Hi,
I did my 2nd autox in my brz last weekend. I've been autoxing since 2006 ~5 or 6 regional events for 4 or 5 years. I was driving a 99 impreza l wagon then finished up in my 03wrx wagon. Things changed and I haven't autoxed in a few years. I've got a few questions on the brz.
How capable is the car in CS right off the showroom floor? My car is stock down to the tires and tire pressures. I'm not even sure what the alignment is, I've had the car a little over a month.
Event 1 results.
http://www.snyr-scca.org/results/event1_052916_fin.htm
I'm CS #1. Our courses are tight, nothing like the videos seen in this thread. The lot is 600' long by 150' wide and has some serious elevation changes and off camber turns. There's not a ton of competition in each classs but some individual drivers are pretty stinking quick. I ran a 60.135 an frs in stx ran a 58.750. I feel if I put a good run together I could have ran a mid to low 59. Had a lot of fun and drove ok.
Event 2 results.
http://www.snyr-scca.org/results/event2_061216_fin.htm
This course was much more open but still tight. It was held on the same lot as event 1. The 370z which took 2nd in CS was miss classed but had me seriously questioning my driving ability, the driver was brand new to autox but got a ton of instruction and took many ride alongs. He's learning the right way imo. I took 2 fun run rides in the 370, the car is very quick, brakes and turns pretty damn well. The driver seems to have natural talent, did a lot of things well but think the car could have gone much quicker. The same frs in stx was there and I was within .2 of second until I gave him some advice prior to the 8th run. I ran a 45.844, the frs ran a 44.522. Felt a low 45 was possible for me if I got all sections just right. Thought I was driving pretty well, but still love to overdrive the slow sections of the course.
Before I make changes to the car I want to make sure I've got a good grasp of the car. I want to have pushed it sufficiently far for an average at best autoxer. I don't want to add sticky tires or throw parts at it as a band aid to go faster.
This is my first rwd car and almost all my driving experience is awd based. Is this car faster sliding around a bit vs driving the line? In some of the corners during the 2nd event there was a sweet spot I'd occasionally find where the rear of the car would just step out and stay there. This felt like I was going much quicker through the corner, there was zero correction needed on corner exit. It feels like there is an optimum slip angle for the car?
I'd like to get some oem camber bolts and autox tires in the future. Adding more camber up front on my imprezas reduced understeer, will this make the brz even more tail happy? Is the cars awesome balance still there with better tires?
Sorry for the length and
for any help!