First autoX event tomorow

[pieperz06]

so im going to my first autoX event tomorrow and i was wondering if yall had any advice that would help me

 

[foolio2k4]

Good Luck. Unfortunately I have no experience. Although I have driven an rx8 through an autocross course for a mazda event.

 

[pieperz06]

im not to sure how well i will do because i haven't done any racing that involved turning before. i dont know all the little things about tire pressure and stuff like that

 

[Bizzyb0nes]

Have fun...you guys must enjoy these "weekends"...retail doesnt allow them for me

 

[pieperz06]

Have fun...you guys must enjoy these "weekends"...retail doesnt allow them for me

i wish it wasn't just the weekends i get out of school at like 12 every day and im always bored i would love to be able to drive like that every day

 

[alloy6ix]

whoa whoa whoa!!! AutoX in south Texas?! WTF?!!! Where at???

 

[pieperz06]

whoa whoa whoa!!! AutoX in south Texas?! WTF?!!! Where at???

lol yah just about every city has a scca club that does it. im going to a place in flower bluff which is about 5 minutes from TAMUCC it is on an old air strip that the navy used.

here is the link i dont know how far you are from corpus but you should come it should be fun.

http://stbrscca.com/main/page_home.html

 

[alloy6ix]

lol yah just about every city has a scca club that does it. im going to a place in flower bluff which is about 5 minutes from TAMUCC it is on an old air strip that the navy used.

here is the link i dont know how far you are from corpus but you should come it should be fun.

http://stbrscca.com/main/page_home.html

If it's this weekend i'm fucked man.. but I'll check on mine locally. i know we have one here but it's a shit track. I'd like to go though soon! and I read flower mound the first time, I was gonna say you've got your coordinates all kinds of fucked up bro.... lol. i'm about two and a half hours away. I'll check into the site though, thanks for the link!

 

[pieperz06]

im just wanting to get my skills up before i go to texas world speedway

 

[danbev07]

Get as MUCH advice as you can from others. Sometimes it's not always the best advice from individuals, but it's always nice to have a wealth of information.

You can learn a lot if you film yourself taking the lines too.

But most of all, HAVE FUN!!!

 

[alloy6ix]

im just wanting to get my skills up before i go to texas world speedway

now that would be bad ass!!

Get as MUCH advice as you can from others. Sometimes it's not always the best advice from individuals, but it's always nice to have a wealth of information.

You can learn a lot if you film yourself taking the lines too.

But most of all, HAVE FUN!!!

+1. I found a video a while back explaining conering, braking, how to find the apex of turns, heel toe braking, and a lot of other shit.. I think it was youtube, or maybe it was on spike a while back.. either way, Dan's right, but then again, that's all theory, it's just nothing but practice man!

 

[pieperz06]

now that would be bad ass!!



+1. I found a video a while back explaining conering, braking, how to find the apex of turns, heel toe braking, and a lot of other shit.. I think it was youtube, or maybe it was on spike a while back.. either way, Dan's right, but then again, that's all theory, it's just nothing but practice man!

hook a brother up with them

 

[alloy6ix]

hook a brother up with them

I'm still looking broseph... somethings telling me they were on spike though cause i'm searching through my favorites and just doing random searches and I still haven't found it..

 

[pieperz06]

I'm still looking broseph... somethings telling me they were on spike though cause i'm searching through my favorites and just doing random searches and I still haven't found it..

i can heal toe barefoot but when i put on shoes they get in the way and i cant do it

 

[alloy6ix]

i can heal toe barefoot but when i put on shoes they get in the way and i cant do it

haha, nice.. I found this vid, no where the explanation of the one I was looking for that I just confirmed with myself that it was on spike. it shows this guy cornering early but recovering..




I'm still searching for something remotely close to what I saw.

 

[Chris B.]

Most SCCA regions will give novie drivers extra instructions and help. The ones around here do a novice walk through of the course and give some pointers about the correct line through the turns during the walk through.

Also if you ask for an instructor to ride along with you, they will give you pointers.

 

[pieperz06]

Most SCCA regions will give novie drivers extra instructions and help. The ones around here do a novice walk through of the course and give some pointers about the correct line through the turns during the walk through.

Also if you ask for an instructor to ride along with you, they will give you pointers.

yah on there website it says there are ppl there that will ride with you and let you ride with them. im hoping that it is a blast i would defiantly like to be able to do some thing besides just turning left or driving in a straight line.

 

[Vapour Trails]

My advice is prepared to be humbled and take it in stride.
Second, the throttle is not an on/off switch, and treating it as such will upset the car.
Third, slow into corners, fast out. Do your braking in a straight line, then turn.
Look ahead, autoxing one gate at a time is slow. You need to be thinking one or two moves ahead, taking corners in such a way that the next becomes easier.

 

[spiral281]

the throttle is not an on/off switch, and treating it as such will upset the car.

Look ahead, autoxing one gate at a time is slow. You need to be thinking one or two moves ahead, taking corners in such a way that the next becomes easier.

you are my new friend....i dont know how many people i see using the throttle and brakes and steering as on off...all or nothing...even with dry rotted tires on the back of my 07 i never lost it

as far as looking ahead...im still working on that and have been to autox about 3 times now, labor day will be my 4th, third in the mustang, first was in a friends MR2

not looking far enough ahead causes me to dnf at least one time every time i have gone out...and i always do the walk through...

 

[pieperz06]

damn im hooked on auto X it is so much fun i cant wait till i make it to a track day