Palm Springs Auto-X
Corvette vs. Vipers
This will the forth time we have been challenged
SoCal Viper has been victorious the last three years!
WHEN: :)
-Saturday March 15th 2014
-Auto-X will start at 10:00 am till 2:00 pm
WHERE: :D
-Riverside County Fairgrounds
WHAT: 8)
-Palm Springs Corvette vs. Vipers Charity Auto-X
All money collected will go to the ALS Lou Gehrig's and the Boys and Girls Club.
Drivers license and proof of insurance are required.
Helmets required for all Drivers and Passengers.
For those who want to spend Friday or Saturday night
Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino
Reservations 1-760-342-5000 under SoCal Viper
We could only get ten rooms held for either night.
The cutoff is February 14th. $189.00 + 15 resort fee per night. Or you could call and try to get your own special rate.
Clarion Hotel (760) 342-6344 (Which is located next door to the Fantasy Springs Resort)
MEETING SPOT: ::)
Let's plan on meeting up in the West parking lot outside
Fantasy Springs Resort at 8:30 am Saturday.
We will collect registration forms and get the racing numbers on our Vipers. This way we are ready to go when we attack the Auto-X
COST: ???
10 runs for $80 which includes the $20 entrance fee per Viper.
(remember all the proceeds goes to charity )
EARLY DINNER: :P
Anthony and Wanda are opening their beautiful residence for a great time. We will have a catered TACO TRUCK BONANZA.
A $15 donation will be asked at the door to help with the payment of the food and drinks. The feast will start around 3:30 to 4 p.m.
SUNDAY: ;)
We are still working on a couple of thoughts
Cruise/breakfast or a tram ride/breakfast.
Hope to see you all there.
ATTENDING: or if you plan to attend e-mail to: [email protected] Viper#
Anthony 401
Lance and Lori 402
Scott 403
Jay and Jennifer 404
Glenn and Stephanie 405
Dave and Melissa 406
Randy and Diane 407
Ben 408
Gary and Melissa 409
Fast Eddie 410
Bruce C. 411
Derek 412
U/A ***
Nino 414
Lisa and Dave 415
Bob O. (Anthony's bud) 416
Bruce Li 417 :D
Philippe and Gail 418
Richard and Charlene 419
Eric Lee 420
Demoe + 1 421 8)
Mike Q. 422
Chuck P. 423
" 424
" 425
" 426
" 427
" 428
Open Class:
Mikey 429
Albert and Paola 430
Anthony on his game. March 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1woYS5kqyQ
Lance & Lori will be there !
I should make this
I plan to be there. This is always a fun event.
~Jay
THE CORVETTE CLUB IS PLANNING ON TAKING BACK THE TROPHY THIS YEAR. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. WE NEED EVERYONE THAT HAS COME OUT IN THE PAST SO WE CAN KICK SOME VETTE BUTT ONCE AGAIN. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. LET'S SEE THOSE NAMES ON THE SIGN UP.. REMEMBER THERE ARE TACOS AND BEERS IN IT FOR YOU AFTER. THANKS, ANTHONY
Maybe we can get Justin and Bruce Lee to come?
Lori already reserved HER room.
I will call the Stig. Maybe Bruce will have his Gen V by then ! ;)
Paola and I are in - Palm Springs area is one of our favorite places to visit, coupled with the Viper Club, its a mini vacation! See you guys there.
Lance, You and I have to step our game! Is Fast Eddie coming we could use him toooo. :o
Melissa & I are in!
Driving out Saturday am and staying Saturday night. Thank you for the special rate!
(Sunday AM cruise thought... the 74 to 371 to 79 to 15 to 76 to Oceanside brunch somewhere?) 105 miles 2hr 8 min
I'm pretty sure Fast Eddie and Matthew will both be there.
I'd like to try this. Sounds like fun. Are there any rules?
RT
Yes! You must the wear the following: a clean Viper Club shirt, a big smile and have fun. And don't forget an empty stomach for lot's of Tacos at Anthony and Wanda's 8)
Can I put you down for two at dinner ?
Quote from: RandyT on January 30, 2014, 06:03:44 PM
I'd like to try this. Sounds like fun. Are there any rules?
