12:05 Garage- ’70 Duster build
Drove the car out to the somewhat local auto cross event. What was supposed to be a 40 mile drive there ended up being 75 miles because a bridge over the I had planned to cross the Mississippi river was closed. So, a 35 mile detour and I got to the track. We got 3 runs in the morning and 3 runs after lunch. Thankfully, they didn't have it set up as a super technical course, rather a fast course with a really long slalom and some nice sweeping turns with a couple challenging sharp turns. I'm still trying to figure out what tire pressure to run for best grip. I feel like I had it too low as it was understeering a bit in the 90 degree turns. I got second in the CAM T class because there were only two of us...lol. They other car was an 86 fox body Mustang, all out auto x car. He had full cage, racing seats, huge tires all around, and clearly an alignment that would wear tires on the street in 100 miles. It was also trailered there. Remind me how an 86 model car fits into the "classic american muscle - traditional class?? It doesn't matter to me if he beat me. I'm doing it for fun and enjoying the car I built to enjoy on the street and take to the track. I've already done the opposite with this car - make fast on the track and suck on the street....
So, rountrip was 115 miles with 6 autox laps and I didn't even open the toolbox! I also averaged about 14mpg including the time on the track. I'll take it!
FYI. The bridge in the photo below is 24 miles over water and no shoulder. You have to trust your **** to get on that thing!
Drove the car out to the somewhat local auto cross event. What was supposed to be a 40 mile drive there ended up being 75 miles because a bridge over the I had planned to cross the Mississippi river was closed. So, a 35 mile detour and I got to the track. We got 3 runs in the morning and 3 runs after lunch. Thankfully, they didn't have it set up as a super technical course, rather a fast course with a really long slalom and some nice sweeping turns with a couple challenging sharp turns. I'm still trying to figure out what tire pressure to run for best grip. I feel like I had it too low as it was understeering a bit in the 90 degree turns. I got second in the CAM T class because there were only two of us...lol. They other car was an 86 fox body Mustang, all out auto x car. He had full cage, racing seats, huge tires all around, and clearly an alignment that would wear tires on the street in 100 miles. It was also trailered there. Remind me how an 86 model car fits into the "classic american muscle - traditional class?? It doesn't matter to me if he beat me. I'm doing it for fun and enjoying the car I built to enjoy on the street and take to the track. I've already done the opposite with this car - make fast on the track and suck on the street....
So, rountrip was 115 miles with 6 autox laps and I didn't even open the toolbox! I also averaged about 14mpg including the time on the track. I'll take it!
FYI. The bridge in the photo below is 24 miles over water and no shoulder. You have to trust your **** to get on that thing!