Lima, Ohio Auto-Cross
04-17-2009, 02:52 PM
#1
Lima, Ohio Auto-Cross
This was held at my college, University of Northwestern Ohio
This was my first time autocrossing and the only modification i have is an Intake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJDn-XcYxc
It was lots of fun! I came second place in my class.
There were:
I was in the Street Stock Class, ran a 40.11 as my best run
The best run in my class though was 38.56
This was my first time autocrossing and the only modification i have is an Intake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJDn-XcYxc
It was lots of fun! I came second place in my class.
There were:
I was in the Street Stock Class, ran a 40.11 as my best run
The best run in my class though was 38.56
04-17-2009, 09:07 PM
#4
...........for now
and i know!! LOL, if i didn't hit that cone i woulda got 39.11..oh well, gotta learn somehow!
Thanks!!
04-18-2009, 09:45 PM
#5
This was held at my college, University of Northwestern Ohio
This was my first time autocrossing and the only modification i have is an Intake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJDn-XcYxc
It was lots of fun! I came second place in my class.
There were:
I was in the Street Stock Class, ran a 40.11 as my best run
The best run in my class though was 38.56
This was my first time autocrossing and the only modification i have is an Intake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJDn-XcYxc
It was lots of fun! I came second place in my class.
There were:
I was in the Street Stock Class, ran a 40.11 as my best run
The best run in my class though was 38.56
1. tires. WHen your tires are squealing that much, it means they are not good tires for autocross. Period. The street tires I use are virtually silent under hard maneuvering. Remember....squealing tires = losing grip. Get some good tires before you do suspension. tires will knock more time off your runs than suspension will.
2. You late-apex ALOT there. FWD drivers have a tendancy to brake late and then use the FWD to pull you through the corner. This never works and you lose time doing it, Brake earlier and accelerate smoothly through the apex of the turn. If you brake late, a nose-heavy car like a maxima will terminally understeer and totaly screw you on transitions (like that tight right-left toward the end of the course). You should be looking 2 turns ahead to "set up a line" so you can position the car correctly for a series of turns.
In your vid it looks like you're just taking each turn as it comes, with no regard for the one after it.
3. Get closer to the inside cone! You take alot of turns way too wide (either by choice or because you're braking too late and can't cut the turn). If you're not clipping a cone here or there with your inside rear wheel on a turn...you're not getting close enough! I can count at leat 4 or 5 big turns there where you're like 5 feet from the inside cone and should be right on it (including the FIRST turn of the course, where you brake way too late and turn in way too late. You lost 1/2 a second on that first turn alone!)
4. damn that's a small course...way too tight for a maxima. Hell, I wouldn't even want to do that in a Miata! Find a club that runs in bigger lots!
5. On that same note, I would NEVER run on a course that's set up that close to a wall like that....... You should have (IIRC) at least 50 feet of runoff on all sides of the course, if not more. Period. Because if you hit that wall doing autocros, your insurance ain't gonna cover it!
In any case, it's just a learning thing. The more you do it, the better you'll get. I would suggest attend an SCCA event on a larger course, and get an instructor to ride with you and suggest lines.
So, hope you appreciate the honestly...I'm not trying to dog you, just trying to be straight with you! As long as you have fun, that's all that matters though.
Oh, and listen to anytihng that Brian (BEJAY1) says...he's the guru of maxima autocross
Last edited by irish44j; 04-18-2009 at 09:47 PM.
04-19-2009, 11:04 AM
#6
lol..ok. Here are my observations:
1. tires. WHen your tires are squealing that much, it means they are not good tires for autocross. Period. The street tires I use are virtually silent under hard maneuvering. Remember....squealing tires = losing grip. Get some good tires before you do suspension. tires will knock more time off your runs than suspension will.
2. You late-apex ALOT there. FWD drivers have a tendancy to brake late and then use the FWD to pull you through the corner. This never works and you lose time doing it, Brake earlier and accelerate smoothly through the apex of the turn. If you brake late, a nose-heavy car like a maxima will terminally understeer and totaly screw you on transitions (like that tight right-left toward the end of the course). You should be looking 2 turns ahead to "set up a line" so you can position the car correctly for a series of turns.
In your vid it looks like you're just taking each turn as it comes, with no regard for the one after it.
3. Get closer to the inside cone! You take alot of turns way too wide (either by choice or because you're braking too late and can't cut the turn). If you're not clipping a cone here or there with your inside rear wheel on a turn...you're not getting close enough! I can count at leat 4 or 5 big turns there where you're like 5 feet from the inside cone and should be right on it (including the FIRST turn of the course, where you brake way too late and turn in way too late. You lost 1/2 a second on that first turn alone!)
4. damn that's a small course...way too tight for a maxima. Hell, I wouldn't even want to do that in a Miata! Find a club that runs in bigger lots!
5. On that same note, I would NEVER run on a course that's set up that close to a wall like that....... You should have (IIRC) at least 50 feet of runoff on all sides of the course, if not more. Period. Because if you hit that wall doing autocros, your insurance ain't gonna cover it!
In any case, it's just a learning thing. The more you do it, the better you'll get. I would suggest attend an SCCA event on a larger course, and get an instructor to ride with you and suggest lines.
So, hope you appreciate the honestly...I'm not trying to dog you, just trying to be straight with you! As long as you have fun, that's all that matters though.
Oh, and listen to anytihng that Brian (BEJAY1) says...he's the guru of maxima autocross
1. tires. WHen your tires are squealing that much, it means they are not good tires for autocross. Period. The street tires I use are virtually silent under hard maneuvering. Remember....squealing tires = losing grip. Get some good tires before you do suspension. tires will knock more time off your runs than suspension will.
