Things have been a bit hectic at Full Auto HQ the past week so the times are arriving online a little later than expected. Because of the HUGE amount of runs taken by each driver at the event the timing has had to be broken down into two reports. Some of the lowest times from the morning have been removed to make room for more times. Glitched times have also been removed.
They are in PDF format for now. I have been working on a way to display them in a much more awesome way, but I'm still working on it. The website is about to go through a full redesign and overhaul to be more intuitive and easy to navigate...and will also include more of a 'live' scoreboard for the events!
If you're planning on coming out to watch this weekend, here are the facts:
Location:
Tropicana Field
1 Tropicana Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
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Entry Fee: $5 (kids under 12 FREE)
Time: 9AM - 5PM
Parking: $5 @ Tropicana Field Auxiliary Lots
The spectator area runs between both courses so you can get a great view of all the action. There are plenty of trees for shade as well as on-site concessions for cold drinks and snacks. Spectators are not permitted to ride along with drivers and are limited to the spectator-access areas only. The entrance for spectators will be at the main parking lot entrance on 3rd Ave South & 10th Street South. If you have any questions please visit our Contact Page.
To encourage a learning environment, professional instructors will be on hand to offer ride-alongs, performance driving tips as well as answer technical questions about driving or racing. All of your instructors will have backgrounds in Grand-Am, ALMS, TV/Film stunt driving and other forms of high performance driving.
Timing Results - The Performance Workshop
Most times were able to be saved. We have notified the families of those who were lost.
Due to windy conditions, the timing system had glitches all day. We were able to recover times for most cars , but not all. We apologize for the inconvenience and will make sure this issue does not occur at the next event. Look for a large LED display board for times out at the next event as opposed to the LCD TVs. Follow the jump to scope your times.
Read more: Timing Results - The Performance Workshop - 02/06/2010
Tropicana Field Conquered
60 Cars, Hundreds of Cones and 1,000,000sqft of Asphault. Awesome.
The Performance Workshop at Tropicana Field was a huge success! Nearly 60 drivers and their machines showed up early, ready to burn through some fuel. After everyone was checked in and a quick safety/driver's meeting out of the way, the advanced groups for both Grip and Drift were cut loose to begin the first session of the day. Grip drivers had a .7mi long course with long straights, varying corners and even some elevation change. Drift guys and gals were working with a .5mi long course with plenty of room for 3rd gear action and corners of all shapes and sizes.
As groups rotated through the Grip course, the wide variety of cars began to stand out. Among them were a GTI, Evo, E36 Race car, 3-Rotor FD RX7, 600whp STI, a few Mustangs, Corvettes and even a healthy Lotus Elise vs Exige battle...just to name a few. It was great to see a 1000hp Dodge Viper parked between Mini Coopers and a brigade of driftmobiles. There were three groups of Grip drivers who cycled through the course throughout the day with drivers averaging nearly 60 total runs. We battled timing system issues all day due to heavy winds but will be sending out the timing data to all drivers.
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