Autocross questions

danegrey

I ran this past weekend, with Traction control off, but I have the performance package, and all stock car. I guess next time I need to run with it on and see what happens.

IMWEZL

Running with VDC on is going to severely limit how fast you can go on a course. There will be times when you're probably standing on the gas with no acceleration.

cossie1600

I am not sure what you are going to get other than personal preference given autox changes so much. Also everything's been covered at one point or another.

Honesty

For safety, I'd think. Most cars, even sports cars, are setup from the factory to err on the side of safety, which means understeer.

cossie1600

Yup

Honesty

First event of the year coming up Sunday.

This will determine if I hate life without that LSD or if I can deal with a lack thereof until the end of summer!

EazyD

Anyone near new England: SCCA is having a novice day June 3rd or something. They will go over how to tackle certain cone elements.



edit: changed to June 3

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gomer_110

First Solo event ever. I was running in ASP and won the class but only because I was the only ASP car. (Winning is winning I guess)











Any critiques are welcome.

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Footloose301

How were your times compared to others. I know you were in a class by yourself, but still. IMHO I think you could have push the car a lot harder, but I know its different when you're behind the wheel instead of a keyboard.

I'll be running for my second time ever, tomorrow. The first time I tried it I only did the novice course. Tomorrow I will be competing for the first time. Heres a video from my novice course. This was my last run of the day giving my girl a ride around the track. I had much better runs, where I didn't hit cones, but this was the only video I have.

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gomer_110

Yeah I know. It felt fast at the time but looking at the videos I could have gone a lot harder. Did my SCCA region's Solo school a couple weeks ago and definitely learned the limits of the car better. At the first event I was overly concerned about spinning the car, but after the school I that won't happen anymore. Next event Sunday, can't wait.

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'17 Titan Bone Stock

jpkirk

@cavemancan: How was your experience with Carmax. I'm thinking this is the only way I can join the fun.

cavemancan

That answer is complicated...For the most part I had a good experience but I also knew the sales people and the apraisers. Then again who ever has a good experience with any dealership?

With that said the car had some issues but Carmax was eager to resolve the issues but since the car was still under the 36k factory warrantee I didn't have to deal with Carmax...I had to deal with Nissan and that was a nightmare. Let's put it this way...Nissan, after a month of fighting, replaced my transmission. Would you like to know what the issue really was? The shifter was making noises. All they had to do was replace the shifter assembly...THATS IT but I got a new tranny instead! LMAO!!! So After the tranny is replaced the noise is still there...They are now replacing the shifter.

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Shamu

Feedback on runs. Walk the course more as you were not sure where you were going at times from what I could see. You can carry more speed in turns than you were. Try not to coast so much. Goal should be on throttle or on brakes. On spinning. My rule is you don't spin at least once as a nwer driver you're not figuring limits of your car at a local ax event. Save the no spinning stuff for national competitions.

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mdxj

I stopped counting how many times I spun or went into a slide when I first started. I think only half of my runs even counted but that's the only way to learn plus in most autox courses, there is almost zero chance of hitting anything but a cone when you do spin, unless of course some random person drives a golf cart through the course ...

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danegrey

This is a great thread, read it all today not just parts.
I ran an AutoX last Sunday, and for the class did not do too bad. I was running with a local club that follows NASA rules, so I was in BS, which also had a 91 CRX, 99 Mazda Miata, 93 Honda Civic, which all did sub 50's. Those were pure autox cars based on mods. In the mostly stock cars I was in the hunt. I turned a 54.501 just behind a 2010 Camero SS that did a 54.343.

Any how, I ran tire pressures of 38 front / 35 rear, its 100% a stock car. My biggest question is understeer, Now I am not quite sure if was lack of grip, lead foot or what. The rear's stuck with the 35 pressure.

I use my left foot for braking, so I got it into 2nd and left there. I feather it through the turns via braking and throttle. It was fun.

So anyone has any suggestions as to what I my problem might be.