SoCal Club Members 2014 Car Control Clinic
October  4, 2014

: : : : : CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR CCC TICKETS : : : : : (http://socalviper.com/events/ccc-2014/)The So Cal Viper Club will be returning back to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana California to utilize their huge parking lot to stage our Member's only Car Control Clinic sponsored by our Southern California Viper Club.   This has always been a very popular event for new members as well as long time members.   It is the ideal place to take your Viper out and push it to the limit to get a full understanding of what happens when you cross the threshold of tire traction and become a passenger trying to gain control of the Viper.   

One again a  huge Thanks to Randy Tribolet for getting us set up again with the Team manager of Megan Racing.  Naoki Kobayashi.  They will be bringing out 3 of their instructors to help us learn the basics of Car Control through the lessons of Drifting.    " I know some folks are a little reluctant to burn up their street tires and for $50 they will let you take out their drift car and smoke em all you want. I spoke to Naoki today and he said that they would try to bring two rental cars this time. Also, their cars are set up for the drifting and a bit easier to control in a drift. It's a great way to get a feel for it. Last year, many of us rented the car first to get the feel and then took our vipers out afterward. I think that the best way to do it. They bring a truck load of tires and expect to go through some"  Randy.

Whether your goal is to learn how to full on drift your Viper or simply get the "feel" of  having the back end start to slide out and what to do to catch it, this is the ideal opportunity to come out and learn.

This year we will be focusing on Auto-x and this year it will likely have a few surprises in the course setup.
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
9300 Cherry Ave.
Fontana, CA. 92335
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

If you haven't renewed your 2014 club membership now would be a great time.   https://driveviper.com/join/ (https://driveviper.com/join/)
Cost:
$100.00/car and driver. Includes Lunch.
$35.00 for each additional driver or guest.  Includes Lunch.
$50.00 per Driver. Drifting school
Helmets are required for all Drivers

We are now accepting Checks.  Pay Pay is now open! http://socalviper.com/events/ccc-2014/ (http://socalviper.com/events/ccc-2014/)
             
Mail Checks to:
Southern California Viper Club 1772-J East Avenida De Los Arboles #107
Thousand Oaks, Ca. 91362

Attending: limit to the first paid 50 cars .........Paid*                Drifting.......  Paid*
                                                                                                      3 hour session  #

Ben*                                                                                            Stephanie *
Mikey* and Anna*                                                                        Lawrence *
Randy and Diane *                                                                      Guy C. *
Fast Eddie *                                                                                  John*
Lance *                                                                                        Teresa*
Jay M.*                                                                                           Ben*
Lawrence *                                                                                   Mikey*
Glenn *                                                                                         Randy#
Stephanie *                                                                                  Diane*
Derek and Roland*                                                                       Derek*                                                                                           
Gary, Melissa and Jake*                                                               Gary*
Matthew *                                                                                      Roxy*
Duane and Cathy *                                                                        Eddie A.*
Jerry J.*                                                                                       Steve*
Guy C.*                                                                                        Dylan#
Bruce Li *
Michael Hu*
Justin, Akemi and Roxy*
Mike F.*
John and Teresa S.*
Eddie and Dylan*
Mike B. and Dane *
Steve and Tina *
Nino*

Sweet! Count me in! Hopefully with any luck ill be in a ACR!

Wouldn't miss it for the world. I love this event.
Diane and I will be there for sure.
Count us both in.

Glenn,
You might want to say something about the rental drift cars in the event description. I know some folks are a little reluctant to burn up their street tires and for $50 they will let you take out their drift car and smoke em all you want. I spoke to Naoki today and he said that they would try to bring two rental cars this time. Also, their cars are set up for the drifting and a bit easier to control in a drift. It's a great way to get a feel for it. Last year, many of us rented the car first to get the feel and then took our vipers out afterward. I think that the best way to do it. They bring a truck load of tires and expect to go through some.
It's a blast!
RT

That's a great thing to bring up Randy.  My tires were shot at that time last year, so I went ahead and attempted drifting. There is burnt and melted rubber seemingly permanently bonded to my car now.  For $50, I think I'll abuse their car.


~Jay

permanent burnt & melted rubber = street cred  8)

Quote from: Jay M on April 02, 2014, 02:32:33 PM
That's a great thing to bring up Randy.  My tires were shot at that time last year, so I went ahead and attempted drifting. There is burnt and melted rubber seemingly permanently bonded to my car now.  For $50, I think I'll abuse their car.


~Jay

I'm in!

West coast racing is running Willow that weekend and Speed Ventures is at Fontana.

I guess I'll opt for Fontana and drop by and see the car contil.  Mike

i'm in as always.   Anthony

Please include Cathy and I Glenn. We will be bringing two cars.

sorry, no can do for me... :( have a great time.... :)

Are there still spots available for this??  If so, please add me to the list.

Yes, we still have plenty of time.  The big blast announcement will be coming out soon.  This is by far the best Club event of the year to play and learn what your Viper can do.  Stay tuned and mark your Calendar. We will have plenty of shade and lot's of cool drinks for all.  October 4th 2014 8)

Sign me up. . .show me the PAY booth !  G.Chandler

YES!  Or click the link below (blue links are faster)  ;)

http://socalviper.com/events/ccc-2014/

I'm signed up, see you guys there.    Going to try slicks on the TA for the first time.

          For anyone who is serious about really getting into Drifting.  Naoki
from Drift Day is offering a 1 on 1 instruction for three hours in one of his Drift Cars at our event. Only two spots are available.  Morning and Afternoon.  Cost is $500 per three hour session.  Thats the cost of one Viper tire.  You can contact him directly if you are interested to make a reservation directly.  Helmets required for all Drivers for all events.

