Capital Driving Club Discussion Forum

36 degree low and 46 degree high is the forecast for Sunday. Monday actually will be 55 degrees. Do you think Sunday is warm enough (looks still below average even)?

I suggest Larry at C & M Machine Shop on Route 1 in Alexandria, VA (North of Ft. Belvior and South of Mt. Vernon Hwy). Larry has been building engines for probably over 30 years. He seems to be super careful when building a motor. I know of only one motor that has ever had a problem with a C &am...

I got a question for several members asking about a possible December event. Their question is that "there are only 2 weeks left in December. Does that mean we are running out of time?" We will try to hold a last minute autox in the winter (December, January, February, and March) if we get...

If you know me, you would know that I prefer beef or pork over chicken. However, I’ll go out of my way to get chicken from Jacalito located at 8081-A Alban Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 ( http://www.jacalitogrill.com ) where Backlick Rd becomes Alban Rd, near Newington (also near the Springfield Costco)...

Ed - that's cool! I hope you really did make a mistake and it wasn't Fred's hounding that changed your mind. It doesn't matter to me either way. Kicking Fred's a$$ in raw times is all I really care about. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Yes. That was a complete mistake and not a change in how we recognize FTDs...

Guys, Wades a baby, but..FTD stands for fastest time of the day. If your a Cobra guy that's what you want, Wade did it twice at CDC. If you want to honor the fastest indexed time then it is called FITD winners, or GAFCCW, get a faster car class winner. Guys, Wade is totally right. I made a mistake ...

With the last of the regular autocross events being canceled, the CDC Driver Championship Series and the Small Bore Series is now completed. The winners are: 2008 Driver Championship Series First Place with 598 points and 4 FTDs Brian Kar. (4 Passes) Second Place with 593 points and 2 FTDs Fred Kel ...

I'm not sure if we could get a high level of accuracy with stopwatches. Granted, it's only for fun, but part of the fun is seeing how your times stack up. The problem with the timer is that it requires all the sensors, computer, gas generator, gas, all the cables, sensor batteries, car battery, and...

I think we can try to "shoe-string" approach with equipment so that it doesn't take so much time for set-up and tear-down. Here's my thoughts: 1. Use only 70 cones (back in 2003 we used only 60 cones, now we use about 120 cones), and don't bring the trailer (take too much time to load, unl...

Yes, I dont' like the club losing money, and yes I don't like standing in the rain. However, I really really wanted to hold the event today BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR, but at the time we had to make the decision, it seemed that I would just be stubborn not to cancel. Yes, Frederick does...

Hey Everyone, We really didn't want to cancel since this was our last event of the year. However due to the severe weather forecast of heavy rain and thunderstorms with a chance of rain as much as 100% (NBC), we are forced to cancel the autox for Saturday the 15th at the Bowie Baysox Stadium. We wil...

Since this weekend's activities are still up in the air here (waiting on paperwork for the new-to-us car), can a first-timer sign up the morning of the event at the event? This Saturday's event isn't full so you can probably get in as a walk-on. However to make it easy for us with paper work, just ...

are raw times counted? i remember Bryan getting a 48.24 in his miata on one of his morning runs but shagged a cone. i remember because i saw him hit the cone in the middle of the run and then heard the time and couldnt believe he was just .01 seconds off my time. unless he got 48.24 in one of his a...

They just opened their second location at the Calvert Apartments (the high rise on Mount Vernon Ave in Delray -Arlington/Alexandria).

I went to their opening night. The pizza was just as good. Larry (the owner) said that for now, they are still making the dough in the Crystal City store.

Ed

With the 90% chance of rain of possibly over 1 inch with thunderstorms, we have had to cancel the Saturday October 25 autocross at Bowie Baysox Stadium. Our next event is Saturday November 1st and Sunday November 2nd (Test and Tune) at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, MD. We are now taking reservat...

At this time (Thursday morning), the weather forecast is calling for an 80% chance of rain for Saturday. We will keep our eyes on the forecast for Saturday and post any change in status on this web site. If we cancel the event, we will also send out an e-mail to all on our mailing list and participa...

saint_foo wrote:Can you switch John Willimen to 555 since it's not being used at the autocrosses?

Number 555 is still active. Maximo has that number.

Ed

The results from the September 27th auto-x have been posted. Click here to view the results. Also, we are now accepting reservations from club members and their guests for the next autocross on Saturday, October 11th, 2008 at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, MD. We’ll be following up with a Test &...

We are now on a membership freeze.

Ed

We are still a go for the autox on Saturday 9/27/08 at Bowie. If conditions change, we'll post it here and on the "News" page on the webpage (also send e-mails to those on the roster).

Ed

The Capital Driving Club will hold a bracket fun rally from our storage shop in Springfield/Newington, VA (same shop that many MG tech sessions are held) to the Hunt Country Car Show on Sunday October 12th. The rally will start at 8:00 am with cars departing at 1 minute intervals. Rather than having...

We’ve just secured additional events for October and November. Saturday October 11th will be an autocross at Harry Grove followed by a special Test and Tune on Sunday October 12th with the Sunbeam Club’s National Show Weekend. So at this TNT, you’ll get to see (maybe even ride with) some Sunbeam Alp...

1956 TR-3, has been disassembled to the tub.
Sold for restoration only; not a parts car.

As is, $3,000; ask for David James (540) 373-0089.

I heard several different members talking about the current 2008 index system, the old 2007 index system, and the small bore class. Some of the comments included: 1. Some liked the old 2007 indexing better because it gave the newer drivers more of a feeling of accomplishment as they improved. 2. Som...

Sorry for the mistakes. I'll correct them for both the small bore civic and the r-compounds on the Cobra.

Ed