 Taking the Celica to my first autocross, Now with Video! |
 Apr 27, 2006 - 1:03 AM
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On May 20, I am going run in my first autocross. I would appreciate any tips those with experience can give me.
This post has been edited by jgreening: May 21, 2006 - 9:09 AM -------------------- QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback] i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this. |
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May 20, 2006 - 7:32 PM
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Glad you had fun! did you run a regional SCCA event or was it put on by a club?
obviously i am a little late but my best advice for if/when you go again: unplanned understeer is not your friend... if you feel excessive understeer lift off and streighten out the wheel... dont turn more, you will only understeer more (this is a very hard concept to turn into practice). GET YOUR EYES UP. if you think you are looking ahead... you arent looking far enough. trust your peripheral vison to see the cones you are "apexing" and focus on setup for future elements. key to autocrossing is being instinctive not responsive. you dont need to perfect apex every turn or push every corner to the limit. fast times are all about flow and keeping the car well balanced and predictable. once you start feeling more comfortable about looking further down the track you find yourself challenging cones more and more. BTW, run with the top down 
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jgreening Taking the Celica to my first autocross Apr 27, 2006 - 1:03 AM
presure2 slower, is faster.
power understeer can be a good ... Apr 27, 2006 - 8:44 AM
Outrider QUOTE(presure2 @ Apr 27, 2006 - 8:44... May 1, 2006 - 12:02 PM defgeph Awesome man, Have fun thats most important. Apr 27, 2006 - 9:01 AM Valo666 im headin out tomorrow to do my first autocross 2.... Apr 29, 2006 - 10:43 AM lagos QUOTE(jgreening @ Apr 27, 2006 - 2:0... Apr 29, 2006 - 10:46 AM Driveby Leave your mechanical sympathy at home, you can sa... Apr 29, 2006 - 1:18 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(Outrider @ May 1, 2006 - 1:02 ... May 1, 2006 - 2:44 PM OrbitalGT95 keep ur rpms high...best advice i can give u May 1, 2006 - 3:19 PM dustin15brown 1) Give me a date time and place and I might try t... May 1, 2006 - 4:30 PM defgeph You know I make in car camera mounts right ? May 2, 2006 - 12:54 AM CilverSeliST205 QUOTE(defgeph @ May 2, 2006 - 12:54 ... May 19, 2006 - 3:19 PM jgreening QUOTE(CilverSeliST205 @ May 19, 2006 - 3... May 19, 2006 - 8:50 PM CilverSeliST205 QUOTE(jgreening @ May 19, 2006 - 9:5... May 20, 2006 - 9:14 AM jgreening Tommorrow morning is the autocross folks. Wish me... May 19, 2006 - 1:14 PM ILuvMyCelica95 Greening i hope your planning on taking videos... May 19, 2006 - 1:32 PM presure2 HAVE FUN JAY!!!!!!!... May 19, 2006 - 2:05 PM jgreening I am back and had a blast. Got in 7 runs and each... May 20, 2006 - 5:24 PM jgreening Thanks for the advice Tim. Your advice was the ex... May 20, 2006 - 7:39 PM Davesceli That must have been alot of fun!!! One... May 20, 2006 - 7:47 PM jgreening The best Volk TE-37 knock-offs available. They ar... May 20, 2006 - 8:05 PM miro1975 I'm autocrossing 2 years now and tell you... i... May 20, 2006 - 8:47 PM lagos load the video into windows movie maker. if you ha... May 20, 2006 - 10:16 PM jgreening Here is the video:
Autocross Video May 21, 2006 - 9:08 AM Shocker niice...i wonder what that formula did. May 21, 2006 - 9:33 AM CilverSeliST205 Sure as hell it doesn't look like its your fir... May 21, 2006 - 10:02 AM jgreening Thanks. From my experience, the one thing that I ... May 21, 2006 - 10:07 AM 97lestyousay Looks like fun. The car looks and sounds great. May 21, 2006 - 10:22 AM lagos looks awesome! May 21, 2006 - 10:51 AM Supersprynt Real nice May 21, 2006 - 12:22 PM dustin15brown looks amazing man May 21, 2006 - 12:23 PM presure2 nice vid, jay, that looks like one hell of a lot o... May 21, 2006 - 4:33 PM j0e_p3t damn, that looks like so much fun. i wish i could ... May 21, 2006 - 7:45 PM defgeph Dling the video now. Jay could you put this on you... May 21, 2006 - 8:58 PM jgreening QUOTE(defgeph @ May 21, 2006 - 8:58 ... May 21, 2006 - 9:04 PM defgeph you sendit is up to 1gig. I saw the video, I want ... May 21, 2006 - 9:14 PM lagos right click, save as
http://uploadfile.putfile.com... May 21, 2006 - 9:31 PM jgreening Thanks Art. May 21, 2006 - 10:14 PM jgreening Thanks for the comments guys. Going to the autocr... May 22, 2006 - 10:56 AM RUNNIN-LOW good run on the track..great that you didn't h... May 22, 2006 - 11:18 AM BBoYRuGGeD nice driving jay...good stuff man good stuff
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