[Mark Elvin]

I am takin part in another Sole event in the Insight this weekend.

It's like an Autotest but without the reversing. Basically this mean the most nimble cars will do very well.

I'm hoping for a good result.

 

[The Citrus Smoothie]

Good luck!

Back at Castle Combe?

 

[ikhoudvanu199]

interesting...does anyone have a link to a video or website about this

do they do this kind of thing in the US?

 

[Mark Elvin]

It's at Chepstow horse racing course, the are making a track on the carpark & perimiter roads.

 

[Space Panda]

Wow! Chepstow horse racing course is less than 30 minutes away from me.

What day/time is it? I will come up for a couple of hours.......is there a possibility that I could have a go?

 

[Mark Elvin]

To enter you have to be a member of a motor club.

However, if you e-mail the organiser (I'll PM you his details) you may be able to get in.

I think we start at about 9am

 

[Guillermo]

does anyone have a link to a video or website about this

Yes, Autoslalom or Auto-x is huge in the US.
Here is the official web site for auto-x competitions in the U.S.:
(on the left menu click on "solo overview")

http://www.scca.com/Solo/Solo2.asp?IdS= ... FB90&x=050

Here is a video of my wife and I competing in this type of event with my Insight in Toronto a few years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg0AZDMXk-s

 

[ikhoudvanu199]

cool video, and thanks for the info

 

[The Citrus Smoothie]

Mark Elvin writes:

Well, a pretty good day really.

There were 18 car in attendance, amongst them were 2 Lotus Elises, Mazda MX-5, 2 Westfield Sevens, an Auto test special & a number of other cars.

The Insight was by far the lowest powered car there.

So I was very please to win my class (under 1400cc class) & to get a 3rd overall, only 1 Elise & a Westfield were ahead of me.

I'll post a more in depth write up when I have full results.

A few very surprised people there at the end of the day.

 

[b1shmu63]

(APPLAUSE)

 

[Mark Elvin]

Solo Results

Abbreviated results as follows. There wer 5 courses, 4 were quite fast & flowing, 1 was very tight(which is where the Insight was at home most)

Posn Car CC Accumulated Time
1 Westfield 2000 228.29
2 Elise 1800 231.13
3 Insight 995 247.11
4 Metro GTi 1398 254.89
5 Elise 1800 258.59
6 Parsons special 1600 258.65
7 Civic 1600 262.55
8 MX5 1800 266.47
9 Firefox 1800 267.90
10 Westfield 1800 269.53
11 Leon 2000t 274.27
12 Golf 1800 277.98
13 MX5 1800 278.31
14 Marlin 5EXi 1800 279.05
15 106 1400 283.33
16 Fuego 1800t 290.36