Originally posted by BodyRollin'
bwahahahah that is what you think try 90 in the middle of a slaloam in a bone stock integra LS on falkens (not vtec and not on R compounds) then you have the sebring event last year lol and leonards stang isnt stock most of us were hittin about 65-70 in that section of g'ville.
Both cases are way faster than Solo II should be. Read the Solo II rule book. Speeds for "the fastest" Stock and Street Prepared cars should not normally exceed normal highway speeds. The fastest Stock and SP cars are blindingly fast cars and those speeds should only be achievable with the stickiest of autocross rubber.
But, hey, I wasn't there. If they can get away with that kind of speed for a short period on an isolated part of the course without creating a safety issue, more power to 'em.
maybe a way to increase intrest in these autox's would be to adjust the classing, that is the only roblem i have with the miata autox's (all be it that i always attend them when i can) the classes are modified, miata, v8, and anything less than v8. that is really annoying knowing that when someone shows up in an S2000 or whatever, it is in the same exact class as someones stock civic or integra or whatever. just a thought
Well, remember that SunRiders autocrosses are usually very small, it's hard to have proper classing with a group of only 30-40 drivers... you end up with two people in each class, and what's the point? Also remember that SunRiders autocrosses are more about fun than competition.
We have actually simplified our classing for this season. You'll probably like it even less, but I think it will work for our purposes.
Classes are:
Virgin (first timer)
Street Tire Novice
Street Tire Experienced
Race Tire Novice
Race Tire Experienced
These classes key on the two Most Important Things in autocrossing: Driver and Tires.
More often than not, at a casual autocross like ours, a good driver on good street tires can beat many "faster" cars with better tires. Remember, it's a driver's game!