Autocross questions

spearfish25

Very slow corners such as hairpins can be 1st gear turns. I've found that my quickest runs of the day are when I throw caution to the wind and start trying various portions in first. Downshifting to first and keeping the RPM has tended to be faster than keeping it in second and trying to lug the RPM back up past 3k after a slow turn.

You can use painters tape (the blue tape in your picture) for numbers. Many events usually have a local guy selling magnets which work great...just not on the doors.

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ChrisSlicks

I'll be there right behind you on Sunday!

Unless the corner is super slow and you are bogging down below 3000 rpm I wouldn't bother trying to shift to first. You'll either balk the gear change (even with SRM) or spin the tires and break traction.

SCCA allows M helmets provided they are 2005 or newer (same goes for SA).

Just use tape for your numbers for now. If you get a permanent number and are going to be a regular then buy a set of vinyl numbers.

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EazyD

Aw man, well I couldn't get registered in time before they ran out of spots. I do wish I did that event because this SCCA event has 163 registrants ... so I'll be lucky to get any seat time at all.

I'm in the novice class up against a GT-R ಠ_ಠ

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