First time EVER autoX SS/TC. Need more practice
08-06-2012, 01:29 AM
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First time EVER autoX SS/TC. Need more practice
This is my first time ever ever doing an autox event. Buddy of mine on this site locally invited me on a short notice and to make a long story short I felt rushed due to me having to go to work at a certain time of day and didn't get all my runs in. I didn't do to bad I guess , but I definitely need practice on the driver mod lol, Barely getting the car earlier this year, I guess makes me now wanna drive her hard, but I gotta have fun with it. This was my first run after doing only 2 runs the previous day. Still getting use to the track and whatnot but , Still need improvement! This is not a "show off" video , just thought I would let you folks see. I will be doing this same track come September 1st and 2nd, I have those days off and I promise better numbers for sure!
First time was 106
Second run was 102.3 better, but still bad. Was there for the fun and definitely enjoyed it while I could.
ENJOY
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Second run of 102.671
This was done with Competition mode and launch control from 3K RPMs. Wheels kept spinning out of every corner, but managed to take some seconds off!
Day 1 Buddy of mine and I arriving
Under his hood
Stage 2 stock M62 blower injen intake
Outside view
Under my hood
Outside
Boss 302 in front of me
Corvette from day 2. Guy was tearing it up!!! getting 58 sec times
First time was 106
Second run was 102.3 better, but still bad. Was there for the fun and definitely enjoyed it while I could.
ENJOY
EDIT!
Second run of 102.671
This was done with Competition mode and launch control from 3K RPMs. Wheels kept spinning out of every corner, but managed to take some seconds off!
Day 1 Buddy of mine and I arriving
Under his hood
Stage 2 stock M62 blower injen intake
Outside view
Under my hood
Outside
Boss 302 in front of me
Corvette from day 2. Guy was tearing it up!!! getting 58 sec times
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08-06-2012, 01:53 AM
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Gave it the love tap lol. Looking at the video I am cutting those turns on the inside way too much. Cone stood up fine though lol
Gave it the love tap lol. Looking at the video I am cutting those turns on the inside way too much. Cone stood up fine though lol
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08-06-2012, 02:02 AM
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well thats good,
I wish they had autocross here in Germany like this, but they have road courses! When I get back to the states i plan on hitting the autoX scene up big time. Hence the reason why Im buying suspension parts, before motor
I wish they had autocross here in Germany like this, but they have road courses! When I get back to the states i plan on hitting the autoX scene up big time. Hence the reason why Im buying suspension parts, before motor
08-06-2012, 11:05 AM
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If you really plan on getting into it I would suggest reading the rules and figurin out what class you want to be in. SCCA stock classes allow for a decent amount of mods
08-06-2012, 07:58 PM
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Also if you want to helpful tips on driving the course, I would suggest a finding a better camera angle. Some where closer to the front of the car. A good spot is the window on the rear quarter panel, or in the car under the rear view mirror. I look foward to your next video
EDIT: if you get a tune that would definitely put you in STX
08-06-2012, 09:55 PM
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With those mods he wouldn't be in a stock class. He would be in DSP with the springs alone. The other stuff really doesn't matter...except for the GMS1. I'm not sure where that would put him.
Also if you want to helpful tips on driving the course, I would suggest a finding a better camera angle. Some where closer to the front of the car. A good spot is the window on the rear quarter panel, or in the car under the rear view mirror. I look foward to your next video
EDIT: if you get a tune that would definitely put you in STX
Also if you want to helpful tips on driving the course, I would suggest a finding a better camera angle. Some where closer to the front of the car. A good spot is the window on the rear quarter panel, or in the car under the rear view mirror. I look foward to your next video
EDIT: if you get a tune that would definitely put you in STX
was just a friend of mine that was there that had it. Plan on getting one though. maybe he can let me borrow it again. Next time will be awesome,
08-06-2012, 10:12 PM
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With those mods he wouldn't be in a stock class. He would be in DSP with the springs alone. The other stuff really doesn't matter...except for the GMS1. I'm not sure where that would put him.
Also if you want to helpful tips on driving the course, I would suggest a finding a better camera angle. Some where closer to the front of the car. A good spot is the window on the rear quarter panel, or in the car under the rear view mirror. I look foward to your next video
EDIT: if you get a tune that would definitely put you in STX
Also if you want to helpful tips on driving the course, I would suggest a finding a better camera angle. Some where closer to the front of the car. A good spot is the window on the rear quarter panel, or in the car under the rear view mirror. I look foward to your next video
EDIT: if you get a tune that would definitely put you in STX
08-06-2012, 10:16 PM
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it makes me feel better though that there was an experienced group of an older couple ... maybe 35 - 40 driving a porche Boxter S ... was beating their times by 4-6 seconds . IDK if that really says much, but made me feel good haha
08-06-2012, 11:37 PM
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from what I heard on the rules is STX doesnt allow sensor changes (such as the MAP).. which in turn would make GMS1 not legal in STX even.. but given those same rules then, a HPtune would be legal in STX even though it could potentially be even more powerful than a GMS1.. it seems like kind of a gray area when getting technical into the rules (but all the GMS1's I know of personally run in STX)
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from what I heard on the rules is STX doesnt allow sensor changes (such as the MAP).. which in turn would make GMS1 not legal in STX even.. but given those same rules then, a HPtune would be legal in STX even though it could potentially be even more powerful than a GMS1.. it seems like kind of a gray area when getting technical into the rules (but all the GMS1's I know of personally run in STX)
08-07-2012, 12:02 AM
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Any tune in STX cannot change boost, or better stated cannot "directly change boost." I believe gms1 changes DAL's and WGDC's and therefore directly changes boost, so I believe they shouldn't be in STX. Maybe I'm wrong about gms1 though. But I know any change in boost should be in street modified.
08-07-2012, 12:05 AM
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If you plan on autocrossing I wouldn't touch the suspension (for a while). Car is great as delivered. Strut mod for more camber, maybe rear swaybar, done.
08-15-2012, 12:58 AM
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Glad you enjoyed the new sport. Now concentrate, practice and get people to ride with you, as well as get the best drivers to drive the car with you in it. I guarantee if you see how fast the good drivers can go in your car, you will get faster pretty quick.
If you can see someone do it in your car, then you can do it to. But you have to see it, so have fast guys take a few drives with you in the passenger seat. When I was learning, I would fly national champions out to my state to spend the weekend with me driving. Best money I ever spent.
Have fun.
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If you can see someone do it in your car, then you can do it to. But you have to see it, so have fast guys take a few drives with you in the passenger seat. When I was learning, I would fly national champions out to my state to spend the weekend with me driving. Best money I ever spent.
Have fun.
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