My First Autocross - Solo II school this Sunday!, Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech! Options

[Outrider]

Here in Birmingham, the SCCA group is holding their annual Solo II school this weekend, and it will be my first time out on the track. I went and watched their "Test n' Tune" day about a week ago, and it looks like a total blast. Im psyched about it, and from a newbie POV I think it's very cool that you're not required to "run with the big dogs" in order to have fun...running in the stock class means I don't have to jump headlong into modding just to have fun.

They were running everything from tuner STi's and Mini Coopers to your basic family sedans. Computer timing, good organization. All very cool. I think the Celica will be a fun car for this kind of thing...might never be the fastest, but plenty respectable in the corners.

Anyway...Hello to the forum. Heads up for those of you in the area. Autocross stories & advice welcomed!

This post has been edited by Outrider: Feb 28, 2006 - 10:45 AM

[frosty]

Hmm, that sounds fun. I'd enjoy doing something like that but my clutch is slighly slipping when I gas it to hard.

Where @ in b'ham do you live? I used to live down in centerpoint and pinson. Now I'm about 30 min. north from there.

[Outrider]

Hmm, that sounds fun. I'd enjoy doing something like that but my clutch is slighly slipping when I gas it to hard.

Where @ in b'ham do you live? I used to live down in centerpoint and pinson. Now I'm about 30 min. north from there.

I live in Alabaster. They run the races at the Hoover met parking lot.

Had to replace my clutch last year @ 170,000 miles. It seems to be in good shape, and deserves a little abuse for what it cost me.

As for getting hurt...the speeds in Solo II are low enough that the only thing that gets hurt are the cones. Point, shoot, corner, repeat. You're right, though...just like on a bike, set your corner speed at the entry and accelerate through.