First time out in the FRS AutoX

[Gen3MR2]

Track: STL SCCA SOLO at St. Charles Family Arena
Car: 2013 FRS Hot Lava
Mods: Mud Flaps... LOL
Notes/Comments: First time out in the FRS just bought it used four days before this event. 9/14/2014

Video: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I00v0FPbdA&list=UUdtjdJOtIDFcErVUunkNVWw"]2013 Scion FR-S STL SCCA AutoX 9/14/14 - YouTube[/ame]

[DaDr00]

What a great way to get use to the handling charastics of this platform! Every car I buy goes through an autocross before I do ANY mods.

So, try to keep a neutral throttle pedal through the slaloms and if they're equal length slaloms, initiate the first turn at the same speed that you'd exit the last. Also, since I can't see what you're doing with the wheel, I'll just go with my general rule for slaloms, turn smoothly and the same amount on each side of center ... also start turning before you get to the cone.

As for the rest of the course, it kinda looked like you were reacting to the elements not so much looking past them and forecasting where you need to be on the line to set up for the next apex.

Finally, don't be afraid to let it come out a bit. No one is going to call you a drift hoon if you get a little braking oversteer or controlled powerslide to get the car to rotate! Besides, it is a little fun.

Don't be afraid to push the car past the limit (reasonably) while at autocross, it's the perfect environment to safely lose control and test the boundaries of the car.

Keep at it! More seat time = better driver!

[CatDaddysBBQ]

Ive done 6 autoX events in the car without really doing anything to it (axle back, intake, that kind of stuff,) but am even still on the stock OEM A/S bridgestones.

It's been terrific to learn how to drive a non-grippy car pretty quickly with smooth inputs, momentum driving, etc.

Now I'm starting to add in tires, better pads, etc next spring so i'll really feel the updates. So many people spend 5 grand before they even learn to drive the car. It is often a waste. It's not class-competitive out of the box, but at a learning tool and a fun-tool, it's great from the showroom floor.

[chkltcow]

Originally Posted by CatDaddysBBQ

Now I'm starting to add in tires, better pads, etc next spring so i'll really feel the updates. So many people spend 5 grand before they even learn to drive the car. It is often a waste. It's not class-competitive out of the box, but at a learning tool and a fun-tool, it's great from the showroom floor.

Hankook RS3s and a Strano front bar. That's all you need to start off with. Total expense around $800 including mounting tires.

[Nerfbacon]

I was working at station 3 during your runs!