Do you ever feel like taking your Viper out into an empty parking lot and doing some donuts just for fun? Wouldn't you love to go out and burn some rubber and not get a ticket? Have you ever wanted to take some turns on the street fast enough to slide the car and exceed its limits, without the chance of hitting something or someone?

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Would you like to explore your Viper's limits in a safe, legal environment and learn to handle your beast better?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then the WZR combined with a Car Control Clinic is something you just won't want to miss.

There will be three driving stations set up in a large parking lot at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA:


1. An autocross.  The winner will win a trip to Detroit to compete in an autocross against the SRT engineers!  To be eligible for this contest, tires must not have a manufacturer's treadwear rating less than 80.  For example, Pilot Sport Cups = 80 twr, Toyo R888's = 100 twr, PS2s = 220 twr.

2. We'll have a drag racers "tree" so you can learn how a tree works, learn to launch your Viper and test your reaction. Pro Drag Racer Lyle Larson of DC Performance will be teaching you.  You will launch into a short straight with a left then right turn.  This course is designed to induce unbalance in the car to give you a chance to "feel" what it is like when the car is on the edge.

3. Finally, there will be a figure 8 with in-car driving instruction.  Pro Road Racing Coach and Viper Days Chief Driving Instructor Bob Blizzard and his team will be coaching you.  This course is designed to let you feel the car "on the edge" and learn to make corrections.

For insurance reasons, this event is limited to club members and their immediate family.  If you'd like to share your driving experience with your passenger you may take turns, but your passenger must be licensed and at least 16-years old. Helmets are recommended, but not required.

Dinner and awards will be at a local Viper Member's facility where they truly "Build Cool Stuff". They have some neat projects underway that we'll be able to see (a group of astronauts toured the facility just a few weeks back). Feel free to check out their website www.Penwal.com.

Hotel:
Aloft Ontario
10480 4th street Rancho Cucamonga,  CA  91730
877-462-5638
Viper Club rate of $89.00 / night

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LOCATION:                            --   Auto Club Speedway – Lot 12 9300 Cherry Ave Fontana, CA 92335 www.AutoClubSpeedway.com Penwal 10611 Acacia Street Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Phone: 909.46.1555 www.Penwal.com

TIME: Arrive:  9:00AM Driver's Meeting:  9:30 AM Leave the track about 4:30 PM Caravan from track to Penwal Drinks at 5PM - Dinner at 6PM

***   Deadline to Register April 28th !

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Planning to attend:

Eddie Arguelles
Greg Baxter
Gary Belvedere
Bob Blizzard
Mike Buckingham
Aaron Carlsson
Dave Chrisman
Bruce Conklin
Dan Cragin
Justin Davenport
Dan Everts
Mike Fujita
Ron Glass
Garry Grant
Norman Greitzer
Roger Hamson
Paul Hawker
Scott Hirko
Stephanie Izard
Jerry Jacobson
Ben Kawata
Kurt Klimpel
Lance Kouchi
Bruce Li
Michael Malone
Anthony Matranga
Curt Moore
Jay Morrissette
Richard Palkovic
Chris Pennington
Anhtuan Pham
Eddie Reinsma
Terry Rossi
Samy Segura
Chris Sienicki
Michael Sinkinson
Dave Sweeney
Ernie Taylor
Randy Tribolet
Nino Valmassoi
Ray Wilson
Paul Winters
Luke Yuen


By the way, whether you light up your tires or not is totally up to you...  >1

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Art's in

Count me in too!
Ben

 Count me in.

If Art's going, I want in so I can ride along and cheat death again!

Quote from: Outspeed on January 25, 2011, 08:05:13 AM
If Art's going, I want in so I can ride along and cheat death again!

And we can rename the event Out of Control Clinic !

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I want to be there!!  But I will be at University of Oregon umpiring.  Hope you have a great time!  I know you will.

