Starfest Autocross

[psmith]

Here are some pictures from the Starfest Autocross at Thunderhill Race Track.  I had a blast and the car held up fine.  I think the kickdown switch saw more use than it's seen in years!







Here's a link to more pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/pbsmith9/Starfest08#

Thanks to Frank and Mary Alice Cozza and Pete Lesler for encouragement and advice!

[J. Huber]

Way to go Pete! Looks like a lot of fun. Car looks good too!

[mdsalemi]

Hmmm...in years past, canvas tops up or down were not allowed in the autocross.  Had to have the hardtop on.  Gave me a great excuse not to wear out those Cokers.  

[Douglas]

Autocross? Here in NY, we call that driving in Manhattan.  

It never ceases to amaze me how much headroom Pagodas have. Even with a helmet and the soft top up instead of the hardtop, you've got plenty of headroom to spare.

In any event, it looks like a lot of fun. Nice to see a clean one being driven hard and enjoyed.

(And just having that special sticker I see in the windshield must improve your time by at least a second or two.)  

[psmith]

OK...true confession time.

They do have a rule about hardtops or roll bars, but decided it was ok for autocross, but I couldn't (and wouldn't) run on the high speed track without the hardtop.

And also, I'm vertically challenged, so I always have a lot of headroom    :oops: