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01-07-2009, 03:21 PM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 54624
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Portland
Vehicle:1999 impreza wgn |
What do you do with no autox?
In the autox's off-season, what driving fun is there to do?
I just went karting, and it seems like a pretty good surrogate. What else is there?
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01-07-2009, 03:29 PM | #2 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 37359
Join Date: May 2003
Vehicle:2003 WRX |
Our region does run some winter events, but I generally just go cold-turkey until April. If my garage wasn't freezing, I could make some progress on my car to-do list.
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01-07-2009, 03:31 PM | #3 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 124113
Join Date: Aug 2006
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Rich Coast
Vehicle:Pura vida! Yellow V standing by |
Blow money on parts.
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01-07-2009, 03:37 PM | #4 |
NASIOC Vendor
Member#: 136396
Join Date: Jan 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Vehicle:2020 STI, 2022 WRX |
Portland should have some frozen lakes or snowy parking lots to mess around in!
No entry fees FTW! Mike |
01-07-2009, 03:44 PM | #5 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 60566
Join Date: Apr 2004
Chapter/Region:
SCIC
Location: San Diego, Ca.
Vehicle:2005 XT 5sp, 02 WRX 01 Legacy 95 Impreza L |
Donuts in the school parking lots.
Karting that's about it here. Actually I just end up playing Team Fortress all winter. |
01-07-2009, 04:10 PM | #6 |
ForumWars Winner!
Member#: 196948
Join Date: Dec 2008
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Kyle, TX
Vehicle:2003 Forester Silver |
Live in the south, and race all year We have already had our first event of the season!
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01-07-2009, 04:15 PM | #7 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 104922
Join Date: Jan 2006
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: NoVA
Vehicle:2016 WRX |
Karting has been a nice little reprieve. Going today actually.
I have been doing a lot of research on parts and throwing new stuff on the car. PS3 has taken a more prominent role and I can finally have a gf without running off every weekend at 7AM. Right now I am counting down to the first event. I am going out of my mind |
01-07-2009, 04:33 PM | #8 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 161541
Join Date: Oct 2007
Chapter/Region:
South East
Location: MEMPHIS
Vehicle:1995 L Deep Green Metallic |
dude its portland you have to have some fun back roads or mountain passes. Get your next setup dialed in just right with those outings. Just make sure your safe
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01-07-2009, 04:48 PM | #9 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 80363
Join Date: Jan 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: East Haddam, Conn.
Vehicle:06 Evo IX TB |
Rallyx
First event of the year is this weekend. New England region races once a month. You guys from the south should come up and race in the snow and ice, isn't that what subies are for?
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01-07-2009, 04:52 PM | #10 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 118880
Join Date: Jun 2006
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: New York
Vehicle:1995 GC8 Multi-color Yo! |
Playing lots of Left 4 Dead, until the next AutoX opens up.
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01-07-2009, 04:54 PM | #11 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 192173
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Maryland
Vehicle:2006 STU prepped STi Sponsored by Agile Auto |
Indoor karting and we're having a few winter events around here. But mainly it's being spent doing all my planning for next season, which is a lot more work when buying a stock car and trying to plan out a full mod/preparation plan for an ST* class with a new to you platform. But oh is it going to be fun!
Of course in the mean time, I'm going crazy with anticipation. |
01-07-2009, 04:57 PM | #12 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 88141
Join Date: May 2005
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Vehicle:01 White Canyonaro 01 stook,loud broken kart |
Some of the folks who autox in the area put together a series of 3hr endurance go kart races at an indoor track up in DE. I've been to one, and am going to another this weekend.
It's a stupid amount of fun and is pretty competitive. Last race 1st and 2nd were <20s different after 500 laps. Other than that my time is spent procrastinating installing the bits I picked up for next season. Edit: Oh, and good call on the Left 4 Dead |
01-07-2009, 05:10 PM | #13 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 97301
Join Date: Sep 2005
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Phillytown, PA
Vehicle:2005 WRX Wag-Tow Rig 125 FM - QRE Invader |
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01-07-2009, 05:16 PM | #14 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 67924
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Waterloo, IA
Vehicle:2003 #25/125 STX WRX WRB |
Play a LOT of Forza, work on maintenance and upgrades on the car, try to save money for the season, wait in anticipation of the results from the first couple tours to so I can rack my brain over what tires to buy, and just recently, start thinking about the LeMons project I just joined up on
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01-07-2009, 05:18 PM | #15 |
Former Vendor
Member#: 182232
Join Date: Jun 2008
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: IL
Vehicle:2015 WRX WRB |
forza, karting, snowboarding
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01-07-2009, 05:51 PM | #16 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 169539
Join Date: Jan 2008
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Buffalo, NY
Vehicle:2004 WRX sedan JBP 2013 BRZ GBS, 2000 2.5RS |
i save money for a few months, kinda boring but necessary sometimes...also play some forza, donuts in work parking lot when it snows, not too much else
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01-07-2009, 05:52 PM | #17 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 141040
Join Date: Feb 2007
Chapter/Region:
BAIC
Location: Designing things
Vehicle:07 2.5i wagon UGM |
Frozen lakes with tracks plowed on.
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01-07-2009, 05:54 PM | #18 |
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Member#: 30342
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: #blp
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01-07-2009, 05:57 PM | #19 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 146732
Join Date: Apr 2007
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Minnesota
Vehicle:2006 Impreza 2.5i Obsidian Black Swirl |
Pocket the travel money, since rallyX/most autoX events are 4hrs away.
Watch TopGear and play GT4 in the meantime. I wish they hadn't closed down our indoor kart track... now its just an office building. Bleh. |
01-07-2009, 06:31 PM | #20 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 71634
Join Date: Sep 2004
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: C-Ville, VA
Vehicle:In hibernation... |
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01-07-2009, 06:48 PM | #21 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 57830
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ontario CA
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Winter rallyX is good if you have them in your area. Generally I find the winter events to be easier on the car than summer events - less bumps as all the ruts are filled in with snow and ice. At the same time there is more sliding and drifting so it's more fun and you can work on your 'skills' at a lower speed.
Also winter navigational rallies are always fun. Being out on new back roads with the knowledge that there are other people out there who can help you in an emergency is always nice. |
01-07-2009, 06:49 PM | #22 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 442
Join Date: Oct 1999
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: RI/SE Mass
Vehicle:17 Imp Spurt 00 S2k |
I took last year off. I played golf.
--kC |
01-07-2009, 07:28 PM | #23 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 109216
Join Date: Mar 2006
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: PA
Vehicle:08 STI DGM 76-77 Lancia Scorpion(s) |
Cry.
Other than that, there are a few winter events here. |
01-07-2009, 09:26 PM | #24 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 12281
Join Date: Nov 2001
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Vehicle:08 FSXT Tiger's Blood |
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01-07-2009, 09:32 PM | #25 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 634
Join Date: Dec 1999
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Vehicle:2000 Impreza 2.5RS Becasue racecar |
Do a little indoor Karting. Work on other peoples cars. Got a couple projects like a tranny rebuild I have now followed by a clutch install. Start essembling my new SP engine next week.
Play games like TF2. I do some fine scale modeling once in a while. |
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