The Great Autocross Mega Thread! - Page 12

ylimert01 · 05-02-2009

I had fun spectating today and hope to make to a event soon!

MustGoFaster · 05-02-2009

I had tons of fun today, and might have taken my class win. It's un-confirmed at this point, but at least 4-5 people that I talked to think I have the win. It would be a first for me, but it would also be my first time driving a truly competitive car (Mini Cooper) as well.

**cmspaz** · 05-03-2009

Anyone gonna be there tomorrow? I'm thinking of showing up with my camera, but not so much if there aren't going to be many people I know there.

s1ngletracker · 05-03-2009

Snap, I might be there in the morning.

MustGoFaster · 05-03-2009

I will be there, but I will be driving a Mini again.

s1ngletracker · 05-03-2009

Damn, I really wanted to see a 3/s zipping around the course!

**Kracka** · 05-03-2009

Why didn't you bring the 3/S yesterday, Ryan?

I had a good time yesterday. My morning runs were good and I was feeling very comfortable in my car, but I just couldn't get focused in the afternoon. My car control has improved though as I only hit 1 cone all day.

I was fairly disappointed with the organization yesterday though. None of the officials seemed to have a grasp on the flow pace or what needed to be done. 170 cars was way too many and it made the day really drag on. It was especially disappointing that we only got 5 of our 6 runs. Hopefully they get things under control in the coming events because it was never this bad last year. The 45 minute drivers' meeting was also horrible and seemed to be what set the slow/delayed pace for the entire day; it could have easily been summarized in 10 minutes.

s1ngletracker · 05-03-2009

geez, that sounds really annoying.

**Kracka** · 05-03-2009

Yeah, being there from 7am until almost 6pm and only getting 5 runs was quite a let down.

**asshanson** · 05-03-2009

^ That sucks. I thought I had to wait awhile. Here in Iowa today we did autocross on a road course, so didn't really have to dodge cones. Started at 10:30, finished by 5:30, and only got 5 runs in. There were around 58 cars I think, I placed 2nd in SM. There was a bmw that got a 41.8 on his best run, I managed a 42.3 on my second to last run. Third place was a 43.0, I think there were about 15 cars in SM there today. Not bad for my first event.

**cmspaz** · 05-03-2009

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Originally Posted by asshanson

^ That sucks. I thought I had to wait awhile. Here in Iowa today we did autocross on a road course, so didn't really have to dodge cones. Started at 10:30, finished by 5:30, and only got 5 runs in. There were around 58 cars I think, I placed 2nd in SM. There was a bmw that got a 41.8 on his best run, I managed a 42.3 on my second to last run. Third place was a 43.0, I think there were about 15 cars in SM there today. Not bad for my first event.

Yeah, you get a lot less for the time invested with IAR and DMVR. They're just that much more lax.

And congrats on getting 2nd! That's pretty damn good for a first time, especially in DMVR's competitive SM class. Oh, and don't worry about Chris. Every once in a while he pulls a win like that out of his ass, but don't expect it of him every event. The other guys are normally faster. But from the sounds of it, you're already set to be a points contender for this season. Too bad you're leaving 1/3 of the way in to come back up here, from that perspective.

**Kracka** · 05-03-2009

Nice job Andrew! DCTC is similar to a road course so that is a very fun venue.

**asshanson** · 05-03-2009

Yea, plus I didn't make the first two events. Well, spectating I guess. I'm not in it for points, just to have fun. Lots of tire squealing today, almost lost it a few times, especially right after the finish line. The back corner was really fast, long straight stretch into sweeping corner, to another straight stretch. Maxed out 2nd at 8k rpms, sort of scary coming up on a 180* turn.

**asshanson** · 05-04-2009

Does an ABS delete take me out of SM? If so that sucks balls, but oh well, it would be sort of cool to have an XP car that I DD. Hahaha. Where can I find a complete list of categories and their definitions, as well as acronyms. The STX cars were dominating yesterday, just want to find out what they can have for mods.

**cmspaz** · 05-04-2009

The Solo rulebook has everything you'll ever need to know. Just remember, if it doesn't explicitly allow it, it's not allowed: http://scca.com/documents/Solo_Rules...Solo_Rules.pdf

If the car came from factory with a non-ABS option, I as far as I know even stock class could get away with the ABS delete. However, I'm under the impression that all 2G AWDs came with ABS standard, so you may want to look into that, as I believe trim level plays into it. If you want a definite answer, post a thread in the rules section on the MAC forums. Someone there'll know for sure.

RichardBBY · 05-04-2009

I had a blast at valley fair last weekend. I placed 2nd in SI for the forth time, I guess i'm destined to be a loser..haha. My car drove amazing, it was the first time I autoXed it with my new coilovers. They helped the chassis out alot. On the way home I noticed I was only running 12 pounds of boost, and I have no idea when it started doing that. Thats a bummer cause I only missed first by .050 of a second, full boost could have gotten me that win.

I will be at the July 5th DCTC event for sure.

What happened to Matt D....Do you still AutoX???

here are a few pics I scored...

for some reason i really like this pic, the old guy driving it is really cool.

and this is our buddy kracka doing what he does best.

**Kracka** · 05-04-2009

Thanks for the pic! After only hitting one cone all day my painters' tape seems to be a bit excessive

**cmspaz** · 05-04-2009

The expression on your face is pretty priceless. Not something you normally see on course, lol.

Here're my shots from M2 on Sunday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2984354...7617620791717/ That's all I felt were postable out of 2000, but hey, it's certainly a better ratio than the last event I shot.

**Kracka** · 05-04-2009

I am kinda curious what I am doing. At least it looks like I am having fun!

MustGoFaster · 05-04-2009

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Originally Posted by Kracka

I am kinda curious what I am doing. At least it looks like I am having fun!

It's called looking ahead. Looking where you want the car to be (in 50-150+ feet) instead of what the car is currently pointed at. A good thing to be doing.