i am 16 and have been driving since june i have a red eg lowered on cheapo springs. i watched an auto cross event out here in utah and i want to try it this summer, it looks way fun. do any of you guys on here have any advice for me? i am not doing it to win anything i just want to do it to drive. so any tips or advice would be super awesome . also i plan to invest some money into a better suspension this summer any advice? what do you guys like?
thanks alot
dusty

ps this is my car.

 

Autocross Guide - http://www.soloracer.com/autoxguide.html
Autocross Checklist - http://www.soloracer.com/autoxchecklist.html
General Info - http://www.tirerack.com/featur...k.htm
http://home.dejazzd.com/mlouie/autocross.html
Novice Handbook - http://www.miata.net/sport/autox.html
Grassroots Motorsports Beginners Guide - http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/flysolo.html

All of that is in the thread at the top of the forum. Other than that just go drive and have fun.

 

get there early
walk the course as much as you can
bring water, food, sunblock, a hat, sunglasses
check tire pressure, etc
watch others tackle the track
ride with veterans if possible
have someone with exp ride with you, just to make sure you arent doing anything extraordinarily wrong.
drive conservatively your first run then get more aggressive with each run
keep both hands on the wheel when not shifting
have fun!

 

Get lots of seat time. It's more fun than spending tons of money on bling parts, and you'll see tons of improvement.

Enjoy!

 

Look ahead,... no further ahead.

Ride with instructors!

Read as much as you can about the event, about autocrossing in general and about vehicle dynamics.

As Bruce Lee said, "... be like water"
As I say, "... be like sponge"

 

hey are you going the event in wendover? I went to the last event at the e-center( I was the white hatch with red gsr blades) That was my first event and it was awesome!

 

haha i was checking out your car. its super sick i didnt know it had a b20 in it, i am not ure aobout wendover. im not sure i can make it, if i see you at any of the events i will say hi, my car was parked in the hollywood connection praking lot because people stare at me when i go into parking lots because they think my car is fast and its not so i avoid that all together haha. did you see the sick black turbo coupe. i dug that car hopefully i will see you there next time, i saw you car and it looked awesome

dusty

 

Thanks for the compliments! Yeah stop by and say whats up next time i am the asian kid with glasses so if iam "standing next to it"(haha Fast and Furious) thats me!

 

I'm in UT as well... you should start by attending the driving school in Wendover this weekend.

http://utahscca.com/


Ill be driving the 97 ITR. My name is D (Dustin), any ?'s or if you need help setting up your car, feel free to ask!

Also look for my Girlfriend drivng a 97 Prelude, and my friend Zack driving a MR EG as well

 

Don't get discouraged or too frustrated.

 

yes i wil most likely be at wendover. but i cant come to the drivers school which suchs. but yeah i will come say hi to you guys if i see you. just look for my busted *** hatch, (door and fender on pass. side are black) hopefully iw ill see you guys there
and thanks for all the advice so far
dusty

 

I wont be there for driving school either but i will be there saturday for some TEXAS HOLD em' Yeah well see you there!

 

cool cool, maybe i could get a ride haha thats cool wendover will be super fun. so any more advice from anyone? also suspension setups that are good?
tthanks
dusty

 

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Drive your car before you start worrying about setups..

You don't want to buy things you don't need.

 

practice
practice
practice

seat time is probably the most valuable thing here

 

sometimes you can double your runs by going non-competition, it costs double you're technically not scoring against anyone but you get double the seat time, look ahead don't look at the turn you're in, but the next one, walk the course a bunch of times before the event, talk to more experienced drivers, and if they have a novice walkthrough, pay attention, also see if someone will give you a ride in their car

 

did you see that black coupe at the e center event? the turbo'd one with a black front mount? god that thing was super cool, i wish i had pics of it.

 

All you UT guys/gals are allways welcome down to join us in SinCity and have fun floggin' your car down here. Next Auto-X at the LVMS is APril 18....check here for details......http://www.lvrscca.org/