First AutoX of the season!

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:31 pm

Well this past weekend was the first event thrashing the new car.

I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of seat time I had and the car handles amazing with just the stock suspension. We had enough time for a few extra runs and I swapped cars with hubby for one. I can definitely say his 07 STI handles a bit different from the 08, the weight transfer is not as even or smooth as in the hatch. Plus, he has race slicks and I am on stock wheels/tires. Lots of pics were taken, but I'm just waiting to get copies since they were done by other people. Waiting for the vid of Phil's fun run (sorry, but I wasn't as good at holding the camera steady!)In car vid of one fun run (Hubby is holding the camera)a few taken by a friendPhil

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:13 pm

pretty cool...i look at the pylons and tryin to figure out how you know exactly where to go??

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Tue May 06, 2008 9:13 pm

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction Â»pretty cool...i look at the pylons and tryin to figure out how you know exactly where to go??The ones that are pointed down are facing the the way you need to go around. When your driving the track it's not nearly as hard to tell where to go.Hope: that was a really nice run (I don't have sound at work) but it looked pretty smooth, Do they switch that track around? or do you know it pretty good?

NibCrom · Post by **NibCrom** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:28 pm

Sweet! I wish a stock Vibe was race ready!

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:53 pm

well, they change the course each event, but there is always a 180 turn on one end and a slalom on the other. it just depends on what's in the middle that's usually different. LOL.But Phil's vid finally uploaded but my camera skills are lacking in comparison to his, so.... quite a bit choppy. sorry. For comparison sake, my run was 38.863 on street tires and this run with Phil was 38.319 on race rubber. granted, having an extra person in the car throws off your weight ratio, so you have to adjust a little. Neither runs were our fastest times of the day, Phil ran 37.492 (counted) and my fastest was 37.801 (didn't count because it was a fun run). My fastest time that counted was 38.571.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:27 am

hehe yeah thats not that steady ^^^ ah well. It gives off the illusion that I'm going VERY fast. The weight transfer (rotation) is different in the 08 STi but I can't say its better then my 07. Both cars handle VERY well but in their own different way. I have the slicks on my car but last year ran DOT street/summer tires. They handled very well also and the weight rotation felt the same on them as it did on the slicks. only difference is of course the slicks have some GRIP. Doesn't mean it made me faster though. I'm not at liberty to say which car is actually better because as I said... both are VERY good but different. I am more then happy with mine.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Wed May 07, 2008 5:03 am

wow hope, that footage of the mountains was pretty good, and i think i saw a track once or twice man i love the sound of subies...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:43 am

ya ya ya i know..... i'll have the new in car cams figured out before the next event so we don't have the bad footage anymore. LOL

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:50 am

Looks like fun,I wish I lived closer to you guys.I noticed something in the second vid,is that a crack in your windshield.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:11 pm

Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»Looks like fun,I wish I lived closer to you guys.I noticed something in the second vid,is that a crack in your windshield.maybe it's from the camera bouncing all over the place. ok ok i'm done with the wisecracks i can't wait to get my business going and be doing the things hope n mav do

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:13 pm

LOL. yes, Phil has a crack in his windshield. got it as we drove the car home last year after signing the pwk. I already have a pit in mine too, gotta fix it tomorrow.

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:38 pm

damn he got a crack on the way home from picking it up?? not cool my windshield is so sandblasted that driving under streetlights at night time is getting annoying maybe toolguy can make us some windshield protectors

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Wed May 07, 2008 9:36 pm

Yeah, I noticed the crack too, wait... there was a track? I thought he was just flying down a country road LOL...Mav, you're right, it does look faster just b/c of how the camera is...You got some mad camera skills, Hope's track vid was sooo smooth.You would have been a second quicker w/o the crack, b/c the added stability of an uncracked windshield should yield an extra 5-10hp

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu May 08, 2008 12:54 am

well the crack was from a rock I had hit the window at the beginning of the winter. The rock chip I got on the first day of ownership however has not spread.I bet I would have been faster with a clear windshield. I was also holding the camera with both hands, Hope wasn't.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:14 am

Love the shots, i've only gotten to autocross once and that was just a "for fun" day... that standing around alllllll day to get 4-5 runs isn't worth it to me... Looks like a lot of fun was had though, I would like to see what my subie would do, but dealing with the 2.0's total lack of torque below 3k and add to that lag, I wouldn't be doing much... I NEED a 2.5L swap...!! killer pics, good video....

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:18 am

Aaron, those are lame excuses. Mav autox'd his base Vibe and smoked me in my LGT. it's about the driver..... car helps, but only if the driver's any good. LOL

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:23 am

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»Aaron, those are lame excuses. Mav autox'd his base Vibe and smoked me in my LGT. it's about the driver..... car helps, but only if the driver's any good. LOLYeah, I got TONs of lamers...lol... It's a good 2hrs drive to any events for me to... (how'd that one work???..lol)

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:06 am

somebody call the WHAAAAMBULENCE! we drive an hr and half to the site at AK Raceway.

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:09 am

LOL...someone got told...lolHow much does it cost to AutoX anyways? There's a couple of different clubs here. A coworker takes his M3 to one, but it isn't SCCA AX and it costs like $250 a day.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:27 am

$30-40 a day/weekend

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:36 am

That's really not bad at all - certainly better than the $250/day.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:00 am

Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 Â»That's really not bad at all - certainly better than the $250/day.its a lot of fun... but not for $250...

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