This is always one of our favorite events.  This year we will be changing it up and moving it to the Pomona Fairplex to take advantage of a bit of history.
The Pomona Road Race course was home to many great legends like Carroll Shelby, Max Balchowsky, Bob Bondurant, and Richie Ginther from 1956 to 1963.


This is essentially a GIANT parking lot, but the Fairplex has preserved the historic road course outline with paving. We will take advantage of this and use a portion of the old track to set up our Auto-X.

We will also set up a second instructional station similar to what we have done in the past to simulate over and understeer conditions.  Bob Blizzard will once again come out to give instruction at this station.

The third station will be similar to the second but will work on a different skill set.



Details:

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LOCATION:                             Pomona Fairplex Enter at Gate 15 Located on Arrow Hwy Pomona  CA   91768 Click for Map (http://www.fairplex.com/fp/company/mapdirections.asp)

TIME: Arrive:  9:00AM Driver's Meeting:  9:30 AM Lunch to be provided at Noon. Conclude driving around 3:00

Hotel:
We have made special arrangements for rooms at the Sheraton which is on the Fairplex property.
We have been given a special rate of $134.00/night plus the usual taxes.
Here is a direct link to our very own booking page:   So Cal Viper Club Room Block (https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1203301655&key=5BA35)

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RECOMMENDED APPAREL:
Helmets (probably will be required), Closed-toe shoes, cotton shirt, and long pants.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND PAY WITH PAYPAL!!! (http://socalviper.com/events/pomona-ccc-2012-paypal/)

 

Planning to attend:
Todd & Sandy A   registered
Eddie & Gladys A    registered
Ryan & Annie B    registered
Gary & Jake B   registered
Rob and Cathy B     registered
Angel C      registered
Tony & Nick C    registered
Sherrie & Chris C    registered
Raj C          registered
Dave & Lisa C     registered
Dan Cragin
Bruce & Tom C   registered
Dan and Cathy E        registered
Drew & Tiffany E       registered
Mike F     registered
Justin F    registered
Demoe & Laura G    registered
Peter H      registered
Scott & Laura H      registered
Jerry J   registered
Kevin J   registered
Lance K  registered
Ben K     registered
Brett K +1     registered
Bruce L      registered
Jon L   registered
Lyle L
Anthony & Austin M    registered
Leo McC      registered
Jay M      registered
Art P      registered
Anhtuan P   registered
Greg S     registered
Derek & Roland S    registered
Mike & Cheryl S  registered
Rolf S   registered
Nino & Ruth V  registered
Lee W    registered
Ray & Dustin W    registered

Is the date for sure May 20th or tentative at this point?

I'm good for May 20th. Count me in.

Sunday May 20th is set in stone !  Just got the last of the permits in place this morning and we are finally 100% set.

Perfect!  I have a wedding to attend on the 19th, Glad you happened to choose a Sunday.  Sign me up!

~Jay

I'm in!

Sounds like fun, Cathy and I are in. =15 <2 <19 =6

Count me in!

Hi Guys,

Cathy and I will be there, likely Drew too.

Should be fun.

Dan  <2

I would really like to attend this event, I have a race that same day and i will have to decide which one to give up to attend the other. Man it's a tuff choice but I'm kinda leaning more toward this event.

How much track time will we get?

Quote from: Derek on March 29, 2012, 02:12:08 PM
How much track time will we get?

Derek,

Track time always depends on attendance.

We have capped attendance at 50 cars for this event in the past which makes for a bunch of track time.

We normally hold our driver's meeting at 9-9:30AM, then start driving shortly thereafter, break for lunch at noon and begin driving again about 1PM.  We're normally picking up cones after 3PM.  The more help we get with the clean up / pick up, the longer we can drive!

I'm sure Lance will post details soon.

If you can make this one, you should.

See you at the track,

Dan  <2

Im in there baby.

