Autocross today

"SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman" (dasborgen) 08/17/2014 at 22:56 • Filed to: None

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I was driving my friend's 95 Miata. I beat him, just barely though

I won my class but only got 20th in PAX. I

coulda been much higher

Brian Silvestro > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 08/17/2014 at 22:59

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Dat car placement. Nice.

Desu-San-Desu > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 08/17/2014 at 23:02

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I've never been to an autocross and I want to go to my first one, but I'm a little terrified of embarrassing myself. Tell me: How do you not get lost on the course?

mcseanerson > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 08/17/2014 at 23:04

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Nice. I've had so many problems with mine this year I've barely been able to take it to any autocrosses. I hope I at least get it out on the kart track before the season's over.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Desu-San-Desu 08/17/2014 at 23:21

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years of experience

YSI-what can brown do for you > Desu-San-Desu 08/17/2014 at 23:43

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Learning the course is easy, knowing what to do on the course is harder. Ask people to ride along and give suggestions on what to do in the course. I am a little shy so I don't do it often, but the one time I did, my times improved by nearly 2 seconds!

Abject_Penitent > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 08/17/2014 at 23:45

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That means it is yours now, right?

Desu-San-Desu > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/17/2014 at 23:47

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I drive an old 5-cylinder quattro, so "what to do" can be summed up in "left foot brake or understeer", lol.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Desu-San-Desu 08/17/2014 at 23:50

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Well no no no, there is a certain way to navigate the course to be fastest in your car. It is kind of hard to see when you are starting out but after a while you will get the hang of it. It isn't about car control! Although, that is important too.

Desu-San-Desu > YSI-what can brown do for you 08/18/2014 at 00:00

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I know, generally in my car, I need to brake a tad bit earlier, set up the turn by letting the car settle, and get on the power just before the apex before I remove my foot fully from the brake pedal. If I brake late and crank the wheel off-throttle, the car will understeer. It's sort of a weird combination of FWD techniques and RWD techniques overlapping.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Abject_Penitent 08/18/2014 at 00:16

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Not quite... I did buy a part for the car though