NorCal (Bay Area) AutoX Thread!

[tigermack]

Originally Posted by G_Ride

It's all that power we have....compared to your ES car...

He wasn't talking about you, tho...

[G_Ride]

Originally Posted by tigermack

He wasn't talking about you, tho...

Too true

[G_Ride]

SFR SCCA's first event of the year, aka Boondoggle, is next Sunday, Feb 19, at Marina Airport.

Event information and cost: http://www.sfrautox.com/?page_id=162
Pre-registration: http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/...co-solo-462699

[G_Ride]

First Crows event of the year! Come on out for the awesome surface!

http://www.sfrautox.com/?page_id=162

[G_Ride]

Bringing this thread back. The next SFR SCCA autox event is Saturday, June 24 at Crows Landing http://www.sfrautox.com/?page_id=162

Pre-reg is $50 (https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...co-solo-409299). On site registration is $60.

Morning run groups will start at 9am, so be there around 8am for on-site registration, checking in, setting up the car, and walking the course. Afternoon groups will start at 12:30pm at the earliest, depending how fast the morning groups go, but you must be on-site for registration and check-in before noon.

[doggieboy09]

Been awhile since I posted here.

Bump up for AAS Larry Park Memorial at Crow's Landing for this weekend. 7-1 & 7-2
$50 for registration on-site.
http://www.americanautox.com/schedule/
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_KAhpLZfj4&t=3s"]2017 SFR SCCA - Round 7 - Dennis - YouTube[/ame]

[strat61caster]

Bump to congratulate @justint5387 & @tigermack for 5th & 7th at Nationals! Competition was crazy stiff. Also congrats for bringing home a DS trophy for another SFR 86 (sorry idk everybodies usernames), some great representation out there, it's great knowing there's a high bar at every local event y'all show up to (both 86ers and non).

Also good to see 3 other 86's at Lotus Club today, fun course aside from that little roundabout



Scca at crows end of the month? I know @G_Ride is hyping a Civic Type R appearance with Scroggs codriving...

[tigermack]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Bump to congratulate @justint5387 & @tigermack for 5th & 7th at Nationals! Competition was crazy stiff. Also congrats for bringing home a DS trophy for another SFR 86 (sorry idk everybodies usernames), some great representation out there, it's great knowing there's a high bar at every local event y'all show up to (both 86ers and non).

Also good to see 3 other 86's at Lotus Club today, fun course aside from that little roundabout



Scca at crows end of the month? I know @G_Ride is hyping a Civic Type R appearance with Scroggs codriving...

Thanks! Didn't drive so well, poor execution.

We will be there at the BMW club and Crows on the 30th.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by tigermack

Thanks! Didn't drive so well, poor execution.

We will be there at the BMW club and Crows on the 30th.

I noticed that this morning, running the E36?

I missed registration opening by a whole 75 minutes so fingers crossed for a bunch of late cancels =/
That's why I was looking this morning, still 139 registered for 100 spots so... not likely.

[spike021]

I need to get into this at some point.

[FirstWinter]

Originally Posted by spike021

I need to get into this at some point.

Should join us on track days with 86cup

[spike021]

Originally Posted by FirstWinter

Should join us on track days with 86cup

I'm interested! I want to learn how to handle my car properly on the track, though, and I have no equipment. Helmet, stock car, etc. lol.

[FirstWinter]

Originally Posted by spike021

I'm interested! I want to learn how to handle my car properly on the track, though, and I have no equipment. Helmet, stock car, etc. lol.

Track days don't require as much as one might think but AutoX is a lot more accessible for most people. There's several great organizations in the Bay Area who host events (SCCA, American AutoX, Lotus Club, BMWCCA). Should try one out before the season ends.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by spike021

I need to get into this at some point.

The event the 30th/1st would be a good first time, pretty laid back, no pre registration, show up with $50 in hand and go slide your car around for a few minutes with the worst consequences being a scuff mark or two.

I also suggest Lotus club, best seat time/$ autox around here. Grab a buddy (post here to meet up with someone to guide you around the event, not just some buddy of yours who's equally clueless) if you have no idea what's going on, shit can be overwhelming, but that's just me, other people can take stuff in stride better than me. I also was not hooked at all until I rode along with someone driving the car at 10/10ths and realizing I was totally under-driving the car and then again when I had someone else drive my car and blow my doors off by over 1s.

Originally Posted by FirstWinter

Should join us on track days with 86cup

I think everybody should try both, I won't pretend one is better than the other (my heart is in wheel to wheel racing, but I don't have the means to pull it off right now). For me autox scratches an itch that HPDE's can't.

Fingers crossed I make it out to Sonoma next year, I've done Laguna 3x and Thill 2x (once East, once 5-mile w/ bypass) and I really need to cap off the NorCal trifecta while I have nothing holding me back except time and money.

Originally Posted by spike021

I'm interested! I want to learn how to handle my car properly on the track, though, and I have no equipment. Helmet, stock car, etc. lol.

I suggest plopping down the money for Hooked on Driving, it's expensive as shit but the instructors and environment are top notch, if you're ready to put the pedal to the metal they'll have you turning fast laps on your first day safely.

I mean, I was hitting <2:00 laps on my stock 86 my first time at Laguna with the instructor egging me on, yeah it's twice as much as other groups but a good instructor is worth his/her weight in gold.

Almost every group has loaner helmets, they can be a bit funky though, like the loaner helmets at go-kart tracks or gym shorts when you forgot yours at home in middle school. As long as your car is in good maintenance and your mods haven't made it handle worse you should be good to go.