Chris Hammond's SCCA Bloghttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-09-11T11:02:26Zhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/12/09/progress-on-the-240z-yeah-right.aspx2008-12-09T08:12:31Z2008-12-09T08:12:31ZNot much progress has been made on the car lately. Since I lasted work on the car I've been pretty much working on work and school stuff non stop, no car work. I was in Vegas at a conference for a week, I started working on my book (work related) and Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/12/09/progress-on-the-240z-yeah-right.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=336265" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/11/30/some-see-letter-others-see-car.aspx2008-12-01T04:41:31Z2008-12-01T04:41:31ZWhat do I see? Maybe the car I will be driving in 2010? Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/11/30/some-see-letter-others-see-car.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=334929" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/26/a-slow-sunday-more-cleaning-on-the-motor.aspx2008-10-27T00:44:15Z2008-10-27T00:44:15ZSo I woke up this morning, earlier than yesterday , but still not as early as one would have liked. First things first I ran to Radio Shack to get an AC power source for my Chase Cam so that I could use it to record video today. Share this post: Email Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/26/a-slow-sunday-more-cleaning-on-the-motor.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=329289" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/25/little-progress-little-time.aspx2008-10-25T23:24:26Z2008-10-25T23:24:26ZSo my weekend of working on the 240Z started off quite slowly today. I ended up sleeping until almost noon this morning, it was nice to catch up on some much lost rest from the travelling the past few months. So after my restful morning I had a few errands Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/25/little-progress-little-time.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=329198" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/22/a-free-weekend-a-weekend-to-work.aspx2008-10-23T01:25:37Z2008-10-23T01:25:37ZSo this coming weekend will be the first free weekend I've had since the first weekend in September, and that was pretty much a weekend spent getting ready for the Solo Nationals. I hadn't had a free weekend before that since Mid June, needless to say Read More......(<a href="http://sccaforums.com/blogs/christoc/archive/2008/10/22/a-free-weekend-a-weekend-to-work.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sccaforums.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=328714" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://sccaforums.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://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.aspx