Autocross, Collection of the 6gc Member's thought on AUTOX Options

[jdg371]

http://www.throttlehorseracing.com/fourwhl...go_(1-8-05).jpg

A rough sketch of the track I will be running. Finally a couple of my friends are going! EK Civic, RSX, Sunfire, and of course.. the usual me (celica), my brother -MRS, and Corolla

The Corolla, Sunfire, and Civic will all be in the same class (STS)
Me.. as usual.. the same class as them Cooper S

Im building a in car camera mount right now. Hopefully I will have an in car and another video from the outside.

Its going to really hot. And theres thought of running nitrogen in my tires (they stay more constant with pressure) I just have to see till then


-Jasper

This post has been edited by jdg371: Sep 4, 2006 - 8:42 PM

[boosted_K2]

about 70% of the course was completed in 3rd gear... you run second gear out about midway through the first right hander and continue 3rd through the esses and over the crest, around the bowl (that was really cool running through the banking, which is a lot more severe than the video leads you to believe) and up over the crest into the right hander and down through the 5 cone slalom. I noticed I hit this section really well and staying early however i probably could have sped up the pace just a little bit through here. after the slalom is the only downshift point, which is the braking zone for the nasty off camber right hander over the crest... people go off course here often because if you are not turning before cresting the hill you wont have enough weight on the tires to get it to turn in and you are SOL. from the bottom of that hairpin is another flat out shift to 3rd through the 3 cone slalom and up the hill. If you have the stomach for it you SHOULD be WOT from the slalom to the finishline, i chickened out and lifted to 3/4 throttle in the blind section just before cresting the hill. once over the hill you are still WOT through the dicey lane change and out on the streight... into 4th gear and across the line.