2018 AutoX Events
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Shawano event is full
balls. I get it, but I still find the whole online registration thing to be pretty annoying. Added myself to the waitlist...
Never done one. Track based rather than parking lot, no cones. If I understand it correctly it's typically a DE event for part of the day (morning) and then the afternoon is a Time Trials, kind of like parking lot in that you are classed and get multiple runs (not sure on #) to post your fastest lap. Cars are spaced out on course. Higher speeds of course, and track based so damage potential is greater than cone scuffs.
I was looking at this too. Would be a lot of fun, but I'm not sure if I trust myself enough not to pile the car into a wall/berm/etc.
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Pics from today's autox:
I stood in the same place the whole first heat, and then had responsibilities my other off-heat, but I managed to get a couple good shots.
This guy actually had pretty clean runs most of the day, but gave me my best cone-slaying pics early in the first heat:
Good times. Very happy with my car and driving for the day. Looking forward to the next one.
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nice shots! i think i need some sway bars.
and that s2000 didnt even come close on those cones LOL
Dan
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I’ll be at the July 8th autoX for FVSCC with the M3.....anyone else going to be there?
I will be, I think @straight6pwr and @m42b32 will be as well
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I will be, I think @straight6pwr and @m42b32 will be as well
Awesome see you all there
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I will be, I think @straight6pwr and @m42b32 will be as well
I won't be there unfortunately
I'm hoping to have my e30 done for the next Shawno event though, assuming they have another in September(ish)
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I won't be there unfortunately
I'm hoping to have my e30 done for the next Shawno event though, assuming they have another in September(ish)
This has been a bigger disappointment than any of us ever could have anticipated. I feel empty, nay, cheated, out of the opportunity to see your face tomorrow.
They should have one more in the fall months again though.
Don’t let me down twice in one year.
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This has been a bigger disappointment than any of us ever could have anticipated. I feel empty, nay, cheated, out of the opportunity to see your face tomorrow.
They should have one more in the fall months again though.
Don’t let me down twice in one year.
I'm sorry for the crushing disappointment, but don't worry, If I don't have an e30 to drive this summer/fall, I'll be sure to make it to at least one or two events in whatever else I have that runs
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Pics!
I had some settings jacked up on my camera and didn't realize it. Also Fox Valley is less lax about just letting you walk around on the track to take pictures. Still managed to get a couple fun shots though.
King of Lean e46.
Mitch, driving that one guy's old car
Mitch over-cooking a corner.
Doing it properly this time.
Austin?
Dan.
Brooke.
And some inspiration For Matt Y, if he even comes around here...
Good times.
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Mitch showed me the run times. You put some fast runs in with the E21! I say that is a testament to your ingenuity and suspension design, as well as your driving skills. Great job Mike! You should feel proud of your work
100% agree. That E21 rips
death to m42s!!!!!
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Also can confirm that corner was well-done/overcooked
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Also can confirm that corner was well-done/overcooked
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Had to post this here, because it's cool, AND because I think it really illustrates what it's like to drive this car.
After braking hard and hucking the car into a corner it's pretty neutral. The car rotates well, but both ends of the car feel like they have about the same grip (ie both sliding the same amount
). If you're patient and wait for the exit, and then ease into the throttle gently as the grip returns, you can keep the car nice and composed. If you're less saintly, you get into the throttle too early, or too aggressively. The car tells you you've done it wrong by stepping out the rear just a little. I learned long ago that at this point, letting off or countersteering to stop the slide causes the car to regain traction suddenly, and you're left scrambling (with no power steering) to keep the car pointed in the right direction. So, you basically have no choice but to steer the car with the throttle. Less throttle, less rotation. More throttle, more rotation. Stepping out the rear like this in a car with 140 crank horsepower probably isn't the fastest way around the track, but it's a helluva lot of fun.
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