That experience put some hair on your chest Justin after you regained some color  >v  Besides how many times in life can you experience sssssssllllllllooooowwwwww  mmmmmmoooooottttttiiiiiiioooonnnnnnnn!!!!!   ^8  Too bad you didn't get to ride with me when the tires were melting.

Good times, even the drive home with AAA was great.

i'm in. Anthony Matranga

Cathy and I will be there.

Though I plan to work / help with this event, I just picked up a set of used Toyos so Cathy can burn some rubber!

See you guys at the track!

Dan  <2

Count Cheryl and I in.  There is no way we would miss Art drag racing this year, we still keep checking out the video.  We cal it the "Art of drag racing".  =15

Mike & Cheryl

Talk about value more than a year has passed and the CCC continues to entertain, I was happy to provide the footage >v

For those on the fence...stop thinking about it and signup you will be glad you did.  As the 1st post states this event has sold out the last 2 years and you will gain some great insight on how to handle our Vipers better.

Since Charlie Sheen can take a break, I'M going to also !  Please sign me up !  --Ernie Taylor

This is by far the safest and best event we do, since it gives us all a chance to safely test the limits, learn our capabilities, and more important, bond with other Viperholics.  It's a blast.  See you all there.

Dave & I will be there!  THIS YEAR with the viper!  I really need to learn how to use that line-lock... <2

Paul & Pam will be there!  We'll share the car between sessions of helping Lance with some of the work.  This is our most favorite event of the year! 

me and beth are signing up!!!!

wanted to do a few socal events this year, other than racing of course

Quote from: copperhead on February 17, 2011, 06:12:36 PM
me and beth are signing up!!!!

wanted to do a few socal events this year, other than racing of course

>v
Glad you guys are coming this way.  It will be a lot of fun watching Beth beat Justin thru the cones   <11

It's not fun for me when that happens, though I may have to because Beth becomes very bitter when she doesn't win or get her way!!! There is a lot of throwing and swearing that takes place...

Hey Rookie,

What's with the white, Darth Vader Helmet as an avatar?

D

Just a little homage paid to THE STIG. Some say he's a CIA experiment gone wrong, and that his heart ticks like a watch. Others say he naturally faces magnetic north and if you tune your radio to 88.4 FM you can actually hear his thoughts. All I know is...he's called the Stig. – Long Live Top Gear

Looks fun sign me up for this one.

I'll be attending. But where does it take place? I read this tread about 5 times and see no address or location.   =7

Hey Demoe,
It's at one of the huge parking lots located inside the AAA Auto Club Speedway in Fontana address is below:

Auto Club Speedway
9300 Cherry Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335

Quote from: NK BREKR on February 22, 2011, 07:11:04 PM
Hey Demoe,
It's at one of the huge parking lots located inside the AAA Auto Club Speedway in Fontana address is below:

Auto Club Speedway
9300 Cherry Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335

Cool. I know where that's at.

I have some toyos I want to burn up, see ya there

Juan

Hey folks,

As a reminder this event is for "Members Only" so please be sure to renew your 2011 Viper Club of America membership to ensure that you are able to participate.  You can renew using the link below:
https://www.viperclub.org/join/ and selecting the appropriate form.  Any questions feel free to email me [email protected]

Reserve me a spot. <m

Teresa may be there as a passenger depending on her flight schedule.

Paul

We will be attending with both cars.
Matt and Marcela

Matt,

Good to hear you're both coming.

This one is always fun.

Dan

Please note, that you must be an active VCA member to participate. 

And...unless you're registered - you're not locked into a spot  >1


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Eddie and one lucky family member are signed up and paid. I have some new sport cup tires I would like to see how they hold up when we are  <2  <2  <2 all day long.   >w  >w.

Maybe can make this one.

Just noticed this event is the competition event for the Western Region Zone Rendezvous. >r

This means the members with the best times may be invited to Detroit to race autocross against the best drivers from SRT! <m

Not official yet, but this is how it has been done in the past. <K <L <K

Hey Paul,

Looks like you are correct.  One lucky winner of the Auto X may indeed win a trip to Detroit to compete against the fast guys at SRT.  >v

We are still firming up details, but it's looking good.

