Got back from first autox

[jweb]

I'm heading out to my first auto x this sunday, I can't wait.

[808BMW]

I have to wait a whole month for the next one. Its funny how flogging on my car for a little over 3 combined minutes has given me more enthusiasm about it than the last 3 years of having it :P

[Matt86es]

Yeah, ours don't start until March. I'm excited as it will be the 2nd time I've auto-xed the E30 and the first time with H&R/Bilstein, sways, etc. I can't wait!

[e30Matt]

I was quite surprised when autocrossing the 318, how much you actually had to "throw" the car around to turn decent lap times. I was taking a decent line, but not getting on it enough to break it loose or get the rear out, and was turning 54.xx on a pretty open track... it wasn't until later in the day during fun runs that I actually started pushing the car and effectively powersliding around corners that I started turning better times... best time of the day was my last fun run, a 50.something.

I'd just take as much of an out/in/out line as possible and get on the gas to rotate the car coming out of the corners. You'd be surprised what it'll do for you.

[Mystikal]

I was quite surprised when autocrossing the 318, how much you actually had to "throw" the car around to turn decent lap times. I was taking a decent line, but not getting on it enough to break it loose or get the rear out, and was turning 54.xx on a pretty open track... it wasn't until later in the day during fun runs that I actually started pushing the car and effectively powersliding around corners that I started turning better times... best time of the day was my last fun run, a 50.something.

I'd just take as much of an out/in/out line as possible and get on the gas to rotate the car coming out of the corners. You'd be surprised what it'll do for you.

Very true. '04 was my rookie year and I was laying down surprisingly good times, always at least midpack in a class where EVERYTHING is legal (slicks, cages, gutted race cars...). I let Randy Sparre take my car for a run, and he beat me by something like 4 seconds and came 0.1 behind one of the said race cars. The entire run was literally one long drift, I don't think the rear end ever settled. :shock:

[jweb]

I just got back from being at the auto x all day. It was the most fun I've had in a long time, and I won my class. (Novice)

[///M Powered]

I just got back from being at the auto x all day. It was the most fun I've had in a long time, and I won my class. (Novice)

Nice!

Nice sig too.

[e9nine]

I just got back from being at the auto x all day. It was the most fun I've had in a long time, and I won my class. (Novice)

Congrats J. Where was this at?

[jweb]

Cordele. It was around an hour south of Macon on I-75

[e9nine]

SCCA or BMWCCA? Any other e30s out there?

[jweb]

Scca, there weren't even any other bmw's there.

[Axxe]

Hey mystikal, where do you run? I plan on starting autocrossing this year as soon as I do my suspension.

[Mystikal]

Hey mystikal, where do you run? I plan on starting autocrossing this year as soon as I do my suspension.

http://www.trillium-bmwclub.ca/trillium/site/home.jsp

[Stu]

I think I was faster with the M42. ;) Not really, but with the S50 and being used to auto-xing with an M42 (flatfoot), it was more a battle (but a fun one) to keep the rear from lighting up.

[808BMW]

Just got home from seoncd autox...
Got in 2 runs, then it started raining for my last 2 runs.
Got ~53seconds in the dry, day best was ~48 (mitsu evo). Think my best in the rain was 55 seconds.