Autocross Videos

[ct07gt]

I took some GoPro video at my last autocross event in Hartford, CT. I usually come in third behind a 480 awhp STi on Hoosier A6 and a Lotus Elise. The STi wins by a lot, the Lotus beat me by about a hundredth on his last run.

I will try to embed them, links for now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKwmqxSnix4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwVbV0T51TA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ndtJMB-Cc

 

[LAVAgt2012]

You show them cones Looked like some good runs (with the exception of them few cones on the first run)

 

[ct07gt]

That last gate is tight and if you didn't look ahead enough you end up going almost straight at it, understeer like that is the result.

 

[LAVAgt2012]

That last gate is tight and if you didn't look ahead enough you end up going almost straight at it, understeer like that is the result.

w/e I'm sure I would of cleared more cones on that run than you did

 

[StreetsideStig]

Very nice work! I can't wait until I start autocross next summer.

 

[MineralMan]

Thanks for posting the vids. I'm thinking of starting autoX next year, and watching your runs is reinforcing that I want to.

 

[ct07gt]

I will post more videos next week, I have an event this sunday. I would recommend autocross to anyone, it teaches you so much about how your car behaves at its limits. It kind of gets doing stupid things on the street out of your system too. It is not hard on the car either compared to drag racing or track days since you are not launching the car so hard and the runs are too short to overheat anything. Street pads are actually better than track pads since you don't use the brakes enough to get heat into track pads.

 

[ct07gt]

Nice Runs! What camera setup did you use, picture quality is great?

Its a GoPro Hero 960 on a suction cup mount.

 

[StreetsideStig]

Street pads are actually better than track pads since you don't use the brakes enough to get heat into track pads.

I've never considered this, but it makes perfect sense. That's good news for me, since I'm on a budget now, and probably will be still when solo starts next spring.