C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 i really want to get into both, but dont know where to start, i found a place for both http://www.noraracing.net/ i want to build a car for either one or maybe even both, any pointers tips sites ANYTHING to move me along on these races, like what hondas are best what race you prefer anything i want to get all the knowledge i can in about these races, and yes im doing my own research but its always nice to hear about it with you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafdark Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I do HPDE events and SCCA autocross. I suggest signing up for an SCCA membership and do autocross for a year. It helps you pickup on all the little things about your car, tires pressure and temps, brake pad compounds, throttle feel... then after that start getting into HPDE events. I normally just tag on with some other clubs to go racing. BMWCCA always has a ton of events and they open up registration to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 so i can auto cross my stock car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafdark Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 absolutely. You'll be more competitive in stock class than I am in my heavily modified class. I know lots of guys who will rent a stock crappy car to autocross if theirs isnt running for an event. Just dont tell your insurance company or the rental place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 lol ill remember that, so do i risk any damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafdark Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Risk? Yes. Odds? very very low. Although at my most recent autocross the university put signs all over the parking lot making it marginally unsafe. They adjusted the course and went on as planned regaurdless... the change of course made it so when a guy slid really far wide around a turn and lost control he ended up in the spectators area and some lady broke her leg. This is not typical, in fact they got in deep crap for letting the event go on after the original safety concerns. But that is the ONLY accident I have ever seen during autocross. They specifically setup the course so that if you loose control and slide all over the place you dont hit anything. example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 o man that looks so fun, with that kinda of stress on the car turnin tight ones could the break anything suspension wise or wheels or rack and pinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafdark Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 nope, no damage to anything. Even the wear on your tires and brake pads isn't too bad. Once you do it often you will want to upgrade to some decent brake pads and better tires slightly more often than your used to. To tech in, all they check for is that you emptied your trunk and cabin, nothing loose at all. and that the battery is properly tied down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 so id have to gut it again cause just about everything is loose lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 an old friend's nsx was destroyed at an hpde... and he wasn't even on the track at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 well thats prolly a different story or was he hit by someone racing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 well thats prolly a different story or was he hit by someone racing? an evo went off the track and plowed into his nsx and his friend's g35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 ouch, ef all that, but thats prolly one in a mill could there be tranny damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafdark Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 If your not good at driving stick.. then yes, you can ruin some syncros. But that can happen off the track too. My syncros got ruined when I tried to teach my sister how to drive stick. Damage at HPDEs are completely different than autocross. At an HPDE you take on a lot more risk at much higher speeds. Again they try to limit risk by having an instructor in every car and by limiting passing to the straight when you are waved by. Still, the point of an HPDE is to push your car to its limits around turns at high speed. spinning and going into a tire wall is a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C92hatchX Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 i think im going to get started with autocross befor i start track racing, and im fairly new at 5spd but im not bad at it, i started last summer and i drive all day everyday so i think im good i guess how can i practice all the autocross stuff without being at a race?, like how do i get the muilti tasking and stuff down so when i do go i down get tangled up on my first run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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