Dan  <2

I think the more valuable prize is the competition for the Diet Coke Crown. Dan is currently the reigning King of the Diet Coke Challenge but there are plenty of people chomping at the bit for his crown!!! So, the BIG question is...will he hang on to it for the summer?

I went to the Car Control Clinic in 2009 and had a blast! I can't wait for this one. I stitched together some video I took of the Car Control Clinic in 2009 here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Z7l98FyQ8

>u

Nice video.  I remember attending the 2009 CCC and would definitely do it again.  I've signed up and paid.  And I'm bringing I want to thrash up my tires so badly so I can try a set of 315/18 and 345/19 Kumho XS. <2

Stig,

Sooo, now that the gauntlet has been thrown, do I trailer the 1100 hp convertible wearing the old, tired track Hoosier R6's (24+ sessions) or do I bring the ACR and mount up the newer A6's (3 or 4 sessions) on the wider Forgelines?

I do like Diet Coke a lot.....and Ben owes me one now, so I could lose and pay with that one ..... but nope, got to go for it!

Dan  <2

I've got a set of A6's on OZ rims just scrubbed in perfectly and I like diet cook too.   <11 But are slicks allowed?  And... I don't want to burn up a fresh set of A6's on the figure 8.   >o

To Hoosier, or Not to Hoosier. That is the question.

I didn't Hoosier last CCC and was glad considering the amount of rubber I left at Fontana. As much as I love my A6s and hate ripping them up, driving on them is SO much fun!

If you run slicks, I'll be forced to...so what do guys thinks? Are we going all-out or keeping it chill?

Quote from: Outspeed on April 05, 2011, 08:49:32 AM
To Hoosier, or Not to Hoosier. That is the question.

I didn't Hoosier last CCC and was glad considering the amount of rubber I left at Fontana. As much as I love my A6s and hate ripping them up, driving on them is SO much fun!

If you run slicks, I'll be forced to...so what do guys thinks? Are we going all-out or keeping it chill?

Not to Hoosier A6!

I think we should just run old R6 tires and have a drifting contest.  Let's save the fresher A6's for competing against Vettes, Porsches, Evos, etc. at El Toro!

The other side of this discussion is that both you (Stig) and Bruce are very likely top contenders for the trip to Detroit.  Running A6's would make you ineligible, so you should both run your 80+ treadwear rated tires, i.e. PS Cups, Toyos, etc.

Dan  <2

Street tires and drifting competition is it!

I am sure Art, Sienicki and many others will partake in the tire smoking extravaganza!

Quote from: Speedy Gonzales on February 17, 2011, 06:12:36 PM
me and beth are signing up!!!!

wanted to do a few socal events this year, other than racing of course

Who is Justins #1 fan? Cuz I'm his #1 fan >w

 >1"Wouldn't you love to go out and burn some rubber and not get a ticket?"

I got arrested!!  <F

Quote from: Speedy Gonzales on April 05, 2011, 03:12:00 PM
>1"Wouldn't you love to go out and burn some rubber and not get a ticket?"

I got arrested!!  <F

You seem to do this more than I do;  kinda like spinning and going off track!  >w

Here is a link to a pretty cool video that Aaron put together from the CCC in '09
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Lots of fun !

Our Western Zone Director Greg Baxter, got some clarification for us on the Auto-x qualifier.
Essentially, the fastest Auto-x driver from each of the regional Zone Rendezvous will earn an invitation to travel back to Detroit to compete in an Auto-x challenge against the SRT Engineers.
The top Auto-x driver will have to pay for their own airfare and transportation costs to the Host Hotel.
Once there, you will be treated to a cocktail reception and dinner.  The next day they will also provide you with breakfast and lunch out at the Chelsea Proving Grounds where the Auto-X competition will take place.
Your hotel room for Friday and Saturday night will also be paid for.

