But if you just happened to roll your car in an empty parking lot while evading a stray kitten that darted into your path, they'd probably cover that...

 

be quiet and drive, have you tried to auto x in your scion yet, i did a few laps in my brothers xa stock, and slid once cuz i was going a lil too fast while turning, but the cars are pretty well set up, even thou you are kinda high of the ground in it, while i was driving it didnt feel at all like the cars was gonna roll, but i guess it can happen, its not impossible, but for a lancer to roll like that, there must have been soomething wrong with the tires idk

 

My first thought was "was it a rabbit"??? those seem to love rolling over in Auto-x's.

Charles

 

Yep, I've gone a couple times, 2-3 times I believe. You are right about the sliding, the stock tires are junk and you've got to be very easy and gradual with steering input and throttle. No rollover's yet here though..knock on wood!

 

best thing to do. don't be a hero, specially if it's your dd

 

No way. I see some guys out there at Sunrider's going all out, balls to the wall.

But I would never risk any damage to my car over a fun event like a local autocross. Even though it's a pretty competitive environment, it's not worth it. Loren and many other guys over at Sunriders have reiterated time and time again: If you think you are getting out of control, put two feet in. I just try to stay focused and level headed..I'm sure that's the best way to avoid dangerous incidents happening.

 

it's hard to flip at 30mph

 

It doesn't matter if you're competitive or not.

If you're getting out of control, the run is toast and you're not going to win anyway...might as well save the tires and 2 feet in.

Don't confuse being aggressive and competitive vs. trying to be a hero.

 

Most likey the culprit was the course itself. Seems to me...the biggest problem with autocross, is many small course designers try to make up for their limited area by making the course tighter and more challenging. What happens then is the car is going from one series of difficult to navigate gates to the next. The suspension is being taxed to its limit, twisting and contorting un-naturally from one tight turn to another.
Real race tracks are designed for fluid ingress and egress. Speed and skill, coupled with the machine's ability make the process of navigatiing the track more seemless and fluid....the track is designed for speed. Most autox courses are more like obsticle courses than race tracks. Not that there is anything wrong with that really...it's understandable, just unfortunate.

 

umm, cars are less likely to flip at a road course because of the speeds the cars are travelling at. At those speeds, the inertia of the car causes it to be less likely to flip, until you run off and your wheels dig, in which case the speed helps you flip...