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Pat McCelvey

2019 Mazda MX-5 · CS · All clubs · 2025
Also: 2026 Toyota Supra (BS, 1 event)

Compare with…
Gap to PAX winner+8.63%Median across 5 events
Run 1 pace+12.61%+3.25% off own best
Cones per event0.01 DNF/DSQ run
PAX wins00 top-10 finishes

Gap to PAX winner, by event

Higher on the chart is faster

0%5%10%15%HOU #3HOU #4SPK #4HOU #6HOU #12Each event · HOU #3: +7.91%Each event · HOU #4: +6.37%Each event · SPK #4: +8.63%Each event · HOU #6: +9.50%Each event · HOU #12: +11.77%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%Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Pat · Run 1: +12.61%Pat · Run 2: +11.17%Pat · Run 3: +9.84%Pat · Run 4: +8.63%Pat · Run 5: +9.50%Pat
Median across 5 events

Cones & DNFs

23 runs across 5 events · a cone is +2 s
Cones per event0.00 total
Clean events4 / 5No cones and no DNFs
Runs coned0%96% of runs clean
DNF runs14.3% of runs
Costly cones0Coned runs faster than the one that counted

By run number

0%10%20%30%Run 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Coned · Run 1: 0%DNF · Run 1: 20%Coned · Run 2: 0%DNF · Run 2: 0%Coned · Run 3: 0%DNF · Run 3: 0%Coned · Run 4: 0%DNF · Run 4: 0%Coned · Run 5: 0%DNF · Run 5: 0%
% of runs coned% of runs DNF

By event

012HOU #3HOU #4SPK #4HOU #6HOU #12cleancleancleancleanCones · HOU #3: 0DNFs · HOU #3: 1Cones · HOU #4: 0DNFs · HOU #4: 0Cones · SPK #4: 0DNFs · SPK #4: 0Cones · HOU #6: 0DNFs · HOU #6: 0Cones · HOU #12: 0DNFs · HOU #12: 0
ConesDNF runs

By club

Field depth differs by club, so compare gaps within a club
ClubEventsPAX winsMedian gapBest gap
Houston Region SCCA4—+8.70%+6.37%
Spokes / SASCA1—+8.63%+8.63%

Events

Newest first
EventClassPAX posBest rawPAXGapCones
Regional #12
Houston Region SCCA · Dec 7, 2025
BS76 / 15048.88340.035+11.77%0
Regional #6
Houston Region SCCA · Jun 1, 2025
CS61 / 16947.52438.637+9.50%0
Autocross #4 (Beeville)
Spokes / SASCA · May 4, 2025 · listed as “Pat M”
CS61 / 15171.53858.160+8.63%0
Regional #4
Houston Region SCCA · Apr 6, 2025
CS37 / 15752.59142.756+6.37%0
Regional #3
Houston Region SCCA · Mar 2, 2025
CS67 / 16656.50145.935+7.91%0 · 1 DNF

Observations

Computed
  • Run 1 is typically +12.61% off the PAX winner; Pat finishes around +8.63%, so about 4.0 points come over the remaining runs.
  • Pat is typically within 1 point of final pace by run 4.
  • Median gap went from +7.91% in the first half of these events to +10.63% in the second half.
  • Run 1 is where mistakes happen most: 20% of run 1s were coned or DNF.