Autocross! (my first time)

[Loren]

I enter it as the Sloyota just to remind people that they got beaten by a slow-ass economy car. Don't kid yourself, the Yaris is slow! But, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow.

I like the SLeeper tOYOTA idea, though!

The BMW was, I think, a car being prepped for 24 hours of LeMons, I think it's more like an '85 rather than an '01. I rode as a passenger with him on one run, gave him some tips, and he shaved nearly a second off of his next run. I love it when people listen!

The guy who owns the Evo is a newb and just recently bought the car. My buddy, Jeff, co-drove it Sunday and just wasn't used to it. The car needs better tires.

Sabre hit on the key... skill and experience. I've been autocrossing since 1996, and I still only consider myself at about 8.5 on a scale of 1-10.

[HTM Yaris]

Originally Posted by Loren

But, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow.

Thats one of the reasons I bought the Yaris .

Usually when I show up at the Autox , I hear peeps snickering and whatnot . Until I complete my first run . Then there is a crowd of peeps gawking at my car saying "I can't believe that car is that fast" . I then remind them its not the car its the driver.

The last Autox I went to I got to drive the S2000 that got FTD (fastest time of day ) On my first "fun run" I was .3 second off FTD . On the next run I drove his buddy's S2000 and got to within .008 of FTD . They wouldn't let me drive anymore after that

I contribute alot of my driving finesse to playing video games . Sure you don't feel the G's but the "EYE TIME" is invaluable . Another thing that Sir Loren hit on is listening to what other peeps say .

Congrats on your first Autox . Hopefully there will be many more

[kurokoma-kun]

Congrats Brazdon! Thats so exciting, nice results

Our season starts this weekend, test + tune on Saturday and race on Sunday, I can't waaaaaiiiiiiiittttt!!!!

I haven't read the books Loren mentions, but if you want to read here's another one I liked: Secrets of Solo Racing: Expert Techniques for Autocrossing and Time Trials by Henry Watts. It explains a lot of basics such as how to figure out the fastest line, turning, apexing, acceleration and braking, hand positions on the steering wheel, stuff about how tires behave (slip angle etc), when to lift and when not to!

[slothman86]

Originally Posted by Loren

I enter it as the Sloyota just to remind people that they got beaten by a slow-ass economy car. Don't kid yourself, the Yaris is slow! But, it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow.

I like the SLeeper tOYOTA idea, though!

The BMW was, I think, a car being prepped for 24 hours of LeMons, I think it's more like an '85 rather than an '01. I rode as a passenger with him on one run, gave him some tips, and he shaved nearly a second off of his next run. I love it when people listen!

The guy who owns the Evo is a newb and just recently bought the car. My buddy, Jeff, co-drove it Sunday and just wasn't used to it. The car needs better tires.

Sabre hit on the key... skill and experience. I've been autocrossing since 1996, and I still only consider myself at about 8.5 on a scale of 1-10.

that makes me feel good inside! I love the idea of skill will when overall! Kind of reminds me of Initial-D...LOL