Tom and I are in.  Can't wait .... nice going on the nostalgia theme!!!!!

yea im going to do my best to make this one!
its all going to depend on my 1st race of the season how i finish i think we are allowed to toss out our worst finish over all for the series and if so ill be there for sure. but i think ill probably end up going there anyways. just bummed because the 2 things i love doing the most happen on the same day and it sucks! lol

anyways ill keep checking back for more info but i'd really like to get on the track and open my car up a bit more than being on the small auto x course we were on the other weekend.

Quote from: ViperX on March 29, 2012, 05:42:30 PM
Derek,

Track time always depends on attendance.

We have capped attendance at 50 cars for this event in the past which makes for a bunch of track time.

We normally hold our driver's meeting at 9-9:30AM, then start driving shortly thereafter, break for lunch at noon and begin driving again about 1PM.  We're normally picking up cones after 3PM.  The more help we get with the clean up / pick up, the longer we can drive!

I'm sure Lance will post details soon.

If you can make this one, you should.

See you at the track,

Dan  <2

Hey Derek,
You will not be disappointed with this event.
I was really hoping to have all the details posted on this event, but we are waiting on the catering company to come back with food costs before I can finalize everything.

BUT as Dan says:
We will do a short driver's meeting in the morning.
We will have 2 driving stations set up.
Lunch
More driving in the afternoon
Clean up and a possible dinner

We always sell this event out at 50 cars and I have no doubt this will be the case again this year.
We always get a lot of driving time and we will be doing everything we can to ensure that everyone gets the same again this year.

Count me in.  >v

I'm in!

New guy here - I'm in!

Quote from: Banzai Ben on March 29, 2012, 10:19:34 PM
Count me in.  >v

Hey Ben,

Diet coke for the fastest time?

Dan  <19

Put'n my money on _ _ n?????

You're on Dan! But if Justin D. or Bruce L. show up we're done.  =27

Quote from: PCH VIPER on March 29, 2012, 09:59:19 PM
Hey Derek,
You will not be disappointed with this event.
I was really hoping to have all the details posted on this event, but we are waiting on the catering company to come back with food costs before I can finalize everything.

BUT as Dan says:
We will do a short driver's meeting in the morning.
We will have 2 driving stations set up.
Lunch
More driving in the afternoon
Clean up and a possible dinner

We always sell this event out at 50 cars and I have no doubt this will be the case again this year.
We always get a lot of driving time and we will be doing everything we can to ensure that everyone gets the same again this year.

is this event only for Vipers? or other people as well?
How soon do i need to let u know im in before its to late?

Good question Derek.
Short answers first:
Yes, Vipers only
You may bring a guest (small additional $ charge)
I should have the registration up in the next day or two.  Registration for the event will likely close on May 14th.


Long answers:
Yes, this is a Viper only event AND you must be a current VCA member.   You may ask Why? and the reason is this;
In order to put on an event like this, it takes a lot of resources (money).  The VCA helps us with obtaining the proper Liability Insurance which is required anytime we "rent" a venue.   The Venue itself to rent for a private event is not cheap. We therefore use our Club funds to heavily subsidize events like this.   It is such a catch 22 situation.  If Viper owners don't pay their dues and become members of the VCA, we don't get any money to put on events like this.  If we don't have cool events like this, Viper owners don't want to join.  Bottom line is that we want everyone to be able to participate, but being a VCA Member should and does have its benefits.

Thats awesome!
I'd love to see 50 Viper out there running around the track!

Im going to really have to think this over, But i think i may be attending. Will my dad be able to ride in the car also when we are on the track? And what kind of PPE (personal protective equipment) will we be needing for this event?
Only a helmet work? or do i need one of those special suits? and other stuff?

Hey Derek,

I'll recommend a helmet, closed toe shoes and cotton socks, long cotton pants and long sleeve cotton shirt.

Dan  <2

Quote from: Banzai Ben on March 30, 2012, 10:03:56 PM
You're on Dan! But if Justin D. or Bruce L. show up we're done.  =27

Hey Ben,

I'll take their bet's too.  After your performance in the Palm Springs Auto X, YOU are the favorite my friend.....besides, Justin, aka "the stig" lives in Georgia now and Bruce Li just had a little girl so he hasn't been out practicing.

