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06-03-2012, 08:04 PM | #1 |
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Dixie Classic Fairgrounds Autocross -- Winston Salem, NC
I autocrossed for the first time ever today in the FR-S! I had the 'VSC Sport' mode enabled so not all the nannies were off...
I was wondering if you guys could take a look and offer me some criticism and ways to improve? Thanks! Rob |
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Very Cool!
Few notes: 1) The course looked pretty fun, interesting location! Much different than the scenery I am used to. There were a few gates that as they come up I swore they looked like slaloms the way they were spaced, but as you drove through became obvious they were gates. 2) There were a few areas where you came in hot carrying a lot of speed from the prior section and pushed wide (38s, 53s). Try giving up more speed on the entry (slow in fast out!), be patient on your turn in, you will be able to turn in later with less entry speed and have a better line. With this, you should be able to accelerate and unwind the wheel MUCH MUCH earlier. This will gain you an enormous amount of time as you wont have to wait for the understeer to stop and for the tires to scrub off your excess speed. 3) Try to get on the backside of slalom cones, you should try to hit the back of the cone with the front tire, this will prevent you from getting late in slaloms. The longer the slalom, the worse the issue will grow and the more time you will lose. There were 2 places where you got late and had to scrub off speed. (8s, 44s). How much experience do you have? Learning slow in fast out is one of the hardest things to teach yourself. Its a race, you want to go bombing in, but knowing when you can bomb it and when you need to impart patience and speed management is the key to being successful, overall your line looked real good except for those places where you understeered due to excessive entry speed. Other places like the sweepers you could probably have used more throttle, but that will come with higher comfort level and more confidence in the car the more you drive it. Off topic: Love the picture of the 6GC in your avatar. My first car was a 1997 Toyota Celica ST. |
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Thanks for the tips, I really appreciate it!
I have no experience with this... First autocross ever. I loved it and will definitely be going back soon! PS- Thanks... That pic is of my ol' 6th gen GT-Four replica. |
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That was very well done then for a first attempt! Here is a prime example of patience, slow in fast out, and backsiding slalom cones. The video is great because you can see steering wheel position, throttle, and brake. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ0c4bc5A_o&feature=autoplay&list=UUwRI_3q TlZVjJUu1yFCzaJg&playnext=1"]2012 ET Pro-TomL.mp4 - YouTube[/ame] Last edited by Sccabrz192; 06-03-2012 at 10:44 PM. |
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^Tom Berry is a beast. That course had a weird flow...
Anyways, I agree with Scca. Line choice was ok in places but needs some refinement. I think with this car its going to be all about keeping good momentum and early throttle after sweepers/steady states. As fun (and easy) as it would be to have the backside of the car hanging out, its definitely not as fast. |
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Thanks for sharing !!
After racing Autocross I Love my FR-S More and more!!!
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loved the course and great driving!!! looked very clean to me! Thank you for sharing! cant wait to auto X my future frs !!! :happy0180:
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Thanks for the feedback! I think it's going to take some time for me to learn the proper techniques and how to fine good lines. I loved auto X and can't wait to go out again!
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http://evoschool.com/ There is not a better way to learn how to autocross than those guys and they genuinely go out of their way to welcome newcomers to the autocross family. I try to make it a point to do one at least every other year just to stay on top of bad habits. |
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Yep Evo school. Even your local clubs will host a school every spring or such. Those are good to. We hosted a beginner class and a advanced class. The following weekend we hosted the evo guys. They do things differently. While we had a full 60 second course set up. They only set up the elements. A big skid pad. slaloms ect. It was to rich for my blood when we hosted it but I went out and checked it out.
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