With the race season quickly winding down, I was able to attend my 4th autox event of the year. October 3rd is the North Hills Autumn Leaf Festival. With the threat of rain the entire time and cold weather I was about to get 13th out of 59. However with the PAX handicap, I was dropped to 25 out of 59. Not exactly great but considering I’m still on street tires, I felt it went pretty well. Plus a nice look at what happens when you push street tires past their limit.
Finally started my autox career (hopefully) about 2 events ago. Now with 3 events under my belt, I’m started to get used to the car in terms of performance and handling. Unfortunately due to the modifications of my car, I’m in the Street Modified (SM) class. Despite this handicap I did surprisingly well. Also note that in SM class you can run R-Comp tires, but I’m only running street tires which also puts me at a bit of a handicap. I was able to finish 9th fastest time out of 69 entries. After the PAX time adjustments I was 13 out of 69.
After many years with a bland and dated looking site, the time has come for a breath of fresh air. The Pittsburgh Northside Leadership Conference is a coalition of community groups and organizations designed to promote and enhance the quality of life. The new website was built on the DotNetNuke CMS platform and gives the folks at NSLC the ability to keep their site fresh. The website features a community calendar of events happening in the Northside. For those looking to move into the Northside can use the Residential Housing page to locate featured housing in the neighborhood. Please visit the Pittsburgh Northside Leadership Conference for more information.
The Wings Over Pittsburgh 2008 was held May 10-11 this year at the Air Force Reserve Airbase and was open to the general public for free. Each year features many great static displays along with the ever impressive aerial demonstrations for thousands of attending visitors. This year was no exception. The Wings Over Pittsburgh major featured demonstrations for 2008 were the F-22 Raptor and the Canadian Snowbirds. (more…)
On Wednesday, 2/20/08, the AlphaLab website was launched. AlphaLab was created to jump start the next generation of software, game design and Internet-related companies. It provides these companies with funding, space, services, and advisors. The goal is to rapidly accelerate the growth of these startup companies. AlphaLab was created by Innovation Works. AlphaLab is currently accepting applications for the 2008 Summer/Fall program. This program will end March 31, 2008, so Apply Now. If you want to learn more about what AlphaLab offers companies, click here. If you still have questions, view the FAQs.
The National Aviary of Pittsburgh is having a free admission for the remainder of 2007. The National Aviary claims to have over 200 different species of birds which is quite a treat for someone that might not be able to travel the world. For those going to the Aviary, you will want to considering going early as parking fills up rather quickly. So after making a small donation, my first bird of interest is the Bald Eagle. (more…)
