Autocross is fune!!

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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Autocross is fune!!

So, I attended my second autocross section in my G35 Sedan. As always, IT WAS A BLAST!!! My times were decent and I improved on every single run (3 runs @ ~65 seconds each). It was only second gear, but it gives you a great idea of how your car handles and its tendencies at the limits.

Here are a couple of quick shots. There are more at the following link:

http://s157.photobucket.com/al...2008/

-Jerome

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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 12:59 AM
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Oh yeah. I almost forgot that I had an in-car clip from last month's event. The track was shorter (my fastest time was 42 something). Meh.

Enjoy.

 
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 02:44 AM
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shots came out pretty nice good looking sedan
 
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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Makes me wish I would have bought 6MT sedan!
 
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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This is funny I attended my second auto x this weekend aswell. It was held in Carowins parking lot in Charlotte, NC. It is so fun. Like you I improved with every run. Here is a crappy cell pic from my event this weekend. Sorry to thread jack just thought it was funny we both attended our second auto x.

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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Nice pics, but your car def needs a front lip!

Id like to autocross my car, but i need better brakes first..
 
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Sweet! I just did my first auto-x course a few weeks back. Had a blast, it was so much fun pushing my car in a relatively safe environment. Such a rush!
 
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Wannabe6MT
Id like to autocross my car, but i need better brakes first..

Not necessarily. You'd be fine with stock brakes.



I autocross frequently, it's addictive. Next summer i plan on drag racing and autoXing my G at least one time.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 03:34 AM
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believe it or not, i had more fun doing autocrosses in my evo than full blown track events.

full blown track events are fun as hell, but the risk is SO much higher.

how are our sedans at autocrossing, when they're relatively stock?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 06:03 AM
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nice pix, looks like fun
 
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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My experience was the other way around. I've recently been participating in the NASA HPDE events and it is SO much more fun. Here are some snaps from that:

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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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im gonna guess your next investment will be coilovers. could you imagine some better damping in the auto-x?!!!!!
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 01:33 AM
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I'm crazy undecided about coilovers... She's my daily driver and I don't want to sacrifice too much of the comfy ride... That's why I kind of think that any coilover that is going to be better performing is going to be too harsh... And, the coilovers that will give me a decent ride on the street won't be much better on the track than my current setup.....
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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If you dont want coilovers go with some d-specs.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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Hey 6mt... I think you said you're running 245 40 18's right? What brand of tires are you running and are you rockin' spacers? Thanks man.
 
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