May 2nd 2004 @ the JOLIET SPORTS CAR CLUB autocross
http://www.chicagoz.com/JSCCZ.mpg

(not me)

 

I love Autocrossing. I go almost every weekend up here in CT. It's SO addicting.

The Z is pretty good at AutoX, but it's better on the courses that have longer straight-aways as it's a little heavy for the smaller courses.

The S2000 and Z are both in B-Stock. I usually get beat by the S2000, but it's usually very close

 

Nice, looks really fun. I hope to do a few autox's in my S2000 this summer.

 

SHHHWEEEEEEET !!

 

that is sweet i want to do it real bad, i have lots of vids of M3's auto x ing looks fun as hell, hey cusdaddy do you X in a cl or different car

 

I AutoX with my 350z. I've actually seen a stock auto CLS AutoX once. It did okay, but kept spinning it's tires coming out of the turns which slowed down it's time quite a bit.

It doesn't really matter which car you drive. It's fun nonetheless. The CL is in G-stock, which has some pretty fun group to compete against.

Here's a great link to see the categories and the cars that fall within them:

http://mouton.best.vwh.net/sccasolo/...03/stockc.html

 

i wanna try the auto-x one day

 

I really want to start AutoXing, been to a couple events, totally addicting, most likely gonna be dumb enough to try it with my bone stock 1st gen, just to get out and do it!

 

damn we are G stock they're pretty weak cars under the category, ill make sure ill kick everyones ass if i do it, maybe move up a rank

 

lol i dont think that is how they do it.

 

i'm in STX competing with ITR's, M3's, WRX's, etc.

VERY difficult keeping up with 'em, but i manage

 

nice vid

 

Looks really fun! I plan on taking a beginers course this summer as well.

 

It looks like you probably arent going more than 35 mph on that course. I dont know, I have been thinking about doing an auto-x, but it doesnt look like that much fun.

 

It totally depends on the course. I raced once once where I hit 72mph, and others where I barely hit 40. No matter the speed though, it's still a total blast. You do things with your car you never realized you could. I highly recommend it

 

I personally would rather beat my car up on the race track than in a parking lot. I might try it though sometime soon.

 

I'd personally love to go to a race track one day, but then the realization hits me that I could destroy my car in a matter of seconds if I was stupid enough to do it.

I live near Limerock, and I'd love to race my car there, but with AutoX, the worst you can do is run over a few cones, not hit a tree, another car, or a cement barrier at 100+ mph

 

Start off slow and work your confidence up. Find a local club that sponsors a track day with instructors to show you the line. Unless, you do something really dumb or overestimate the limits of your car, track days are pretty safe. The Z understeers real bad at the limit; don't lift or brake deep into the corners and the car should be really stable.

 

Very interesting! How come the 04+ Maxima is up in D stock when it looks like such a boat? That car actually handles well? Four classes better than the Altima?? Interesting.

 

My friend's been trying to get me to autoX with my Maxima but, IMO it handles like crap. I dont find 'barely holding on' to be that entertaining.

If my wife gets the 325Ci vert she's been eyeing, i'll be on the autox circuit in no time.

 

I have no idea why it's so high. I too think it wouldn't do very well. My guess is that they put it up there due to the 265hp vs. the 240 of the Altima.

I'm sure as the season goes on, it will be dropped down to F or G Stock

 

I have my first autocross coming up in 2 weeks. Any tips for a noob?

Car is totally stock (except for the trunk liner, which has to be good for an extra 2-3HP )

I asked my STI-driving friend and he's giving me terms like "drop throttle oversteer techniques" which don't mean much to me.

All I know is when I hit the off ramp too fast, my front tires feel like they are snowplowing (like on skis) and they make a low humming sound which turns into a squeal if I go faster.

I reckon the CL-S is not the ideal car for this sport, but like some of you have said, its often more about getting to know the limits of your own car than competing for a better time against someone.

 

A few quick tips that I can think offhand are:

- Make sure you walk through the course at least 2x before running. One of the most difficult things is staying on the course, so try to get a good visualization of the course before you run
- Drive smoothly. I can't stress this enough. Don't stab the throttle or you will waste time smoking your tires and sliding.
-Take your first run slowly, try to stay on the course, get a feel for how your car performs, then each successive run, build your speed