Went to autocross school last week...

fast95pony · 23 Apr 2003, 18:07 (Ref:578356)

One evening in the classroom,and one at the local track. I took the SVT Focus and had a blast,especially when it started raining.The Focus understeers at the limit. I tried to induce oversteer ,but didn't have much luck. There were about 60 cars at the school. One of the instructors brought a Porsche Cayenne SUV for "demo's"

. The first event is in 2 weeks. I think I'll be buying new tires often !!

Alan

ss_collins · 23 Apr 2003, 19:05 (Ref:578439)

One thing that irritates me about autocross is trat its got another disciplines name - Autocross is in fact rallycross without tarmac. the sport you call autocross is in fact called SOLO 2. rant over!

fast95pony · 23 Apr 2003, 20:04 (Ref:578523)

LOL I was going to call it SOLO 2 , but I wondered if anyone knew what that was !! I guess they do !

Lee Janotta · 24 Apr 2003, 03:12 (Ref:578966)

Curious, what did you try to induce oversteer?

fast95pony · 24 Apr 2003, 12:59 (Ref:579368)

Quote:

Originally posted by Lee Janotta
Curious, what did you try to induce oversteer?

It was just part of the training.An instructor rode with us.We were deliberately over-controlling the car,entering corners too fast etc., so we would be able to recognise our cars limits. Something you don't normally do while driving on public roads. It was a learning experience,as well as entertaining to watch.

Alpina · 27 Apr 2003, 02:26 (Ref:581812)

On a trip to Houston the Houston SCCA had an Autocross/Solo event and took me along. It was great and you could ride shotgun in 911s RX7s and even a 'vette. I told them that I was an autocross champion but that we did it on the dirt. We would call Solo sprinting.

Alpina · 27 Apr 2003, 02:28 (Ref:581815)

Oh and another thing... autocross is not rallycross because it is a timed event rather than a race event. You can run on your own on an autocross event because it is the time that counts. This avoids ARDs courses and medicals.

coln72 · 30 Apr 2003, 08:26 (Ref:584679)

We run on dirt here in Oz as well. Mucho fun. Anyway, everyone knows that dirts for racin and tarmac is for gettin there

Alpina · 1 May 2003, 00:19 (Ref:585784)

So Bathurst is a school run then?

fast95pony · 2 May 2003, 06:40 (Ref:586985)

Bah..dirt .

Try this for 6 months a year...

Alpina · 2 May 2003, 08:14 (Ref:587035)

Snow wheeee! That is even more fun and sorts the men from the boys. Ask the Finns and Swedes. You need one of these.

Lee Janotta · 2 May 2003, 15:50 (Ref:587597)

AWD? Bah!

Try driving through half a foot of snow, with ice underneath it, in one of these, with two skinny bias-ply tires driving and 400lb-ft available at idle!

On second thought, don't... No sense in exposing an old car to salt.

And the Japanese think they invented recreational drifting!

Lee Janotta · 2 May 2003, 15:54 (Ref:587603)

Quote:

Originally posted by fast95pony
It was just part of the training.An instructor rode with us.We were deliberately over-controlling the car,entering corners too fast etc., so we would be able to recognise our cars limits. Something you don't normally do while driving on public roads. It was a learning experience,as well as entertaining to watch.

Actually, I was more curious about what than why. Scandinavian flick, handbrake, braking on turn-in?

Sounds like a good time all around.

Alpina · 2 May 2003, 23:11 (Ref:588097)

Just learning control Lee. Reverse flicks and handbrake turns aren't for use on the track (normally).
As for 2WD snow driving I have done that too. Twice caught in bad blizzards in my Alpina. The wide tyres on the back were much worse than your skinnies would have been. Did have an LSD though.

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