                                                    http://drift101.com/?page_id=181

" An additional drift rental vehicle is available to provide 1 on 1 instructions.  We can provide 1 half day sessions for 2 people (morning and afternoon) for $500 per person.  Any person interested, can contact me directly at [email protected]


Thank you,

Naoki Kobayashi
Owner/Operator"

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Please remember to bring a Helmet for the event, it is required for both the autocross and drifting.
Thank you. :)


Mikey, guest, and I are signed up for the CCC and drift car.

I'm in and all paid  !!!!!

Eddie and Dylan are in.

Diane & I are signed up and paid + drifting car + drifting one on one. WooooHoooo!
Glenn, I've been talking to Naoki, looks like we're all set and he's planning to come out the day before to help with our layout. Let me know if there's anything else you need.
RT

Quote from: RandyT on September 20, 2014, 11:13:41 AM
Diane & I are signed up and paid + drifting car + drifting one on one. WooooHoooo!
Glenn, I've been talking to Naoki, looks like we're all set and he's planning to come out the day before to help with our layout. Let me know if there's anything else you need.
RT

That's great news Randy!  Gates open at 6 a.m. on Friday Oct 3rd for set up.  I'm planning to get there about that time and get started.  Anyone who would like to come out to help with the set up would be greatly appreciated. Lance and I are planning to make the Auto-X longer and faster this year.

I'm in and paid.  :)

PAID.

Paid for, me + guest + Drift

Sign me up.  I need a refresher on how handle my '03 if I get into trouble when driving over 55 mph.
Nino

sorry for the delay, but I have just now paid.  I look forward to seeing everyone. 

Look out cones, here I come!

~Jay

Yes ready to kill some cones let's do it.   :)

Glenn and Steph thank you, it was a well planed event the group was great,the food was good and the whole day was awesome.

Thanks to all that were involved for putting on a super fun event.  Now if I can just get that smell of burnt rubber outta my nostrils- or maybe it's actually the fragrance wafting over from the meat rendering plant upwind from us :o

Thanks again to everyone who worked so hard to make this event so enjoyable.

I think this is the best auto-x track I have ever been on.  It was wide enough that I could actually think about a line, and apexes had some meaning.  It was fast enough that I could learn to feel the breaking point at speed.   Most auto-x tracks are so tight that I feel like I'm just abusing my tires.

That food was great, and there was plenty of time in the shade to talk to people. 

I'm already looking forward to next year!

~Jay

What a fantastic day this turned out to be, thanks to everyone who made it out for this event!  It was a great mixture of old and new members, welcome to Guy Chandler and Duane & Carrie Davila!  We even had a few potential members stop by to check things out.

Steph & I are so very grateful to all of you who helped make the day so successful!  First off, thank you to Matthew Gross, Lance Kouchi and Randy Tribolet for meeting me at zero dark thirty Friday morning to design the layout for the club's largest Auto-X track to date.

Thank you as well to those of you who showed up early on Saturday morning to help us set up.  It was wonderful having Rob & Cathy Bucholtz run our registration table, and Gary & Melissa Belvedere, our Vice Presidents, act as our starter & timekeeper.  Your combined efforts allowed the whole process to run smooth.

Although the afternoon temperature was downright hot, we were blessed with a cool breeze in the morning.  I hope everyone had a good time attacking the course.  Congratulations to our Auto-X Winners.  Our 1st Place winner was Bruce Li with a time of 1.02.856.  2nd Place went to our Track Director Ben Kawata with a time of 1.03.152 and Justin Fujita came in 3rd with a time of 1.03.313.  Congratulations as well to Derek Short for winning this year's Cone Crusher Award!  "If you're not crushin' cones, you're driving way too slow!"

It looked like those of you who took advantage of the drifting sessions were having a blast burning rubber!  Thank you to Naoki and his entire team from Drifting 101, it was a pleasure working with them!  Congratulations to Randy Tribolet who won Best Drifter, and Guy Chandler as Most Improved Drifter.

Last, but not least, big thanks to all of you who stayed and helped us pick up!  Justin, Akemi & Mike Fujita picked up all the track cones with their beautiful truck and trailer setup while Eddie & Dylan Reinsma, Jay Morrissete, and Gary, Melissa & Jake Belvedere helped break camp and load up the truck.  Thanks to Eddie as well for his mechanical help to those who needed a professional technician.

Thanks again to everyone who attended!  We look forward to planning more events like this in 2015!

Cheers! Glenn & Stephanie

Thank you Glenn and Stephanie great event.


Here's a video my son Nelson put together check it out.


http://youtu.be/s-jS1gUx9NQ

Quote from: Fast Eddie on October 08, 2014, 06:18:45 PM
Thank you Glenn and Stephanie great event.


Here's a video my son Nelson put together check it out.


http://youtu.be/s-jS1gUx9NQ (http://youtu.be/s-jS1gUx9NQ)

That was awesome!
~Jay

Yes, very cool Eddie!  :)

Calling out Derek.......We want to see your Videos from the Auto-X    8)

I made a little iPhone video.  Next year I'll try to film other cars too.  Feel free to share it on the Facebook page if you want.
http://youtu.be/_8_DbUkHkMM (http://youtu.be/_8_DbUkHkMM)

~Jay

Great videos !!!!

I finally got my pictures uploaded.  www.kouchicentral.com (http://www.kouchicentral.com)

Here are a couple of them:

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