AUTO X W/CORVETTE CLUB, INDIO

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[PCH VIPER]

It was a great battle and very few cones were killed.

It was really fun to listen to the times being announced with each pass and hearing which team had the lowest time.  It went back and forth which made it exciting and with seconds left on the clock,the final passes were being made.....Ben lays down the fastest overall time on his last pass !



41.197 !!!

[PCH VIPER]

Team Viper won the challenge and the traveling Trophy is ours for one year.  We will go back next year to defend our Win !



Great driving everyone  !!!

[Viper Blondie]

VERY NICELY DONE !!!  From the planning, to the activities, the members to the pictures!  Thank you for the hard work putting this event together.  Now to plan the re-match in the fall...  >m

[NK BREKR]

Excellent work fellas!

Big thanks to Anthony, Corvette Club, and Mr. President for putting on a great event!

Congratulations to Ben on his lightning fast lap!  Tanner Foust ain't got nuthin' on you! <19

[Speedtactics]

Hey guys great fun this weekend here is a link to the photos I shot of everyones last run. I hope I got shots of all of you. Feel free to click on the image and each page has a download link to download a larger version.
http://gallery.me.com/hirkophoto#102757
Hirk

[Viper Blondie]

THANKS HIRK!  These are great!   >v

[PCH VIPER]

Great pictures Hirk !
BUT I really think we should give the credit to Mrs. Hirk   >1



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[Banzai Ben]

A BIG thank you to Lance, Anthony, and the Palm Springs Corvette Club for putting on such a great event and arranging the Vette-Viper only run group. It was really nice to get all our runs in the two hour session so we didn't have to wait around all day.
Thanks to Dan, Drew, Juan, and Anthony for their great driving to help us win the team competition.
And, thanks Mr. and Mrs. Hirk and Lance for the great pics.
It was really nice seeing everyone else too, fantastic weekend!  >v

[ViperX]

My hat is off to you Ben.

You really earned your nickname "Banzai Ben" as that's how your last run looked from where I sat.  You really hauled buns.

Excellent job.  

Now, for the huge side bet on next years Auto X, I propose the usual Diet Coke for the fastest time, purchased by the #2 spot (first loser per NASCAR).

I think we'd both better watch out for Drew next time; but maybe I'll do some extra "prep" work on Cathy's Viper just for Drew before the next AutoX ...... like changing from PS2's to some old, crummy run flats or maybe pulling a couple of spark plug wires.....Oh yeah, it's a team event - maybe not.  >w

Dan  <2

[PCH VIPER]

It was a great Team Event and the top five really showed their skills.


Ben  41.197      Dan  42.373     Drew  42.705    Juan  43.466     Anthony  43.608   
Even more impressive was the fact that Ben, Drew and Anthony were on street tires. 

[ViperX]

It was a great Team Event and the top five really showed their skills.


Ben  41.197      Dan  42.373     Drew  42.705    Juan  43.466     Anthony  43.608   
Even more impressive was the fact that Ben, Drew and Anthony were on street tires. 

FYI, Ben was on Kumho Ecsta V700's with a tread wear rating of "50" (same as Hoosiers), these are about the stickiest street tires you can buy, if you can find them.

Drew and Anthony were on real street tires, i.e. Michelins, while Juan and I were on Hoosiers.

If we hope to have a shot at a repeat, we should all pick up a set of Kumho's or equivalent sticky tires (Hoosier A 6s?) for our next contest with the Vette guys as it's likely that they will come "loaded for bear" next time.

Dan   >v

[Derek]

Hey just check out all the pics you took Scott/Laura, wow you got quite a few pics of everyone!

Thanks so much for posting those!
Great Job!  <1

[Newport Viper]

Melissa and I had a blast! A big THANK YOU to the Corvette Club and Anthony for everything!



It also brought us closer together as a couple!.......

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Team Viper won the challenge and the traveling Trophy is ours for one year.  We will go back next year to defend our Win !

Great driving everyone  !!!

Kinds looks like a chain gang working on a Nevada Highway?  Do I see OJ in the crowd with a hat on?