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05-13-2003, 04:05 PM
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Need some help
I'm going to an auto cross session on the 25th. And I was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers. Do you take a lap around the course to get familar with it before you start? Any advice or info would be appreciated. thanks
05-13-2003, 05:04 PM
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Are you going to the one at Glasgow HS? I might be going to that one since i see you are in Delaware.
NASA does a parade lap around the course to get you used to the course. SCCA does walk throughs.
Read the help page in my sig.
NASA does a parade lap around the course to get you used to the course. SCCA does walk throughs.
Read the help page in my sig.
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05-13-2003, 07:01 PM
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Here in Colo., they give you about an hour to walk the course and try and get familiar with it. They also have a newbie session, where one of the event coordinators does a walk through and explains what you'll want to be thinking about in various parts of the course. Even after having autocrossed for a couple years, I still sometimes find it helpful to attend the newbie walk-throughs.
Of course, if its your first event, you wont remember anything they said once youre behind the wheel. So just look ahead on the course and don't get caught offguard by unanticipated turns. I find it helps to try and look about 100-300 feet ahead, and let your peripheral vision take care of the nearby cones and whatnot.
Another pointer that seems to help beginners.... as you round a cone in the apex of a turn or a slalom, think about trying to hit the cone with the inside rear corner of the car. The idea here is that you wont acutally hit it because of the car understeering a bit, but you'll be close enough that you follow a nice, tight line. Going wider than you need to (especially in a slalom) is your enemy.
That said, if its your first event, you're not going to blow anybody's socks off... Just have fun.:thumbup:
BTW: CivicSiRacer's autox help page is good stuff.
Of course, if its your first event, you wont remember anything they said once youre behind the wheel. So just look ahead on the course and don't get caught offguard by unanticipated turns. I find it helps to try and look about 100-300 feet ahead, and let your peripheral vision take care of the nearby cones and whatnot.
Another pointer that seems to help beginners.... as you round a cone in the apex of a turn or a slalom, think about trying to hit the cone with the inside rear corner of the car. The idea here is that you wont acutally hit it because of the car understeering a bit, but you'll be close enough that you follow a nice, tight line. Going wider than you need to (especially in a slalom) is your enemy.
That said, if its your first event, you're not going to blow anybody's socks off... Just have fun.:thumbup:
BTW: CivicSiRacer's autox help page is good stuff.
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