[funked1]

FTD, FTP on the tightest course I have seen. First gear the whole way. Bone stock SS 1LE. This car is amazing.

[kropscamaro16]

god thats a confusing auto x course lol

[MatthewAMEL]

Glad you had fun.


Nightmare course.

[TRZ06]

Originally Posted by kropscamaro16

god thats a confusing auto x course lol

LOL, that is one thing that has kept me from trying AutoX. I have a buddy who does it a lot and I watch his videos and think to myself, the cones are all over the place ans spaced as such, that I really have no clue when and where the course goes.

Maybe it makes more sense from behind the wheel, but from the videos I have seen, cones are everywhere and I can't tell what the course looks like.

[kropscamaro16]

Originally Posted by TRZ06

LOL, that is one thing that has kept me from trying AutoX. I have a buddy who does it a lot and I watch his videos and think to myself, the cones are all over the place ans spaced as such, that I really have no clue when and where the course goes.

Maybe it makes more sense from behind the wheel, but from the videos I have seen, cones are everywhere and I can't tell what the course looks like.

yea i have done some puretrack before which is a combination of cones and curbing and its super easy to figure out the course but this type of auto x just looks confusing as hell haha but being on track > parking lot chasing cones

[UnknownJinX]

Cool video. Maybe when I go back and do Autocross in mine, I should try sticking with 1st. It's tall enough for that to be viable.

Originally Posted by TRZ06

LOL, that is one thing that has kept me from trying AutoX. I have a buddy who does it a lot and I watch his videos and think to myself, the cones are all over the place ans spaced as such, that I really have no clue when and where the course goes.

Maybe it makes more sense from behind the wheel, but from the videos I have seen, cones are everywhere and I can't tell what the course looks like.

There is a GPS map in the top right corner of the video.

That one looks a bit confusing, but there are course walks beforehand and you will learn the specific combination of cones and what they mean quickly.

Try it. If you ever feel bad for screwing up, remember that I didn't pay attention at the course walk and ended up getting 3 or 4 DNF in my RX-8 when I did Autocross the first time.

[foshjowler]

I'd bet there were a ton of DNF's on that course. That was very much so a "sea of cones" and way too much variability in which way to go. Most courses won't have any parts that you have to go through twice, really depends on the club and location though.

[funked1]

Originally Posted by foshjowler

I'd bet there were a ton of DNF's on that course. That was very much so a "sea of cones" and way too much variability in which way to go. Most courses won't have any parts that you have to go through twice, really depends on the club and location though.

The DNFs weren't too bad. They used a lot of extra guide cones, and you just had to remember to keep left on the "roundabout" and always take the third exit.

[funked1]

Originally Posted by UnknownJinX

Cool video. Maybe when I go back and do Autocross in mine, I should try sticking with 1st. It's tall enough for that to be viable.



There is a GPS map in the top right corner of the video.

That one looks a bit confusing, but there are course walks beforehand and you will learn the specific combination of cones and what they mean quickly.

Try it. If you ever feel bad for screwing up, remember that I didn't pay attention at the course walk and ended up getting 3 or 4 DNF in my RX-8 when I did Autocross the first time.

At most courses I eventually run out of revs in 1st and have to shift up. But the Reno site is small enough that 1st is perfect. On courses that need 2nd, I usually stay in 1st until I get to the fast part, then use 2nd until it gets really slow. Rev match makes it easy to downshift when needed. There is still plenty of torque in 2nd, but 1st makes it easier to rotate the car.

[funked1]

Originally Posted by TRZ06

LOL, that is one thing that has kept me from trying AutoX. I have a buddy who does it a lot and I watch his videos and think to myself, the cones are all over the place ans spaced as such, that I really have no clue when and where the course goes.

Maybe it makes more sense from behind the wheel, but from the videos I have seen, cones are everywhere and I can't tell what the course looks like.

It's easier to figure out in person. And after a few events you get better at it. I still have days where I get lost on course. It's good to make or bring some friends to help you figure out where you goofed. Or record video so you can play it back.

[ICTsccaCamaro]

Whatever that was is not autocross, that would be painfully tight.

[funked1]

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

Glad you had fun.


Nightmare course.

Oh you ain't seen nothin yet! SCCA had a course at Crow's Landing last year that was basically a cone puzzle. I DNFed every run except my final run. And on that run I thought I had DNFed and stopped pushing because I was busy yelling naughty words, so my time was crap.