"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/01/2019 at 20:15 • Filed to: None
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"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/01/2019 at 20:15 • Filed to: None | 4
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Took the Corolla to it’s first autocross event today. Had lots of fun, it boiled it’s own brake fluid.
SCCV had the second day of their two day event at Canaan Motor Club today. This car is so much quicker than the Mini, has a crazy amount of turn in, and generally handles great. The stock tires are garbage which makes for some fun 4 wheel drifty moments but generally aren’t fast.
Now to the bummer moment of the day. The Corolla has what Toyota calls “Active Cornering Assist” which basically means it drags the brake on the inside front wheel to help you turn. This resulted in a noticeably hot and smelly brake on one front wheel after each run. With a lot of high speed left handers most runs left me with a warm right front brake and a very hot left front brake. As an experiment I used 2 runs to back off through the left handers while pushing extra hard in the right handers and sure enough both runs were finished with a very hot right front brake and a warm left front. I called it a day after 1/4 of my afternoon runs and left with a softer brake pedal than I arrived with. I’m going to give it a few weeks for the evidence of my activities to be buried under a bunch of daily commutes and then schedule an appointment with the dealer to have them bled.
Long story short: The Corolla autocrosses great however it cooks it’s own brakes in long sweepers.
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/01/2019 at 20:22 |
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Would you say this is still comparable to autocross if it’s on a track? I mean does it preserve the relatively low speeds of autcross combined with the near infinite runoff? Either way that is a fantastic colour and I’m glad you’re enjoying your car
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
09/01/2019 at 20:30 |
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We distinctly refer to it as a Trackcross to differentiate it from our traditional autocross events. We use the kart loops at Canaan which give you a 30-40 mph speed similar to a traditional autocross but we also a sizeable chunk of the roadcourse with just enough cones to keep the fast cars to about 80 mph peak. I tickled 70 mph on a couple of my runs. With a trackcross you are on a road course so there is the potential for road course type oopsies, we do do our best to limit the speeds in areas where there is a chance to hit something but there is always the risk.
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MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/01/2019 at 20:52 |
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Very cool, thank you
slipperysallylikespenguins
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/01/2019 at 23:51 |
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I’m curious if the Active Cornering Assist could be deactivated by pulling fuses.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> slipperysallylikespenguins
09/02/2019 at 08:32 |
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It likely can. The question is if pulling those dudes put it into limp mode or not.
functionoverfashion
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/03/2019 at 22:02 |
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Hey, that’s only about 30 minutes from me! I’ll have to get out there some time, but of course now I’d be trying to take my wife’s Mini, which she would not be thrilled about. I’d have to convince her to come along and drive, too. My E46 would have been a good time, but it’s gone now (sad trombone)...