2. You late-apex ALOT there. FWD drivers have a tendancy to brake late and then use the FWD to pull you through the corner. This never works and you lose time doing it, Brake earlier and accelerate smoothly through the apex of the turn. If you brake late, a nose-heavy car like a maxima will terminally understeer and totaly screw you on transitions (like that tight right-left toward the end of the course). You should be looking 2 turns ahead to "set up a line" so you can position the car correctly for a series of turns.
In your vid it looks like you're just taking each turn as it comes, with no regard for the one after it.
3. Get closer to the inside cone! You take alot of turns way too wide (either by choice or because you're braking too late and can't cut the turn). If you're not clipping a cone here or there with your inside rear wheel on a turn...you're not getting close enough! I can count at leat 4 or 5 big turns there where you're like 5 feet from the inside cone and should be right on it (including the FIRST turn of the course, where you brake way too late and turn in way too late. You lost 1/2 a second on that first turn alone!)
4. damn that's a small course...way too tight for a maxima. Hell, I wouldn't even want to do that in a Miata! Find a club that runs in bigger lots!
5. On that same note, I would NEVER run on a course that's set up that close to a wall like that....... You should have (IIRC) at least 50 feet of runoff on all sides of the course, if not more. Period. Because if you hit that wall doing autocros, your insurance ain't gonna cover it!
In any case, it's just a learning thing. The more you do it, the better you'll get. I would suggest attend an SCCA event on a larger course, and get an instructor to ride with you and suggest lines.
So, hope you appreciate the honestly...I'm not trying to dog you, just trying to be straight with you! As long as you have fun, that's all that matters though.
Oh, and listen to anytihng that Brian (BEJAY1) says...he's the guru of maxima autocross
i'm def. going to try to attend an SCCA event up here in ohio before the summertime (hopefully) and maybe 1 or 2 events back in MD/VAand will do
05-18-2009, 06:26 AM
#7
lol..ok. Here are my observations:
1. tires. WHen your tires are squealing that much, it means they are not good tires for autocross. Period. The street tires I use are virtually silent under hard maneuvering. Remember....squealing tires = losing grip. Get some good tires before you do suspension. tires will knock more time off your runs than suspension will.
1. tires. WHen your tires are squealing that much, it means they are not good tires for autocross. Period. The street tires I use are virtually silent under hard maneuvering. Remember....squealing tires = losing grip. Get some good tires before you do suspension. tires will knock more time off your runs than suspension will.
2. You late-apex ALOT there. FWD drivers have a tendancy to brake late and then use the FWD to pull you through the corner. This never works and you lose time doing it, Brake earlier and accelerate smoothly through the apex of the turn. If you brake late, a nose-heavy car like a maxima will terminally understeer and totaly screw you on transitions (like that tight right-left toward the end of the course). You should be looking 2 turns ahead to "set up a line" so you can position the car correctly for a series of turns.
In your vid it looks like you're just taking each turn as it comes, with no regard for the one after it.
3. Get closer to the inside cone! You take alot of turns way too wide (either by choice or because you're braking too late and can't cut the turn). If you're not clipping a cone here or there with your inside rear wheel on a turn...you're not getting close enough! I can count at leat 4 or 5 big turns there where you're like 5 feet from the inside cone and should be right on it (including the FIRST turn of the course, where you brake way too late and turn in way too late. You lost 1/2 a second on that first turn alone!)
4. damn that's a small course...way too tight for a maxima. Hell, I wouldn't even want to do that in a Miata! Find a club that runs in bigger lots!
5. On that same note, I would NEVER run on a course that's set up that close to a wall like that....... You should have (IIRC) at least 50 feet of runoff on all sides of the course, if not more. Period. Because if you hit that wall doing autocros, your insurance ain't gonna cover it!
In any case, it's just a learning thing. The more you do it, the better you'll get. I would suggest attend an SCCA event on a larger course, and get an instructor to ride with you and suggest lines.
So, hope you appreciate the honestly...I'm not trying to dog you, just trying to be straight with you! As long as you have fun, that's all that matters though.
Oh, and listen to anytihng that Brian (BEJAY1) says...he's the guru of maxima autocross
In your vid it looks like you're just taking each turn as it comes, with no regard for the one after it.
3. Get closer to the inside cone! You take alot of turns way too wide (either by choice or because you're braking too late and can't cut the turn). If you're not clipping a cone here or there with your inside rear wheel on a turn...you're not getting close enough! I can count at leat 4 or 5 big turns there where you're like 5 feet from the inside cone and should be right on it (including the FIRST turn of the course, where you brake way too late and turn in way too late. You lost 1/2 a second on that first turn alone!)
4. damn that's a small course...way too tight for a maxima. Hell, I wouldn't even want to do that in a Miata! Find a club that runs in bigger lots!
5. On that same note, I would NEVER run on a course that's set up that close to a wall like that....... You should have (IIRC) at least 50 feet of runoff on all sides of the course, if not more. Period. Because if you hit that wall doing autocros, your insurance ain't gonna cover it!
In any case, it's just a learning thing. The more you do it, the better you'll get. I would suggest attend an SCCA event on a larger course, and get an instructor to ride with you and suggest lines.
So, hope you appreciate the honestly...I'm not trying to dog you, just trying to be straight with you! As long as you have fun, that's all that matters though.
Oh, and listen to anytihng that Brian (BEJAY1) says...he's the guru of maxima autocross
And if you crash at an auto-x, try to pass it off as a driving "school" if you can't drive it home.
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