Hey guys,
1st ever, here in the U.S. a Gymkhana Track Day.



American Gymkhana Event March 31st (saturday)
El Toro Fields Irvine, CA

visit for more info:
Gymkhana
to register visit:
Registation

Track Layout:


<FONT SIZE="5">FOR THE GUYS THAT ARE JUST WATCHING!! GOT A THING FOR YOU GUYS!
From LUNCH TIME 12noon to 1PM. You get 1 Run, (you run both track once each) for 5 Bucks. PLEASE COME watch, and if you guys like to try out the track then TRY for 5 BUCKS! Bring 5 bucks there, they will have you on the track in NO TIME!</FONT>


Modified by ASpecProducts at 12:31 PM 3/19/2007

 

Maybe I'm blind or retarded, but I couldn't find a cost on your site. I don't want to go through signing up for an account with myautoevents.com just to find out.

Thanks
Steve

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonsense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Maybe I'm blind or retarded, but I couldn't find a cost on your site. I don't want to go through signing up for an account with myautoevents.com just to find out.

Thanks
Steve</TD></TR></TABLE>

ah yes forgot. they said it was 120.

60 cars max.

They have 2 track both identical, you pretty much race each other (side by side), so 30 on each side.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PeopleAgainstJDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So this is like an Solo2 Autocross then?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Kinda like Solo2, your time is not fully judged, its also your style of driving. so good time, and good style. Also you get a lot more runs then Solo2 autocross.

So your overall preformance, is not based on time!

Amateurs are more than welcomed to run. Drifting or sliding is welcomed But, I don't know if drifting would be the best technique to use for everybody? See, the object of Gymkhana is to try to go though the whole course as quickly as possible. Around tight turns or a 360's drifting might be faster but remember drifting dose cut speed a lot... A lot of FF car can corner pretty quick without sliding the rear.

Id like to see you guys out there, I hope I do.
Ill be helping the event out, and drive a lil.

Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgjFPhhzY8 here is a video of Gymkhana, not ask crazy here, but you get the idea.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY1sEFOI5Pg

this is more like we will be doing. track not as crazy as the 1st video. haha.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ASpecProducts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHgjFPhhzY8 here is a video of Gymkhana, not ask crazy here, but you get the idea.</TD></TR></TABLE>
What the heck did I just watch? Did this guy actually complete a course, or was that more or less some kind of "freestyle" thing? Neat video

 

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What the heck did I just watch? </TD></TR></TABLE>

its an auto cross just not the typical SCCA auto-cross.


Were you see a car doing 180 or 360 around a cone THEY HAVE to do that. And the other weird stuff also.


In these weird situations like the 180's or 360's drifting or *** draging is probably the fastest way to do it.

 

Now where do the FWD cars fit in to this scene? I can't imagine a civic being much of a crowd pleaser seeing as this is partly a spectator and 'style' event. Looks like fun though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bsclywilly &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Now where do the FWD cars fit in to this scene? I can't imagine a civic being much of a crowd pleaser seeing as this is partly a spectator and 'style' event. Looks like fun though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can use any style drive as you will. you can slide (ebrake slide). etc. be creative and maintain and fast pace.

http://video.google.com/videop...hl=en
another video. to kill time!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ThoseDarnKids &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
What the heck did I just watch? Did this guy actually complete a course, or was that more or less some kind of "freestyle" thing? Neat video </TD></TR></TABLE>

That is not free style, you have to remember the track, and run it as fast as you can, looks like is a mix of combo's but its really a track!

When you see the guy stop and do a reverse, almost look like he messed up or something. But thats part of the run.

That video that you just saw, is like pro level Gymkhana. And when he stops and parks into place, its called "parking boxes" They are required to pass and sit (for a split sec) after a parking box line. And contiune with there run.

Hope it helps,
TUAN @ A Spec.

PS this track event will not be at pro level, its for all levels of all low or high skill driving level. Anyone is welcome to come.