Bruce, can you make this event?

Dan  <2

Hey Lance,
Are helmets required.
I did not see specifics on driver and/or passanger safety requirements for the event.
I'm planning on bringing my kids.

Alright i think im in for this event!
im gonna bail out on my race that same day to make this event! I would really like to get my car on a track and get to know it better. ive got 5 or 6 races this year and im sure if i bail out on 1 ill be ok as far as the point go.
So count me in!

BTW how fast of speeds do we get up to on this kinda track?

Lance,

Please count me in - this looks like a great time.

Should be freshened up from Spring Mountain.

Scottp

Quote from: 10 BANGR on April 02, 2012, 05:01:13 PM
Hey Lance,
Are helmets required.
I did not see specifics on driver and/or passanger safety requirements for the event.
I'm planning on bringing my kids.

Hey Demoe,
I'll be talking with Dan about this very shortly.
Helmets will be very likely required.  Other stuff will be decided on shortly.

I bought a helmet about 7 years ago.  how can I tell if it meets today's standards?

thanks,
~Jay

Hey Jay,
I think they just need to be DOT approved.
I'm sure someone will chime in if I'm mistaken.

Demoe

I just Registered.

Quote from: Jay M on April 04, 2012, 03:41:18 PM
I bought a helmet about 7 years ago.  how can I tell if it meets today's standards?

thanks,
~Jay

Hi Jay,

Good question.  You will want a "SNELL" rated helmet, which means a car helmet rated for fire safety.

Once in a while one of our club members will show up with a motorcycle helmet, which is not rated and really not suited for high performance auto driving events.

The oldest helmet that most track outfits, and therefore most insurance companies allow as of today is a SNELL 2000, which approximates the date of the design.  I have a few older helmets that are SNELL 2000, one that is SNELL 2005 and another one that is SNELL 2010.  As you can see from this info, race car helmets are updated about every 5 years.

To find the helmet's rating, simply fold back the padding inside the helmet and you should find a sticker that is placed inside the helmet by the maker.  The sticker will include the rating.

Additionally, most folks prefer a "closed face" helmet which has a visor that protects your face and eyes.  I prefer an open face helmet and strongly recommend that if you wear an open face helmet, you also wear protective glasses that are shatter resistant.  I can't tell you how many times I've had sand, small rocks, rubber chips, etc. bounce off of my driving glasses while running around a race track.

See you at the track,

Dan  <2

Thanks Dan, I'll look at it tonight.  Mine is closed face, and I really don't like it.  But with what you say about debris flying in at you, maybe I'll just be content with closed face.

~Jay

hey Dan,
The safety glasses u are referring to are z87 rated. if u look on the inside part of the glasses the part that goes over ur ear u will see a z87, if u don't that means they are not impact resistant. We are required to use these types of safety glasses at my work thats how i know.

I'm signed up and ready to RUMBLEEEEEEEEEEEEE..... =15

Quote from: ACRBruce on April 11, 2012, 02:57:11 PM
I'm signed up and ready to RUMBLEEEEEEEEEEEEE..... =15

GREAT !   Looking forward to seeing you do your magic.

Now where is the Stig ???

Quote from: ViperX on April 02, 2012, 12:58:27 PM
Hey Ben,

I'll take their bet's too.  After your performance in the Palm Springs Auto X, YOU are the favorite my friend.....besides, Justin, aka "the stig" lives in Georgia now and Bruce Li just had a little girl so he hasn't been out practicing.

Bruce, can you make this event?

