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Good time for a thread! I actually just finished up an event at Firebird International Raceway today. Here have a shaky vid of me tearing up the course in my little Yaris --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTlFkkrm5gQ . That's right kids, if I can race a Yaris you have no excuse for not bringing your grocery getter/boring car out to a meet! ***Currently running in the FSP class and about to shoe horn some RS3s on the car for the next meet.  
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IOwnCalculus posted:The problem is that as far as I know, the course was set up such that people were able to stand on the track-side of the timing booth with no concern (ie they didn't cone it off or anything). That's certainly true up in Phoenix! The track today had a best raw time of something like 35 seconds with my car hitting it at 42. It was a bit hard to justify the drive from Tucson up there for what amounted to <200 seconds drive time. I honestly hope they can get off that skidpad and get somewhere bigger, like the Tucson group did by switching from SIR to Marana. At least Marana has been netting between 50 seconds and 80 seconds raw time 
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Mar 14, 2011 05:17
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leica posted:Run a tight parking lot auto x course with manual steering and see how well you do. If you want to be competitive at all it's loving pointless. If you don't mind being slower than molasses then I guess it's ok. You could always co-drive if you have a friend that's willing to go to the track. I've swapped my Yaris for a friend's CTS-V on a few occasions and we've both had a blast seeing the pros/cons of each other's vehicles.
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Mar 14, 2011 23:29
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superdylan posted:I used to autocross with a club in Tucson, and the car safety inspections consisted of one guy asking a few questions: It's still exactly like that, with the occasional "what is racecar backwards?"
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Mar 21, 2011 21:13
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The Locator posted:We have to turn the track into an 'autocross', because it has to pass safety and be approved by the divisional solo safety steward. All SCCA autocrosses run on a road course have to be approved at the divisional level, rather than just by the local safety stewards, in order to keep the event within the solo rules. So there will be chicanes, slaloms, offsets, etc. Nice to see a few Arizona auto-xer's on the forum! I might just have to drive up from Tucson again to race again. The Tucson crew is certainly more relaxed while the Phoenix group definitely seems more business like. I also just signed up for the EVO Phase 1 class in Tucson in October, i've heard nothing but good things about the class and I hope it can teach me some of the finer nuances of auto-xing.
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Apr 15, 2011 03:18
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The Locator posted:I lied, I ran in group A. The course was a blast, but I managed to finally kill the power steering pump at the end of the last run, so ended up not doing time only runs. Sounds like you had a good time! I'm looking forward to the Tucson meet next week and you Phoenix guys should try to make it down sometime, Marana is a pretty fun place to run!
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Apr 17, 2011 23:21
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The Locator posted:I run Marana every chance I get, but I doubt that I'll get down there this coming weekend, as after today my car is spewing power steering fluid, which is a big no-no on the airport tarmac. Tough luck with the car but I did lol at the Phoenix PAX crew comment. The track up in Phoenix looked like it was a blast though!
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Apr 18, 2011 00:27
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The Locator posted:Not sure what that's about, but *knock on wood* the Tucson group is still having an event at the Marana airport this coming weekend, as far as they know! Still on as of 5 minutes ago. If they take Marana from me i'll cry.
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Apr 21, 2011 03:45
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IOwnCalculus posted:To be fair, there's one really easy way to take all of that insanity out of it - just drive to have fun. I was hilariously not competitive on Sunday but I had a loving riot doing it. I don't care what class I end up in, I don't care what position I end up in (as long as it's not "in the wall" or "on my roof"), as long as I had fun and my last run was faster than my first, I'm happy. That's how I always run in Tucson and now that I have become an accepted member my number 1 goal is to get the announcers/track workers to say something comical about my car whenever I go out. I view it as almost a car show where you can go out and have some fun on the side. ***Of course I am guilty of buying some cheater tires this last week so we'll see how that goes.
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Apr 21, 2011 20:13
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IOwnCalculus posted:I got that back in the day when I would autocross in my dad's old '94 Z28 (I would just get the rear end out and keep it out, before drifting was cool), and even the one time I took my Miata out on rock-hard tires. The MS3 was definitely the one time I kept the car pretty much completely under control the whole day. I'm still jealous of my friend who I suckered into SCCA and owns a CTS-V as well as a generic 96' Thunderbird. He shares the name of famous Dan Gurney of actual racing fame. There were many "ghost of Dan Gurney" jokes had when he decided to bring the Thunderbird out one meet.
