Does anyone here autocross
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OK, this is my 1st season and things aren't progressing as well as I'd like. I usually get better by a few seconds from start to end runs but I'm still in the bottom 25% of the pack overall. I think that I've figured out that brute force isn't the way to get low times. Any suggestions what to try?
Thanks,
Rod.
'77 911S
Thanks,
Rod.
'77 911S
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Originally Posted by Rod.
OK, this is my 1st season and things aren't progressing as well as I'd like. I usually get better by a few seconds from start to end runs but I'm still in the bottom 25% of the pack overall. I think that I've figured out that brute force isn't the way to get low times. Any suggestions what to try?
Thanks,
Rod.
'77 911S
Thanks,
Rod.
'77 911S
If your car feels like it handles like it's on rails, you're driving too slow.
Seat time.
Be consitently tight on your turn in, apex, and track out points. IE: You should be nearly hitting your apex cone. You know, you don't get points off for hitting them IF they don't move.
And use the middle pedal less.
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OK, who lent Stig the roll of painter's tape? 
Don't even want to know the explanation of "Mongo Wee"
Just kiddin,
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Don't even want to know the explanation of "Mongo Wee"
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Originally Posted by Rotten Robby
JP, I have been autocrossing since the about 1980. I used to collect a trophy every time I went out. Now days, either the other guys got better or I got worse. 
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Originally Posted by Lawn Gnome
Who do you guys autox with? I normally go with PCA but I have been to a few SCCA events. SCCA is much more competive than PCA imo.
NASA & M-Club are other clubs that run AX in my area, and sometimes they have more runs (6-8) but sometimes they have less, and still take longer.
PCA was one of the first clubs to develop a solid AX program in our area, and as such, it is the best organized and the bottom line is: you get the most bang for the buck. There are several national level SCCA drivers who come out to play with us! While cars running in the Porsche classes earn championship points throughout the season, "X-class" (Non-Porsche) cars do not earn any such points. Thus, these national level SCCA drivers must really like the way we run our events...
Just my $0.42,
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Originally Posted by Lawn Gnome
Who do you guys autox with? I normally go with PCA but I have been to a few SCCA events. SCCA is much more competive than PCA imo.
In the DC/Baltimore area you can also check out BMWCCA at http://www.nccbmwcca.org/index.php?calendar_of_events. They do a lot of AutoX at Baysox Stadium in Bowie. They run good events.
When you pre-register they'll usually tell you you're on their wait list and then that they're full. But I've never been turned away by just showing up and getting on the "on-site" wait list.
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Originally Posted by mickf
Anthony,
In the DC/Baltimore area you can also check out BMWCCA at http://www.nccbmwcca.org/index.php?calendar_of_events. They do a lot of AutoX at Baysox Stadium in Bowie. They run good events.
When you pre-register they'll usually tell you you're on their wait list and then that they're full. But I've never been turned away by just showing up and getting on the "on-site" wait list.
In the DC/Baltimore area you can also check out BMWCCA at http://www.nccbmwcca.org/index.php?calendar_of_events. They do a lot of AutoX at Baysox Stadium in Bowie. They run good events.
When you pre-register they'll usually tell you you're on their wait list and then that they're full. But I've never been turned away by just showing up and getting on the "on-site" wait list.
-Z.
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Chesapeake Region PCA is having an autocross on Aug. 7 at Ripken Stadium. Very very sweet lot. They get about 60 cars on a good day and are done early too. Mostly Porsche, but they accept non Porsches too. Their webpage is www.pcachs.org Ripken Stadium is right off of I-95 (you can see the lot going south on 95 on the right). From Baltimore, it's about a 30 minute drive.
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Originally Posted by Manny Alban
Chesapeake Region PCA is having an autocross on Aug. 7 at Ripken Stadium. Very very sweet lot. They get about 60 cars on a good day and are done early too. Mostly Porsche, but they accept non Porsches too. Their webpage is www.pcachs.org Ripken Stadium is right off of I-95 (you can see the lot going south on 95 on the right). From Baltimore, it's about a 30 minute drive.
I failed to mention -- I'll be in Ocean City, MD from the 7th through the 12th. (Baltimore until the 6th). But it's probably around a 1 hour drive from Ocean City, no?