My understanding is that this year the new 2011 392 Challenger will be the cars driven on the auto-x.
I believe that the SRT engineers have the winning record, so we really need to get some good drivers back there to do the Owners proud.

Who is it going to be   =5

Word on the street is that the SRT drivers are in serious dis-array.  They have been totally demoralized by the recent events at Chrysler, and are just going through the motions to act interested in high performance vehicles.

Most of the SRT people long for the days of the more simple K-cars, and mini-vans. They may show up for the autocross at the proving grounds, but their hearts are not in it. They are more interested in preserving their padded pensions, than acutally laying down some fast laps at the proving grounds.

This year, most likely all we will need to do is show up and pick up the trophys, as most of the SRT people have gotten pretty old and decrepetit.

You may have noticed that they no longer wish to take up the challenge in the legendary Vipers, but have chosen to drive those sedate sedans with SRT stickers. Realizing that none of those sedate SRT sedans can approach the 200 mph velocity of our Beloved Vipers, but I understand their desire to down grade the challenge(r) vehicles.

I understand the need to show up, and save face, but this year SRT might just as well send us the trophys via UPS in advance, as the results are already in the bag.

I understand some of the former SRT hot shoes have taken up Monster Truck Racing (against lowly Corvettes no less) while some of the founders (Gastange) have switched to Vintage auto racing, and even Bob Lutz had to resort to flying Soviet Jet Fighters to get an edge. We have seen some of the SRT elders racing against Jet Fighters in Phoenix for the so called Viper Vs. Viper events, but we all know that those fighter jocks never really put the throttle to the stops for fear of melting the plastic bodied Vipers in their afterburner wakes.

So step up VCA. Lets put our best drivers forward, and show those SRT weenies what real high performance driving looks like. <m

Baxters are registered    <L

Gary & Melissa are signed up!
We'll see all you crazy drivers out there in a couple of weeks!!!
And Artie you better keep that new blue one away from those light standards this time.
maybe we could see if they'll let us set up the drags in the racetrack infield, just to keep you safe!
See Ya...

Gary

I just realized I can't make this event.
Next year for sure.

speaking of lowly corvettes.......

Today at Neptune's Net, PCH and Ventura County Line.  An excellent afternoon!  Just no comparison between the brands!  <2

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PCH Viper  I am up to 4691 miles on the SSG  >g

I am in.

I wouldn't want to miss this.

Never done Autocross before. It'll be interesting...

See you all over there...

PS: I had a lot of fun this WE at Spring Moutain. It was good to see some of you (next time more need to come). I've got a couple of hours of footage that I need to download somewhere when I'll have time. Keep you posted...

Jean Girard.

 ^8 terri!!!!! i was resiting lines all weekend!!!! its all i can think about when i hear you talk!! didnt know you were so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >t

C'est vrai, Chris adore les Français et leurs accents merveilleux, particulièrement l'accent nord.
Chris is Ricky Bobby...all he wants to do is go fast!

Should be a good battle at the CCC: Monsieur Jean Gerard vs. Ricky Bobby!

Quote from: Outspeed on April 25, 2011, 11:23:09 AM
C'est vrai, Chris adore les Français et leurs accents merveilleux, particulièrement l'accent nord.
Chris is Ricky Bobby...all he wants to do is go fast!

Should be a good battle at the CCC: Monsieur Jean Gerard vs. Ricky Bobby!

i cant  understand a word u said the whole ti ^8me, you sound like a dog with peanut butter on the roof of your mouth

I think what you are hearing is my accent. I am French.

Quote from: Jean Girard on April 25, 2011, 12:51:41 PM
I think what you are hearing is my accent. I am French.

You say your French!


I love that u changed ur name!

Wow I have to watch my comments cuz I'm not a good enough driver to be ur ricky booby and I don't want to get turned into being Gregory  >w

No Worries, I don't share any sexual orientation with the real character.

So who's gonna be my uh... Reeekie uh... Boobie?