Dan  <2

Not to mention not been practicing, I haven't even taken the snake out of its pit in months, I see rust on the rotors, air out of its tires...  After so many sleepless nights dealing with the baby, I can't even see straight myself, and then late last year, crashed my Ford GT while going straight   >o.... so I'd be happy if I didn't mow half the cones down in my first run and get Drew all upset at me.  But I promise I'll stay away from those timing lights.  ^8  But can't wait to come back out and PLAY again...  >g

Quote from: ACRBruce on April 11, 2012, 09:09:10 PM
Not to mention not been practicing, I haven't even taken the snake out of its pit in months, I see rust on the rotors, air out of its tires...  After so many sleepless nights dealing with the baby, I can't even see straight myself, and then late last year, crashed my Ford GT while going straight   >o.... so I'd be happy if I didn't mow half the cones down in my first run and get Drew all upset at me.  But I promise I'll stay away from those timing lights.  ^8  But can't wait to come back out and PLAY again...  >g

Looking forward to see you out "at play" again.

Dan

Where do I get signed up and what kind of PPE will be required?
Only a helmet?

I think I'm registered.  It seemed a little too easy.

thanks,
~Jay

Quote from: Derek on April 12, 2012, 11:33:00 AM
Where do I get signed up and what kind of PPE will be required?
Only a helmet?

Derek,

Click the following http://socalviper.com/events/pomona-ccc-2012-paypal/ or you can go to the 1st page of this thread and click on the big CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND PAY WITH PAYPAL!!!

Jay,
Lance has made it very easy to register, so if it was easy, you did it right  >v

Quote from: Jay M on April 12, 2012, 02:03:12 PM
I think I'm registered.  It seemed a little too easy.

thanks,
~Jay

Hi Jay,
Got your confirmation thru PayPal !  Thank you.  Looking forward to seeing you out there.

I'm in  <2

OH YEAH!

Im registered and good to GO!
my dad as well.

We will see you guys out there!
Can't wait!  <L

Lance and I visited the Pomona Fairplex track yesterday to "check it out".

You guys are going to love this facility.

Some of us will be setting up on Saturday for those of you that would like to help out laying cones.

.....of course we WILL have to check out the track by driving it a few times to assure proper cone placement!

See you at the track,

Dan  <2

Quote from: ViperX on April 18, 2012, 11:50:13 AM
Lance and I visited the Pomona Fairplex track yesterday to "check it out".

You guys are going to love this facility.

Some of us will be setting up on Saturday for those of you that would like to help out laying cones.

.....of course we WILL have to check out the track by driving it a few times to assure proper cone placement!

See you at the track,

Dan  <2

Dan,
I can help set up on Sat. if you need volunteers.

Demoe

Just so I'm 100% sure here...

If I want to bring someone, and they don't drive, and they don't ride shotgun, and all they want to do is watch.. I still have to pay for them?

Quote from: Ryan on April 21, 2012, 12:39:46 PM
Just so I'm 100% sure here...

If I want to bring someone, and they don't drive, and they don't ride shotgun, and all they want to do is watch.. I still have to pay for them?

Hi Ryan,
We are charging $30 for the guest, but we are also assuming that your guest will be having continental breakfast, juice/coffee in the morning and will be eating lunch with us.  We will also have soft drinks, water and snacks to munch on and maybe even a cool little gift included.   ^2

We will base our food order on the paid attendees. 

Hope this makes sense.

Lance

Quote from: PCH VIPER on April 21, 2012, 07:39:18 PM
Hi Ryan,
We are charging $30 for the guest, but we are also assuming that your guest will be having continental breakfast, juice/coffee in the morning and will be eating lunch with us.  We will also have soft drinks, water and snacks to munch on and maybe even a cool little gift included.   ^2

We will base our food order on the paid attendees. 

Hope this makes sense.

Lance

It does make sense. Thanks.

Please add Mike and Cheryl Sinkinson to the list.  This is one of the best events we do each year.  It is fun to cut loose in a safe environment.   <19
 

To all who plan on coming to this event,
Please be sure to get registered by paying online via PalPay or sending in a check to Nino.
This will guarantee your spot!

2 weeks away!!!

