New to Autocross Options

[Jon H.]

After looking a the local autocross club's classing rules and with my mods (wheels/suspension/weight) I will be placed in the class with the vehicles below: (I have a stock 2.0l 4cyl)

Audi R8, BMW 325 M-Technic, BMW M3 Lightweight, BMW Z8, Callaway Corvette, Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C6 chassis) ('09-10), Dodge Viper ('08-09), Dodge Viper (NOC), Ferrari (NOC), Ferrari 355 & 360, Ford GT, Ford Mustang Boss 302, Laguna Seca (2012), Ford Mustang Cobra R, Lamborghini (NOC), Lotus Elan M100, Lotus Elise SC ('08-10), Lotus Exige S & S/C ('06-10), Lotus Sport Elise ('06), Nissan GT-R ('09-10), Porsche 911 GT2 ('02-05), Porsche 911 GT3 & GT3 RS (997chassis), Porsche 911 Turbo AWD, Porsche 996 Turbo, Saleen Mustang S/C

Will my lack of power be an issue or does it come down to the driver? (really though a Lambroghini!)

Regards

Jon

[ClayPerrine]

My wife and I have been running 914s in Autocross for 28 years. The advise we always give newcomers is to improve your own driving first, then improve the car. Improving you goes with you to any car you drive.

That being said, SCCA has pushed the stock 914 up in classes until it is completely uncompetitive. We figure it was because the guys with the new cars got tired of getting beat all the time.

I don't know about your area, but our local PCA region is really big on AX, and they don't class us unfairly. They do put Betty's 1.8L in with the huge behemoth Cayenne. But the Cayenne's HP is made up for the by the weight and the high CG. So she regularly whoops up on 'em.


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[Randal]

My wife and I have been running 914s in Autocross for 28 years. The advise we always give newcomers is to improve your own driving first, then improve the car. Improving you goes with you to any car you drive.

That being said, SCCA has pushed the stock 914 up in classes until it is completely uncompetitive. We figure it was because the guys with the new cars got tired of getting beat all the time.

I don't know about your area, but our local PCA region is really big on AX, and they don't class us unfairly. They do put Betty's 1.8L in with the huge behemoth Cayenne. But the Cayenne's HP is made up for the by the weight and the high CG. So she regularly whoops up on 'em.


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+1

Out here on the left coast running a 914 in SCCA is tough. A modified car, like mine, typically gets classed in XP and gets to run against cars with 3 times the rear wheel HP. So when we get close, say a second and one half, against a national champion, on a 40 second course, we feel pretty good!

Oh, one more piece of advise. Get Hank Watt's book off Amazon - read and learn about autoxing and tracking.