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Okay, so they're tiny until you click on them... So, they didn't hand out a print out of the course lay out? The local DC chapter hands copies out, and then you just have to mark them up after you walk the course - they usually make changes after the fact if they find that the course gets a little too fast in spots. -Bill p.s. Mr. Dyno showed up this morning. Talk about your crappy I/F I'm going to see if I can't bend up a bracket to bolt inside the car. I don't think they'll let me run with just the suction cups holding it to the windshield.
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Those suction cups are very powerful. If the window is clean, you won't be able to get the suction cups off unless you pull on the tabs on them.
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We never get printouts of the course - it's different every weekend. I suggest walking the course three to four times. Make sure you pay attention to it every time. Walk it until you can remember every gate, how many cones are in each slalom, whether the slalom opens or closes or has offset cones, which side you enter each slalom from (and whether it's set or optional entry - and if it is optional, which would be better for your car / driving)...did I miss anything? As you're walking it, stop and look behind you. Think how you're going to come into a turn and how you should come into it. Don't walk the course with other people unless you know those people are going to walk it for the same reasons. Our group does a mandatory walkthrough, but that's not enough. At that point I've walked it three to four times by myself. Besides that, if you walk it with a big group of people, you're not paying attention to the course and you can't see the course. I simply can't stress how important walking the course is. If you aren't sure that you've got it, walk it again. If you are sure you've got it, walk it again and pay closer attention.
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I want in. I just need to catch that group that sets up in the parkinglot by my work. I keep missing them. I have to go to the shop tommorrow, I hope their there.
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Some people find it helps to crouch down and look at it from the right height. You might try that. Every couple gates, just crouch down where you think your body will pass over the course when you're actually driving it. If you're going to be wide left in a particular gate, stand over to the left and crouch down to get a look at it. If you're going to be far right, go somewhere more towards the middle to take a look. And when you're driving it, look ahead a couple gates. This is especially important when you do hairpins. If you focus too much on what's right in front of you, typically you'll miss your apex. But if you approach a hairpin looking where you want to be on the other side, you'll automatically do what you have to in order to get there.
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Count me in
Gotta do it again - had a ton of fun at the subaru challenge autocross. It even rained all morning - perfect suby weather.
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-Bill
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And then there were....
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OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL SVX AUTOCROSS TEAM NewSVX --- Senior Sage SVXRide --- Humble Student Chike --- Master of the 4:11 Mychailo --- Suspension Guru/Seeker of the Line Ron M -- Master of Mirth/Seeker of Humor Rufus -- Honorary Member (he's driving a 911 now!) Earthworm -- North of the Border/Seeker of Suspension Benebob -- MiniSVX (aka XTMan) Immortal Suby --"Matt, Master of the wet pavement" We get to 10 and I'm going to have to find a sponsor -Bill
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I'm all for that idea...
Best sponsor to get when you AutoX a lot is a tire manufacturer, 'cuz you sure go through a lot of rubber!
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I did think about jogging the course, and then I also thought about riding one of my bicycles around the course at the next event. :-)) Not sure if they'll let me do that though.
I race mountain bikes and road bikes (though not recently), so I've taught myself to look ahead, but I have to say, on my first auto-x run, I had no focus at all. Too much adrenaline. :-) BTW, anyone here watching the Tour?
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Have to edit my description a bit...
OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL SVX AUTOCROSS TEAM NewSVX --- Senior Sage SVXRide --- Humble Student Chike --- Master of the 4:11 Mychailo --- Suspension Guru/Seeker of the correct side of the cone. Ron M -- Master of Mirth/Seeker of Humor Rufus -- Honorary Member (he's driving a 911 now!) Earthworm -- North of the Border/Seeker of Suspension Benebob -- MiniSVX (aka XTMan) Immortal Suby --"Matt, Master of the wet pavement" :-))
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Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
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...not that I started the autorossing thread or anything.
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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Knowing the course is ALL important. If one is off course, your time doesn't count - no matter how fast you were . Walking the course enough to get to know it is a must. But if there is not sufficient time to walk it more than once (stooping down to get a view of the turns at about the level you will be sitting in the car is also a good idea), be sure to help out (should be doing so ANYWAY!) by working a corner as a safety worker EARLY in the day and observe what others are doing in specific areas of the course - both the experienced drivers AND the inexperienced (learn from their mistakes). And Mr. Pockets alluded to this as well: ALWAYS be thinking about the next turn / gate on the course. Don't even think about the gate you are going through at time, because it is then too late to make any corrections for THAT gate. Pay attention how you come out of the gate to set youself up for the next one. Above all, strive to be as SMOOTH as possible. And if your tires are squelling loudly, that means they are sliding - and THAT means loss of time. And compete against yourself - not others. Every subsequent run should be better that the last! Do that, and you will be competitive with the others! Harry
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