RT
What Glenn said !
You will need a helmet....that's about it.
Some guys run Hoosiers, others just street tires.
Set your shocks up for Auto-x - soft settings to allow the car to roll and weight transfer better.
The Vette guys are competitive and it is always fun.
Jennifer plans to join me for the day, and we both plan on having dinner at Anthony and Wanda's place.
~Jay
Count me in and possibly Mikey.
Annie and Mike are in......
Hi Count me in.
Thank you
;D
I'm in as well.
For those planning to stay at the Fantasy Springs, be sure to book your rooms quick. The room block ends next week. You will have a hard time finding a room after that and if you do find one, it will be well over $350/night.
Sorry - need to back out of this one! We have long time family friends coming over from East Coast!
Please pull Annie and Mike Bell off this list.......
Reserved my room at Fantasy Springs for Fri and Sat night. Better hurry up, they said there are 8 rooms left in our block and the rest of the hotel is sold out.
Glenn & Stephanie,
Please include Melissa & I in for this one.
Thanks,
Gary
Sorry guys I will not be able to make it this year, Madison is down for spring break and we are going to Pismo for the week. I know you will keep the VIPERS in the winners circle.
Am I to assume that if our name is on the list we have been signed up and will pay when we get there?
Quote from: Hirkophoto on February 27, 2014, 02:21:07 PM
Am I to assume that if our name is on the list we have been signed up and will pay when we get there?
Correct. ;)
Really a fun event and for charity! Hope a few more can make it.
Fourteen days till the Auto-X. Time to sign up!
Yeah I will be there and hopefully with some cheater tires too. ;D
BTW how many runs do we get in total?
We all get eight. If you bring the T/A I will let Ben sponsor as many runs as you need for practice. 8)
Quote from: ACRBruce on March 03, 2014, 07:58:31 PM
Yeah I will be there and hopefully with some cheater tires too. ;D
BTW how many runs do we get in total?
We all get ten. If you bring the T/A I will let Ben sponsor as many runs as you need for practice. 8)
Quote from: 1HOTV10 on March 03, 2014, 08:24:56 PM
We all get eight. If you bring the T/A I will let Ben sponsor as many runs as you need for practice. 8)
Sounds good Glenn, 15 runs for Bruce as all Ben needs is one run anyway.
Count Dave & Lisa in! What time is the early dinner? Just wondering so we can make plans...
Quote from: ACRBruce on March 03, 2014, 08:33:27 PM
Sounds good Glenn, 15 runs for Bruce as all Ben needs is one run anyway.
No way Bruce! I was horrible last year!
I'm glad you will be there to help us beat the Vettes, I predict you will be 1st or 2nd quickest!
Quote from: ACRBruce on March 03, 2014, 07:58:31 PM
Yeah I will be there and hopefully with some cheater tires too. ;D
BTW how many runs do we get in total?
Don't worry Bruce. Like we discussed, I'll be taking your cheater tires out there for you on my truck. Just gotta get them from you before the event.
From what I remember the check-in process went faster if you bring cash. See ya there!
Anthony got the following text from good old Jack !
"Corvette club pot luck after Saturdays runs. I'm kind of in charge. Our people staying at track in motor homes. Thank you very much for the invite. Besides, I'm not planning on being too hungry. I'm having snake for lunch. Not much meat, but taste oh so good. "
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Seems to me that we should kick it up a notch this year ! ;D
Oh no he didn't! Somebody bring me an extra set of slicks. I will take the run flats off for this one!
D and I are in. Sounds like fun.
RT
Quote from: PCH VIPER on March 04, 2014, 11:47:08 AM
Anthony got the following text from good old Jack !
"Corvette club pot luck after Saturdays runs. I'm kind of in charge. Our people staying at track in motor homes. Thank you very much for the invite. Besides, I'm not planning on being too hungry. I'm having snake for lunch. Not much meat, but taste oh so good. "
This is the wimpiest smack talk I have ever read. I'll be trailering out with my A6's on 1HOTV10. We need to put Jack back in the Box.
Still time to join in on the fun???
Hey Eric !