 

here is the map of the course!



sorry for the small image. they had a bigger one up.

TUAN @ A Spec.

 

Looks like fun. Think I'll go.

brian g

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ASpecProducts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Kinda like Solo2, your time is not fully judged, its also your style of driving. so good time, and good style. Also you get a lot more runs then Solo2 autocross.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't know about this event, but isn't gymkhana based strickly on TIME?
I never heard of a gymkhana being judged on style.

 

Good luck with your tires driving like that at El Toro That place eats tires at a regular AutoX, if you're going to be sliding around I'd imagine it would chew them up pretty bad.

Since I live about 10 mins from El Toro I'll probably stop by to watch. Looks like it could be fun

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chibitank &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I don't know about this event, but isn't gymkhana based strickly on TIME?
I never heard of a gymkhana being judged on style. </TD></TR></TABLE>

well your correct, it is mainly base on time. but to be fast, there will be some drifting and sliding going on. theres really no judge on style, really mainly time, i dont know y i said that. lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brian g &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks like fun. Think I'll go.

brian g</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonsense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good luck with your tires driving like that at El Toro That place eats tires at a regular AutoX, if you're going to be sliding around I'd imagine it would chew them up pretty bad.

Since I live about 10 mins from El Toro I'll probably stop by to watch. Looks like it could be fun </TD></TR></TABLE> Hope ill see you guys out there, feel free to come up and chat with me, ill be driving a flat green corolla.

TUAN @ A Spec.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ASpecProducts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here is the map of the course!


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after watching the videos, i figured fwd would not be competitive at all, but that course layout looks easy, and fwd would do well. i wish you were on my coast....

 

uhh...once again Americans trying to replicate whats done in Japan.

Gymkhana is not based on your driving style.

its you vs the clock. Complete the course however you can. Fastest time wins. You wanna drift it, so be it. Ive never seen someone who drifts the course win it.

In fact FF usually dominates it. At least here in japan anyways...

 

that course is extremly simple also.
usually gymkhana exemplents extreme techinque.

 

Frank it looks REALLY simple.

The following are courses that will be used on Sunday, well 1 of the 2, still deciding on which one.




It's cool that gymkhana is making it's way back to its origins, well kind of started here in Japan, but by US military many, many years ago if I am not mistaken. Challenge the drivers though, what's fun about gymkhana is making drivers use their minds remembering what way they are supposed to go. The 2 courses I drew up are not even that difficult really, but that course that is planned doesn't look like it would be much fun. Well it's always fun to thrash the car in a closed environment, but for me, I like to be challenged and put a challenge to others. Best of luck with your event, hopefully it turns out good. Though $120 is what it costs for 3 events here, totemo takai desu!!!

Frank, don't be posting the pics locally

 

Track #1 gets my vote.





Modified by junkyard racer at 2:00 PM 3/7/2007

 

hahaha, it's not just about that Evo though.

 

Can I recast my vote. #2 please.

heres how we can pick.
we will each drink beer tonight and stack our cans. your cans will be track #1, my cans will be track #2. whoever drinks the most beer is the track that will be used. sounds like a plan.

the last track was designed with about 8 beers in the gut, and that was fun. .

BTW, for everyone to know, this is the course that will be used on sunday for about 25 drivers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by junkyard racer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">uhh...once again Americans trying to replicate whats done in Japan.

Gymkhana is not based on your driving style.

its you vs the clock. Complete the course however you can. Fastest time wins. You wanna drift it, so be it. Ive never seen someone who drifts the course win it.

In fact FF usually dominates it. At least here in japan anyways...</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes FF usually dominates, looks hard but its not. even in the 360's cuz i believe FF would pull out of a turn a lot faster then a FR would, but then again, everyone has there own car and setup.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ASpecProducts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY1sEFOI5Pg

this is more like we will be doing. track not as crazy as the 1st video. haha.</TD></TR></TABLE>


this is accually us. This is what we do. Tommorow is the next event