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Old 04-16-2014 | 02:53 PM
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I thought I would share something you don't commonly see, drag racing plus auto-crossing.
This past weekend I had the privilege to co-drive a stock 2011 GT3 RS that my good friend owns. We campaign this car on the SCCA Solo national tour and it’s the only GT3RS that has ever done a ProSolo or National Solo. For those that are unfamiliar with SCCA ProSolo it’s a drag race plus an auto-cross combination, very fun…

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Another video with the addition - side-by-side cameras.
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Cool...That's how I got my start in motorsports; Autocross hence my handle "Conekilr" I still get out once in awhile to keep the skills up. It was a great benefit when I went Road Racing especially at tracks I had never run before...

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Very cool! I also got my start in motorsports autocrossing and still have several friends that compete nationally. I actually stopped by an event recently in my RS and thought that it might make a pretty good autocross car..especially since the orange cone marks wont' show up anymore!
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Looks like a lot of fun! I really enjoy autcross. No airports near buy that can be utilize for what you're doing
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Originally Posted by brake dust
Looks like a lot of fun! I really enjoy autcross. No airports near buy that can be utilize for what you're doing
I need to make it out to OC for autocross, that looks fun, despite the thrashing on the clutch... unfortunately I heard they are losing the facility in the not so distant future.
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For those in the Bay Area, CA. there's another one coming up at Crow's landing Airport in June. It's rare to have ProSolo events.
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I need to make it out to OC for autocross, that looks fun, despite the thrashing on the clutch... unfortunately I heard they are losing the facility in the not so distant future.
Yeah, they are going to be building homes over there. Good for my side business.
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Only a fool would drive thousands of miles to drive around cones in a parking lot.
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Fools that love great competition...

The tour stops many places in the US - (4 times in CA alone this year).
It's the only consistent amateur motorsport competition that I know of that actually gives out either payment or tires for winning or placement - per event.

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