DMVR Schedule [Archive] - Minnesota Autosports Club

miata#37

02-07-2006, 05:05 PM

From their forums:

March 25 Test & Tune SCCA Members Only Sandpiper
March 26 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

April 29 Test & Tune SCCA Members Only Sandpiper
April 30 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

May 20 Test & Tune SCCA Members Only Sandpiper
May 21 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

June 18 DMVR Points Event TBA(DMACC, or AMES)

July 16 DMVR Points Event TBA(DMACC, or AMES)

August 27 DMVR Points Event TBA(DMACC, or AMES)

September 10 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

October 8 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper
October 29 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

MattD

02-07-2006, 06:57 PM

From their forums:

March 25 Test & Tune SCCA Members Only Sandpiper
March 26 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

That's NEXT MONTH!!! :bigeyes:

...and we are just starting winter.

porkbone

02-08-2006, 09:38 PM

I won't be able to make the novice school here, so I might travel to the test & tune in Iowa... I wonder if anyone else from here might be up for traveling.

aansorge

02-08-2006, 09:44 PM

Ivan

02-08-2006, 10:06 PM

I'm going. Had a great time there last year.

SaturnRaycer

02-08-2006, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by miata#37
From their forums:

March 25 Test & Tune SCCA Members Only Sandpiper
March 26 DMVR Points Event Sandpiper

Do you have to be a member of the DMVR region, or is SCCA membership enough?

porkbone

02-08-2006, 10:32 PM

uh, Porkbone, yeah MAC members are not afraid of doing a little driving. We'll probably make up a quarter of the field for the test and tune! I'm counting on a bunch of us being there. Hopefully I get to set up the track!

Sweet. In that case unless the weather is sucking, I will definitely be there. Do you think most people will stay the night and attend the regular event the next day too? Or just go for the test & tune?

Groo

02-11-2006, 10:46 AM

Sorry, noob questions here- what is the DMVR? Is there a web site or something with more information?

For the MAC members going- are you hitting the test & tune or going for the competition day?

MNbiker

02-11-2006, 10:52 AM

Sorry, noob questions here- what is the DMVR? Is there a web site or something with more information?

For the MAC members going- are you hitting the test & tune or going for the competition day?

Des Moines Valley Region - SCCA (http://www.dmvrscca.org/)

aansorge

02-11-2006, 02:21 PM

I'm probably just going for the test and tune, but some people do both. I signed up to do course design for the test and tune, but I haven't heard back.

miata#37

02-11-2006, 04:31 PM

I'm thinking TnT for sure. Not sure about the event itself. A lot depends on the weather.

SmokingTires

02-11-2006, 05:54 PM

porkbone

02-11-2006, 09:13 PM

I am considering the event the next day. So if others are doing it, I'd be down for splitting the cost of a room...

aansorge

02-12-2006, 05:28 PM

I'll hit the test and tune. Who's up for splitting a room and doing the event the next day?

Chris and Adam: Is it still on for you guys to flog my car and help make figure out my alignment? :)

-Mike

Ya, we're ready. You want to try a '99 sport?

I posted on SCCA forums about alignment on a 1st gen MR2 and I only got one response. The response was typical for a rear driver: a little toe in in the rear and a little toe out up front.

MNbiker

02-12-2006, 05:42 PM

Not sure my car will be done in time for this event....

http://home.comcast.net/~stevegarnjobst/front.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~stevegarnjobst/interior.jpg

Ivan

02-12-2006, 06:23 PM

Not sure my car will be done in time for this event....

You trailer it... slap in a driver's seat and put wheels on it.. ready to go!:D

miata#37

02-14-2006, 04:40 PM

I'll hit the test and tune. Who's up for splitting a room and doing the event the next day?

Chris and Adam: Is it still on for you guys to flog my car and help make figure out my alignment? :)

-Mike

You bet. The TnT will be an excellent opportunity. It will let us pay attention to what the car is doing without worrying about times. Try to be prepared with tools and such so we can tweak the alignment on site.

-chris

EWAustin

02-14-2006, 04:54 PM

I would really like to hit the test and tune (and maybe get some hints/help from some more experienced drivers). But it says SCCA membership is required. Is it really or can I pay extra and not be a member?

Citizen_Insane

02-15-2006, 09:47 PM

I noticed someone else asked, but it was unaswered: Do you need a DMVR membership or just an SCCA membership?

porkbone

02-15-2006, 11:39 PM

I noticed someone else asked, but it was unaswered: Do you need a DMVR membership or just an SCCA membership?

From what I understand it's just SCCA membership.

Ivan

02-16-2006, 12:20 PM

From what I understand it's just SCCA membership.

Correct. And, I just got an emial from them stating that they're only taking 20 or so pre-registered entrants for the t 'n t.

rdub

02-16-2006, 12:26 PM

I like to run the 2nd day anyway
Its really all a test and tune for me
Unless you're gonna attend enough events there for points

MiataAndy

02-16-2006, 01:49 PM

Kinda with Randy. I am not, and likely won't be by that time, an SCCA member, so the TnT is out of the question for me. I'll just hit day 2 and use that as a sort of test 'n tune (although it will likely have less runs).

Either way, the countdown to event #1 2006 has begun!!

Ivan

02-17-2006, 09:11 AM

Mike Slater says he'll have the pre-reg forms online by the end of the weekend.

