AROSC at Willow Springs Jan 8th-9th

[Norman Silverma]

The Alfa Romeo Owners Club of So. Ca is returning to Willow Springs Raceway for the first Time Trial / Race Weekend of the year on January 8th & 9th.
This will be the "First Annual Charlie Thieriot Memorial Competition" and we have already been contacted by a number of senior Time Trialers and Competition Racers that will dust off their Nomex and put some wheels on the track in Charlie's Memory .
For those of you who don't know, Charlie was one of the founders and at times provided the blood to develop what has become known as one of the finest club competition and driving school programs in the country.
There will be 3 Time Trial run groups, a mixed class Race Group and the first race of the annual Alfa Cup Championship series for 2005. The 'Novice' Time Trial group (drivers without a AROSC approved competition license) must attend classroom sessions before each run session . Check it all out at www.arosc.org. (General competition info is posted, but event specific will not be up for a few days.)

If you've never had a car on the track, AROSC offers an Intro Course for $20 per day that will provide you with class room instruction and nearly an hour of lead and follow around the track during lunchtime. Instructors will take relatively small groups of cars around the track increasing the lap time by 1/2 to 1 second per lap. After each lap the Instructor will wave off the car immediately behind so that every one will get a chance to drive the correct line as nearly as possible. Most any daily driver will qualify . Check out www.arosc.org for specifics.

[geh458]

When will the entry forms be availible? For on reason or another, I missed all of the 2004 events, and need to get my car on the track before I get to depressed and lose interest in the sport.

[Bruce Colby]

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Originally Posted by geh458 When will the entry forms be availible? For on reason or another, I missed all of the 2004 events, and need to get my car on the track before I get to depressed and lose interest in the sport.

[italcarguy]

I get mailers both to the shop and my house...who do I contact to set it at one address?

[Norman Silverma]

We can use the mailer at the shop for emergencies. You've seen me in action when new people show up. Poor souls.

[geh458]

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Originally Posted by Bruce Colby Geeeezzz Gif, we sure wouldn't want to see you lose interest. Seriously, we'd love to see you at the track in January. The mailers should be ready within a few days assuming all goes as planned. Are you on the list to receive one by email?

[Norman Silverma]

Giff;
You should still be on our active mail list. You can email Terry Watson - slaysman@ol.com to confirm and/or email your address to phyllis3@aol.com and she'll make sure you get one.

[Norman Silverma]

Registration and Instructions are now available for download (PDF) at www.arosc.org.

[Judy]

Hi BB'ers...
In October I came out to the track and saw some in-car timing systems...
what were they? I need some details so I can make sure Santa knows
exactly what to get. From what I gather, there is some transmitter box
that is set trackside on some frequency and then the in-car device is set
to match that frequency and receive the blip to do a timestamp???
Details? websites? recommendations? caveats?
Thanks!
- Judy

[italcarguy]

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Originally Posted by Judy Hi BB'ers... In October I came out to the track and saw some in-car timing systems... what were they? I need some details so I can make sure Santa knows exactly what to get. From what I gather, there is some transmitter box that is set trackside on some frequency and then the in-car device is set to match that frequency and receive the blip to do a timestamp??? Details? websites? recommendations? caveats? Thanks! - Judy

[Bruce Colby]

I'm not ready yet but will be soon. I'll be trying a couple of changes (put in a new fuel pump and lowered the front end about 3/4") in the hopes of picking up a second or two. So who else is going to be there?

[geh458]

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Originally Posted by Bruce Colby I'm not ready yet but will be soon. I'll be trying a couple of changes (put in a new fuel pump and lowered the front end about 3/4") in the hopes of picking up a second or two. So who else is going to be there?

[geh458]

Norm and/or Bruce,

In the interest of safety, is there a chance that this weekends event at Willow Springs will be cancelled or postponed because of the weather, it's not looking to promising in the forcasts? I ask because I don't have a set of rain tires, nor does my car have windshield wipers. I know most groups run in the rain, but this would be to fun if we damaged any of our cars because of it.

I'll go anyway, but I will probably be the slowest one on the track.

[Bruce Colby]

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Originally Posted by geh458 Norm and/or Bruce, In the interest of safety, is there a chance that this weekends event at Willow Springs will be cancelled or postponed because of the weather, it's not looking to promising in the forcasts? I ask because I don't have a set of rain tires, nor does my car have windshield wipers. I know most groups run in the rain, but this would be to fun if we damaged any of our cars because of it. I'll go anyway, but I will probably be the slowest one on the track.

[Judy]

Neither rain, sleet, nor snow.....
Actually, Charlie did throw the red flag when you couldn't see any
of the white cars coming out of turn 9 at Riverside because of SNOW...



I'll be there. Maybe the rain will clean the car off....
- Judy
('65 Giulia Sprint GT)