Slipstream - February 2007

My Thoughts
by Jan Mayo, Slipstream Managing Editor
months.
It’s the February issue but I’m writing this in
January so New Years’ Resolutions come to
mind. What are you doing for you? Yeah,
diet and gym, start running again….. No, I
mean, what are you doing for YOU?? How
about some fun… some CAR fun. Look at the
things we have planned for the next couple of
The Ladies and Teens Autocross school. Think of the
thrill of seeing your teenager in a four-wheel drift going
around the skid pad. Come on now, you know you’d be proud
- Who would be whooping and hollering louder? Did you see
in the January issue the number of ladies trophying in the
autocross and time trial series? This is the place we all
started. Pennington Field, nice and close to home, Saturday
February 17. AND Ladies and teens get a two day double
whammy. With one day of practice under your belt come
back out Sunday and show up the new guys. Hee hee hee ! !
Guys, do you want a safe environment to see the limits of
your car? Practice those ABS systems and see if you can
modulate it? Yeah, sure you can stop on a dime… can you
stop on THE dime, precisely? Consistently? Can the newer
cars be made to spin? How does it feel to slalom back and
forth? Faster – Faster - oops. Well, Sunday’s your day,
February 18.
Are you already autocrossing? Had a year or two that you
enjoyed very much? We have something for you, too. In
March there will be another school, this one in Mineral Wells.
This is great for beginners as well as those of you who
consider yourselves itnermediate. The MineralRing has some
more space for some higher speed applications. What fun is
that!! Let me tell ya, A Bunch. March 3-4.
And for you track junkies or wanna-be track junkies,
MotorSport Ranch beckons. Two full days of instruction,
20-25 minute run sets, 16 corners, passing straights, 3.2 miles
of track, what more could you ask for? February 24-25.
Come on out and drive. I’ll see you there.
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