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I've been autocrossing since I was 17. I'm now 23. There is a lot of Good and a lot of Bad with them. Good:
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Here is an incar video of me autocrossing my lovely subaru: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrNgIzJPX-g While I have a lot of bad feelings about autocross, it's still great fun and I encourage everyone to get into it; just not take it too seriously. You'll learn a lot about car control and car setup. While autocross frustrates me beyond belief because of how douchy my local club is, I'll still probably hit a few events this season just because it is fun cheap seat time.
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Mar 13, 2011 09:07
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kimbo305 posted:Does your club actually referee for mods or lack thereof?. When I ran, I don't recall any serious oversight to the self-classing that happened, especially not if people weren't competitive. In the past people have protested for mods and classing at the drop of a hat. My first event on the final results timesheet online they wrote in the notes column "check for mods" and at the next event my car was looked over pretty good.
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Mar 13, 2011 15:26
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Accidents don't happen if the course is designed correctly. Worst thing I've seen was a formula vee hit a curb, but that's because they off-coursed a mile out. Safety chair should help design the course and walk it to look for potential hazards that people might understeer into or put in elements to burn off speed. Do things right and crashing is a non-issue.
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Mar 13, 2011 23:19
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localized posted:I assume you are talking about CMC? I went to one event last year, but I didn't run. I've been thinking about participating this year, but I dont really know how I feel about beating on my car/tires that much. What are the class limitations on aftermarket ECUs? My biggest concerns would be being bumped up into a class in which I wouldn't be competitive, and the miniscule amount of seat time you get. One of the biggest problems I have with this state is that there are no roadcourses, just oval tracks... Yeah, CMC. The car wear and tear isn't that bad, just tires/brakes. I have no idea about ECU mods. I haven't read the classing rulebook in a long time. I wouldn't really worry about being competitive, PAX is dumb anyways. If you win your class all you get is some golf claps and a little square with "1st" on it. Whoopdy do. Plus to win your class for the year you have to attend a ton of events. Just go and have fun. If I'm at one you're more then welcome to hang out and ride along to get a feel for things before jumping right in.
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Mar 14, 2011 01:07
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I did an autocross today. Oops.
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May 2, 2011 00:30
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Went around a turn. lovely stock suspension + body roll leaned the cars fender liner on the tire. Fender liner rips off and gets pooped out the side of the car. While that was going on, the dorky mudflap I have on the car got pulled forward onto the wheel by the fender liner, causing the flap and bottom of the outer fender to ride up the wheel crunching up. I finished my run.  Fender looked worse than it was, but I unbolted it and tossed it aside rather than trying to uncrunch it and rehang it. I honestly don't know how the gently caress I managed to do that.
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May 2, 2011 00:58
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nm posted:Illegal weight reduction. You don't have any spurglords that didn't go crazy over that? I was running in street mod, friend jokingly threatened to protest me if I beat him, thankfully there were few of us in the class, pretty much my friends and some guy who whoops rear end in his built car who wouldn't give a poo poo about fenderless ol' me. The regulars just sperged about the usual stuff instead of my classing.
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May 2, 2011 01:02
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