"daender" (daender) 05/10/2014 at 18:37 • Filed to: None

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Lessons learned from today's autocross

1.) I'm slow; my friend beat my best time by 2 whole seconds on his first try with my car. Need to practice to be more wild and loose but stay in control.

2.) Washing car before race day: good idea. Washing car after race day instead: better idea.

Diesel > daender 05/10/2014 at 18:39

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Lesson 3, get a Miata.

daender > Diesel 05/10/2014 at 18:48

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Already done.

Diesel > daender 05/10/2014 at 18:49

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Lesson 4, go karting. Nice car, you need some sway bars, that body roll is ridiculous.

daender > Diesel 05/10/2014 at 18:54

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Also already done, Racing Beat's '99-'00 largest's bar. Miatas just come with really soft springs from the factory.

Diesel > daender 05/10/2014 at 18:59

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Ha, damn you are jalop as fuck. I like it.

daender > Diesel 05/10/2014 at 19:43

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I'm 2 for 2 in spinning the Miata out at events this year, might be a monthly occurrence.

Diesel > daender 05/10/2014 at 20:00

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Don't lift. EVER!

daender > Diesel 05/10/2014 at 20:11

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I think that was the problem, lol, even with the front sway bar the car tends to oversteer on exits if I push too hard while on gas. It's almost like an AP1 S2K in how it wants to go into snap-oversteer.