you guys ever seen this I ran across it reading about the history of Autox it looks to me like really frustrating first gear courses. Also like it would not be much fun in a FWD car.

http://c-racing.web.infoseek.c...1.wmv

 

Looks like gymkhana, which was originally done on horses (still is), then they started doing it with cars, and autocross was derived from that. It's my understanding that automobile gymkhana is still popular in some countries, but not so much in the US.

 

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Gymkhana is still alive and kicking in Japan.

The trick to doing the really tight turns in a FWD car is using the hand brake, which is very abnormal for those of us who are used to autocross and HPDE's.

 

I would not mind some of those tight corners in a Autox but not a whole course of them. Would be a interesting challenge.

 

LOL...glad I watched the whole thing...the ending makes it worth it.

 

HAHA I never even watched the end

http://c-racing.web.infoseek.co.jp/index2.html

this is the page were I got the vids some of the ones with the nsx are pretty cool.

 

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you just need to set the car up right...

http://xfer.gofastvideo.com/ga...i.wmv

 

it thought he was free styling

 

These skills are usefull in evading those damn parking lot security guards.

 

that is the shortest wheelbase mini I've ever seen! Looks like a chop job.....

 

....damn those security guards.

 

traction roll!!! hell yea!

 

test where the rider and the horse becomes one.
cept now you do it with a car lol.

 

they also have them for motorcycles. Here is a vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTO2s7wyrFs

for those who have ridden a motorcycle can appreciate the skill that goes into this run. I know its a repost.

 

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Yeah, that's pretty damned impressive!