--Ivan

porkbone

02-17-2006, 09:30 PM

Mike Slater says he'll have the pre-reg forms online by the end of the weekend.

--Ivan

Great! We'll have to keep our eyes open...

SmokingTires

02-18-2006, 12:29 AM

Ya, we're ready. You want to try a '99 sport?

I posted on SCCA forums about alignment on a 1st gen MR2 and I only got one response. The response was typical for a rear driver: a little toe in in the rear and a little toe out up front.

I'll drive it like it were my own :D

I also posted on the SCCA forum and got nothing. There aren't many experienced MK1 drivers on the MR2 forums that could give me much.

Chris: What kind of tools should I bring along? I have a small selection at home.

-Mike

miata#37

02-19-2006, 12:38 PM

Chris: What kind of tools should I bring along? I have a small selection at home.

-Mike

I'd say anything necessary to tweak the front and/or rear tow. You'd probably be best to come to the event with a little rear tow in (1/8" or so) and either 0 tow up front or a little tow out. Then make sure you have a full air tank. I'd predict the bulk of the adjustments wil be with air pressure.

SmokingTires

02-19-2006, 02:38 PM

I'd say anything necessary to tweak the front and/or rear tow. You'd probably be best to come to the event with a little rear tow in (1/8" or so) and either 0 tow up front or a little tow out. Then make sure you have a full air tank. I'd predict the bulk of the adjustments wil be with air pressure.

Not sure what I need to tweak the toe...

I'll make sure to have an air tank on hand.

porkbone

02-20-2006, 12:46 AM

I'm probably just going for the test and tune, but some people do both. I signed up to do course design for the test and tune, but I haven't heard back.

Any word back on the course design? I saw your post on the DMVR boards...

aansorge

02-20-2006, 08:29 AM

I asked if I could be course designer and whether or not we could do a slalom and skidpad to begin the event. He sort of answered the second question with a "I'm not sure how beneficial it will be this time of year" and didn't answer the first question. ????

If I set it up, it'll probably be a little like the old Phase I Evo course; a long slalom followed by a skid pad but then differ by having a section of offsets.

EWAustin

02-20-2006, 12:08 PM

Not sure what I need to tweak the toe...

I'll make sure to have an air tank on hand.

Front toe Adjustment takes a couple of metric wrenches (I wanna say 17 and 19 but don't quote me on it). It looks like a pretty simple adjustment to me. I'll be putting my new rear struts in today so I'll let you know what the rear takes.

porkbone

02-24-2006, 08:59 PM

Mike Slater says he'll have the pre-reg forms online by the end of the weekend.

--Ivan

I wonder which weekend he was talking about! :rolleyes:

Hopefully it'll be up there soon...

Ivan

02-25-2006, 01:48 AM

I wonder which weekend he was talking about! :rolleyes:

Hopefully it'll be up there soon...

I emailed him my SCCA info, and he replied that I was registered. Maybe try contacting him directly...

http://www.slateracing.com/html/contact_us.html

porkbone

02-25-2006, 10:16 PM

I emailed him my SCCA info, and he replied that I was registered. Maybe try contacting him directly...

http://www.slateracing.com/html/contact_us.html

Good plan. I sent him an email so we'll see what happens. Thanks!

porkbone

02-26-2006, 11:57 PM

Pre-registration for the March test & tune and following DMVR event is online now.

http://www.slateracing.com/html/event_registration.html

weidnerpaul

02-27-2006, 05:00 AM

I'm thinking TnT for sure. Not sure about the event itself. A lot depends on the weather.

Same here, weather will also decide on which car I bring.

Paul

porkbone

03-05-2006, 11:37 AM

3 weeks until the TnT in Iowa...

Groo

03-05-2006, 10:29 PM

I have family coming in town that weekend, otherwise I'd be all over it. :) for the family, but :cry: for the timing!!

washburn

03-06-2006, 08:29 AM

3 weeks until the TnT in Iowa...

My freakin' car is still snowed into a barn!

SmokingTires

03-11-2006, 08:38 PM

Am I suppose to get a e-mail confermation about my registeration for the TNT? I didn't have either of the e-mail services they listed, and outlook on my comp didn't work, so I copied the message it put into outlook and e-mailed it from my personal account. I haven't recieved anything back yet about it, and I want to make sure I get in.

Thanks,
-Mike

porkbone

03-11-2006, 09:09 PM

pinhead

03-15-2006, 01:55 PM

Hmmmm, I will be kind of out of town for the test and tune. I might try to hit the event on Sunday, though :)

larry200

03-15-2006, 04:45 PM

For those doing both the T&T and the points event, where will you be staying Saturday night?

-- Larry B.

weidnerpaul

03-15-2006, 04:54 PM

For those doing both the T&T and the points event, where will you be staying Saturday night?

-- Larry B.

Don't know yet but it's Iowa so there should be a vacant motel room somewhere (Sorry Chris), I'm not reserving in advance in case the cars not ready. I figure someone on Sat someone local can tell me where to go... If you can be that casual about it would you like to share a room?

Paul

Ivan

03-15-2006, 08:33 PM

For those doing both the T&T and the points event, where will you be staying Saturday night?

-- Larry B.

Country Inn & Suites in Ankeny. Stayed there last year, was nice. A nice restaurnat/bar right next door.

Country Inn & Suites
(800) 456-4000
(515) 965-2646
2510 SE Tones Dr
Ankeny, IA 50021