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Apr 22, 2011 03:32
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Welp prepped the car for tomorrow's run. Tore out the malfunctioning 1zz throttlebody I had in there and put the stock 1nz one back in, at least i'll be able to run in ST again! More importantly I was able to shoehorn the RS-3s on, what a difference in grip! Have a few pics as I try to bandage my bloody knuckles from working in the tiny engine bay, why did Toyota make everything so sharp. Rear Tire Fitment  Front Tire Fitment  Happy Yaris  Beefy Rear 
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Apr 23, 2011 18:16
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The Locator posted:Nice. You'll like the RS-3's, but depending on what tire you were running before, they take some adjustment. The sidewalls aren't nearly as stiff as most other high performance street tires (like the Star specs and Yokohama's), so the turn in will be slower. This is more than offset by the higher ultimate grip in most cars though. Haha yeah i've heard about the soft sidewalls. Going to start around 38 Front and Rear and do some chalking to hopefully dial it in a bit. Wish I had a pyrometer.
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Apr 23, 2011 23:51
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Phone posted:How wide are the wheels? 15x7's as well....perhaps i'll start a wee bit lower.
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Apr 24, 2011 00:35
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Well just finished the Tucson event and had a blast. Must not have been driving aggressive enough because I didn't even nudge one cone. Here, have a best run video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo0mZ7Ol1rk
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Apr 24, 2011 22:23
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The Locator posted:Wish I'd been able to make it, that course was pretty awesome the last time they ran it. The course was a blast the second time around! As for typical mileage? I'm getting about 33 in city. The Yaris is definitely a little quirky car and really does remind me of the late 80's to early 90's Japanese sub compacts before they got bloated. The paint is cheap, the interior is nice, there is a surprising amount of room in the engine bay to work in, and the center speedometer has its haters but hasn't bothered me much.
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Apr 26, 2011 20:13
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So is anyone else showing up to the Marana auto-x tomorrow? I'd strongly encourage any Tucson/Phoenix guys to come on out! Going to be a pretty fast course. 
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May 21, 2011 14:19
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Beach Bum posted:What a weird finish. I forsee that cone wall on the right getting demolished a few times. Yeah Marana always has a thing for weird finishes although we rarely see an extreme dnf from it. I do feel like we're skirting closer and closer to the taxiways which makes me a little nervous but if Marana Airport Authority has no issue with it then I guess I shouldn't.
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May 21, 2011 15:37
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So had a fun time out at Marana just now. Unfotunatele I had my first mechanical failure in the form of a busted brake line but luckily I managed to keep it under control. Other interesting things, I was finally able to drive my friend's CTS-V and all I could say was wow, a whole different beast to the Yaris! Overall it was a great event and the track layout was a blast this month. Next month we'll be doing a rare Saturday auto-x so you guys should come out if you can!
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May 22, 2011 22:47
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And fun times at the Marana track! Apparently the longest and fastest one we've had out there all year. I am superstar of Yaris racing!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sujc5-E60
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May 25, 2011 01:45
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Got to go out into the blazing Arizona sun for another autocross meet. It was a relatively plane-jane course but still fun even though I chickened out on the last slalom the entire day. Largest novice turnout we had in months as well! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78nf-TFwCig
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Jun 20, 2011 20:39
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Any local Southern AZ goons going to the Marana meet tomorrow? It's looking like it's going to be a fun course and a cool-ish summer day so you won't bake as a worker. Look for the short, Charlie Brown looking guy driving the Yaris if you do. Should be a blast!
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Jul 24, 2011 04:39
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Another fun event day in Marana as usual. We had a pretty big turnout as quite a few guys from Phoenix showed up this time. I'm thinking a lot of the guys are getting sick of the Firebird skidpad and Marana seems to be picking up steam. Here's some dumb guy driving a dumb car --> http://youtu.be/8JXKW7K1qHw Those RS3s are a bunch of whiny bitches on turns though.
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Jul 25, 2011 19:51
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Well another sunny day here in Tucson and another fun event at the Marana airport. First time i've taken the car out after a proper alignment and I could definitely feel the difference. Here enjoy a boring video of a Yaris on the course ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh1ROwfvmKc  
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Sep 26, 2011 03:23
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The Locator posted:That was a pretty awesome course today. I'm currently uploading my in-car from my first time only run, will post it when it's done. Oh poo poo! That was your BMW? It looked awesome out there on the course! As for the duststorm, I was lucky enough to miss it after I bitched at the workers coordinator that I wanted to work A/run B and got out by 12:30. Still not sure why they decided to mix it up. Well now I can
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Sep 26, 2011 04:40
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The Locator posted:So after watching your video a couple of times, here is some unsolicited advice. I appreciate the tips and will continue to try to beat them into me. Dave Rock said the same thing and i've tried hard but sometimes I just get an adrenalin rush out there and that makes me abuse the accelerator pedal. I'll definitely hit you up if I go up to firebird again though.
