I am interested in becoming an amature driver. I would like to find a class of racing that is competitive and I can drive my own accord. I am going to practice some auto X this spring and I want to visit the local SCCA hill climb asscosiation to watch some races. Does anyone have any info on what class of racing I could enter a pretty much factory accord in and what type of licences I would need or any other info that would apply? Thanks

 

start with autocrossing for awhile and then try NASAs HPDE(driving education) events at various tracks, and high speed karting can help you become a better driver as well...

 

lots of info on racing here https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=353425
as for the accord, if you're serious about racing you might want to invest in a more economical platform, parts get damn expnsive...

 

yep Autocrossing will be a good way to start out. A stock 4cyl Accord will be in H Stock (HS). Most mods will bump it up to Street Touring S (STS), and if you go really far with the mods, you'll be in F Street Prepared (FSP)...


Modified by LX4CYL at 4:51 PM 12/29/2003

 

Yeah I run in STS for my region, but if you are serious like the previous reply you should get something lighter/smaller--Accords are for lovers of the hobby etc--not full bred racing unless you have endless amounts of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

What car would you suggest getting?

 

you need several thousand dollars and a lot of disposable income

 

88-95 civic hatchback/SI is pretty much what i prefer for autocrossing. Im picking one up within the next year or so--but there are others that can be solid little cars (Miata etc.)

 

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i wouldn't

start out by attending racing school, learn it from the pro.
Plastic body saturn would be the weapon of choice, light and cheap.

 

Yeah I am going to join the SCCA (once I get enough $$$ so it'll be in like 10 years ahha) and as for stock Accords 2.2 litre they run in the F class which is like the lowest one sorta the v6's run a little higher class.....but yeah you need racing school first iono like $500 (probably less though)...look here though
http://www.scca.com/getstarted/mem_info.html

 

heh, as for the Accord not being a cost effective autocross car, who cares? I drive the Accord my parents bought for me, and I plan to keep it for a very long time. As a college student, buying another car is not an option, so I'm happy to modify my 6th gen's suspension as much as possible. Once I'm out of college earning a real salary (hopefully), I can then look at buying another car. For now, I hope to do lot's of autocrosses primarily to learn, and <U>have fun!</U>

 

to each is own from the previous reply, something cheap and reliable is the best way to start in autocrossing (thats just my opinion). high performance driving school is more expensive han a few autox tries and then you can advance to instructor use

 

heh, I guess it's all in how serious you are. In my case I'm just in it for the fun. You can't get too serious when funds are limited, and you drive an Accord!

 

i agree man, it is about the fun and whatever you can afford and the style you prefer. keep it real

 

great, thanks for all the info! I want to practice some auto crossing for now in my Accord untill I can buy a 92 hatch (have to stick with Honda) But my primary goal is to build a nice clean Mugen TSX I want to replicate the Mugen Prototype Euro R featured a couple of months ago in Honda Tunning. Most beautiful Honda on the planet, well not far ahead of the S touring Accords.

 

first of all you will need several thousand dollars just to get the car to spec to race
meaning cage, fire system, seat, harness, suit, helmet, kill switch, etc.
then several driving schools before racing schoolis a good idea or you will get no where in a SCCA school

then you will need an unlimited budget for tires, brakes, borken parts, etc.

if you want to build a TSX then look into spending tens of thousands just to get going

if you want to be competitive multipy all that by 10

 

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Aren't those the same thing?