PurpleTurtle
12-23-2006, 09:58 PM
The PurpleTurtle and I had a good year autocrossing with THSCC in NC. I ran 6 autocrosses in a PAX'd Street Tire class (GS pax), and finished third in the season points (okay, the top 2 cars in TIR did not qualify for the season's point championship, but then over 17 cars ran in TIR sometime over the season, so I feel pretty good about it).
The final autocross did not count for points, and everyone had to run in standard (non-pax) classes. The Turtle and I actually won GS! It was a high speed open course (3rd gear at 2 places), so it was a matter of how much speed you could handle. You don't need a lot of torque on sweepers and high speed lane changes, right up the TI's alley. Even the M3 guys were giving us thumbs up afterwards!
The Turtle ran this year with: K&N air filter, Mobil One oil, Borbet Type R rims (slightly more offset, but within stock class specs), 205/50/15 Kumho 711s on front, 205/50/15 Falken Ziex 512s on back, Koni Yellow shocks (back set medium since they do not external adjust, and front near firm to full firm), about 1/4 tank of gas, 32 PSI front, 36 PSI back.
Before next season I hope to add a cat-back exhaust (but it cannot be too loud, I drive the Turtle at least 4 days a week), and some stickier tires (either street class or true auto-x tires for GS). If I stumble on some great deals for other used suspension parts (cross brace, sway bars, strut bars), I may actually switch to DSP (it is actually less competitive at THSCC, my son-in-law won the season in DSP in his 1990 VW Corrado, which he is trying to sell if anyone is interested).
How did everyone else do this year, and what configuration did you run?
The final autocross did not count for points, and everyone had to run in standard (non-pax) classes. The Turtle and I actually won GS! It was a high speed open course (3rd gear at 2 places), so it was a matter of how much speed you could handle. You don't need a lot of torque on sweepers and high speed lane changes, right up the TI's alley. Even the M3 guys were giving us thumbs up afterwards!
The Turtle ran this year with: K&N air filter, Mobil One oil, Borbet Type R rims (slightly more offset, but within stock class specs), 205/50/15 Kumho 711s on front, 205/50/15 Falken Ziex 512s on back, Koni Yellow shocks (back set medium since they do not external adjust, and front near firm to full firm), about 1/4 tank of gas, 32 PSI front, 36 PSI back.
Before next season I hope to add a cat-back exhaust (but it cannot be too loud, I drive the Turtle at least 4 days a week), and some stickier tires (either street class or true auto-x tires for GS). If I stumble on some great deals for other used suspension parts (cross brace, sway bars, strut bars), I may actually switch to DSP (it is actually less competitive at THSCC, my son-in-law won the season in DSP in his 1990 VW Corrado, which he is trying to sell if anyone is interested).
How did everyone else do this year, and what configuration did you run?