Serious Autocross

"LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly) 03/22/2019 at 14:41 • Filed to: Autocross

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Visiting my friends running the SCCA Champ Tour event in Charlotte. Couldn’t partake myself this year due to work (and limited talent).

Tapas > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 14:49

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Wh ats up with that wheel?

Mercedes Streeter > Tapas 03/22/2019 at 14:51

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Cardboard’s lighter than rubber?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Tapas 03/22/2019 at 14:51

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Tire warmer I would guess 

Tapas > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 03/22/2019 at 14:52

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That  makes sense

Tapas > Mercedes Streeter 03/22/2019 at 14:52

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Lol!

Jayhawk Jake > Tapas 03/22/2019 at 14:58

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Yep. Traps heat to keep the tires warm

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Tapas 03/22/2019 at 15:01

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Yup, tire warmer with wood block to hold in place. It's windy out here. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:02

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Highly modified front wheel drive competing well with RWD cars in the same class. 

Ash78, voting early and often > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:02

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Is that a MkI Jetta way back there? Red?

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:03

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Grid position next to The Sledgehammer.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:18

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That picture takes me back to my autocross roots . I won a national tour event once. Then I got hooked on playing racecar for real ... which turns out to be cheaper than nationally competitive autocrossing.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often 03/22/2019 at 15:24

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Short answer is: no.

If you are referring to the red car all the way on the right,  that's a Malibu.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:38

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CAM is such a fun class.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:41

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There is a guy here running a GT3 RS. Respect, but that’s pricey.

Yes, everyone I know who is nationally competitive is spending a lot of money. SSC helps limit that a bit, but not much. 

Ash78, voting early and often > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:47

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This one here, I couldn’t quite place it (actual size, hopefully Kinja doesn’t blur it).

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 15:57

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Of course I guess it depends on how seriously you play racecar for real, and whether you wreck. 

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often 03/22/2019 at 15:59

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Yep, 80s Malibu.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 16:00

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This thing is a monster, too.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often 03/22/2019 at 16:11

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Going to get weighed. 

Ash78, voting early and often > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 16:12

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Totally makes sense now, I forgot those even existed :D

My brain saw this pillar/trunk, which isn’t too far off (pic probably Kinja’d) :

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Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 18:18

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yes it is, but I have a question... Are they checking those CAM cars to make sure they’re street legal? Lights, registration, insurance? We have a guy running CAM locally who was telling me he didn’t think it was a big deal that he had let all of that stuff expire and had removed his front signal lights...

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Wagon Guy drives a Boostang 03/22/2019 at 18:53

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I don’t know. I guess they’d have to ask for current registration at weigh in or tech . I don’t think that’s happening.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/22/2019 at 19:00

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Very true. You can spend tons of money playing racecar for real (even just spec miata), but it turns out that how fast you’re going around the racetrack isn’t really related to how much fun you’re having. It is, however, directly related to how much money you’re spending to do it. Bang for the buck, 5-10k will buy a good IT car that is an order of magnitude more fun than autocross to play with, but of course the car itself is a consumable. You can’t be emotionally involved with a racecar. It isn’t a matter of if you wreck, it is a question of how often and how hard.  

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 03/23/2019 at 08:37

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Hmm. Then what’s the point of specifically putting it in the rules i wonder...

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Wagon Guy drives a Boostang 03/23/2019 at 11:45

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Well, if someone is competitive and not being street legal seems to be giving an advantage, one can always protest and then it will be checked, I guess.