in and out of that cage 50 times yesterday and bloody feel it now. We even got to line up to get into the drags last night to the quizzical looks of every LS1 owner in SE Qld, surely champing at the bit to run us down the strip. Unfortunately for them, we were just there to return the keys to the gate.
Thanks also to Eric and Katie, and Anson who spent the day standing in the dust and line of some cars to pop off snaps. I am sure they have plenty of work to do in the coming days to sort through these and get them to an end state. Huge thanks too to John and Bob for standing in the the shower of startline stones at the end of the day.
Yes, as far as events go, this one was certainly a tough one. Mostly due to our stupid insistence that we do the number of speed events that we did I guess. We pushed the boundaries of time as far as we logistically could, and any blemish became a mountain to overcome. But we did get the event away almost on time, left QR smack bang on our time limit (those Porkas were getting itchy to hit the track I think), and finished the event with the end of the natural light. BTW we realised on the way home that we saw sunrise and sunset at Willowbank! The Charade covered 1300kms for this event (only 300 yesterday), and I must climbed in and out of that cage 50 times yesterday and bloody feel it now. We even got to line up to get into the drags last night to the quizzical looks of every LS1 owner in SE Qld, surely champing at the bit to run us down the strip. Unfortunately for them, we were just there to return the keys to the gate.
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Firstly a big thanks to everyone involved! I'm still in awe at the sheer amount of organisation that went into this.
Was my first competitive event in the mx5 and was absolutely amazed at the ability of the little car. Made us realise just how worn the shocks are, but needless to say it's on the to do list now
Thanks again to everyoneone that made this possible!
Rhys
Was my first competitive event in the mx5 and was absolutely amazed at the ability of the little car. Made us realise just how worn the shocks are, but needless to say it's on the to do list now
Thanks again to everyoneone that made this possible!
Rhys
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Thanks for another great event Ted, Jackie and everyone else involved in the event.
It was a big day! Although I didn't quite make sunrise at Willowbank, I did work out I was awake for 20 of the 24 hours of Saturday!!
Cleaning the car yesterday was interesting.
It was a big day! Although I didn't quite make sunrise at Willowbank, I did work out I was awake for 20 of the 24 hours of Saturday!!
Cleaning the car yesterday was interesting.
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No Rhys, you are well and truly beaten now. Your nav went into a 1975 Corolla to try and beat the MX5s.
Congratulations to Mazlot for their efforts in becoming the best placed MX5 overall, and congrats to DCMau for being the highest placed MX5 nav. Unfortunately Pupat wasn't in an MX5, he would have taken out the top MX5 nav title otherwise.
Oh Yes, and congratulations to BiX on being equal first nav. The fact that your driver (and ex MX5 owner five times over) took out the driving events in a stock std STI speaks a lot for your courage Even bigger accolades for making the end without seeing an FIV!
Congratulations to Mazlot for their efforts in becoming the best placed MX5 overall, and congrats to DCMau for being the highest placed MX5 nav. Unfortunately Pupat wasn't in an MX5, he would have taken out the top MX5 nav title otherwise.
Oh Yes, and congratulations to BiX on being equal first nav. The fact that your driver (and ex MX5 owner five times over) took out the driving events in a stock std STI speaks a lot for your courage Even bigger accolades for making the end without seeing an FIV!
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Ted wrote:No Rhys, you are well and truly beaten now. Your nav went into a 1975 Corolla to try and beat the MX5s.
Try? He did, from what I read! Good job Joshie.
What were the special stages this time around?
Is there anything else left in the challenge?
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rhysk wrote:Ted wrote:No Rhys, you are well and truly beaten now. Your nav went into a 1975 Corolla to try and beat the MX5s.
Try? He did, from what I read! Good job Joshie.
What were the special stages this time around?
Is there anything else left in the challenge?
Thanks, we did alright... pity we must have dríven past 2 VRCs (or got lost). Very tight points spread at the pointy end of the field.
The special stages were.
-Lap of QR. Starting at hole in the wall near pit entry around sprint layout (I believe) to garage mid of turn 6.
-Motorkhana in QR carpark
-Once around autocross track no cones out.
-Motorkhana starting at finishing line of drag strip finishing in carpark beside track.
-Once around autocross track with cones out.
-2 x wivenhoe
-2 laps around autocross track
Rhys, Going to make a quick dash back to Brissie to make a run for the title hey?
Ohh and congrats to BiX and driver on winning and it would seem to the nav more importantly finishing. Congrats guys, well done.
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