Oficially hooked on autocross!! pictures included
05-07-2006, 11:40 PM
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Oficially hooked on autocross!! pictures included
SOOOOO,
I went. I ran. I smiled. best track time 42.054
I ran my stang at an SCCA autocross event and kicked ***. I finished a little under 5 seconds behind the lead car, who might i say was a white corvette. HAHA man autocross is probably one of the most fun things ive ever done with my pants on. Now im hooked. I am currently saving up for the steeda G trac system. WOOT WOOT
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I went. I ran. I smiled. best track time 42.054
I ran my stang at an SCCA autocross event and kicked ***. I finished a little under 5 seconds behind the lead car, who might i say was a white corvette. HAHA man autocross is probably one of the most fun things ive ever done with my pants on. Now im hooked. I am currently saving up for the steeda G trac system. WOOT WOOT
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05-07-2006, 11:52 PM
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RE: Oficially hooked on autocross!!
Very nice !
I have been interested in doing autocross for quite some time now, but have always ruled it out thinking it would be too expensive to participate in the events. Can you give me some details on your experience?
1. How much did it cost to participate?
2. You don't have any mods listed for suspension, I'm assuming you did on the stock setup?
3. How did the GT handle in the event? Try and be specific.
4. If you finished 2nd, that's damn good! What cars were there racing besides you and the Vette?5.
5. How well did the stock GT brakes do in this kind of stop and go racing?
I've been wanting to do autocross for AGES. I like to accelerate fast with drag racing, but actual driving like that would be so much more rewarding. I really don't want to use the Stang I am building up right now for autocross, but I would like to get another vehicle for it. I just can't decide what to get when the time comes. I thought about an old Foxbody, and building up the suspension. But getting a small 4cyl turbo car that handles really well, and building up the suspension/power would be fun too.
The main thing that has held me back so far is the cost of tires and brakes. I've heard a lot of horror stories about how fast you can chew through pads and tires in autocross. Guess I'll need to look more into it, but I'm always thinking about it.
I have been interested in doing autocross for quite some time now, but have always ruled it out thinking it would be too expensive to participate in the events. Can you give me some details on your experience?
1. How much did it cost to participate?
2. You don't have any mods listed for suspension, I'm assuming you did on the stock setup?
3. How did the GT handle in the event? Try and be specific.
4. If you finished 2nd, that's damn good! What cars were there racing besides you and the Vette?5.
5. How well did the stock GT brakes do in this kind of stop and go racing?
I've been wanting to do autocross for AGES. I like to accelerate fast with drag racing, but actual driving like that would be so much more rewarding. I really don't want to use the Stang I am building up right now for autocross, but I would like to get another vehicle for it. I just can't decide what to get when the time comes. I thought about an old Foxbody, and building up the suspension. But getting a small 4cyl turbo car that handles really well, and building up the suspension/power would be fun too.
The main thing that has held me back so far is the cost of tires and brakes. I've heard a lot of horror stories about how fast you can chew through pads and tires in autocross. Guess I'll need to look more into it, but I'm always thinking about it.
05-08-2006, 12:33 AM
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RE: Oficially hooked on autocross!!
ORIGINAL: Quickshift_02GT
Very nice !
I have been interested in doing autocross for quite some time now, but have always ruled it out thinking it would be too expensive to participate in the events. Can you give me some details on your experience?
1. How much did it cost to participate?
2. You don't have any mods listed for suspension, I'm assuming you did on the stock setup?
3. How did the GT handle in the event? Try and be specific.
4. If you finished 2nd, that's damn good! What cars were there racing besides you and the Vette?5.
5. How well did the stock GT brakes do in this kind of stop and go racing?
I've been wanting to do autocross for AGES. I like to accelerate fast with drag racing, but actual driving like that would be so much more rewarding. I really don't want to use the Stang I am building up right now for autocross, but I would like to get another vehicle for it. I just can't decide what to get when the time comes. I thought about an old Foxbody, and building up the suspension. But getting a small 4cyl turbo car that handles really well, and building up the suspension/power would be fun too.
The main thing that has held me back so far is the cost of tires and brakes. I've heard a lot of horror stories about how fast you can chew through pads and tires in autocross. Guess I'll need to look more into it, but I'm always thinking about it.
Very nice !
I have been interested in doing autocross for quite some time now, but have always ruled it out thinking it would be too expensive to participate in the events. Can you give me some details on your experience?
1. How much did it cost to participate?
2. You don't have any mods listed for suspension, I'm assuming you did on the stock setup?
3. How did the GT handle in the event? Try and be specific.
4. If you finished 2nd, that's damn good! What cars were there racing besides you and the Vette?5.
5. How well did the stock GT brakes do in this kind of stop and go racing?
I've been wanting to do autocross for AGES. I like to accelerate fast with drag racing, but actual driving like that would be so much more rewarding. I really don't want to use the Stang I am building up right now for autocross, but I would like to get another vehicle for it. I just can't decide what to get when the time comes. I thought about an old Foxbody, and building up the suspension. But getting a small 4cyl turbo car that handles really well, and building up the suspension/power would be fun too.
The main thing that has held me back so far is the cost of tires and brakes. I've heard a lot of horror stories about how fast you can chew through pads and tires in autocross. Guess I'll need to look more into it, but I'm always thinking about it.
2. Yeah i ran my baby bone stock short of a K&N filter
3. The GT handles way past my expectations. Like i said i placed really well. (mostly the driver-me)
Underseer was a fairly serious issue in the hard fast corners, but if you slow it down enough, the car WILL do very well. the car stayed pretty level through the corners. i managed to power slide an entire U turn 
as long as you know where the car is and what it's limits are, youl do fine. all ive got to say abot the straights, is my car hauled A$$. it was almost heavenly.4. I didnt finish second, i said the lead car was a vette, and i was bragging about being so close. i finished somewhere in the top 5 or 6. there were about 50 cars there i think maybe 55. In the race was the vette, 3 lanver evos, a srt4, a wrx sti, a few miatas, a mini cooper s, 2 eclipses, a talon, a camaro, a 300zx, a 240zx, and me and a bunch of others. the lancers and the vette and the mini cooper did better than me. the talon managed to pull off the same times within a few tenths.
5. the stock GT brakes did astonishingly well. they served their purpose. i wont replace them. also after all that racing, my tires still looked about the same. since they are pretty new.
05-08-2006, 01:40 AM
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RE: Oficially hooked on autocross!!
i know i cant wait!! so al ittle off topic, but earlier last month i said i lost to a new GTI with a turbo, well i got my fuel system checked and it turns out my car needed some parts, so i fixed it and raced him again and beat him by an easy 8 car lengths. SAWEET!!!
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