# A.M.E.C. Malta-Madness Speedway Autocross! Nov. 7th **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 2, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260 "2009-10-02T15:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/1 "2009-10-02T15:31:52Z")
I have some very exciting news for all of you Capital District motor heads… ![http://www.icerace.com/images/amecgold2-140x140.jpg](http://www.icerace.com/images/amecgold2-140x140.jpg) A.M.E.C. will be holding a “high” speed autocross on the pavement of Albany Saratoga Speedway 4/10ths mile oval on November 7th. This is not your usual parking lot deal with tight gates and twisty corners. This is for people who like to open it up and carry some speed through the pylon gates as they traverse the recently uncovered asphalt in Malta. **_When_** : Saturday November 7th 2009 (rain date November 8th) Registration opens at 8 AM. First car off at 10 AM. **_Where_** : Albany Saratoga Speedway on the Pavement! **_Why_** : Because AMEC used to put on some of the most well attended fastest autocrosses around at Albany Saratoga Speedway. This was from the late 60’s until about 1976 when they covered the track with clay. “Back in the day” AMEC would pull 80 entrants to an autocross when other clubs running in parking lots were getting 30 mostly because of the venue. The course will be simple and fast, yet challenging. You will get 2 laps per run with a few gates here and there and a slalom on one straight away. A minimum of 3 runs per car and more if we can fit them in. We’ll run right until dusk. To give you an idea of the course, here’s a pic from one of our events in the late 1960’s: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/blownb310/AMEC-AS-Rickes68.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/blownb310/AMEC-AS-Rickes68.jpg) **_Scoring_** : Will be with an electronic scoring system. **_Cost_** : $40 per driver. Spectator admission is free. **_What to bring_** : any car that is safe to drive, street car, or race car, a helmet built in the last 15 years. Once again, spectator admission is **free** so bring your family and have fun watching from the grandstands. The track will have food for sale and bathrooms. **_Prizes_** : Yup we will have trophies, this is a fun event. There are no year-end points battles so you can come for fun and will get a trophy if you do well in your class. **_Classes_** : There will be a minimal number of classes for ease of registration and classing: 1. Stock Up to 2.5 liters 2. Stock Over 2.5 liters 3. Prepared Up to 2.5 liters 4. Prepared Over 2.5 liters 5. Modified Up to 2.5 liters 6. Modified Over 2.5 liters 7. Open Class - Open wheel and home built race cars. STOCK- Street driven with no modifications. Air filter and intake, cat back exhaust or coffee can muffler allowed. PREPARED- Street driven with modifications to the engine and or suspension. MODIFIED - All other street type vehicles. Anything with DOT “R” compound tires. ALL turbo cars. OPEN - Open wheel and home built race cars. **_Pre-register_** : If you would like to attend please let us know, this is an expensive day of fun for our club and we need a certain number of participants to break even. To let us know if you will be coming send an E mail to Dave Burnham at racing48 [at) nycap.rr (dot] com or call him at 518 875 6956. ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/2 "2009-10-02T15:42:20Z")
looks FUN ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/3 "2009-10-02T16:12:17Z")
ill be there racing the 17th ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/4 "2009-10-02T16:36:23Z")
hold the fuck up they already paved it? WHY DIDNT THEY PAVE THE INFIELD WTF ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/5 "2009-10-02T16:41:28Z")
> [@Question about Fuses, shorts, and an electrical mess.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-fuses-shorts-and-an-electrical-mess/23904/6): > > hold the fuck up they already paved it? > > WHY DIDNT THEY PAVE THE INFIELD WTF its been paved for the entire existance of the track… they took up the dirt mr fizzle ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/6 "2009-10-02T16:46:16Z")
lol benny they even mentoned that they clayed over the pavement in 1976 still thats a long time for pavement to be alright probably had to fix it a little ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/7 "2009-10-02T16:47:55Z")
oh so this isnt the man track then? ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/8 "2009-10-02T16:54:16Z")
They’re re-paving it, calm down Benjamin ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/9 "2009-10-02T16:59:50Z")
sick. they better fucking do the infield i am so not kidding. ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/10 "2009-10-02T17:00:57Z")
theyre not repaving it, just removed the dirt and washed all the extra off ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/11 "2009-10-02T17:39:16Z")
will doriftoing be allowed? ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/12 "2009-10-02T17:40:02Z")
dirt will be off till mid may… maybe slideny boys should start talking for an early start? ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/13 "2009-10-02T17:41:26Z")
i was thinking about getting the slide boy to this event if doriftoing is allowed might get more exposure for future drifting events ehh ehhhhhhh?! ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/14 "2009-10-03T00:20:53Z")
WTFFFFF why do i have to be in NYC and my car in storage for this??? :facepalm looks liek a shitload of fun!!! ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/15 "2009-10-03T04:20:11Z")
An oval would be useless to us. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/16 "2009-10-03T06:05:55Z")
not if its wide enough. you can run the banked turns and then out some cones in the straights to create something semi intresting ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Kamm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike_kamm/32/6417_2.png) [@Mike\_Kamm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike_Kamm)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/17 "2009-10-03T06:43:48Z")
> [@FS: Panasonic Head Unit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-panasonic-head-unit/22153/7): > > You can run the banked turns and then out some cones in the straights to create something semi intresting Guys, this isn’t a drift event, it’s a high speed autocross. Much more interesting than dodging a sea of cones in a parking lot. If you want to drift, come ice racing with us in January. ---
**Author:** ![stockcarboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stockcarboy/32/6303_2.png) [@stockcarboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stockcarboy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/18 "2009-10-03T19:37:07Z")
finally something i can use my beetle for. i just sold my ice racer ---
**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/19 "2009-10-03T19:39:59Z")
lol how much you sell your ice racer for? ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260/20 "2009-10-03T19:57:29Z")
more than you can afford, pal [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-m-e-c-malta-madness-speedway-autocross-nov-7th/247260.md?page=2)