I want only that what every other want. I want to retire and tame komodo dragons in Sri Lanka and teach them to perform Hamlet but before I can do that... I must be beaten by a driver who is truly better than me.

Quote from: Jean Girard on April 25, 2011, 02:44:22 PM
No Worries, I don't share any sexual orientation with the real character.

So who's gonna be my uh... Reeekie uh... Boobie?

I want only that what every other want. I want to retire and tame komodo dragons in Sri Lanka and teach them to perform Hamlet but before I can do that... I must be beaten by a driver who is truly better than me.

well frenchie ^8 as i see myself as ricky bobby i think maybe that micky guy could be your ricky boobie as i thought i heard he didnt like the fact you were faster than him on his track (thought that is what i was hearing?)

i say my life is like ricky bobby (one day your racing nascar the next day your delivering pizza on a bike) at one point i was doing great in life and the next day no work and no money BUT its all good now, not as good but i wouldnt change it

Hey Jean,
How did the Viper X-10 like Spring Mountain?

Count me in!

If you not yet registered for the WZR/CCC, today is the last day to do so !

Our Club members and Sponsors have been working very hard to put together a really cool event which will cover eveything you can imagine.

Continental breakfast sponsored by Viper Parts of America

Auto-x qualifier sposored by the VCA and Dodge SRT Engineers.  Fastest qualified time will get to compete against the SRT engineers back in Detroit at the Chelsea Proving Grounds

Side by side launch and slalom Sponsored by DC Performance.  Lyle will once again help us learn how to properly get off the line quickly and safely.  This year we are adding an element of the slalom and side x side cars for some non-competitive fun.

Car control/drift station sponsored by Bob Blizzard. Learn first hand what happens when the back end steps out as you are going through a left or right hand turn and how to properly control the car without getting bit.


Lunch will be served at the track and is sponsored by Viper Parts of America

At the end of the day we will caravan over to Penwal where we will get a tour of club member Chris Pennington's facility and also enjoy our dinner / awards banquet.


Again, if you have not yet registered, please do so today as we will be turning in our final head count for food tomorrow.

Whew, slithered in just under the wire...  >j

I just registered (paypal) and look forward to seeing everyone at this event!

=14
Steph
<9

Us too! We just made registration and can't wait to see everyone.

Mike & Cheryl  =14

To All WZR attendees:

PLEASE be sure to check your fluids, oil in particular should be at or slightly above the "full" level.

Also, please check your tires before you get to this driving event.

If you plan to do some smoky burn outs  <2 when the time is right (I might just do a few of these), please remember that most of you will need enough "tires" to be able to drive home .....

See you at the track,

Dan

Quote from: ViperX on May 02, 2011, 02:07:37 PM
To All WZR attendees:

PLEASE be sure to check your fluids, oil in particular should be at or slightly above the "full" level.

Also, please check your tires before you get to this driving event.

If you plan to do some smoky burn outs  <2 when the time is right (I might just do a few of these), please remember that most of you will need enough "tires" to be able to drive home .....

See you at the track,

Dan

Good advice !
I'd also suggest that you take as much of the unnecessary "stuff" out of your car as possible.
You won't want this stuff flying around inside your car.

Quote from: PCH VIPER on May 02, 2011, 07:39:56 PM
Good advice !
I'd also suggest that you take as much of the unnecessary "stuff" out of your car as possible.
You won't want this stuff flying around inside your car.

Dang!  I guess I'll have remove the luggage rack AND the kayak on top of that before I come over,   =15

Quote from: ACRBruce on May 02, 2011, 11:05:16 PM
Dang!  I guess I'll have remove the luggage rack AND the kayak on top of that before I come over,   =15

You may wish to disconnect the trailer too!!! >w

Quote from: NK BREKR on April 25, 2011, 10:09:48 PM
Hey Jean,
How did the Viper X-10 like Spring Mountain?

