My first Autocross season (Updated after races)

[quaddawg]

My second outing today.

I did much better, the track was VERY fast, so many of the serious big boys (Vettes got FTD today) got me by 6-10 seconds on a 45-60 second track..

Here is a list of those running close to my times, the guys I beat, and two just ahead of me.

Still NOT on my slicks, so July 8th, expect me to do much better (hope, hope)

You guys should have seen the bad*$# Vette that got the Fastest time of the day today, it was just SICK about 6-7 hundred horses... wicked fast.

I will have a video of one of my better runs and one of the Vette from on the track... soon. Give me time to upload.

in the meantime, let me bask in the cars I beat... LOL..
Best Behind
stu 171 Mark Parsons 98 BMW M3 50.966 0.029
fs 118 Chris Miller 03 Ford Mustang 51.292 0.326
ep 42 Andrew Stanford 89 Ford Festiva 51.359 0.067
esp 47 Dirk Moorbrock 93 Ford Mustang 51.770 0.411
gs 20 Cameron Beattie 98 Eclipse GST 51.908 0.138
as 56 Derick Morris 01 Honda S2000 53.699 1.791
ds 32 Robson Fornash 06 Subaru WRX 54.390 0.691
hs 7 Ray Baughn 89 Daytona 56.360 1.970
sts 07 Drew Nebergall 98 Dodge Neon 56.578 0.218


VIDEOS SOON!

[25Horseplay]

Sounds like you did good despite all the faster cars! I have to try this someday!!!

[quaddawg]

I am still on those dry hard street tires... I think my next posting (July 8th) will have different results!!


Links to the videos coming up. The vette is just insanely fast, he had fastet time of the day, by far. To compare, I ran a a fair time of 51.359 (with a 180lb passenger) and this guy was in the low 40's.... OOOOO!!!!

[quaddawg]

Here is the Vette, It will NOT be viewable for a while, but here is the link


LANGUAGE CAUTION ON THIS VIDEO... Fellow corner workers says GD fast, or something like that... kinda loud, prolly not work safe.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/afbd189d-c055-4dab-8c77-995701424f01.htm

[packrat427]

WOW :shock: :shock:

Good job Andy

That Vette was awesome , sounds like a turbo

[quaddawg]

The Vette is Naturally aspirated, but just freaking incredible.

Here is my video, not a great vid, I look slow (and am, compared to that vette!!!)

I actually did pretty darned well.... I can't WAIT for my wheels to get here so I can run these Hoosiers!!!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/c6d786f7-76a0-4f5e-b613-995701466d4a.htm

[audioxpert09]

Great Job!!! That looks like a whole lotta fun... but im gonna get a second festiva before i change over my street machine

[Silv3rBull3t]

Good stuff!! Keep it up!! Remember slow in, fast out! Your driving will continue to improve with more practice but I can already see a vast improvement. -Kyle

[quaddawg]

Good stuff!! Keep it up!! Remember slow in, fast out! Your driving will continue to improve with more practice but I can already see a vast improvement. -Kyle

Cool, thanks. I can feel a difference, but it is still hard to "forget" what I "knew" about "fast driving" LOL..

Autocross is a different animal altogether..... I still have LOTS to learn about how to get this little car around the track. Kyle, your success spurs me on, and reminds me that I can keep up with the big boys if I keep trying, and get more and more seat time.

I know I could get much better times with even my current tires.. I am almost tempted to keep them on till I can't get any better WITH them... but.......... NAH!!! The slicks will be on for the next race!

[quaddawg]

Here are some professional pics of my last Autocross

http://www.loewephoto.com/Cincy%20SOLO/20070624-CSCC/20070624-index.html

I am on page one (last photo) and page two (first couple of shots)

I think I may have to order one or two of these.....

[kuntry_boi06]

when i saw the pics of your car i actually said "WOW". it looks very nice and those photos were pretty good.

[ajb999]

i think i like the second one on the second page best.

[Gforcefd]

Have you thought about some stiffer springs? Your car seems to have alot of body roll.

[quaddawg]

A lot of body roll? I don't agree, for a street daily driver, I feel my car handles amazingly flat for what I am doing to it, the picture that is front on, with the most "body roll" is almost flat out in second, that is the MOST body roll I can get out of the festy, there is a little less with a passenger. But that turn is pretty tight, and very fast... I was actually quite pleased with the minimal body roll this weekend.

The FMS springs and KYB's seem to be doing a fair job. I have seen photos of stock festys doing the Autox thing, and there is no comparison..

I will pay attention to it, but even with the pictures it seems as if there isn't much roll at all.. I do need new sway bar bushings, maybe that will help.

If I turn it into a full on auto x only, I might do a coil over with a stiffer spring, but for what I have, I am pretty happy with the roll.

[GenevaDirt]

^^I agree...from the pics of your car and pics of other cars ...I think it looked great...handled the corners as well as the other cars there. I saw one that the rear tire was off the ground on.....even the vette had roll to it.