The Great Autocross Mega Thread!

[Kracka]

To everyone taking the novice school this weekend, pay attention in class today and kill some cones tomorrow! If you're anal about your car I recommend some painters tape or contact paper to cover at least the front corners of your bumper :)

[cmspaz]

My car still bears some cone scuffs from last season. Here's to plans for new paint!

I'm just glad my car passed tech. I need to get those bearings taken care of.

[s1ngletracker]

I hope my car passes tech!

I thought about driving up in my Cherokee with the 5" lift for tech and seeing what they said. haha

[MustGoFaster]

I think there would have been a mention of a rollover risk...

[s1ngletracker]

yes, obviously :)

[s1ngletracker]

How picky are they going to be about tire tread? I just noticed my rear tires, on the outside is almost down to no tread at all. I suppose they could consider this dangerous? Should I put my other wheels on?

[Kracka]

Its probably too late now, but your tires should be above the wear indicators.

[Kracka]

You guys are lucky! I've yet to race in rain.

[s1ngletracker]

wow. I am hooked. I put on my other shitty wheels/tires. The instructor said shitty tires will make me a better driver :)

What was everyone's best time? I squeaked out a 33.9, I was pretty happy with my improvement throughout the day.

[cmspaz]

33.4 clean, 33.0 dirty. Andrew managed a 32.9 The Exige ran a 32.4, if anyone wants a benchmark. I guess my hypothesis about DSMs being fast in the rain has been proven true.

But yeah, the rain was a great learning experience, and tons of fun. For some reason, my faster runs always involved me being tail-happy and getting sideways during braking, so maybe that's something to look into setup-wise when I fix my wheel bearings and get a long-needed alignment.

I honestly feel the same way about my 520 treadwear all-seasons, but it doesn't stop me from bitching about them every chance I get. As far as today went, they came through surprisingly well, all things considered.