Carlisle 2013

[Montie Henderson]

Looks like a great time. Sure hope I make it next year.

[edward ericson]

Us too, Montie!

[billnparts]

Shu, Roy, Don and Bob have photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlisle-events/sets/72157633528091689/PMOSSBERG2013-05-21 09:53:12

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Dale Schumacher]

Bill,

Thanks for the photo’s – I just realized that I must have missed a few things.

Looking forward to seeing your son’s in car video mounted on my rear deck.

I need to prove that I was going faster then it looked like from the stands!

[john barry]

billl  great pics  thanzzzz  🙂
jebarry2013-05-21 11:19:45

[Richard Wobby]

We are still in pa. Mrs wobby talked me into intercourse. We’ll be leaving pa soon i think. She’s lovin intercourse. How was one to know. Biked to lancaster, hersey and strastburg. Going to holland tomorrow came apon a broke down buggy on the way to lancaster and had duct tape and parachute with me on me bike. 8 amish watching a red neck from vt rig thier buggy so they could get home. They don’t accept help easily. But I got that unabtrusive way about me that made them all feel comfortable. They wouldnt let the young boys keep the foam planes I gave them though.

[Royal]

So here I was staged and ready for my Championship run in the TD (seniors division) Autocross race. Truth is, I was a bit nervous, never having raced before.  I had my suction cup camera mount stuck firmly on the windshield holding my new camera and I was waiting in line for my shot at fame.   Ed had almost finished his run, so I turned my camera on.  But it didn’t start.  It was incredibly bright there, and with the sun over my shoulder I could hardly see the display on the camera.  Hit start again.  Ran the orientation run, the whole thing in 2nd gear.  Not too curvy, or whatever the official autocross word is.  Got back in line after my run.  My turn again.  I had my GPS hooked up and I ran the second with a top speed of 39 mph, which was 3 mph faster than my first.    On Run #2 I had tried a different track than on #1 and I thought it was better.  Now on #3, I was going to push it harder. Started the camera, reset the GPS and when the starter gave the signal, took off.  I thought I was quite a bit faster than on #2 and the GPS showed that I did have a top speed of 42 mph which was 3 mph faster than #2.  That was a whopping 6 mph faster than my first run.  I felt pretty good about that.  But, I knew that if I could run again, I would be faster still, as I had used the engine to brake the speed prior to entering the turns.  I could see that I could improve and be faster by maintaining speed until the last minute and braking to decelerate more quickly.   I also believe that there were a couple of stretches that I could have gained some by shifting into 3rd.  

Got home that night (back in the hotel) and decided to look at the videos:

#1.  Remember the 2 hits on the start?  Well, it’s a new camera and the second hit actually turned the camera “off”.  No video.  

#2.  Forgot to turn the camera on.  Bummer. 

#3.  Turns out that the little knob on my new camera had moved from Movie/video to snapshot.  So all I got was a great still of the starter about to send me off.  Good picture eh?  

Before all the TD youngsters who raced give me a hard time, I will preempt and say that it was definitely the driver.  MiGi was willing and able to do much better.   Even though I have added a few Winter 2014 go fast idea to MiGi’s to-do list, This track set up on this day was more a test of the driver than the car.  

Come on out and give it a go in 2014.  It is a hoot!  

Here is the only photo result of all my photographic efforts: 

Now I ask you, isn’t that a great photo??  

Wait ’til next year.  

[KentT]

Royal wrote:

Now I ask you, isn’t that a great photo??  

Looks like you’re aiming a little low and to the right…

Early FF TDr on 69 VW pan
Slowly coming back from the ashes...

[billnparts]

It’s a two second penalty for hitting a cone. I’m not quite sure of the penalty for running down a course worker.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Royal]

Wobby, you’re a riot.  Julie and I did Intercourse yesterday.  Wish we had known that you and Lauren were going, we could have done it together.  Lotsa fun.  

