The r3v autocross video thread

[GThomas]

From earlier this month. Came in first in my class and second fastest BMW overall against every generation of M car.

This is with RS-3 Version 2's

[wingnut1961]

Not so good runs on a old concrete runway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccFCey-SekA

[Wh33lhop]

From Daytona CFR SCCA event this past weekend. '89 325i/S52.
https://youtu.be/D9c9tu8S7M4

Karting track! That looks so fun!

[MINIz guy]

Not my best driving.

[wingnut1961]

From Daytona CFR SCCA event this past weekend. '89 325i/S52.
https://youtu.be/D9c9tu8S7M4

[MINIz guy]

Autox season has to have started for everybody. Post up those videos!

[tinkerputzer]

Yeah 3.73 with a g260 is a good compromise. PCA courses are always super wide open to let them stretch their legs. I'm usually neck and neck with other cars with similar power and weight and prep but the gt3 and z06 that are on hoosiers always blow us away. SCCA courses at the same venue are much more balanced and challenging and usually never see 3rd. I wasn't too happy with my driving that day. Just couldn't put a fast run together.

[dmmai]

tinkerputzer wrote:
Fast ass course. 3rd twice. The uneven pavement made going flat out in third around the sweeper a little interesting.

We've been running Porsche Club events the last few years on an old Naval Airfield. Those folks enjoy "spirited" courses and my 325is with 3.73 gears routinely runs out of revs three to eight times a run. A typical run will require 3rd at least twice. On one course last year, once I got into 3rd on the second corner, I never went back down. A one minute course entirely in third. That was entertaining. My little E30 (in 3rd gear) was rather badly outgunned by the Porsches. I couldn't quite keep within 3 seconds of FTD, but it was fun.
For their typical brisk courses, the 3.73 is the lowest gear that would work with the stock M20. Two of my friends have tried the 4.10 but were disappointed. They're great on tighter courses but not the PCA events.
Were I interested in actually competing, I would probably like to try something a little taller for their courses. But, for me the 3.73 is pretty great for street and for giggles.

[Jb325is]

Ugly, with no traction and no confidence in the car, but it sounds good. My friend beat me by .004 in a m20 stroker with similar suspension and better tires

[tinkerputzer]

Fast ass course. 3rd twice. The uneven pavement made going flat out in third around the sweeper a little interesting. This is my fastest run by a half second but yet the most boring.

[tinkerputzer]

Well driven, looks fun dude. Big ass slide mighta slowed you down a touch though. ;)

My codriver just bought an EF civic SI built for STC. I would have taken the class in this enduro if the (autozone) brakes hadn't failed on the last corner and DNF'd me. Fun little car, this is the first time I set foot in it and it only took me a corner or two to feel comfortable.

Thanks! Yeah it definitely killed the time a little but such fun.

Man that enduro looks like a blast. I was like oh no wtf when you went off course, what a bummer!

I've heard the EF's are great cars. Easy to drive fast and consistant.

[Wh33lhop]

This was a fun one :)

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Well driven, looks fun dude. Big ass slide mighta slowed you down a touch though. ;)

My codriver just bought an EF civic SI built for STC. I would have taken the class in this enduro if the (autozone) brakes hadn't failed on the last corner and DNF'd me. Fun little car, this is the first time I set foot in it and it only took me a corner or two to feel comfortable.

[matthugie]

Jeez, how many cones did you mow down? :p

All of them. Is that not what you're supposed to do?

The video isn't loading for me so I can't confirm, but I think I only got one on this run. My other 2 runs were clean, but this was my fastest if you don't count that pesky 2 seconds for the cone.

I did ride with a guy for a couple runs at the event before this where he was credited with 5+ on each run, and I think timing just couldn't keep up with the cone calls. He wasn't trying to hit them all, but he was. It was painful, even from the passenger seat.

[tinkerputzer]

This was a fun one :)

[Wh33lhop]

This is my best run from this weekend. It wasn't a normal competition in that this was a two day event, largely club against club. All of the autox regions from North and South Carolina join in, and the top 10 PAX times from each club are totaled and the collective lowest time wins. There is actually a large trophy that goes around and is held by the club that wins until the next year, and a lot of trash talking associated. They still do individual trophies, but it's secondary to the club competition. It's a lot of fun, and has a different atmosphere than most other Solo competitions.

As for the run itself, I was trying out a new sway bar setup and I wasn't entirely comfortable with the handling. The car was actually a lot more stable than I was used to so I was still trying to figure out the limits. I dropped a couple seconds across the 3 runs, but still easily had 1-2 seconds left on course. I was also surprised by the amount of grip given that I'm on NT01's and the ambient temp was only about 60*. Oh well, it's all part of the learning process.

Jeez, how many cones did you mow down? :p