So this is what I did with my weekend.

[Omega]

Raced my car.

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So basically, the Porsche club of America put on an autocross event near where I lived, and I just HAD to race. And yes, I raced a Volvo station wagon. At a Porsche event. Needless to say, I got quite a few strange looks, and a few people asking me why I was racing it (since I had openly admitted that it's bone stock).

My fastest time was 69.797, fastest time of the whole day was 51.66-. I was the slowest car out there. But it was fun!

So, what did you all do this weekend?

[DonT-FeaR]

i made an aluminium table :) ill post pics later.

[Quakken]

That is awesome. It looks like a ton of fun, who cares that your time was the worst in the field, it's still a gratifying experience. I would race my car, but I would probably explode the clutch or something, the little integra isn't as tough as your swedish steel.

[aintnothang]

autocross!

[Mark_Hardware]

I sat and read TBCS forums all weekend. Yay me.

[blueonblack]

I enjoyed the time off work, played with the kids, made some progress on a minor home improvement project, and worked on Clockwork. So far, so good, my weekend is only half over. :D

[gamer_from_aust]

I saw the word porche before the pics came and thought cool. But then the pictures loaded. Still would've been fun.

[Oneslowz28]

I did an auto x up in Columbus Ga one time once and an Auto X at Road atlanta once. Great times. I was the slowest the first time and at the one in the road atlanta parking lot I was in the middle of the field. Glad you had fun. There is nothing wrong with running what ya brung.

As for my weekend I spent Saturday at my mothers building her nice brick steps into her new home. The original ones were concrete block and had troweled on stucco and looked like crap. I will go take some photos of them tonight.

Yesterday I washed my truck, gave my dogs a bath, cut my grandmothers grass, cooked some steak on the grill for a lady friend and myself and then watched a movie with her on the couch. Very productive day.

[altec]

I went to gamestop. Got Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, and Mirrors Edge.

[Will]

That Volvo was probably the safest car at the track, so you've got that going for you. ;)

I was supposed to go to Birmingham for the Rolex race but completely forgot about it.

[NightrainSrt4]

Nice. I always wanted to autox but I'm not one to race the car I DD.

I went to New Hampshire and watched some of New England Forest Rally. I made a thread but perhaps I should have put (Racing) in the title lmfao, as no one saw it. Probably thought it was some green protection hippie rally hehe. Hehe, seeing Pastrana, Block, Mirra, L'Estage run, along with plenty of others was amazing.

Glad you had fun with your race. Sounds awesome.

[Luke122]

On friday night, I volunteered to play guitar at the youth group service for my church. We rocked the house, and had a killer open jam afterwards. Had the whole crowd singing along with us!

Saturday morning I went to Red Deer with the family. We picked up some parts for my guitar (new toggle switch, pickup rings, straplocks, and some killer new picks), an Infinity Reference 8" 850w sub, and a used Rockford Fosgate 40.2 Punch amp.

Then we came home and went to a birthday party for my friends son. All the rugrats had a great time (15 kids or so).

Sunday morning I was up at 630, at church by 7, and helped load the soundsystem into a trailer for Church in the Park. We do it a couple times every summer.. it's a great time! Practice at 830, played a 5 song set at 10am. Lol.. we had noise complaints from all over town!

Mowed the lawn Sunday evening, and then just took it easy, and called it an early night.

[SXRguyinMA]

I cleaned my house for tuesday night becasue my brother-in-law and sister-in-law are coming over for dinner, and today my buddy and I did some work on his ski, now were gettin ready to go ride mine :devious

technically this is my weekend, I have sundays and mondays off lol

[KiLLERMAN21]

I went to gamestop. Got Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, and Mirrors Edge.

Quick sidetrack - is Mirrors Edge any good? Ive heard mixed reviews.

[Luke122]

I've heard mixed also.. I didnt like the demo very much. :)

[billygoat333]

I enjoyed it on the 360... but I think free running or whatever you call it is sick. was cool to kind of do it in person kind of. lol I did a whole lot of just chillin with my son, playin in the park and hanging with fam. and I worked this weekend too. boo.

[Omega]

That is awesome. It looks like a ton of fun, who cares that your time was the worst in the field, it's still a gratifying experience. I would race my car, but I would probably explode the clutch or something, the little integra isn't as tough as your swedish steel.

Actually, I damn near punched the springs through the strut towers. Sure, I can probably take a hit better, but blown shocks all around and all it's other problems make it a far cry from "sporty".



I saw the word porche before the pics came and thought cool. But then the pictures loaded. Still would've been fun.

http://thebornotaku.com/images/laugh2.gif It was fun. Lots of body roll, slow, loud, and falling apart, but fun. About half of that fun was explaining to the Porsche guys that my car was drop-dead stock save the strut bar I put on there.



That Volvo was probably the safest car at the track, so you've got that going for you. ;)

I was supposed to go to Birmingham for the Rolex race but completely forgot about it.

I dunno, there was this civic there with a full cage. Then again... it did arrive on a trailer...




Nice. I always wanted to autox but I'm not one to race the car I DD.

I went to New Hampshire and watched some of New England Forest Rally. I made a thread but perhaps I should have put (Racing) in the title lmfao, as no one saw it. Probably thought it was some green protection hippie rally hehe. Hehe, seeing Pastrana, Block, Mirra, L'Estage run, along with plenty of others was amazing.

Glad you had fun with your race. Sounds awesome.

Race your DD. it's great fun.

[altec]

Quick sidetrack - is Mirrors Edge any good? Ive heard mixed reviews.

I haven't finished it yet, but it isn't bad. Takes some quick thinking, and a lot of the moves take great timing, and positioning. For the used price now, I think it is worth picking up.