Can't wait!!! <L

This event is
<15
If you're a fairly new Viper owner, this is the place you need to be with your car!  You can learn so much from one of these car control clinics.  You'll finally get to feel it skid in a turn and know what to do if it does that when you're on the road.  You'll get to let loose with its power in a safe environment.  And you'll have some of the best instructors around helping you learn how to feel those nuances of your Viper.
                                                                                               <2
     Those of us who have attended the CCC before, LOVE the experience and enjoy coming back.  So come on, make this event fully successful and SIGN UP!  You'll find it will be hard to wipe the smiles off your face after each session in your Viper.  
>w

I just registered. Gladys and I will be there. >v

My son and I are registered and ready to go. ^12

Did I mention that we will also have HOT breakfast for everyone too !   
>q

Quote from: PCH VIPER on May 08, 2012, 09:00:48 AM
Did I mention that we will also have HOT breakfast for everyone too !   
>q

Yes you did................ =19

Please add Rolf to the Car Control Clinic. 
I will send a check to Nino tomorrow.

Thank you. What time to you need help on Saturday? I live right off the 10 Fwy and Santa Anita exit.
I could probably come out and help with the setup on Saturday.

I'm in and ready to rock!  <19

Gary & Jake will be there!
The cone killer returns!

Are helmets optional or are they required?

Optionally required  >w

Stations 1 and 2 will not likely require helmets (although it will be encouraged)
Station 3 which is the Auto-x will require helmets for driver and passenger.

I'm in, this is going to be a blast!

Less than a week away!!!

 >v  O.K!  My hubby & I are in!  See y'all there!

Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend! Come on all you newbies come out and join the fun.  >g

Today is your last chance to get signed up for the  2012 Car Control Clinic !
If you do not see your name on the first post of this thread and you are planning on attending, Please email me ASAP.   
[email protected]

See you all on SUNDAY Morning !

There is no physical address for Gate 15 at the Pomona Fairplex, so it is difficult to Google Map.

If you are coming from the East on the 10 Fwy, your best bet is to exit at  Towne Ave (exit 46 ) and make a right onto N Towne, then 1 block up make a left onto E La VErne Ave.  This will intersect with Arrow Hwy.  Make a left onto Arrow Hwy and Gate 15 will be on your left just past N White Ave.

If you are coming from the West on the 10 Fwy, exit at White Ave (exit 45A) make a left onto White Ave.  This will take you north to Arrow Hwy, Make a left onto Arrow and Gate 15 will be on your left.

It looks like the temperature will be in the mid to upper 80's for Sunday.
Is there any shade out there. All I see on the map is a huge parking lot.
Can we bring a canopy or ??

Hey Demoe,
I was hoping that we would have slightly cooler temps, but it looks like it will be warm.
We will have a few pop ups covers, but would suggest bringing  anything you may have to get some shade out there.

Guys,

There were a couple of large shades "on wheels" out there that we are hoping will remain.

We'll find out on Saturday.

We should have an "Easy up" at each station but bring shade, a chair and some water if you can.

I'll have my 24' enclosed car trailer, so we will get some shade from it as well.

Accuweather says low of 56, high of 88 on Sunday, so the morning should be cool and nice with the 3 - 4 pm high a bit toasty.

See you at the track,

Dan  <2

Just registered for myself + One Guest (Rosario Perez)

I've been interested in purchasing a racing helmet for quite some time, and now I really am encouraged to get one once and for all! Any tips on where to get fitted and a vendor who sells?

Quote from: AlbertFattal on May 16, 2012, 05:08:45 PM
I've been interested in purchasing a racing helmet for quite some time, and now I really am encouraged to get one once and for all! Any tips on where to get fitted and a vendor who sells?

I just ordered a bell today from c2motorsports down here in San Diego. Ron, the owner, was very helpful showing me the different styles as well as fitting me. I had to have a black one (to match my car of course), so he special ordered one for me. I even convinced him to give me a "loner" to get by this weekend with :)

Jon

Hey Albert,

Glad you can make this one.

Tips, yes.  It's best to try them on before buying as fit is important.  They need to be very snug, enough so that they don't slip around on your head, but not tight.  I prefer open face most of the time along with a good pair of impact resistant driving glasses as it's just more comfortable for me.  Open face should be fine for Auto X everywhere and most track events.  A closed face provides protection against flying debris better than an open face which shouldn't be a problem at an Auto X.

Get a Snell 2010 rated helmet (car helmet rated for fire) as it will be accepted longer.  Bell, Simpson and other name brands are all pretty good.  Should be about $300.00 for a good "enthusiasts" helmet, give or take.

You probably don't have much time to do this, but I'd recommend Sube Sports in Huntington Beach, CA.

http://www.subesports.com/products/cat/Helmets

They have a good selection, fair prices and Chad is an ex-racer, so he knows his stuff.

Tell him I sent you.

Dan  <2

Do you know if we can do the auto-X with the top down?  One mistake that I made when I had the seats re-shaped was that I didn't notice that they raised them enough that I have very little headroom when I'm wearing a helmet.

~Jay

Hi Jay,
Top down is fine.   I'll have my AC on and the windows up  <11

1 day away!

Thanks for everyone's help on this one! Laura and I had a great time photos to follow soon >u

Quote from: speedtactics on May 20, 2012, 07:03:29 PM
Thanks for everyone's help on this one! Laura and I had a great time photos to follow soon >u

  PICS, PICS, PICS...WE WANT PICS >u >u >u >g

      <1 <L <9 <q

That was a blast. I hope everyone that took videos/pics posts them up.

The last rotation of the day,  the group I was in basically turned it into a doughnut competition. There were some good ones!

Yeah! That was super fun. I can't wait until the next event like this.

I think I had a pretty good AutoX time too, 55.xx seconds. Do we have a list of the Auto X times?

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Had a great time! no wait i had the time of my life! can't tell you guys and gals how long ive been wanting to take my viper out and just spin it around and learn to drift a little. I had to agree with jon the last group we were in did turn into a doughnut/burnout/drift fest! had so much fun sliding around those turns!

BIG thanks to so many people! Lance, all the guys that help get everything set up and going, you guys/gals are a great group a peeps! I really appreciate all that you do. I wish i could have made it out saturday to help a bit but due to having to work i was unable to make it out.

Id really like to give a special thanks to bob and his wife who were in course 1 if i remember right the big circle course. i was in the last group to do it and i ending up being the last one who ran the course trying to get my drifting/ sliding skills down. after i was all done sliding around/drifting. he came up to me and gave me a solid 20 mins or so of 1 on 1 training on how to enter and exit the turns and getting that back end to break loose and control it around a turn. ive still got a lot to learn but his time was very much appreciated! And i learned a great deal just from his 1 on 1 session.

ill get some pics and videos up within the next few days to week. got a very busy week ahead of me and should have been in bed 2 hrs ago lol.

anyways thanks again everyone! Really looking forward to the next event!

Had a blast spinning my wheels all day. Thank you Kouchi family and all that helped organizing this event.
I actually came home with a 2nd place trophy on the stock class Auto-x   >1<2
Really enjoyed the doughnut factory too. <1

That was crazy fun.  Thank you to everyone that put this on - I don't think we fully realize the amount of work it took to do this event, but it was fantastic!

Lance and Lori,

           VERY NICELY DONE!    >v

This was outstanding!  I don't know who all helped to set up, but I'm really grateful for it!  That was a huge undertaking.

All the events seemed very well organized, and there was very little waiting.

I took a little video of myself in the auto-x.  I posted it Facebook, but it's public so you should be able to see it.  Because of the helmet, you can't see me grinning from ear to ear, but trust me -I was!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4055620513211

Thanks again!
~Jay

Very cool video and nice run Jay! Glad you had a great time.

Here's a clip of Gary going to town on the skid pad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2py3X8iEZQ&feature=channel&list=UL

thanks to Lance and all the folks that set up a really fun event!!

Jay/Ben, nice video's

Nice Video Jay, good time too.

Gary, have you graduated from the "cone killer" to the "tire killer"?

Dan <2

Awesome Video Jay - how did you get our track outline to display on the video dynamics?

