Chris Hammond's SCCA Bloghttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-09-06T20:12:36Zhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/10/the-corvette-is-gone.aspx2008-10-10T16:55:34Z2008-10-10T16:55:34ZI just got an email from Natalie, John is on his way back to the DC area with the Corvette, so we no longer own a Corvette..... Have fun John, enjoy your ride! Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/10/the-corvette-is-gone.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=326339" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/30/fall-2008-it-begins-again.aspx2008-10-01T03:47:03Z2008-10-01T03:47:03ZSo it's been a while since I've made any real progress on the 240Z, but come the end of October I hope my weekends will finally slow down enough that I can start working on the car again with the intention of getting it running before Christmas! The Corvette Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/30/fall-2008-it-begins-again.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=324622" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/30/i-will-miss-her.aspx2008-10-01T03:25:10Z2008-10-01T03:25:10ZSo the final days are now ticking down. I have two, maybe three days of driving the Corvette left before we leave for Amsterdam. Natalie will be flying back from Amsterdam and meeting John (the new owner) at the airport next Friday so he can take posession Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/30/i-will-miss-her.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=324629" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/19/solo-nationals-results.aspx2008-09-19T22:52:24Z2008-09-19T22:52:24ZBlah to my finish at the Solo Nationals! Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/19/solo-nationals-results.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=321796" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/18/solo-nationals-day-3-day-1-for-ss-ssl.aspx2008-09-19T02:57:52Z2008-09-19T02:57:52ZNatalie is 9th of 12 in her first Solo Nationals (6th event ever). Beth is sitting in 7th I believe. Dave is in 30th, I am in 25th. We aren't that far off on time, but the SS competition is tight!!!! Sorry, I'm going to bed! Will post more tomorrow. Share Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/18/solo-nationals-day-3-day-1-for-ss-ssl.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=321656" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/16/solo-nationals-tuesday-day-1.aspx2008-09-17T03:34:42Z2008-09-17T03:34:42ZSo I am exhausted and won't be making this a long blog post. Today was Day #1 of the SCCA TireRack Solo Nationals. I spent almost all day today in the timing trailers trying, with Darrin, to make the live results functionality work. Unfortunately we were Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/16/solo-nationals-tuesday-day-1.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=321449" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/16/monday-at-the-solo-nationals.aspx2008-09-16T04:37:43Z2008-09-16T04:37:43ZSo today I had a full day scheduled. I went to the event site around 9:30, after a swing by McDonalds to pick up a quick bite for breakfast. From there I parked the car and hopped on my bicycle to ride over to the Solo Performance garage to hang out and Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/16/monday-at-the-solo-nationals.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=321365" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/14/prosolo-finale-saturday-results.aspx2008-09-14T04:20:26Z2008-09-14T04:20:26ZWell I managed to fall one position today into 8th place. I was faster on the left side, but managed to redlight that run as I changed where I was launching from and got a much better launch than I expected. I picked up 3tenths or so on the right side. Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/14/prosolo-finale-saturday-results.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=321204" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/13/prosolo-finale-update-saturday.aspx2008-09-13T04:04:32Z2008-09-13T04:04:32ZOne word summary? Wet More details: lots of rain! I'm sitting in 7th place after my runs today, my runs were better than I expected after the "practice" runs we ended up having this morning. We'll see what happens tomorrow but I believe it is still going Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/13/prosolo-finale-update-saturday.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=321140" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/11/car-fixed-you-won-t-believe-it.aspx2008-09-11T15:02:26Z2008-09-11T15:02:26ZI can't believe this, but I will post this publicly to shame myself for being such an idiot. Step 1 when putting your tires back on the car, be sure that you put the proper tire on the proper end. I had the driver's side tires switched, front on the rear Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/11/car-fixed-you-won-t-believe-it.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=320930" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/10/autocross-runs-how-many-this-year.aspx2008-09-10T04:40:29Z2008-09-10T04:40:29ZSo I've been meaning to do this for a while now, I added up the number of runs I've taken this year in the Corvette, it comes to somewhere near 130+ runs, I'm not exactly sure how many runs I got at the Evo school in Kansas City, but assuming I took at Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/10/autocross-runs-how-many-this-year.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=320670" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/09/news-from-the-dealer.aspx2008-09-09T20:21:49Z2008-09-09T20:21:49ZSo, this week just got really expensive, and I haven't even left for Topeka yet! $4-500 for the St. Louis dealer, plus $$ to get the rear control arms replaced, though I am going to have the control arms replaced by Superior Chevy out in Meriam Kansas Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/09/news-from-the-dealer.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=320591" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/08/to-the-dealer-she-goes.aspx2008-09-08T05:51:00Z2008-09-08T05:51:00ZA few hours from now (5-6) I hope to have the car at a local Chevy dealer. I will be dropping it off with the hopes that they can get it repaired by Wednesday. I still don't know what the problem with the car is, though I did manage to do some more damage Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/08/to-the-dealer-she-goes.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=320273" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/07/confirmation-of-the-issue.aspx2008-09-07T15:54:02Z2008-09-07T15:54:02ZSo I finally got someone else to drive the car and confirm that the issue isn't in my head :( Dave drove it and his first comment was "wow" I'm going to jack the car up and see if I can't find something loose in the rear subframe, I hope I find something! Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/07/confirmation-of-the-issue.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=320206" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/06/found-it-car-running-again.aspx2008-09-07T00:12:36Z2008-09-07T00:12:36ZSo I found the problem I was having with the ABS/TCS/Active Handling That right there used to be two wires, they've been carefully braided together as one.... I went ahead and cut/spliced everything back together, so far the car seems to be fine. I'll Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/09/06/found-it-car-running-again.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=320169" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspx