Autocross and Road Course Racing - in-car race video and pics

been a while, god i hate computers[:@]

made a camera mount for my car that mounts on the c-pillar bar.i just used my lil digi cam which took some pretty decent video but after some editing and compression, it lost a good bit of quality[:'(]u can still see and here everything pretty well. we got 8 runs but i only had enough room on my memory card to fit 6.. keep an eye on the duckie;)

1st run (http://media.putfile.com/AutoX-Run-102-03-07)

2ndrun (http://media.putfile.com/AutoX-Run-202-03-07)

3rd run (http://media.putfile.com/AutoX-Run-302-03-07)

4th run (http://media.putfile.com/AutoX-Run-402-03-07)

my fastest run of the day..
5th run (http://media.putfile.com/AutoX-Run-502-03-07)

had a lil too much fun on this run. kinda hard to hear but if u turn the volume up u can here my friend laughin and screamin lol
6th run (http://media.putfile.com/AutoX-Run-602-03-07)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/AJ/_07WinterSeries_20406.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/AJ/_07WinterSeries_20408.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/Keefe/_07WinterSeries_20046.jpg
my friends bada$$ GT...and im hangin on for dear life haha
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/Keefe/_07WinterSeries_20157.jpg
RDR member takin me for a ride
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/John/_07WinterSeries_20311.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/John/_07WinterSeries_20330.jpg
another RDR member in action
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/Mike/_07WinterSeries_20418.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/Mike/_07WinterSeries_20419.jpg
and a random pic of a miata with me in the background and my buddy takin some pics lol
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%202-03-07/_07WinterSeries_20077.jpg

i cant wait for the next race. im taking a novice school on march 3rd which will be real schweet and prepare me for the next race on the 17th. ill have the Azenis on and ready by then as well. my friend with that Legacy GT has a sick 2.5RS too and said he'll let me co-drive it which will be reeeal kick a$$. i also just got a 2gig memory card(for free:D) that ill be able to use to get better quality and longer video. now that i have that card and my other 1gigcard, ill be able to take plenty of video and tons of pics too:)just hope my battery will last lol.

NICE, very sweet videos...ya having that duck there was perfect, you can see how hard your taking the turns, someone the duck was level with the rear view. Nice one buddy.

hahahaha sweet vids aj, sorry i'm still laughing at the one with your friend in it

ORIGINAL: Peg_Leg

hahahaha sweet vids aj, sorry i'm still laughing at the one with your friend in it


is it working?? for some reason all the other videos are playing for me except that one fun run...

ORIGINAL: civicexracer

ORIGINAL: Peg_Leg

hahahaha sweet vids aj, sorry i'm still laughing at the one with your friend in it


is it working?? for some reason all the other videos are playing for me except that one fun run...


Working for me

ive never seen one of these auto X things b4...and my question to u is, how do u kno where the F u r going??? lol i couldnt tell how u knew, it doesnt seem like the cones were placed to show direction, morel ike the were just there lol it looks fun as hell tohugh

howd your placement go?

ORIGINAL: R35P3KT

ive never seen one of these auto X things b4...and my question to u is, how do u kno where the F u r going??? lol i couldnt tell how u knew, it doesnt seem like the cones were placed to show direction, morel ike the were just there lol it looks fun as hell tohugh


lol the cones are actually stragically placed. the cones that u see layed down on the side, are markers on which way to go(ie: if its faced down pointing left, u go left..). i kno where to go because we walk thru the course before we race.i usually walk thru it twice, once for direction(so i kno where to go) and the 2nd time to actually figure out lines, spots that i could have trouble with, etc..after a few events, reading the course isnt difficult at all.

placement, i got 5th outa 9...fairly satisfied. after looking at the video and video from my friends GT, i kno i could have improved greatly. i beat my friends SI(that red one pictured) by .001 seconds, cant get any closer than that hahaha. my friend with the WRX beat me by .203 sec. and my friend with the GT killed me by 5.132 sec..but hes been racing 7x longer than i have so blah haha.

awesome. only the last video is working for me. that duck would drive me freaking INSANE. Looking pretty quick though. you'll LOVE the azenis!!

any details on the LGT?

awesome vids and pics aj, well im gonna have to pracitce auto x runs, cuz starting this spring, "our" track here in bristol (bristol motor speedway/bristol dragway "thunder valley" ) is starting auto x runs every singletuesday andthursday all the way thru fall !!! so its drag race + auto x every thursday and tuesday woo hoo !!!!!

nice!
how did your friend did on time?

