Frosty_DUB
03-21-2004, 07:09 PM
Wow I had a blast. I hereby declare drag racing to be totally GAY. hehe.
The school was on sat. Got there at 830, started at 10. There were 5 kinds of i forget what they call them, "obstacles". They set up a kidney bean shaped track thing, a 180 sectionwhere you have to do a 180 degree corner, a slalom, a track walking section, emergency braking lane change section, and a 90 degree corner section. At first i was nervous and making mistakes, but by the end of the class, i was doing ok.
Today (sunday) was the actual race. I only got 4 runs in, they were suppose to go again after every group ran once, but they didnt. My first run I got an 81. (track was fast and long.) My dad also got an 81 his first run (in the benzo). My times decreased from a 78 to a 76 and a 75 with a cone. The FTD was a supercharged miata that got a 61.
During the fun run I got my time down to a 73.2 which I though was good, i only thought i could get a 75. I rode with my dad and kinda directed him and he ended up getting a 73.9, He placed 3 people ahead of me on the actual race though.
Next time I will work the track the first time, to get a good look at the lines the fast guys take.
All in all, autox kicks ass. I did ok for my first time(not knowing much about how my car handles). I will try to go to more races, if my funds are not tight. I will post pics some guy took as soon as he posts them. :D
The school was on sat. Got there at 830, started at 10. There were 5 kinds of i forget what they call them, "obstacles". They set up a kidney bean shaped track thing, a 180 sectionwhere you have to do a 180 degree corner, a slalom, a track walking section, emergency braking lane change section, and a 90 degree corner section. At first i was nervous and making mistakes, but by the end of the class, i was doing ok.
Today (sunday) was the actual race. I only got 4 runs in, they were suppose to go again after every group ran once, but they didnt. My first run I got an 81. (track was fast and long.) My dad also got an 81 his first run (in the benzo). My times decreased from a 78 to a 76 and a 75 with a cone. The FTD was a supercharged miata that got a 61.
During the fun run I got my time down to a 73.2 which I though was good, i only thought i could get a 75. I rode with my dad and kinda directed him and he ended up getting a 73.9, He placed 3 people ahead of me on the actual race though.
Next time I will work the track the first time, to get a good look at the lines the fast guys take.
All in all, autox kicks ass. I did ok for my first time(not knowing much about how my car handles). I will try to go to more races, if my funds are not tight. I will post pics some guy took as soon as he posts them. :D