Thanks Lance/Lori and Dan/Cathy and your families and anyone else who worked to making this happen.

Looking forward to the next event.

Quote from: AlbertFattal on May 21, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
Awesome Video Jay - how did you get our track outline to display on the video dynamics?

It's an iPhone app called video pro by Optrix. I used a suction cup mount from Ram to mount it.  If you didn't guess already, this was two different runs, one with the forward facing camera, and the other using the rearward camera.

~Jay

Thank you all for coming out and making this event, not only successful, but FUN to work on!!!
The Car Control Clinic was the brain child of Dan and Cathy and has gained much attention across the Nation.
We are very fortunate to have the equipment, Bob Blizzard (the best instructor around), a great venue to hold the event and an absolutely INCREDIBLE Membership that supports and participates in each and every event.  

The 2012 CCC at Pomona was quite simply put .... AWESOME !  

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

Here are just a few:


(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2186.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2192.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2193.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2229.JPG)

A few more pics

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2262.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2295.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2296.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2300.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2323.JPG)

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2328.JPG)

Everyone kept saying that it was a ton of work, but here is proof that this is really just a cush job.  Just another fun day with great friends!

(http://www.kouchicentral.com/images/12-10%20CCC%20Pomona/DSC_2326.JPG)

Cathy and I just wanted to say "THANK YOU" to Lance, Lori, Dan and Cathy and everyone who helped with the event. It was first class! We had a great time as always it was great to SSSSE old friends and meet some new ones.

Here is each person's best Auto-x time.
Group 1:
Todd 55.479
Ryan 55.000
Brett 54.536
Dave 1.05.310
Bruce C.  55.323
Albert  57.225
Ray   1.00.295
Sherrie 1.00.364
Tony   1.00.618
Jay   55.859
Greg V.   1.04.570
Kevin   1.05.668

Group 2:
Eddie   51.356
Gary   55.363
Rob/Cathy  57.715
Angel   52.141
Art   56.873
Kurt   57.106
Rolf  56.604
Nino   1.00.685
Leo   56.220
Derek   55.531
Demoe  55.069
Raj   57.205
Jon   58.146

Group 3:
Drew   54.382
Mike  F 56.371
Peter  54.337
Jerry    1.00.326
Ben    49.857
Bruce L  52.068
Anthony   55.404
Anhtuan    59.507
Mike S     57.787
Scott  51.545
Lee    56.521
Justin F  53.775
Greg S  1.00.525
Mike B   52.357
Dan     54.513

Thanks again for everyone who helped put this together. It was great to see everyone out there this past weekend.
I saw some people I have not seen in years! You guys need to get out more.
I shot some photos that you can download at my new web hosting site. Shots are mostly of group 1 & 2, sorry group 3 I ran out of time.
http://hirkophoto.zenfolio.com/p509120824

Scott Great Pics! And I am totally digging your photo gallery manager!

Quote from: speedtactics on May 23, 2012, 11:35:07 AM
Thanks again for everyone who helped put this together. It was great to see everyone out there this past weekend.
I saw some people I have not seen in years! You guys need to get out more.
I shot some photos that you can download at my new web hosting site. Shots are mostly of group 1 & 2, sorry group 3 I ran out of time.
http://hirkophoto.zenfolio.com/p509120824

Those are some great pictures!  Thanks for posting them.

~Jay

Scott - those are fantastic!  Great quality on the download too.  I appreciate the pix of my first ever Auto X.

Brett

Brett,
Nice new avatar.

Quote from: speedtactics on May 25, 2012, 11:13:50 AM
Brett,
Nice new avatar.

Best pic yet.  Thanks again.

Here is one of my videos form the weekend thanks to Demoe.

Im having my buddy edit all my videos from my go-pro to the camera and he is going to be putting together a nice little video of the day. so keep an eye out for that. may be a few weeks.... his wife is expecting soon and he does not have much free time.

but here is 1 video for now enjoy!  <2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrF6Fg0CR8g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrF6Fg0CR8g)