Bras and I took part in the first autocross event with the Las Vegas SCCA group today. The course was nice, designed for a Subaru STI (as we were told the course designer drives one :roll: ) it was very open without any really tight sections. A random happening at the event: we ran into another Lancer Tuners member! Slipshift showed up to check out the event. He came up to me saying "Wow, a Lancer in the autocross!" Lancer Tuners got mentioned and it all fit together :lol: He is a very nice guy and he is planning to meet up with Bras and I at future autocrosses. I ran in the STX class with my WORKs springs, Injen CAI, Greddy Exhaust and my new wheels and tires: RC-T4 18x8 wheels with Falken Azeni 225/40R/18 tires. Others in my class were a Toyota Xrunner, VW GTI, Subaru WRX, Subaru WRX wagon....and someone else I forget. My goal was to constantly beat my own times and I did just that. My first run was a 62.XXX (I forget the time off hand) and every run I did beat my previous, ending the day at 57.633. That time was constant with most of the field. The hardcore autocrossers were doing times between 49.XXX - 53.XXX so I have some work to do to compete with them (mind you many of them are running non-street legal cars, or cars with non-street legal tires). Oh, and I posted better times than an Evo 9 with a huge ass ROAD RACE sticker on its hood. That made me smile As for how Alvin did, Ill let him explain his half
Nice ! ... that had to be a big ego boost...beating out an evo 9 time, lol. Must have been fun. When you do something like that, is there an entree fee and some kind of track insurence you have to buy? Just curious, cuase I never did anything like that before.
Two ways it works: 1. You have an SCCA membership, and so at every event you are covered for 1 million in insurance automatically. 2. You dont have an SCCA membership, your entry fee is ~1.5 times the member entry fee, and you get 1 million coverage for the event.
^ cool, thanks for the info. What kind of saftey equipment is required to run on something like that... is it only a helmet, or do they make you have a harness 5-point type seat belt too? Sounds like fun, to be able to run your car on a road course like that must be gratifieing. Maybe some day Ill have to look into it and try it out.
Wasper check: http://www.scca.com/home.aspx this will answer all your questions Thanks to slipshft for showing up...Great meeting you. Nope, Sub is the MAN in this type of racing. I was being conservative and to do the right lines and such. My first time was 69:?? and finished the day with 61.14. All I had was tint front/ side skirts, OEM 18s and my coilovers. pics: http://www.lancertuners.com/modules.php ... 5565#25565
:lol: Thanks but Im not that good...I wont consider myself good until Im killing all of the Evos and STIs
Sounds good bro good luck with the killing. I'd love to do something like this but my wife would beat my ass.
I just have to chime in and say... WOOOHOOO!!! If you haven't tried Autocross, you should! These guys (and girls) are a great group! I had a great time. If you have a snell rated helmet (aka motorcycle) go and ask for a ride-along. I got a ride in a corvette, and it was a blast. I should have asked Steve, but didn't want to disrupt his concentration. While beating EVO's is something to shoot for, even a stock Lancer will be fun out there, and mine is completely stock. Big thanks to Steve and Alvin for showing me around, and letting me hang out. I will be sure to make the next race. Anyone know when the next Rallycross is? The Lancer scene here in Vegas is pretty dull (EVO's excepted), so I am hoping it will pick up.
Hey slipshift it was great hanging out man. Here are a few websites to help you with schedules: http://lvrscca.org/ http://www.rallyxportal.com/ http://www.formularallyx.com/index.shtml The first rallycross is on Feb 2nd outside of Victorville if you want to come out to that.
Thanks Subawho! Is it at the ORV park just this side of Victorville? Never mind... Its in the link...