Yes! and bring Mike too !
Let us know how many so we can get a proper headcount for dinner and get your registration form sent in ahead of time.
Quote from: edoggrc51 on March 05, 2014, 10:20:09 AM
Still time to join in on the fun???
Hi Eric
I sent you the info for the Auto-X.
Thanks, Glenn
Ok people. Im in #421 is mine
Quote from: PCH VIPER on March 05, 2014, 12:57:11 PM
Hey Eric !
Yes! and bring Mike too !
Let us know how many so we can get a proper headcount for dinner and get your registration form sent in ahead of time.
Hey Lance!!
I think Mikey's in just need to confirm. Also gotta see if the women want to come along as well.
Quote from: 1HOTV10 on March 05, 2014, 01:25:24 PM
Hi Eric
I sent you the info for the Auto-X.
Thanks, Glenn
Let me confirm the head count tonight and I'll email ya in the morning Glenn. Thank you! :)
Sweet ! Make sure both of you guys bring your FAST tires ! ;D
Quote from: PCH VIPER on March 05, 2014, 07:54:27 PM
Sweet ! Make sure both of you guys bring your FAST tires ! ;D
No such thing if I'm driving buddy! lol
Only six driver spots left and five days to go before the event. I guess we will have to order up some more numbers and a second Taco Truck! ;)
Any caravans going up to Palm Springs Saturday morning??
Quote from: edoggrc51 on March 06, 2014, 11:15:28 AM
Any caravans going up to Palm Springs Saturday morning??
I'm sure there will be but I'm towing a trailer so I'll probably be going too slow for you guys in cars.
Greetings
There are just a few more days before the Palm Springs Corvette vs. Viper Charity Auto-X! I wanted to touch base with you all one more time before the event.
Vipers: Before you leave home, make sure all your fluids are checked and tire pressure is balanced on all fours. We will have limited tools at the track, such as torque wrenches and air pressure gauges. If you have junk in the trunk, leave it at home. What should you bring? Helmets are required for all participants, driver and passenger. Folding chairs, hats and sunscreen are advised. We'll have a couple of pop-ups to serve as our Club's home base, so you can get some shade and stash your important stuff there.
Meeting spot: We'll meet at the Fantasy Springs Resort (84096 Indio Springs Dr.) west parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Please arrive with a full tank of gas. We'll have pastries and juice for everyone and will issue your windshield numbers. Remember, numbers go on the PASSENGER side. We will depart for the Auto-X at 9:15 a.m. ready to tear up the course!
Auto-X: The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. I have sent in all your registration forms to the Corvette Club, but will also give you a copy Saturday morning. Hopefully this will help registration move quicker. All drivers must check in at "Command Central" with your registration form, drivers license, proof of insurance and $80 for the event. $20 per Viper to enter and $60 for ten runs. Remember this is all for charity. Please bring CASH to speed things up.
Brunch: The Corvette Club informed us that we are all on our own for lunch, so, in addition to providing lots of high quality H2O for everyone (it's important to stay hydrated) Our SoCal Viper Club will bring in a light brunch (sandwiches, fruit, chips, drinks, etc.) sponsored by 2014 paid club memberships (this is why we have dues!) Haven't joined yet? Please consider signing up now at: https://driveviper.com/join/ or Saturday at the event.
Right after the Auto-X: We're heading to Anthony and Wanda's beautiful residence to celebrate our win with a Taco Truck Bonanza! Cost is $15.00 per person for unlimited tacos, rice, beans, salsa bar, soft drinks, beer and desert. We need a head count, so please RSVP to this email. [email protected] Thanks!
So let's defend our trophy and have some fun.
See you Saturday,
Glenn & Stephanie
Can someone tell us, where is Anthony's and what time will the early dinner be?
RT
Quote from: RandyT on March 11, 2014, 11:24:34 PM
Can someone tell us, where is Anthony's and what time will the early dinner be?
RT
It takes 15 minutes to get to Anthony's we should arrive by 3-3:30.
Quote from: edoggrc51 on March 06, 2014, 11:15:28 AM
Any caravans going up to Palm Springs Saturday morning??
