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John |
Dec 4 2014, 09:25 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
Hello folks,
John here, I am considering turning my street car into a temporary autocross star. I attended an autocross last weekend that seemed to me to be a bit laughable. It was a southern indiana SCCA event. I walked the course with my wife when most cars should have been going through tech. I went because my buddy wanted to do something with a Mustang that he recently acquired. After the first few runs started, I was wishing that I had ponied up the $40 to join in the fun. Regardless, I would not know how or what class my car would fall into. Mine is built as a 1970 914-6 with a 3.2 engine, 7" wide wheels, stiff springs, sway bar in front, and SC brakes. Looking through the SCCA rules, I can't determine what class I should say that I am in. I really don't care that much as I would rather drive than watch, but I mainly do PCA DE events (30+ years exp). Any advise is helpful. I was considering telling them it is stock or super stock modified (SSM), but my engine seems to over do it. Perhaps I should say it is a 2.0 - 6. |
Han Solo |
Dec 6 2014, 09:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
John,
Bring that bad boy down to Bowling Green next season. The National Corvette Museum has a new road course with autocross pad. The Kentucky and Tennessean Regions will be doing autocross events there. If it's dry weather we'll be in a stripped down '73 2.0L in DP class. If it's wet (or even looking like it MIGHT get wet) we'll bring an '99 Boxster running in A Street Prepared. Fresh asphalt but the site is a little tight. Either club will be lucky to squeeze 45 seconds out of it. |
J P Stein |
Dec 6 2014, 09:28 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
John, Fresh asphalt but the site is a little tight. Either club will be lucky to squeeze 45 seconds out of it. That brings up a pet peeve of mine. Squeezed courses suck for the most part.....they are usually a "sea of cones" and/or un-fun to drive. Give me a flowing course that is 10-15 sec shorter every time. I've seen entirely too many wannabe course desingers make a hash out of things.....done atleast one myself and learned from it. |
Woody |
Dec 8 2014, 07:25 AM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
John, Fresh asphalt but the site is a little tight. Either club will be lucky to squeeze 45 seconds out of it. That brings up a pet peeve of mine. Squeezed courses suck for the most part.....they are usually a "sea of cones" and/or un-fun to drive. Give me a flowing course that is 10-15 sec shorter every time. I've seen entirely too many wannabe course desingers make a hash out of things.....done atleast one myself and learned from it. We are currently stuck on a small lot. PCA will try to squeeze you in and I hate it. This is a SCCA course from yesterday on the small lot that was a whole bunch of fun. Fast cars were under 28 seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbc90QwwRVE |
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