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Posted 3/17/2008 11:15:54 PM


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Looks like the Porsche Club of America (Maverick region) is going to try a new venue for AX -- Birdville ISD Stadium.  I will probably go try it out and report back, but I figured I would post it here in case anyone else was interested in trying it or just stopping buy.  It is on 3/30.  More info on their web site.

BTW, they're just as snobby as those BMW owners.    But not as smart-a$$ as the Miata drivers. 

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Posted 3/18/2008 8:34:18 AM


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Make that 3/30 "smart *** miata driver"

Hopefully I can make it out.

Thomas

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Posted 3/18/2008 10:45:09 AM


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97Msedan (3/18/2008)
Make that 3/30 "smart *** miata driver"

Fixed.

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Posted 3/18/2008 4:44:51 PM


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I should check this out....it's 5-10 mins from my house.  Are they different from the BMW CCA?  What is their website? 

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Posted 3/18/2008 9:58:24 PM


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Their web site is http://mav.pca.org/.  They usually have pretty technical courses.  They have a new AX chairman this season, so I do not know if there will be any changes.  They are a pretty good group.  Last season, they only allowed 5 runs based on rules from the national organization.
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Posted 3/19/2008 2:30:36 PM


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I dont think BMW quite comes close to PCA in the snobby dept.

Have we considered running events at Birdville?  It's even closer to my house, 3mi, than Pennington, 4mi.  Hurray!

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Posted 3/19/2008 6:20:33 PM


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Jeron (3/19/2008)
I dont think BMW quite comes close to PCA in the snobby dept.

Have we considered running events at Birdville?  It's even closer to my house, 3mi, than Pennington, 4mi.  Hurray!

 

I think you would be surprised how 'normal' these guys are.  Most of them are just like you and me -- driving as much as the budget allows, so you have a lot of 914s, 944s, Boxters, and older 911s.  You don't really see too many newer cars.

Let's see how Birdville goes before lobbying for a BMW event there.

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Posted 3/20/2008 11:46:07 AM


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Tried to respond last night but couldn't login.

I shouldn't have generalized.  I certainly wasn't speaking of the PCA AX'ers and general membership.  I meant some of the ruling class.

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Posted 4/14/2008 8:23:30 PM


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Did anyone go for this?  How was the venue?

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