[edward ericson]

That Miata dude almost found out, I bet! (answering Bill, two up)

Also, my long blog post on the Carlisle event. Would very much like to post a snap (or better) of the race results. Bill?

edsnova2013-05-22 12:21:32

[john barry]

thx Ed

good recap of the event ….  btw  my  TMI was meant for the comments before you …hahahah:Pjebarry2013-05-22 09:48:33

[billnparts]

I have them in a file that I can’t seem to get them out of. Still trying to export.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Paul Mossberg]

Group shot, courtesy of Jim Ignacio (musbjim) from the Speedster group:

 

PMOSSBERG2013-05-22 10:49:30

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[Paul Mossberg]

Again courtesy of Jim Ignacio, here are the cars and drivers….

 

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[billnparts]

I’ve taken the photos David took and added them.

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24356664

Slideshow:

Never tried this before…

PMOSSBERG2013-05-22 20:58:55

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Paul Mossberg]

David’s shots are awesome!
Some of the coolest shots ever of my TD!
Thanks!

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[edward ericson]

Indeed. The boy knows how to hold a camera. Thanks for sharing those.

[Paul Mossberg]

Our humble little group is getting nice props over on the Speedster Owners Facebook page.
Nice showing guys and gals!

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[Paul Mossberg]

Carlisle posted the final 2013 Autocross results.

The full list is at the bottom of this post. Our valiant entrants are here. I included Chuck Beck, because he was driving Cory Drake’s Speedster.

The PAX index certainly helped out Ed and Bridget! And most definitely hurt Bill!

 

Entrant	Car Make	Best Time	PAX Index	PAX Time
David Aschemon	98 VW GTI	71.750	*0.867	62.207
Chuck Beck	64 Porsche 356B	74.737	*0.928	69.355
Edward Ericson, Jr	52 MGTD	86.228	*0.838	72.259
Daniel Piperato	56 Porsche 550 Spyder	78.272	*0.928	72.636
Dale Schumacher	70 VW/MGTD	89.710	*0.838	75.177
Roy Hendrix	52 VW/MGTD	94.996	*0.838	79.606
Bill Ascheman	52 MG TD	82.922	*0.962	79.771

 

2013 Carlisle Import and Kit
Nationals

May 18 and 19, 2013

SCCA Autocross Results

 

Entrant	Car Make	Best Time	PAX Index	PAX Time
Bryan Cherry	05 Subaru WRX	71.824	*0.827	59.398
Richard Good	72 Triumph TR6	67.771	*0.877	59.435
David Aschemon	98 VW GTI	71.750	*0.867	62.207
Ben Kaplan	08 Volvo C30	75.999	*0.827	62.851
Brandon Holste	06 Saturn Ion Redline	77.044	*0.827	63.715
Mick Burkett	90 Mazda Miata	80.407	*0.795	63.923
Aaron Greenwald	08 Volvo C30	79.310	*0.827	65.589
David Negrelli	93 Mazda Miata	76.462	*0.861	65.833
Aaron Frey	91 Mazda Miata	79.661	*0.829	66.039
Michael Hallock	05 Volvo S40	80.073	*0.827	66.220
Robert Apostol	00 Audi S4	77.160	*0.867	66.897
Charles Marvasso	84 Volvo 242 Beige	74.327	*0.901	66.968
Christopher Bagmore	95 BMW 325is	77.703	*0.867	67.368
Jonathan Lamay	90 VW Jetta	82.090	*0.829	68.052
Christopher Baymore	95 BMW 325is	78.528	*0.867	68.083
David Moyer	72 BMW 2002	83.669	*0.816	68.273
Devin Madonna	89 BMW 325is	80.126	*0.855	68.507
Mathew Tornetia	92 Volvo 245	78.828	*0.875	68.974
Nolm Penny	91 Mazda Miata	83.242	*0.829	69.007
Stefan Jakovljevic	08 Audi A4	84.642	*0.816	69.067
Chuck Beck	64 Porsche 356B	74.737	*0.928	69.355
Peter Donohue	97 Volvo 960	81.265	*0.855	69.481
John Buszard	TVR 5000M	80.293	*0.867	69.614
Jeff Bowen	89 Mazda RX7	75.449	*0.928	70.016
Steven Wolfe	02 Volvo C70	84.850	*0.827	70.171
Nick Mess	09 Audi S5	81.822	*0.867	70.939
Peter Donohue	97 Volvo 960	84.105	*0.855	71.909
Edward Ericson, Jr	52 MGTD	86.228	*0.838	72.259
Todd Devers	06 Saab 9-3	84.770	*0.855	72.478
Daniel Piperato	56 Porsche 550 Spyder	78.272	*0.928	72.636
Andrew Smith	06 Mazda MX-5	87.223	*0.834	72.744
Nino Gjivoje	06 Subaru STI	84.098	*0.867	72.913
Stephane Larivee	85 Renault 5	90.770	*0.804	72.979
Tim Adams	94 Volvo 850	84.730	*0.867	73.460
Jeff Rote	01 Mazda Miata	88.437	*0.834	73.756
Chris Ruffino	08 BMW 135i	85.930	*0.866	74.415
Taylor Bathurst	04 Mazda RX-8	90.055	*0.827	74.475
Dale Schumacher	70 VW/MGTD	89.710	*0.838	75.177
Mark Bonson	92 Peugeot 405	92.647	*0.816	75.600
Eric Bailey	Volvo 240	94.373	*0.804	75.875
Stephen Ribbons	11 Subaru WRX	87.540	*0.867	75.897
Charles Ryan	72 Datsun 240Z	82.904	*0.928	76.934
James Bellando	81 Volvo 242	88.819	*0.867	77.006
David Pendergast	67 Triumph Spitfire	96.275	*0.804	77.405
Gregory Hoffman	VW Jetta	91.140	*0.852	77.651
Daniel McGlynn	99 Saab 9-3	89.889	*0.867	77.933
Gregory Hoffman	97 VW Jetta	93.448	*0.838	78.309
Matthew Caricke	03 Volvo XC70	94.950	*0.826	78.428
Matthew Jouefczyk	99 VW Jetta	90.471	*0.867	78.438
Ron Hendrix	52 VW/MGTD	94.996	*0.838	79.606
Bill Ascheman	52 MG TD	82.922	*0.962	79.771
John Zabriski	13 TJZ	83.211	*0.962	80.049
Gregory Smith	06 Mazda Miata	97.604	*0.834	81.401

 

* Note: The PAX Index is a system of
handicapping cars so that the times of different cars

can be fairly compared to one and
other.

Also Note: A driver is allowed to
enter more than one session so, in some cases, a driver

may appear more than once in these
results.

 

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Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[Paul Mossberg]

Here are the results sorted by best time (not PAX Adjusted)
51 drivers/cars ran the autocross.

	Entrant	Car Make	Best Time	PAX Index	PAX Time
2	David Aschemon	98 VW GTI	71.750	*0.867	62.207
5	Chuck Beck	64 Porsche 356B	74.737	*0.928	69.355
12	Daniel Piperato	56 Porsche 550 Spyder	78.272	*0.928	72.636
25	Bill Ascheman	52 MG TD	82.922	*0.962	79.771
36	Edward Ericson, Jr	52 MGTD	86.228	*0.838	72.259
41	Dale Schumacher	70 VW/MGTD	89.710	*0.838	75.177
51	Ron Hendrix	52 VW/MGTD	94.996	*0.838	79.606

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Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[edward ericson]

Very cool! Thanks, Paul.

Word on Chuck Beck: He drove Cory’s car for one round–lost oil pressure–and so then transferred the number to one of his own creations. Cory knows which car it was; it was not a 356.

Holy crap! Just noticed: My car iced, like, 3 Miatas in raw time? I don’t know how that happens….
edsnova2013-05-29 08:14:15

[billnparts]

I wonder how the pair of WRX’s feel getting beat my an old MGTD?

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[edward ericson]

It’s stunning, isn’t it? Stock 2011 WRX is 265HP. And all-wheel drive. They are thinly-disguised pro-rally cars that ought to be able to run circles around us with even grandma at the wheel.

Now I laugh at these hood-scooped wannabe racer boys. Ha! I laugh!

Someone find them so I may laugh to their face. 

edsnova2013-05-29 17:26:16

[billnparts]

Calm down, Ed…take a deep breath.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

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