autocross tips

[S13hashiriya]

:help I went to my first autocross event last weekend. I was having a hard time controlling the car due to loss of traction. I was skidding on turns, braking, and at launch--even though I only revved to 3k RPMs. My tires were still cold after running the course. (The fastest cars in my class were finishing in mid 70 secs, I was 89 secs.) It felt as if the tires couldn't handle anything.

Of course, I need to improve my technique, and get better tires. I'll get 300ZX brakes, 5 lug conversion, and bigger, better tires when I get my SR swap. Any other suggestions to improve the handling?

My car is a '92 240SX base model coupe 5sp, gutted interior, stock everything except GP Sports coil-overs. Tires are CHEAP 205/60/15 (got 'em with the car) @ 40psi

[lessthanjakejohn]

http://www.240sx.org

go to the FAQ, there are some tips

[S13hashiriya]

http://www.240sx.org

go to the FAQ, there are some tips

thx for the link. yea, read that already, plus all kinds of other online autocross tips. However, I'm looking S13-specific handling improvement tips.

[makoto3838]

where'd u autoX at?how much did it cost to enter?

[89240sx]

you have your tires at 40 psi ? wouldnt that cause excessive loss of traction?

[S13hashiriya]

where'd u autoX at?how much did it cost to enter?

the particular event I attended was held at California Speedway. It was $30 for 3 laps. Check out http://www.scca.com for events in your area. There are also other organizations that have track events.

you have your tires at 40 psi ? wouldnt that cause excessive loss of traction?

well, if you read the autocross handbook for novices it advises RWD cars to inflate tires to 40 psi to minimize tire roll...

[96_S14_SE]

Those lil orange coney thingers are evil.... Take out as many as you see...

First rule of lloyds auto-cross handbook:Dont ***** about cone damage...Second rule:Have a rather beat to hell bumper so that you can follow rule 1

HEHEHE

Oh you want usefull stuff

Scca forums Solo2.org

These are great boards.

[D1GP]

Drop ride, stiff chassis, high performance tires, negative camber for better grip on turns,

And i guess you're drifting on an open differential (no lsd), which is a ***** to do. I think this is accomidating for most of your problem. Go buy an lsd (i reccomend kaaz)

[krazy skwerel]

30 damn dollars for 3 laps damn thats expensive. I payed 15 and got 8 laps the other day. Good ol' student discount. :batman. what class are you running I know it isn't g-stock cause of the coilovers. :batman

[S13hashiriya]

I'm in STS class

[krazy skwerel]

cool. 'bout how many cars did you have out there?

[S13hashiriya]

in my class, about 4 rows of 4-5 cars each, so 'bout 20, including 1 row for drivers sharing a car... Total participating was about 100. How about you? I can't imagine too many, since you got 8 laps each. (unless the course was mad short, or else you'll take like 12 hrs to finish everybody)

[krazy skwerel]

well this week was kinda messed up because they changed the date at the last minuite. we had 80 cars the week before and got 6 laps. Our average course is about 60 seconds. :batman