ORIGINAL: mxs

awesome. only the last video is working for me. that duck would drive me freaking INSANE. Looking pretty quick though. you'll LOVE the azenis!!

any details on the LGT?


the GT is pretty much stock. he was running onsome old and worn R componds that day, it was about 20degrees outand still managed to take 10th outa 86 in PAX.

just to give an idea of how we compared..

me- 48.472 5th outa 9in STS, 35th in PAX
Legacy GT- 44.340 1st outa 2 in ESP, 10th in PAX
SI- 48.473 6th outa 9 in STS, 36th in PAX
WRX- 48.269 3rd outa 5 in STX, 33rd in PAX
MR2(not pictured)- 49.864 4th outa 5 in STS2, 51st in PAX

is it expensive to do those runs? like do u havta pay each time or something? lol it looks like so much fun, but i dont think anyone does that around here, kinda sux

its fairly cheap. for the region i mostly race with, it used to be $25 for scca members and $35 for non-members. but now with new insurance policies and otherjunk, they've raised to to $30 scca members and $40 non-members. u dont pay for each run, u pay that flat rate(the ones i just mentioned) and u get how ever many runs the region allows, and that usually depends on weather, amount of ppl and how fast the day goes if ppl are doing what their supposed to do. that particular day, we got 8 runs, which is double of what we noramally run because there were less than 100 ppl so things went fast. last summer we'd see as many as 250+ ppl running and we barely got 4 runs...its money well spent IMO. not only is it a ton of fun, it greatly improves ur driving skills which could possibly save ur life out on the roads..

oooo i c...so its like a year payment, yea i wonder if there is any around here....that does seem like a good thing to b doing.......since there arnt any tracks around either!!!![:'(]lol

ORIGINAL: civicexracer

ORIGINAL: mxs

any details on the LGT?


the GT is pretty much stock. he was running on some old and worn R componds that day


ah, I see, it's a STU car on r-comps -> ESP :D

"I'm white thunder bitch! Cap'n Cracka!" I laughed.

ORIGINAL: INJENalltheway

"I'm white thunder bitch! Cap'n Cracka!" I laughed.


hahaha thats the dude with the wrx(his miata is without a head till fridayso hes driving the wrx). hes.....a lil crazy hahaha. sadly he was right, i didnt beat him:(but i'll hopefully have him next race. he'll have his miata back, with a lot of new goodies, but ill have good tires and the help of novice school under my belt so it should be interesting:D

I would love to do that... and I think we have the same headunit. :)

those videos were pixelated on my work computer. damm peecees...

the last vid worky, aye-aye cap'n kracka!!1

strangely enuff, i drive like that to work every morning when i'm late. lol.

dude that was sweet and would be hella fun.Anybody know if you live in the St.Louis part if theirs anything like that their?

for anyone interested, check out www.scca.com (http://www.scca.com). theres a link towards the top of the page in the middle that says "find a region near you". u should be able to find atleast 1 regionwithin a couple hours of u depending on where u live. some regions may have autox some may only have other sorts of racing such as rallyx...just look around.

i cant wait for next month. im doing a novice racing school (incorporates level 1 and 2 in one day) on march 7th. then i have race on march 17th, my friend with that black Legacy GT also has a schweet 2.5RS that he said he'll let me co-drive. since he runs it in STS, ill have to run my car in some other class in which ill prolly get pwned. o well, running the RS will make up for it:)then on march 25th theres just a test & tune autox (non-comp/non-points). after the racing school, ill have the azenis on my car just in time for the summer season:D

EDIT: heres a pic of the RS ill be racing next time. thats me in the passenger seat:D
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%2010-22-06/n209701447_30445502_4035.jpg

that guy sure does like stickers dosent he?

