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Chris Shute

1990 Mazda Miata · XEST · All clubs · 2025–2026
Also: 1990 Mazda Miata (XXEST, 2 events), White Mazda Miata (XEST, 1 event)

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Gap to PAX winner+5.32%Median across 12 events
Run 1 pace+7.09%+2.71% off own best
Cones per event1.30 DNF/DSQ runs
PAX wins01 top-10 finish

Gap to PAX winner, by event

Higher on the chart is faster

0%5%10%15%20%HOU #2 ’25HOU #4 ’25HOU #6 ’25HOU #1 ’25HOU #10 ’25SPK #2 ’26SPK #4 ’26Each event · HOU #2 ’25: +4.15%Each event · HOU #3 ’25: +3.52%Each event · HOU #4 ’25: +4.39%Each event · HOU #5 ’25: +5.32%Each event · HOU #6 ’25: +5.80%Each event · HOU #7 ’25: +5.71%Each event · HOU #1 ’25: +3.91%Each event · HOU #9 ’25: +4.02%Each event · HOU #11 ’25: +14.34%Each event · SPK #2 ’26: +6.69%Each event · SPK #4 ’26: +9.86%RollingEach event
Each event4-event rolling median

Pace by run number

Median best-so-far gap to the PAX winner after each run

0%5%10%15%20%Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Run 6Chris · Run 1: +7.09%Chris · Run 2: +6.46%Chris · Run 3: +4.39%Chris · Run 4: +10.51%Chris · Run 5: +14.34%Chris · Run 6: +14.34%Chris
Median across 12 events

Cones & DNFs

41 runs across 12 events · a cone is +2 s
Cones per event1.315 total
Clean events7 / 12No cones and no DNFs
Runs coned24%76% of runs clean
DNF runs00.0% of runs
Costly cones2Coned runs faster than the one that counted

By run number

0%20%40%60%Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Run 6Coned · Run 1: 33%DNF · Run 1: 0%Coned · Run 2: 17%DNF · Run 2: 0%Coned · Run 3: 20%DNF · Run 3: 0%Coned · Run 4: 33%DNF · Run 4: 0%Coned · Run 5: 0%DNF · Run 5: 0%Coned · Run 6: 50%DNF · Run 6: 0%
% of runs coned% of runs DNF

By event

0246HOU #2 ’25HOU #3 ’25HOU #4 ’25HOU #5 ’25HOU #6 ’25HOU #7 ’25HOU #1 ’25HOU #9 ’25HOU #10 ’25HOU #11 ’25SPK #2 ’26SPK #4 ’26cleancleancleancleancleancleancleanCones · HOU #2 ’25: 2DNFs · HOU #2 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #3 ’25: 1DNFs · HOU #3 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #4 ’25: 0DNFs · HOU #4 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #5 ’25: 0DNFs · HOU #5 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #6 ’25: 0DNFs · HOU #6 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #7 ’25: 0DNFs · HOU #7 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #1 ’25: 4DNFs · HOU #1 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #9 ’25: 0DNFs · HOU #9 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #10 ’25: 4DNFs · HOU #10 ’25: 0Cones · HOU #11 ’25: 4DNFs · HOU #11 ’25: 0Cones · SPK #2 ’26: 0DNFs · SPK #2 ’26: 0Cones · SPK #4 ’26: 0DNFs · SPK #4 ’26: 0
ConesDNF runs

Costly cones

Coned runs that were faster than the time that counted, before the penalty.

EventRunRawConesCounted bestTime lostPAX pos clean
HOU #2 ’25 Feb 2, 2025245.096+145.3570.261 s12th (was 22nd)
HOU #2 ’25 Feb 2, 2025145.145+145.3570.212 s15th (was 22nd)

By club

Field depth differs by club, so compare gaps within a club
ClubEventsPAX winsMedian gapBest gap
Houston Region SCCA10—+4.39%+3.52%
Spokes / SASCA2—+8.27%+6.69%

Events

Newest first
EventClassPAX posBest rawPAXGapCones
Autocross #4
Spokes / SASCA · May 9, 2026
XEST47 / 17250.72941.344+9.86%0
Autocross #2
Spokes / SASCA · Feb 28, 2026
XEST29 / 18448.80239.773+6.69%0
Regional #11
Houston Region SCCA · Nov 2, 2025
XEST11 / 2065.34253.253+14.34%4
Regional #10
Houston Region SCCA · Nov 1, 2025
XEST10 / 2566.46054.164—4
Regional #9
Houston Region SCCA · Oct 5, 2025
XEST20 / 14947.40738.637+4.02%0
Regional #1
Houston Region SCCA · Sep 21, 2025
XEST16 / 16549.70540.510+3.91%4
Regional #7
Houston Region SCCA · Jul 6, 2025
XEST36 / 15946.58337.965+5.71%0
Regional #6
Houston Region SCCA · Jun 1, 2025
XXEST17 / 16945.80637.332+5.80%0
Regional #5
Houston Region SCCA · May 4, 2025
XXEST26 / 16351.68442.122+5.32%0
Regional #4
Houston Region SCCA · Apr 6, 2025
XEST16 / 15751.48341.959+4.39%0
Regional #3
Houston Region SCCA · Mar 2, 2025
XEST19 / 16654.06844.065+3.52%1
Regional #2
Houston Region SCCA · Feb 2, 2025
XEST22 / 16845.35736.966+4.15%2

Observations

Computed
  • Run 1 is typically +7.09% off the PAX winner; Chris finishes around +5.32%, so about 1.8 points come over the remaining runs.
  • Chris is typically within 1 point of final pace by run 3.
  • Median gap went from +4.86% in the first half of these events to +6.69% in the second half.
  • 1.3 cones per event. Each cone is 2 s, about 3–4% on a 55 s course.
  • Run 1 is where mistakes happen most: 33% of run 1s were coned or DNF.
  • 2 coned runs were faster than the time that counted. The biggest, at HOU #2, would have been 0.261 s quicker and 10 PAX places higher clean.