240srevenge

wut do u guys think about a 240sx for autox cuz im gettin out of the whole street racing thing

w0rd

240's are good cars. Don't be a pussy.

Registration is still open for a couple days for the NASA event. https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=404

And after that you have the PCA event on the 27th in Zephyrhills.

mofugga

they're only good for drifting but anything will work at autox & it's much safer than street racing plus it teaches you to be a better driver.

w0rd

lol, it's competitive in every class it goes to. STS, SM, GS, DSP, etc.

D-Roll

+1 It's a blast

djben

comparatively speaking my car is terrible for autocross but I still have had a lot of fun at the two events I've gone to

get out, have fun, then decide what you want to do.

just based on what I have seen and heard, miatas are pretty damn good (cheap as hell to boot) as is the s2000.

mofugga

since when are m3's terrible???

djben

since a Miata, S2000, Mini, etc will spank the shit out of it

I'm speaking of the E46 M3 here btw. The E36 M3 is a better autocross car -- at the least it is 200lbs+ lighter than the 3400lb E46. The only thing the E46 has over it is looks (imo!) and a more powerful motor.

Muddy

With a good alignment and good tires, a well driven e46 M3 could beat those cars at the autox.

djben

I can see it doing a lot better if you pull off the typical weight saving mods which can get it in the 3200lb range (sunroof delete which you will rarely see but worth 45lbs, rear seat removal, racing seats, trunk liner removal, lightweight battery, lightweight wheels, mabye some others im missing, probably some CF parts), suspension upgrade, r compounds....but in stock form it just seems too heavy. I havent seen any of us e46 m3's pull off times at any of the recent autocrosses that were really close to the faster cars. Not that there have been many, but I know Penny+Carlos have had r comp tires on their e46 m3 and fitzuni (steel grey, smg) has a pretty good suspension setup but hasn't run r compound tires yet.

Even getting the E46 M3 down to 3200lbs, isnt that still like 1000lbs heavier than a Miata? Of course my car has a decent amount of HP, but the last two autocross events havent seemed very HP-favorable. I know I'm new but you fuckers in your lighter cars can really whip around cones -- I think my car would need at least the forementioned mods + more skill on my part to be able to pull that off