Ran My First Autocross Today

"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76) 04/02/2017 at 18:36 • Filed to: None

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Holy shit, I had a blast.

I’m not a tape artist

One of these things is not like the others

I got faster on every run (then I overcooked an entry on the final run and coasted through the rest of the course)

All in all, I came in second in my class...

...behind !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (who was nice enough to ride along on my first lap to give feedback, and let me ride with him on a lap as well)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/02/2017 at 18:45

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Is that business card your trophy?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/02/2017 at 18:46

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It’s a fridge magnet!

(which is good, I’ve needed a fridge magnet)

Honeybunchesofgoats > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 04/02/2017 at 18:47

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You can’t “accidentally” hand a cashier a trophy and pretend you thought it was your Amex card.

shop-teacher > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/02/2017 at 18:59

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Nicely done!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/02/2017 at 19:00

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Lol, this.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/02/2017 at 19:01

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Welcome to the addiction. Soon you will be dreaming about RE71RS and having nightmares about that damn cone that ruined your run. Cones are the enemy, every one needs to be destroyed!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 04/02/2017 at 19:05

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Can’t get RE71Rs in my size, I’m running some 200TW super sticky Falkens.

sdwarf36 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/02/2017 at 19:40

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I like it!! As someone who has hillclimbed 18 years-and have deal with 8 or so dash plaques a year that i dont know what to do with—and now as the person in the club that has to deal with getting them for everyone—I might just steal that idea! (And congrats on your 1st auto-x.)

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > shop-teacher 04/02/2017 at 20:01

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Gracias!

Jayhawk Jake > sdwarf36 04/02/2017 at 21:25

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We do those for events, not a lot of people stick around to get them and if you’re a decent driver you’ll get way too many trophies as it is. At the end of the year the class winners get additional stuff, usually some type of traditional trophy and something useful: the last few years have included lunch boxes, umbrellas, and camping chairs

shop-teacher > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/02/2017 at 22:05

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De nada!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/03/2017 at 04:28

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room for improvement.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/03/2017 at 11:03

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Congrats on your first. It’s addicting. I used to run my Dakota R/T for a couple years. Not ever competitive, but always fun. If you have the autox schools available, try to sign up. You get a bunch of seat time. The track time schools are nice. They drive your car with you in the seat to calibrate your expectations. Works awesome. Well worth the cost. Normally they throw in an event entry into the cost as well. Well worth it.

Also, If you plan to do more autox, do yourself a favor and have a magnet number plate made, makes for an easier prep time for the event, and looks better in photos.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 04/03/2017 at 12:09

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I’m having vinyl number plates made. Fiberglass and magnets don’t cooperate.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/03/2017 at 13:01

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I thought the doors were steel?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 04/03/2017 at 13:18

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Nope, fiberglass. only the quarter panels are steel.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/03/2017 at 13:29

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Nice. How do the vinyl letters work? Static cling? Or one time use?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 04/03/2017 at 13:31

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Static ideally, gonna try to get some thick material.

Stef Schrader > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 04/04/2017 at 00:08

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Yeah! So much fun. I need to get back into autocross eventually. It’s a dang good time.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Stef Schrader 04/04/2017 at 00:19

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The range of cars makes it even more fun, there was an old Mercedes 560L absolutely hauling around the course. It was like watching a ship in rough seas, so much body roll.

I really had a great time, and learned how much of a workout muscling around a 3400 pound car is (I’m hilariously sore).