1st auto-x experience

[Gotian]

you can leave your registration and masking tape is good, thats what we use. Go and have fun. I was just suggesting the air box so you can go home with a nice trophy for being the only one in your class.

[Chiquae07]

a nice trophy for being the only one in my class. that would be sweet. too bad i dont know any 2.0 sentras in the area, ortherwise id borrow it.

o well. as long as i dont come in last, i'll be happy.

[CassiesMan]

Pssht. Screw that. If you ain't first, your last. Its the winners that get paid, and the winners that get laid!

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by Chiquae07

a nice trophy for being the only one in my class. that would be sweet. too bad i dont know any 2.0 sentras in the area, ortherwise id borrow it.

o well. as long as i dont come in last, i'll be happy.

well just to let you know (and I dont mean to bring you down.) But most likely you will be seeing last for quite a while in STS, it's way too competative and the fact that it's your first time out doesnt help. your time differences will be way too much but its okay cause you learn as you drive more. So far in the RX-8 ive had a total of about 9 competition miles which is a decent amount but nothing compared to some of my competition. Add the jetta in there and im pushing close to 12 comp. miles, still nothing to these guys. I see last almost all the time no biggie. In the jetta though I only saw last once and it wasnt by much, just goes to show you the competition is much more competative in the different classes. In GS with the jetta I was easily able to keep up with the GTI's and the coopers because I had the power to help me out of corners, in BS it's a whole other ball game. I've got to compete against other rx-8's and 350z's who all have r-compound tires on them, not to mention ive gotta keep my revs up so I stay in power so it makes it alot harder but alot more fun. Over all I can only get better especially if I continue to compete (Which I will.) Unfortunately though the season is almost over. and will start back again in january.

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by Gotian

well just to let you know (and I dont mean to bring you down.) But most likely you will be seeing last for quite a while in STS, it's way too competative and the fact that it's your first time out doesnt help. your time differences will be way too much but its okay cause you learn as you drive more. So far in the RX-8 ive had a total of about 9 competition miles which is a decent amount but nothing compared to some of my competition. Add the jetta in there and im pushing close to 12 comp. miles, still nothing to these guys. I see last almost all the time no biggie. In the jetta though I only saw last once and it wasnt by much, just goes to show you the competition is much more competative in the different classes. In GS with the jetta I was easily able to keep up with the GTI's and the coopers because I had the power to help me out of corners, in BS it's a whole other ball game. I've got to compete against other rx-8's and 350z's who all have r-compound tires on them, not to mention ive gotta keep my revs up so I stay in power so it makes it alot harder but alot more fun. Over all I can only get better especially if I continue to compete (Which I will.) Unfortunately though the season is almost over. and will start back again in january.

Or maybe you just suck.

[CassiesMan]

Oh snap...

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

Or maybe you just suck.

You wanna give it a try? Cause at least im learning.

Which is why i go to the events in ft. myers, cause they have a class on the satuarday runs, the sunday runs are the actual events.

[VR43000GT]

Damn, I would have tried to learn on something other than a VW Jetta. If that is all you have it would guess I coul see taking it out there for kicks but learning to drive a heavy brick around an autocross track is going to be far different than actually driving an autocross car.

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by SL3000gt

Damn, I would have tried to learn on something other than a VW Jetta. If that is all you have it would guess I coul see taking it out there for kicks but learning to drive a heavy brick around an autocross track is going to be far different than actually driving an autocross car.

The jetta is by no mean a heavy brick, and the car has very good handling with enough power to get me out of the corners very quickly. I did fairly well in the jetta, taking home a trophy for 3rd place in my class out of over 12 entrees, and only once did i place last in the jetta.

The jetta weighs between 2950-3050 pounds and it was stock when I was autoxing it. my competition were mini coopers, both the regulars and the S and GTI's. so yeah it was an awsome car to start autocrossing in. but with the rx-8 It was like starting over cause its a different platform, different drive train, and a much more difficult class.

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by Gotian

You wanna give it a try? Cause at least im learning.

Which is why i go to the events in ft. myers, cause they have a class on the satuarday runs, the sunday runs are the actual events.

Driving around cones doesn't interest me.

[Gotian]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

Driving around cones doesn't interest me.

I hear ya, I would much rather go on a road course but you need a license for those. Which that really sucks, hey at least this past sunday I topped 2nd twice putting me at 68 2 times, once before the slalom and another before a huge wie turn. im waiting on my pics before I post it up.

[VR43000GT]

Originally Posted by -The Stig-

Driving around cones doesn't interest me.

I'd prefer big jumps, going through the woops, and a dirt track with my on the saddle of a Honda. Lol, but really, if I were to take my car to a track I would probably want to do a road course like at Mid America Center.

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by Gotian

I hear ya, I would much rather go on a road course but you need a license for those. Which that really sucks, hey at least this past sunday I topped 2nd twice putting me at 68 2 times, once before the slalom and another before a huge wie turn. im waiting on my pics before I post it up.

You don't need a license to race on a road course, just go to a track day with a racing club.

It's not 'racing' but more just spirited driving on the road course with limited passing. If you're going to do club racing, where driving at the limits of your car and yourself. Then you need to think about going to racing school and getting licensed.

[CassiesMan]

So I'm back to the drawing board at the road course issue. Just found out the one I plan on going to requires a membership. Three thousand dollar initial fee, monthly fees from there on out. Yeah, no thanks.