Autocross and Road Course Racing - Autocross

Well theres gonna be a autox event couple hours away from were i stay, i thought i might give it a try. Any suggestion,pointers or tips?

maybe i posted it in the wrong section?

raise tire pressure enough that u wont be riding the sidewalls. always look ahead a few cones or turns. listen to ur tires, if they squeek and squeal then ur taking the turn to fast. maybe take back seats and spare out and all that junk, every lil bit helps. remove any loose items or possible projectiles. make sure ur battery is tied down tight. check all lug nuts and make sure they are tight, and after the race(very important!) make sure u tighten the lugs again because they will become loose after racing. leave ur car in 2nd gear when racing, shifting takes up to much time and prolly is not needed. remember, slow and steady wins the race. most important, HAVE FUN!!! :D is this ur first time autoxing?

Moved...

Read this: http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm

I am going to try this I think at Honda-tech day at Englishtown in August. Can't wait, it's gonna be a blast.

yeah

ORIGINAL: mxs

Moved...

Read this: http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm

Good read, that was very helpful.

+1 extremely helpful.

just looked up to join the scca and its only $35 for me and my gf to join. there is a solo going on at the oakland coliseum this weekend that i'm gonna go to just to see how it is. sounds fun and i might want to join it myself.

I have decided to do some weight reduction, i have no airbags, im gonnda remove the door panels and rear seats, the mats, the oem spoiler and spare tires and tools. anything else i might be missing?

go to scca.com and look up the rules on weight reduction. just make sure you stay in whichever category you want to race in.

ORIGINAL: SovXietday

ORIGINAL: mxs

Moved...

Read this: http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm

Good read, that was very helpful.
Cool. I was going to write something up but I know every SCCA region runs things a little differently; that's more of a general overview.

Here's some good info on classes: http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/index.html

mugen, don't bother taking out your door panels, all it will do is push you into a higher class where you will be competing against more highly modified cars. But I'd have to look at your mod list to see where you should be now anyway.

I can explain more what it all means, but later -- I'll actually be out racing all weekend, it's the divisional championship, and I'm going to get my ass kicked, but it will be fun! It's really no place for a newb, but what can I say, I'm addicted :)

thanks I didnt think about that

So if I remove my rear seats and factory spoiler will I still be in stock class?, the only mods i have are lowerings springs and intake.

one more thing my i threw away my airbags that I blew along time ago. u think they will let me race?

ORIGINAL: mugen1

one more thing my i threw away my airbags that I blew along time ago. u think they will let me race?


in the street prepared category it say "F. Any steering wheel may be used. An alternate wheel which
replaces an airbag-equipped wheel is not required to have an
airbag. An alternate wheel is not required to have a horn button." So if they put me in this class, it will suck...
but im gonna stop worring about it and just have fun... hopefully if they let me race in a class

You can't be in stock class, intake and suspension will put you in STS (street touring sport). I don't know about the airbag thing.

cool thanks

Aw crap, I'm gonna get stuck in a high modification class aren't I? Sheeeiiiit. Lol.

I'll post this just because the thread reminded me of the image.

http://li3n.com/storage/silly_ricer.gif

But in all seriousness, have fun, be safe, and stay level headed. Come back and let us know how it went, we expect nothing less than 5th place, or we throw you out.

im just gonna go have a good time, i checked the entry list and there were 2 91 civic si,one is sponsered, and a sponsered rsx-s and more

[sm=morning.gif]

ORIGINAL: Apathy

I'll post this just because the thread reminded me of the image.

http://li3n.com/storage/silly_ricer.gif

But in all seriousness, have fun, be safe, and stay level headed. Come back and let us know how it went, we expect nothing less than 5th place, or we throw you out.


to that picture, not when it comes to autox...right setup and skill, u'll be running same times as vettes in pro-stock. seen it done by a 1990 civic...

mugen1, just dont tell them u dont have ur airbags and u'll be fine. i've seen a lot of home built cars and karts race at events and they dont have airbags so u should be fine anyways.

SovXietday, yeah u'll have some tough competition..


when starting out tho, just have fun and watch the more experienced ppl to learn from them.

well i went to it, it was fun, the track was really big, and yea those 89-91 civic are fast