I am rolling out of Newport at 6:30 Saturday am see you on the road!
Sorry y'all, I'm having to bail out due to work.
Fun day and another great event! Thank you.
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Got to love the desert!
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Good times, we'll not "good times" but good times nonetheless. lol
Great day!. We had 19 Vipers show up for the Auto-X. From start to finish we all had a great time. It was time to let the Corvette club win. Yes, they had a better overall time by four seconds for the fastest times by the best five per each team. Viper 222 seconds , Corvettes 218 seconds. I could go on and on, but the fact of the matter is "Good Old Jack" from the Corvette Club said he was very envious that our SoCal Viper Club is very serious about driving our Vipers. (No posers!) So on we go. Thanks to everyone that came out to support our Club. SoCal Vipers will be planning a Car Control Clinic this fall so stay tuned. Let's get this Auto -X down to a science.
Thank you Chuck P. our latest member for coming out to the Auto-X and ripping up the track with the SoCal team. Wait ... just in. Our our newest SoCal paid members for 2014... Dave and Lisa C. Thank you both. And now but not least. Thank you Anthony for hosting this fantastic event and opening up your beautiful residence for all to enjoy.
Glenn, Stephanie and Odie.
Yeah, it was great fun and thank you all for making this a very successful event. My wife, baby and I had a great time (I don't mean the time in autox :P ). But I promise I won't mess with the tires too much next time and concentrate on making more runs. BTW would like to see more autox events as autox is the best way to learn our Viper and drive 10/10th in a safe environment and can be held at venues close to home. If we don't have Vipers to hold our own autox events, we could join other clubs like this past event as the Porsche club Grand Prix region also hosts events in the Pomona Fairgrounds, and there's a road course outside of the Fairgrounds that is very safe and allow speeds close to the Streets of Willow.
Thanks to everyone who was involved in making this event so enjoyable. The lunch and refreshments really helped to make the parking lot nice place to be. And of course dinner at Anthony and Wanda's palace was nice.
I had a lot of fun and ran 9 good laps. Thankfully, after and hour of buffing, I was able to remove all of the cone scuffs from my 10th lap.
I agree with Bruce, it would be nice to do more events like this. I think since we are a small, but serious group that we would be welcome to join other clubs.
Later I'll post the GoPro video, and the few pictures I took.
~Jay
Too much fun this weekend !!! We had a great group out there with old and new members giving it their all out on the cone course.
Congratulations to the Corvettes. They have some very talented drivers and were very consistent.
We will beat them next year.
I have pictures up on my site www.kouchicentral.com (http://www.kouchicentral.com)
Here are a few of them.
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Our cheering section
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The Inland Empire boys ! Great seeing you guys again.
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Congratulations to Ben and Derek. They had the 2 fastest Viper times.
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Derek ran a fast lap of 44.079
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Ben beat everyone with a 42.963
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Afterwards, we enjoyed a great taco dinner at Anthony's Resort.
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Thanks Lance for all the pictures and the recap of the wonderful day.
I'm already looking forward to next year.
~Jay
A buddy of mine help me put this video together from one of my runs at the Auto X.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0WiDIgzpIQ&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0WiDIgzpIQ&feature=youtu.be)
Thanks for posting that Derek. I'll go ahead and add mine.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfirRFYXzA (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfirRFYXzA)
Quote from: Derek on March 21, 2014, 05:42:36 PM
A buddy of mine help me put this video together from one of my runs at the Auto X.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0WiDIgzpIQ&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0WiDIgzpIQ&feature=youtu.be)
Hi Derek. Great Video.. So you are holding out on the SoCal Club.. We also dig "COOL" stuff. Glenn.
http://driveviper.com/forums/threads/2707-The-Viper-Ped-is-BACK!!!!!!!
Hehe, you saw that eh?
Yea I was considering posting that on here... just have not got around to it yet.
Im actually looking into building another one, but this next one will be electric and something I can bring out to the Viper events and ride around.
Sweet video Jay.
Thanks for posting! Love all the camera angles. I like how you had one of yourself in the drive seat in action! Great job!
Your just earned yourself a new subscriber on youtube!
Keep up the great work and see you at the next event! :)