Viper X10 did well at Spring Mountain (1:52 Video coming soon), although it needs a  little more "chassis work" on the Front and lacks definitely power on that very fast configuration. I was losing at least one full second on every one of the 3 straightaways (over the Gen4 cars).

Still can't beat the ACR-X With their additional power and Michelin Slicks  =16

It would be very interesting to build a Viper X10 on a gen4 powered car. I Hope it'll happen soon...

     

 <m Fantastic time at the CCC.

All the drag racing launches you could want, skid pad throttle steering all over the place, and perhaps the most diabolical slalom course ever devised for Vipers gave everybody the chance to hone their driving skills in a safe environment.

With Lance down for the count with detached retina surgery, and JR Thompson no longer available for backup support the Southern California ViperClub sprang into action to put together a tremendous event.

Past President, (and soon to be Western Region Zone Director) Dan Everts and Cathy reinacted their previous duties, and organized the event. They came out all day Friday, and made sure the course cones were in just the perfect spots to tax the slalom drivers to maximize their driving skills.

Previous Past (previouser?) Greg and Melanie Baxter came in from their new home in Palm Springs to handle the registration, check in and handing out car numbers. Greg showed that he had not lost a step by bringing out his race prepared GTS for the track events.

Dan Cragin (DC Performance) and Professional Drag Racer, Lyle (Lyle Lyle Crockadyle) Larson set up and manned the drag strip, complete with electronic Christmas tree to hone the owners reaction times and clutch/throttle skills. Charlene Palkovic made the most beautiful trophy girl as she staged everyone at the lights.

French speaking Terri Rossi laid down the fastest time of day in his custom X Viper, blowing away everybody else in the timed slalom course.

Lance even enlisted the help of his father to gather up all the (very heavy) cones the end of the events. Was interesting to see just how many of the brand new cones were black marked from their close encounters with Viper tires.

Member Chris Pennington hosted the club members awards dinner at his fantastic fantasy shop, where they build everything from full scale atlas rocket displays to huge Disney creatures.

Beautiful crystal cut glass awards were given to the fastest, and hardest working members while everyone else ate and drank to celebrate the end of a fantastic day.

Thanks to everyone that worked so hard to put together such an enjoyable and educational day of high performance driving.

(Special thanks to driving phenom Mr. Bob Blizzard for showing us the proper way to safely engage skidding situations that may be encountered driving such high performance cars)

Thank You to all who came out for the Western Zone Rendezvous !  This was a full day of fun at Auto Club Speedway's giant back lot followed by a great dinner at Chris Pennington's cool facility, Penwal Industries.

A special Thank you to Dan and Cathy who really took over and worked overtime to convert our Car Control CLinic into the WZR.  As always, every last detail was covered and the event ran smooth and perfect.
We all need to thank Greg/Melanie, Bob/Deb, Dan/Cathy, Drew,Tim, Chris, and Justin for taking the entire Friday off to set up all the cones and make sure that our layout was safe, challenging and fun.   >t

As always, pictures are now up on my site www.kouchicentral.com (http://www.kouchicentral.com)

Here are a few:

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Group picture

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Cars lining up for registration

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Lori and Eddie signing everyone in

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This year our goal was to increase the amount drive time each member got, focus on some specific car control issues.

We were lucky to once again have Chief Driving Instructor, Bob Blizzard, at our event.  Bob, Mark and Chris spent the entire day climbing in and out of cars and worked with each driver on some very neat drills.  We were able to simulate some everyday driving situations and demonstrate what happens when the cars balance is upset  mid-turn.

Many of the drivers got to experience the "snake bite" as the car went from a simple oversteer situation to an abrupt out of control situation.  This can be a very dangerous situation on our streets and often reults in a totalled car and sadly, sometimes passenger injury.

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Bob in his office

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The Venom B out on the pad

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Bruce's ACR did a nice 180 spin

It took over 300 cones to layout this year's Auto-X.  We wanted it to be longer, faster and much more technical.
We also made it easier to see with the use of chalk lines.  The design time was targeted for 1 minute. As everyone cycled thru and learned the course, the times began to drop.  Average times were in the mid 50 seconds.