ORIGINAL: Tater

that guy sure does like stickers dosent he?


they hold the cars together:D

most of the stickers he kinda has to have on there since he's sponsored. his main sponsor, if u havnt guess already, is RaceComp Engineering.

ahhhh I see aj why dont you get sponsored. come on get better! just kidding man goood luck. come pick me up in michigan next time you go auto xing and I will go with you

I know this is dumb, but how does the sponsoring thing work, if they're paying money, why is his car basically stock?

ORIGINAL: mybrokenblinker

I know this is dumb, but how does the sponsoring thing work, if they're paying money, why is his car basically stock?


he told me that being sponsored is like having another job, cept not as major. they always test their products on his cars and he gives them feedback. its alot of work and time on his part but in return he gets either free or really good discounts. they arnt paying him to race, he still pays entry fees and all that but they do give a lot of support for parts and such. his cars arnt stock, they just arnt as heavily modded like u would think a drag car would be. he has w/e parts that he needs and that the class he chooses to be in will allow.he dosnt need tons of aftermarket stuff to be fast, trust me, hes a damn fast driver. o btw, those are his daily drivers too. he switches between the GT and the RS. he drives around dry/rain/snow on R Compounds everyday too...he also has a E30 that has i believe a 10 point roll cage in it but he uses that mainly for road racing and every once in a while to autox with..

tater, i'd love to be sponsored but im no where near good enough haha. also depends on the sponsor and what kinda deals i get. i dont wana have a big a$$ decal across my car if im not getting some good stuff out of it lol.

ORIGINAL: mybrokenblinker

if they're paying money, why is his car basically stock?

yeah that car's not stock, it may LOOK stock from the outside but it's not.

things you can do and be legal for STS class, generally speaking: intake, header, exhaust, shocks, springs, sway bars, strut bars, rotors, brake pads, roll bar/cage, seats, harness, short shifter, wheels up to 7.5" wide, tires w/ treadwear > 140, etc etc, basically the engine has to stay stock internally, but many other things are open for modification. I wish I got some of that stuff for free!

ORIGINAL: civicexracer
EDIT: heres a pic of the RS ill be racing next time. thats me in the passenger seat:D
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/civicexracer/AutoX%2010-22-06/n209701447_30445502_4035.jpg

sweet ride please come get me i'll be your copilot :Di just checked my closest region is road atlanta 4 1/2 hours away:(

mxs i wasn't saying i thought it was near stock because it looked it, i was saying it because civicexracer said it almost was.

ok, well, like he said, "almost stock" is relative... and I realize we weren't even talking about the same car, he said the LGT was "almost stock", I was looking at the 2.5RS.

ORIGINAL: Peg_Leg
sweet ride please come get me i'll be your copilot :Di just checked my closest region is road atlanta 4 1/2 hours away:(


theres gota be some place to autox atleast a couple hours away...just keep lookin around and/or try to find some non-scca clubs.

ORIGINAL: civicexracer

ORIGINAL: Peg_Leg
sweet ride please come get me i'll be your copilot :Di just checked my closest region is road atlanta 4 1/2 hours away:(


theres gota be some place to autox atleast a couple hours away...just keep lookin around and/or try to find some non-scca clubs.

i will aj hmmm there's always the dragon :D:D:D

ORIGINAL: mxs

ok, well, like he said, "almost stock" is relative... and I realize we weren't even talking about the same car, he said the LGT was "almost stock", I was looking at the 2.5RS.


Now i feel completely retarted...oh well. Cool nonetheless

Had a nice time watching the videos. Post some more, should you have another chance.

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