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I might not be able to run my car this weekend. Anyone willing to let me codrive. i will pay gas and entry fee.

I don't think i'll enter but I plan on watching since there is a carshow later on in the day at the same place.

I will be out Sunday with my friend in his GTI and my WRX should be fun!

Haha, I'll be out there, probably running novice... But I dont know how much fun it'll be to run in my 170 hp car...

HP doesn't matter to much in auto x. Shoot, last season, I kept up with WRX's and a swapped GC.
Plus, it is a ton of fun pushing your car to the limit, even though it may not have a gagillion hp.

Moose has it right. HP is not necessary. Watch Cory in his NA GC. He is almost keeping up with Stage 2 and beyond STIs. :)

Seriously, come out and learn to drive. Slowing down to make the corners correctly is much harder than getting on the gas pedal for the straights. And as a novice, you need seat time to figure that out. Don't be discouraged that you get your ass kicked by 135 HP Miatas and Hondas or the occasional saturn. Just come out and have fun.

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Yeah, you Van. Well within a few seconds anyway.

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Not to discourage you, but once you've been doing it for a while, you'll realize that "close" is more like 0.02 seconds. In your first season, it's not unusual to improve by 3 or 4 seconds each lap. Once you've done a season or two, you'll find you get all excited by improving a tenth.

I know what close is. But when the fact that the whole season last year he had more suspension mods done to the car, and a swap I felt quit pleased in the fact that we were that close.

Meh, I'd suggest you only be proud of yourself when you beat someone in a supposedly faster car, not when you come within seconds. I enjoy looking at raw times for that purpose, but I also enjoy improving in pax.

It's certainly a valid benchmark to compare yourself to another, more modified car, and see if your times are consistently off by around the same amount.

But it's not exactly supporting evidence for this statement:

Getting beat by 2 seconds isn't a case for horsepower not mattering. In fact, getting beat by 2 seconds consistently (for example) is evidence that the additional horsepower is actually worth 2 seconds per lap. :P

I rode with Moose last year and I was impressed, He's a good driver, especially working a 4eat around an autox course. The suspension didn't help me much as when I put on the rear sway I gave myself full rear toe out which has in turn made me a wimp in slaloms/turns. I gotta relearn everything.

I hopped in Moose's car to day to pre-run the course after we set it... and he laughed at me while I fished for the clutch pedal. hahaha. Course is set bitches, but you better stay away 'til tomorrow or my security team will go Rodney King all over your ass.

Thanks Moose.

Tomorrow? Friday test & tune??? :lol:

There is Friday Reg.

Just fittin ta post dat
5:30 to 7:30 I think

I will be there Sunday!! Watch out Cody!!

I should be out sunday too. Egads for ESP!

Nick and Nick, either of you want to trade rides the first one or two runs?

DK is going to the SF region divisional, so Rachel is on her own in the RX-8 this weekend at GSR. Keep an eye open and help her out if you can. (Unless she gets to drive a kart again, at which point, she gets no help. ;) )

I may come out Sunday, but my Dad's 80th birthday is this weekend and the Party is Sat.

if I'm not moving that day I plan on copiloting!!!!

I'll be there both days:D

firefli co-Driving or Navigating ?

I suppose that there's no better place to ask than here, but will there be rental helmets or do I need to quickly borrow a helmet?