I finally got around to making prints off of the negatives from my trip down to Rolla in February.  Not everything turned out (really could have used a zoom lens!) but I got a few good shots.  It made me get a Flickr account, too — now I just need a camera so I have things to put on it…

In other news, we had our first autocross of the season a couple of weeks ago.  More on that later, but the short version is that I spun.  A lot.  Too soft in front, I think; the rear kept wanting to come around whenever I hit the brakes.   I’ve got new shocks and springs that should help, should I ever manage to get them on the car, but that’s for another post.

Well, after missing The Crown Autocross Club event out at the speedway due to a misplaced wallet, I finally got out to drive again on Sunday.  The course this month was about as long in terms of time, but generally felt slower and had more and tighter features.  The bad news is that I’m not that much faster than last time — I only shaved about a second off the gap between me and the class leader compared to Event 5 — but the good news is that I’m getting a solid feel for the car and I think I know how much of that gap is me and how much is my setup.  [Translation: I hate-hate-hate-HATE my tires.] Continue reading »