Congratulations to our two top drivers: Terri Rossi who set a record in his unlimited class car with a 49.702 and Justin Davenport for winning the stock class with a time of 49.967

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The last station was once again sponsored by DC Performance with Lyle and Dan offering their help.
Lyle gave each driver tips on how to properly get their car off the line.  This year we added a twist.
We set up side by side lanes and threw in a slalom on the last half.  This gave guys the chance to line up and see who was not only quicker off the line but also more nimble through the cones.

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It would not be a drag race without the pretty girl there to drop the flag.

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Those are some incredible pictures!  Thanks for posting them.

I also want to thank everyone there for making us feel so welcome.  Even Jennifer, who is not a car person, really enjoyed meeting people.

There were two significant things that happened at this event:

1. I went from liking the Viper to loving the Viper.  I can't believe how easy and fun it is to drive at the limit, not that I'm particularly good at it or anything ;) , but it was great.

2. The Viper community is a great group of people.  By the end of the day I felt like I had some new long-term friends.  I don't often feel that way around car people.

We are really looking forward to the next event.  Hopefully Sedona, and a few in between.

BTW- would you mind if I posted a few pictures on my Facebook page?

Hope to see you all again soon!
~Jay

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It was a pleasure meeting you and Jennifer too !
Welcome to the Club !!
There are quite a few of us on Facebook too, so post away.
I'll also be uploading a bunch of pictures to mine in the coming days.

Come on out to Huntington Beach for the Duke's Brunch on May 22nd.
This event always draws a lot of Vipers and great people.

See you soon and drive safe.
Lance

Hey everybody sorry I been slammed at work. Here are the links to photos from Saturday. All the photos are downloadable in high resolution for you. There are a ton of photos and I don't have time to sort them in any way so you'll have to scan through them to find your photos. They are in order by time so am to pm.
Hirk

http://gallery.me.com/hirkophoto#102032
http://gallery.me.com/hirkophoto#102039
http://gallery.me.com/hirkophoto#102049
Couple of my favorites.
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Great pics Lance & Scott !!!  >v
What a fun day!  Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this another wonderful event!  >t

Steph
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Ohhhh does this bring back memories of our trip to Detroit for VOI-10 !!!
Same deal....driving the Gen 4 and eating cones left and right.  Too much fun !!!!

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Looking for cones under his car was tough so I had to bend over upside down so I could see with my good eye  >w

Lance, I can see you smiling though the glass. >w

Sure was a great event!!!  Thanks to Lance, Dan and all the others for all their hard work!!  Nice to see everyone and all the beautiful vipers!  Mike

Check out the video which is now posted on SoCalViperClub Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Fe7OK9iYg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Fe7OK9iYg)

There's some really good video there Lance.

The editor did a nice job!

Great video taking and editing Lance.  And thanks to Dan and Cathy for another fun and safe track event.  The Autocross is much longer this year then in years past and GREAT GREAT fun. 

Great Event. Lots of Fun!!!

Congrats to Justin for his Win in Stock Class with his slightly modified GTS. Amazing Skills!!!   >t

Congrats to Samy for running the second fastest time with his completely Stock gen 3 SRT10 on Street Tires (180 treadwear).  >s

Would have been interesting to see Justin and Samy battle on the same type of tires.  <19 =15

Justin and Samy are definitely the Experts in Autocross.

Considering the advantages of my car over Justin's and Samy's and the fact that I was on Hoosiers, the only conclusion that comes to mind it this:

I REALLY REALLY SUCK AT AUTOCROSS!!!!!!!

this was the best one yet.  thanks Lance for putting this on.  the upper course with the instructors was the best.  my car did things with me in it that rattled my brain.  good to know what the viper will do in the flash of a second and how you can be completely out of control before you know it.  let's do this again real soon.. every 6 months would be great.  new tires anyone!!!    Anthony