Autocross and Road Course Racing - am i ready?

ive always wanted to try autocross... few friends of mine are going to nassau coliseum and its $40 all day, i want to do it but im not sure if i should... some ppl tell me to try it out and some pple dont, reason being i have no suspension mods, im a 4dr and a body kit... what do u guys think, is it risking a lot or is it worth a try?

go! u dont need any mods to autox and it dosnt matter 2dr, 3dr, 4dr, 5dr...just sign up, race, and enjoy it. everyones first events are huge learning experiences. u learn how to autox, how the events run, how to drive ur car, a little about ur cars limitations, etc..as for the bodykit, its dosnt matter. it should be alright even if u hit a few cones. i would suggest using painters tape on the bumper just as protection for the paint incase u hit a cone.

just enjoy tossing ur car around and not having to worry about anything:)

thanks for the advice.... is auto x bad for ur chasis?

painters tape?? never heard of it, how does it work i jus put it around my bumper and after im done i peel it off with no damage to my bumper?

no, ur chassis will be just fine, so many ppl wouldnt be doing it if it destroyed their car.

painters tape is just tape thats made not to ruin the paint when peeling it off, not as adhesive as other tapes.

its the blue tape i have all over my car. just put some around the bottom of ur bumper and it'll help prevent scrapes if u hit a cone. usually if u hit one, it wont do anything but it could so its just incase.
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Painter's tape is also called (removable) masking tape. It's most commonly blue.

Autocrossing can take a toll on your differential inside your transmission. I contribute my differential's death to autocross, then again I had 215k on the entire transmission, so It was going to die eventually.

SO, DO IT!!!! You'll love it and get addicted to it!!!

ORIGINAL: danomatic93

Painter's tape is also called (removable) masking tape. It's most commonly blue.

Autocrossing can take a toll on your differential inside your transmission. I contribute my differential's death to autocross, then again I had 215k on the entire transmission, so It was going to die eventually.

SO, DO IT!!!! You'll love it and get addicted to it!!!




I contribute your diffs death to the milage..on average that's the milage when the bearings go bad:) I replaced my at 198K.


Anyhow autocross is GREAT as far as learning about your car...if anything breaks than it needed replacement anyway.

ORIGINAL: Roto

Anyhow autocross is GREAT as far as learning about your car...if anything breaks than it needed replacement anyway.


true, only thing autox really takes a toll on with ur car is tires lol. but unless u do many events over the year, its not a big deal at all.

ORIGINAL: Roto

...if anything breaks than it needed replacement anyway.


Yep

would it still be good to do with an automatic? my car is auto, dunno if there are any events around here anyway but if there are it would be cool to do.

If you want to do it than do it. There was a guy with an automatic 96 grand am at our last event...who cares about what it is as long as you have fun...it's just easier to have fun with a manual... look at myautoevents.com for events in your area...

its easier with a manual car, sometimes better, but it dosnt really matter. one of the guys i run with in STS has an automatic bmw, hes running pretty close times to what i get and im a little better preped than he his..just go out, give it a try and have some fun, dont worry about ur times so much.

lol, AJ won't let me lie, the first time I got out there I was effin clueless, but it was still fun...

Yeah get out there dude
I have an autocross on like an actual track this weekend, they put cones out to keep the speeds down, but still it will be badass

ORIGINAL: mybrokenblinker

Yeah get out there dude
I have an autocross on like an actual track this weekend, they put cones out to keep the speeds down, but still it will be badass




keep rubbing it in...

although we probably have around 2 rand new motorsports parks being built around here...I just wish that they'd finish faster...

ORIGINAL: ic892003

ive always wanted to try autocross... few friends of mine are going to nassau coliseum and its $40 all day, i want to do it but im not sure if i should... some ppl tell me to try it out and some pple dont, reason being i have no suspension mods, im a 4dr and a body kit... what do u guys think, is it risking a lot or is it worth a try?


hey when is the autocross
i live in hicksville which is like 10min away, id love to try it out

autocrossing looks fun

ORIGINAL: riceburner700

autocrossing looks fun


It really is dude...definitely give it a try sometime.