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04-17-2007, 09:50 AM
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Help with autocross
I currently live in south jersey, they have just started building a road course about 15 minutes from where i live. I want to start setting up my 03 coupe for this so when it opens im ready to go.
Does anyone have any info. on what the set-ups required for this are, or where i can get more detailed info?? Any help appreciated. thanx, Joe 
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04-17-2007, 10:24 AM
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There's a difference between autox and road racing. If it's autox all you need is a helment (which they provide if you don't have one), and your car just needs to look "safe" to the officials (battery tied down tightly and such).
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04-17-2007, 10:50 AM
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well the track that there building wont be done for probably 3 more years. by then my car will be payed off, and im planning on parking it and start modding for the track, getting something else for a every day driver.
i want to set my car up with engine internals, turbo or a charger. with that im sure im going to need a roll cage. im just trying to figure out what will be the best set up and what kind of licsense i will need to compete, and at what level. im going to start buying parts here and there for i dont have the money to buy all upfront due to my house being built. so im going to spread it out due to that. do you have any recomendations for a set up that would be best for making around 400-500 hp on a road track. also my car is automatic, so im guessing im going to need a manual trans. with some upgrades to handle the hp.
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04-17-2007, 03:57 PM
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My unqualified advice is to first find out what class you want to compete in.
http://www.nasaproracing.com http://www.scca.com Rules will constrain what you can do with the car. If you're not into competition then hpde's are another option--no license required and rules wide open. These are put on by tracks and clubs nearby.
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05-03-2007, 11:36 PM
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IMO, it's best to get some seat time 1st, then figure out what mods you want. Start w/ AutoX courses to learn car control, then move to HPDE events on the track...after several events, you should have a very good idea of what you need, and what class you want to compete in. (If you go FI, you'll automatically be put into a really hard class to compete in [cars and drivers], so if you're serious about competing, a lot of forthought should go into each and every mod you do)
*I'm running BSP in SCCA, so every mod I've done is relative to my class...I've done just about all the modifications allowed. There's a few small mods that would appear to not make a difference, but would put me into the next higher class; i.e. if I got the various air duct in the front bumper, or a non-OE front/Rear bumper, I would be put into a class w/ FI'd cars that would be nearly impossible to beat in a Z)
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05-10-2007, 01:00 PM
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If you can travel up to East Rutherford, Motorsports NE puts on an autocross school on May 25th and June 1. Cost is $100 if you are a member and $120 if you are not. Unless you are willing to travel to Giants Stadium on Sundays then I would not bother to join. http://www.motorsportsne.com/
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