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Sep 26, 2011 06:42
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So I went to my very first evolution phase one school this weekend and all I can say is it was worth the money! It was really eye opening to have Doug Rowse and Tom Kotzian in the car teaching me and forcing me to get rid of the bad habits i've picked up. By the end of the day I felt a lot more confident in the car but more importantly in the driver. Also plenty of drive time! I would highly recommend the course to anyone.   Wheeee! Conelrad fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Oct 18, 2011 |
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Oct 18, 2011 15:23
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The Locator posted:The final moments in the life of a cone... Haha awesome and great pictures (Rob took those I imagine?). AZSolo is a cone grinder for sure. Looking froward to destroying a few with the new and improved Turbo Yaris this weekend at Marana.
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Nov 16, 2011 05:18
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So took the Yaris out for the first time since the turbo install. It was a very fun course and we had a huge turnout! I even had my first spin out ever, quite the experience! The Locator, you missed out! Here's the obligatory Yaris-cam- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWqGzA_yZag
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Nov 21, 2011 02:13
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The Locator posted:Wanted to go, but just wasn't in the cards for this weekend. Haha the camera picked up nothing but wind.....I need a good camera that actually picks up poo poo  Also did you have anything to do with the new novice designation that was put on cars right next to the run group? Seemed to help a lot of the newbies out. Conelrad fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Nov 21, 2011 |
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Nov 21, 2011 02:22
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:fixt I wonder if the GoPro has semi decent pickup. As for HP numbers, i'm pulling about 175whp now, not too shabby for a 1.4 liter motor I figure.
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Nov 21, 2011 03:24
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The Locator posted:All of my videos are with a GoPro, so if you have watched any of my runs, you will know what the GoPro sounds like inside the car. Well that's good to know. Guess i'll have to go ahead and pull the trigger. Seems like AZsolo.com shares the same thoughts.
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Nov 21, 2011 04:36
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:I don't think any camera really has a decent mic, especially not a mini one. I guess you could try making a sock for it that would cut the wind noise some. Even a top quality shotgun mic needs wind protection. Comedy option of putting the camera inside the engine bay. 
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Nov 21, 2011 04:50
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Final update! Turns out a few of the guys were taking pictures out there. 4 tires? Bah 3 will do fine!  Doing my finest smooth criminal lean.  Slaloms are always fun! 
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Nov 21, 2011 20:28
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e.pie posted:I've found that tape over the mic leads to an acceptable amount of wind. That was a great run and a great video. Using a GoPro HD then?
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Nov 23, 2011 01:06
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Best run of the day, even with my failure at the "lollipop"! I felt like I was far more aware of the limits of grip with the turbo driving the front wheels this time around. This was one of the funnest track layouts i've seen in a long time. Oh and don't mind me talking to myself! Also no house music this time around. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMtAa4gS64
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Dec 12, 2011 02:36
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Nodoze posted:This is gonna sound dumb but whenever I watch autocross vids I have no clue where the driving path is. I kinda want to try it this summer but I'm fairly sure I'd end up not following the path You always hear about being lost in a sea of cones but if you do a course walk or two prior to the race and have a semi-competent local club that lays out courses in a logical way you should have no problem! Also, at least for our club, novices can get an experienced person to co-ride with them a few times to help guide you and give pointers on the course. Conelrad fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Dec 12, 2011 |
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Dec 12, 2011 02:58
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So i'll be mixing it up and going to the Sierra Vista autocross tomorrow (Can't miss my Packers playing next week). Any other Arizona goons hitting it up? Supposedly it's slightly faster then the Marana events which would be pretty crazy!
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Jan 8, 2012 07:45
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Well it was a fun one in Sierra Vista. A good showout and a pretty fun track design! For the first time I felt like I was keeping the turbo in the sweet spot! It was nice to beat a few shifter karts for a change! The only issue I had was with timing on the final slalom, I was carrying a hell of a lot of speed into it and chickened out and hit the brakes, thus throwing me off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40W2t_5P9y4&feature=youtube_gdata  
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Jan 9, 2012 03:21
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Phone posted:What turbo kit are you running on the egg? The kit is from Zage Turbosystems over in Taiwan and the turbine is a 15g.
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The Locator posted:Congratulations. Good luck! And take some video while you're out there!
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