Cascade Crew

Red Bird · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: Autocross Event

Hey i was wondering if anyone on here autocrosses. Theres an event on FEB 18 19 in pasco at dust devil stadium's parking lot. its run by the ssscc the (sand and sage sports car club) Ill be there it will be my first event in the bird. wish me luck.

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:

good luck man. post up your results. do you have video equip?

Dan (alloy) and John (dewey316) autocross. Dan has quite a bit of experience. There are others that have done it... Cheezx, Iansane I think. I'm sure folks will post.

I still haven't been (as a driver) but probably be an excercise in slipperiness.

-Schultzy

Xophertony · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject:

i would love to autocross my six before i get rid of it... se la vi... i am selling it (i think for real this time) to a buddy for 700.

Red Bird · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject:

Well i'll be there on the 19th i just found out about the event, i thought i had till april 22 to get ready. Now ive got to get her tuned up all the fluids changed and maybe advance the timing in the next couple of weeks. I havent seen a single thirdgen at any of the events run by this club, ive been to 4 events, competed in 1 bfore i got the bird in a toyota corolla. if any of you guys plan on showing up let me know.

Dewey316 · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject:

That was sort of short notice for me to go to an event that far away. What classing rules do you go by?

Red Bird · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject:

Yeah it is, like i said i didnt think the next event was till april. there are more events, most in tri-cities wa but there is one event in Packwood on April 22nd

Red Bird · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject:

oh yeah i will be in F-stock i'm a novice so thats what group ill be running with

Red Bird · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject:

Well i had a blast! I have a lot of learning to do. Autocross is not as easy as i thought, especially in a stock car with waves of body roll lol. The only bad thing is on the way home from the tri-cities my tranny got stuck in fouth gear and would not come out. Trying to get your car going from a stop light in fourth gear is not easy. Now i need a new t-5 hoping to find one before the next event next month, i think im hooked.

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject:

Was it your clutch that went bad, or the tranny?

Red Bird · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject:

its the tranny, i could still use the clutch to get the car moving in 4th. i can pull it out of 4th gear, but the shifter wont move toward any of the other gears.

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:30 pm Post subject:

wwweeeiiird.... Confused

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject:

I love autocrossing! I got into it last summer in my little 1987 acura. So I bought my camaro at the end of the season but didn't get a chance to race it yet. I am so excited to race it this summer! What are all your experiences while autocrossing?

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject:

Well I have not taken my car out (yet) but rode shotgun with Dan (Alloy) at a local event. It was a blast - I even got a little queezy in the stomach from the G-forces

I think that Dan has the most experience out of all of us so hopefully he will chime in. Dewey, Jess, I think Ian and a few others have been out there a few times. They really cut back on the number of events in PDX last year apparently.

-Schultzy

iansane · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:

Bumerton raceway is having an autox this sunday that I'm trying to make....