scca solo II question. PLZ HELP!

[crazydaver]

hi,i just joined cuz i am a new 240sx owner and i bought the car cuz i want to do autocross with it and i am only 16 so expect lots of questions from me. so my question is for my first scca solo II event i am wondering whta class i will be in. the mods i have are tein basic dampers and maybe a 2.5inch exhaust depending on how soon i get the cash and time to do it up. so would i be in street prepared? and what if i gutted all the rear of my interior with no back seats and interior side panels, would that bump me up to the prepared class? thanks!

[candela]

Just go to STS class and run for yoru first few events, it doesnt matter since i almost guarantee you wont be winning (unless teh turnout is weak).

Just get used to it, have fun and learn your car/techniques at first. You will then realize what mods you will need to be competitive and decide from there what class you want to prep for. Good luck!

[crazydaver]

ok thanks! i will get used to my car. but i havent driven it yet with the new tiens cuz my car isnt insured yet.

[crazydaver]

what is STS, like what kind of cars do you think i will be up against? not that it really matters to me im just out there to have fun!

[Altiman94]

just about anything short of the sports cars.

[sts76]

Do not gut your interior. That will throw you into a Mod class. As a newbie you won't win no matter what class you are in, but with a gutted interior the class you will end up in = mega dollars.

[K240]

HAve you put your coilovers on yet?, i have some but i havent installed them...how are they?

[SHIFTrl240]

sts is all n/a cars with displacement less than 3.5l (i think) that do not fall into a "stock" class. certain things like adding an LSD, i think maybe headers or more than just "bolt on" modifications will pop you into d street prepared.

if you take out the interior panels you would actually be in some sort of prepared or modified, but unless you win events they don't really care. i run in STS and i have my trunk gutted.. no big deal. depends on the people that run the event though.

in my area the top contenders in STS are a golf GTI, an older sentra, a 2.5 RS, and an integra/RSX. but i think i came in 2nd place last event...

[crazydaver]

ya i got the tein basic dampers on the way, just being shipped here,sry.and thanks for the advice about sts, im probly gunna gut my trunk, cuz my motor is bone stock and i am very new at it so i wont be winning for a long long time

[crazydaver]

or maybe i wont gut the interior till my first few events, i will wait and see!.thanks again

[SHIFTrl240]

its even better if your a coupe they cant see the gutting unless you pop the trunk

[crazydaver]

ya im a hatch...so that sucks, owell.i should have hawk break pads on so that will help me.

[Chingon]

so you have to pay more money if you are better equipped (are in a higher class)?

[crazydaver]

no i think its just one entry fee for all, just depends what venue you go to that the prices will change

[Def]

You have to pay more money to be competitive is what people are saying. I can't ever see a 240SX being competitive at a MOD class, and even Street Modified(SM) would be a MAJOR stretch for someone with less than $5-7k in mods on one of these cars. The cars that dominate that class are usually BMW E36 M3's with superchargers and widebody kits.

Don't take out your interior, although you can legally take out your spare. Most things you will probably do to the car will put you in STS, but a motor swap puts you in SM.

Just go out there and have fun, and don't be afraid to ask someone for some pointers or maybe to ride with you and give you some advice. Don't really expect to win for a LONG time.

I autocrossed pretty actively for about two years and I was about midpack with a really underprepped car for the class. Guys could go out there and beat me with only a few events under their belt because they had R-compounds and a few mods. On the other hand, I did beat some guys with maybe R-compounds and a mostly stock car with my mostly stock car on street tires. Skill does matter alot, but money does as well(up to a point).

[crazydaver]

ok thanks for the advie,iv been looking into autocross and reading and reading and reading, i know i will get wooped my first year or two probly, i just wanna go out and race cuz its what i love to do and my friend with an fc3s is goin with me so i will have a friend there, so it should be fun!

[Shaefer Thomas]

While on the subject, anyone know any good websites for finding autox tracks/events in your particular area?

[crazydaver]

i live in alberta,canada,but usually google is a good way to search for sites,thats what i used and found a car club that does all this and it was really cool

[Def]

While on the subject, anyone know any good websites for finding autox tracks/events in your particular area?

http://www.scca.org/

Autocross is called SoloII. Just find your region and they should have a schedule and information up.