tamadrummer1120
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Lots of great responses, thanks everyone. Let me try and reply to a lot of the common points that came up. For what its worth this was a very technical and tight course that we were told that morning the big heavy V8 cars would have a challenge with. Only 1 real straight away the v8 could actually shine and it wasn't much.
Unfortunately I just purchased these wheels in the spring and cannot swing buying new wheels for a squared setup right now. So I have to live with that.
In regards to the BMR front bar I ordered, I had a bunch of credits at American muscle to use up, so I basically got it for free. Not like I am expecting that be some cure for understeer or something.
Also, I use this car for lots of reasons. So setting alignment specifically for autox but then the next weekend wanting to go drag racing just could not happen. I bought this car to use in about every aspect I could of motor racing throughout my ownership. And I know that would really help my cause, but trying to do everything I can that wont make this a dedicated autox car.
Tire pressure honestly could have been dropped some. It was around 32-35 during the day. Now I have read that when its raining, having a higher tire pressure is better, and it was raining during the morning.
This list of driver mods is great. I need to consider that. I know there was a large sweeping turn at one point in the course that I purposely swung the first cone wide so I could apex the next. Not sure if I could have entered slower and sharper on that cone and be able to slowly apply throttle as I went through that sweeper.
Unfortunately I just purchased these wheels in the spring and cannot swing buying new wheels for a squared setup right now. So I have to live with that.
In regards to the BMR front bar I ordered, I had a bunch of credits at American muscle to use up, so I basically got it for free. Not like I am expecting that be some cure for understeer or something.
Also, I use this car for lots of reasons. So setting alignment specifically for autox but then the next weekend wanting to go drag racing just could not happen. I bought this car to use in about every aspect I could of motor racing throughout my ownership. And I know that would really help my cause, but trying to do everything I can that wont make this a dedicated autox car.
Alignment I just had done last week and was an OEM spec alignment after I replaced a lot of the IRS stuff with BMR upgrades for wheel hopping issues.OP,
What is your alignment? Try more negative camber and a little toe-out up front.
What were the tire pressures you were running at?
Driver mods: slow in fast out. Brake hard enough before an element that you can be balancing the car with the throttle and accelerating through it, backside cones and realize you can only lose time in tight turns. Make sure you drive down right on top of the apex cone and not chew up a ton of real estate trying to carry speed. Tight turns in autocross suck for everybody ;-)
Tire pressure honestly could have been dropped some. It was around 32-35 during the day. Now I have read that when its raining, having a higher tire pressure is better, and it was raining during the morning.
This list of driver mods is great. I need to consider that. I know there was a large sweeping turn at one point in the course that I purposely swung the first cone wide so I could apex the next. Not sure if I could have entered slower and sharper on that cone and be able to slowly apply throttle as I went through that sweeper.
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