Damn Jason, with the exception of that 3rd run you were consistent as hell.

 

Yeah, consistently SLOW!

I had a good ride-along from an instructor on a fun run and he gave me a pointer or two... Hopefully I'll do better next time!

 

you weren't THAT slow.
you beat me, not that I am a great driver or anything, but you were running respectable times.

 

Yeah, I guess I did okay.

I'm just getting slaughtered in STS with my crappy Bridgestones and stock suspension! Looking back now, I wish I woulda spent my money on stuff other than expensive bolt-on's...

I don't mind losing to the mighty 1.8T or the venerable SR20DE...But losing to a '91 'Teg? Come on!

 

word! I've got CRAPPY firestones and stock suspension! I got raped in STS...oh well

 

Well I got worked pretty good in SM, like I said before, I need to tweak my suspension and spend a lot of time practicing before I'll place much better in this class.

 

Thats the reason I put off my tranny and engine work to buy my racing wheels instead. Though the last auto-x was not my greatest the new rubber made a very noticible difference.

Once I add a front strut brace and a fresh set of sport or adjustable rear shocks I will practically be done with my suspension mods (new bushings will eventually be a necessity).

While I can live with 300 HP at the rear wheels and the oil leaks, I am anxious to change my ring and pinion since that would really help my acceleration at the slower auto-x speeds.

At least at this stage of mods I feel much less limited by the car and can focus more on the whole driving side of the equation.

 

I quit goin to ft. meyers events cuz they are WAY too hot with NO shade at all and the course setup is the same every month out and back slalom with out reprieve. i may go september if i have nothing else to do but everyone in ft. myers takes advantage of every little discrepancy in the rules and has all the mods for their respective classes including everyone but sts is on R compounds it gets really old being verrrry good with the car that you have but not being able to compete because you didnt mod the piss out of your car it makes it too much like drag racing. autox is supposed to be mostly about the driver and if you think that you can drive my car better than me think again i have taught many an instructor a lesson or 2 in ol nessie i beat marc dana (evolution performance driving school) driving my car i drive that car to its limits but cant get even within a second or 2 of any one in my "class" (no harm no foul jessie just my opinion)

 

niels 2.5 is far from stock but once again still technically in stock class

 

i meant to ask you joe what makes you sts was it that NON-STOCK SHIFTER KNOB