Anyone interested in this? I'll be attending, with a friend. Wondering if anyone regularly autox's their Z's out here?

AutoX @ VMP

 

I'm signing up, I will def be there!

 

01.20.2007....? you mean 01.20.2008

 

i autox the hell out of mine

 

I'm there for the VIR. Last time there were only three z's including me.

 

Hellz no! We're going back in time, who's with me?

I've been wanting to get into it for a while now, and a slight altercation this weekend gave me a swift kick in the pants I needed to get out there. I have a friend that just picked up a Miata and he's looking to head out there, I was just seeing if there was any autox love out here.

 

I just emailed the NASA guy, and its $40 to become a member, and you get a lot of benefits (plus discounted entry fees).

I'm probably going to sign up for this year since they will be doing a lot of events around RIC and close by.

First event of the season is Jan 20.

 

Wha? When did it become 40 dollars, I paid 65.

 

Thats what the email said! When did you sign up?

 

My card says March '06. I just emailed him too.

 

uhhh ohh some one took it in the poopie hole haha jk i think i might try to get in on this, i've been wanting to try out some auto-x, sounds like fun

 

I buy tires every 9 months..AutoX is addicting..but as for the Late Night Run..those skills learned are priceless.

 

I may just join, though I'd like to make sure I can get into it before spending $80 on my first outing. I'm sure it will be plenty of fun, and I thoroughly expect to kill no less than 3 cones that day .

I think thats my biggest fear is missing a turn and then trying to figure out where the hell I'm at, lol.

 

It's happenes to everyone. It's really embarasing if a cone gets stuck in under ur car. Happened to me the first time I auto x'd.

 

its only really bad if they don't know its under there and think they did awesome lol

 

Pratt:

Do you run your normal street setup when you go out there? Any tips for a newb?

 

last time i went I did, I have not taken my current wheels/tires out, but I just bought new wheels tires (putting them on after work), and will be taking those.

R-comps (sticky, not street legal tires) will help your times, but I think it is better to build up your actual driving skill before you invest in another $1600 for wheels/tires (i may even be way off on that number).

I am no pro by any means, and am still learning, but from what was explained to me was that r-comps will improve your times by a little, but enhancing your skill will improve it a lot more.

Read up on the autox section of this forum, we've got plenty of time before Jan 20 rolls around

 

At this point I'm really just interested in improving my skills, with myself being my only competition. I just think that's a realistic goal at this point, though I'm sure I'll get competitive as time goes on.

I was looking at upgrading the wheels, for both aesthetics and performance. I was looking at the SSR Type-C RS but to use as a multipurpose wheel with street tires. Who knows, I'm sure FI plans will end up on hold in favor of suspension mods...lol

 

I noticed the most improvement when I installed my cusco swaybars. My coilovers helped alot too, but the a lot less understeer with the sways.

 

I have hotchkis sways and tein s-techs springs, I want to imrpove handling even more. Would it be more beneficial to do some Gt Spec chassis reinforcement braces or adjustable end-links?