Mercutio
SCCoA Member
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After oil-starving the Camaro last year, I spent this year running my MR2, and I wasn't very happy with it. Somehow, I have the only MR2 on the planet with uncurable understeer. At the last event, I finally killed the front tires, so I decided to take something I knew wouldn't understeer.
Aside from one event in 2010, I hadn't autocrossed the SC since 2008. I still had my race tires from back then, and it's been a while since I've done something truly stupid and futile, so I thought I'd give the SC a go.
I put my 2 best tires on the front, since there's nothing less fun than understeer. I turned all the shocks to full firm and put 36 psi in each tire.
I had no grip in back at all. It would oversteer while coasting, so I dropped the rear tires to 34 psi and took one turn out of the rear shocks. That helped a bit, but I knew my tires just sucked, and I was going to have to live with that.
Oh, I also wondered if the SC would get disqualified on our 100 decibel sound policy (pretty common limit for the SCCA). I hit 99 dB, and I'm not sure if that was the exhaust or the blower.
I went to the event expecting to finish DFL in pro class, and that's exactly what happened. But honestly, I had more fun running DFL in the SC than mid-pack in the MR2.
Anyway, here's my best raw time. I nailed one cone and ran a 45.1; I ran a 45.6 or so clean on another run, so that's the run that actually counted.
So, I encourage all of you to have fun and try autocross your SCs. Don't expect to win; just do it for the fun. And don't do it on rock-hard, heat-cycled, early 2008-vintage race rubber.
Here's the link to full-sized video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkSyZAOFwY&feature=c4-overview&list=UUTSeW0MYVOMINbrsa7RVcLA
Edit: at least I still know how to position the car.
After oil-starving the Camaro last year, I spent this year running my MR2, and I wasn't very happy with it. Somehow, I have the only MR2 on the planet with uncurable understeer. At the last event, I finally killed the front tires, so I decided to take something I knew wouldn't understeer.
Aside from one event in 2010, I hadn't autocrossed the SC since 2008. I still had my race tires from back then, and it's been a while since I've done something truly stupid and futile, so I thought I'd give the SC a go.
I put my 2 best tires on the front, since there's nothing less fun than understeer. I turned all the shocks to full firm and put 36 psi in each tire.
I had no grip in back at all. It would oversteer while coasting, so I dropped the rear tires to 34 psi and took one turn out of the rear shocks. That helped a bit, but I knew my tires just sucked, and I was going to have to live with that.
Oh, I also wondered if the SC would get disqualified on our 100 decibel sound policy (pretty common limit for the SCCA). I hit 99 dB, and I'm not sure if that was the exhaust or the blower.
I went to the event expecting to finish DFL in pro class, and that's exactly what happened. But honestly, I had more fun running DFL in the SC than mid-pack in the MR2.
Anyway, here's my best raw time. I nailed one cone and ran a 45.1; I ran a 45.6 or so clean on another run, so that's the run that actually counted.
So, I encourage all of you to have fun and try autocross your SCs. Don't expect to win; just do it for the fun. And don't do it on rock-hard, heat-cycled, early 2008-vintage race rubber.
Here's the link to full-sized video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkSyZAOFwY&feature=c4-overview&list=UUTSeW0MYVOMINbrsa7RVcLA
Edit: at least I still know how to position the car.
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