Auto-x noob could use a helpful hint.

[Jean]

You don't need "track compounds", get some good street tire first (falken azenis, hankook rs2s). Once you learn to drive fast on those, then switch over to dot-r compound. There is a learning curve on tires.

[TDE30]

You don't need "track compounds", get some good street tire first (falken azenis, hanook rs2s). Once you learn to drive fast on those, then switch over to dot-r compound. There is a learning curve on tires.

For serious, especially for an autocross.

[Stu]

Learn on the shittiest possible tires. Get a 195/60/14 that will hold air and has decent tread. I'm thankful for running through 6 sets of shitbag 195/65/14's before having a relatively sticky tire. Sticky tires will simply cover up mistakes. Learn how to drive the car; then make changes!

[Jean]

Not only will they cover up mistakes, but once you go PAST the point of mistake, you won't save it.

[rwh11385]

Stop thinking of fucking farm animals while driving...

[Asbradley21]

Stop thinking of fucking farm animals while driving...

What the fuck? Thanks for shitting on my otherwise nice thread.

Thanks for the help guys, I'm sure I did a shitload wrong, I need to review the video's of my runs to pinpoint the issues. As I said, this is the first autocross I've run in my e30.

[TDE30]

Wait, I thought the e30slut guy was fond of the goats. Don't tell me we have more of these guys. Aww damn.

[whiltebeitel]

+1 on the shitty tire mod. Easiest way to learn to go faster. You won't beat your friends now, but you will stomp them later.

[Asbradley21]

Well, I've got shit tires, I could have shittier, but I don't have my 14in basketweaves anymore. But I'm sure these will do. I've been looking for an excuse to burn them up so I can use my stack of decent michelins I have sitting in my garage.

[Hallen]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe318is
drop the front pressures.

Understeer [plow]:
lower the front, or raise the rear.

Oversteer:
raise the front, lower the rear.

OR, try slower entry speeds.

man, my car must be way different - because it does exactly the opposite from that.

That's because Joe has it backwards.

[E30 Motorsports]

I have pictures of my old ES getting on 3 wheels with 300,000 miles and stock everything. Only mod was Falken Azenis tires. They make a world of difference. If you can, pick up a set of bottlecaps, and get some decent tires put on them, and then hit up the AutoX again.