Fast times autocross vid

[shomesomesho]

Check out one of the local hotshoes in his Quad4 Oldsmobile dodging cones last weekend's event. Pay attention there's a surprise cameo appearance at the end. .

Fast Times in Everett

 

[NoSHOAllGo]

That guy is fast! But wait, you got the best SHO comment from that link you posted. Here it is, "Wait, was that a Ford Taurus (tan sedan) pulling up to the start? Somebody out there actually autocrosses a Taurus that's hilarious LOL!!" Haha good stuff. But how did you do on that event?

 

[shomesomesho]

The Ford Taurus finished 8th of 114 overall, which was a little over 0.5 sec faster than that guy in the video.

Would have finished 3rd except I bumped a cone out of place. :banghd: :banghd: :banghd: Soooooo close, yet so far away. :shakehead :shakehead :shakehead

 

[NoSHOAllGo]

Congrats man thats awesome. How thats coil-over kit doing? Did you have to change your set-up for this event?

 

[shomesomesho]

Yes, I made some minor changes to the setup, namely added more rear negative camber and less rear toe-out to counteract the tendency to snap oversteer. Currently the rear toe-out is 1/16" (down from 1/8"), and the rear camber is -2.25 deg (from -2.10 deg). This minor change made a huge difference. I can really mash the throttle on those big sweepers, turn hard, and brake late and the rear for once sticks like it should.

Now it's time to work more on the mental aspect of this game, i.e. avoid killing cones.

Oh and the other change I'm waiting to make is the steering wheel. I just ordered a 13.8" Sparco to replace the big honkin' stock ferris wheel. Hopefully that will help speed things along too.

 

[NoSHOAllGo]

Yeah I was wondering if you did or not. Very cool though you know how to dial her in. And as for the cone-killing, its just part of the game. I couldnt imagine your times without cone penalties. Theyd be brutally quick. But again man great job. Looking forward to more of your races.