1/25 Autocross Event Results

First event of the season, detailed results available from the SD Region website

Ian took on the S2000's as the only Subaru in A Stock SK1
(street tires only)

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Ian was on RE-070s that came with his wheels.

Ian ran middle of the pack, with hopes of improving his standing at the next event with a call to C2 Motorsports for tire upgrades


I ran with my same old RA1's, as did Kyle, while Arnel showed up with A6s and Warren with V710s


Apparently the new meats pay off, as Arnel and Warren took 1st and 2nd.

A note on the course - the track had the fewest turns of any autocross layout I have ever driven, and most of them were lefts. This meant by the time we arrived at the one right turn the course had to offer, or the right turns in the slalom, we found that our cornering grip was nowhere near what the left turns had to offer, since the tires on the left side had never taken on any real heat. Everyone seemed to spin upon arrival at the first (only) right. Complaints abounded.

1/18 Autocross Practice

A nice variety of vehicles showed for the first practice of the season.

Foreground: the first Viper I have ever seen run at autocross, suprisingly, it was driven well
Background: A formula-something-or-other

The venerable Elise

The Ariel Atom, apparently named such because "spin cycle" was a registered trademark of the Maytag Corporation.

Lots of tire on this F-Body

A fellow Silvia, with much better paint

U.S. Rally driver Matt Sanders showed up to practice, making for a good battle between well-matched STis with Ian.

Both cars were running the stock RE-070 tire making for a good comparison. In the end, 2/10th separated their best laps.

Since the AWD launch fails to produce tire smoke, Matt settled for copious clutch smoke



The Evo alternately lifting a tire and lifting a cone

One highlight was meeting Jason Rhoades, a San Diego Region hero renown in the Silvia community for taking the national STS title in an S13. Jason gave me a ride in his Viper, explaining that the Dodge is "just like a big 240". If my little to 240 is a lot of fun, then you do the math...


Jason muscles the 'big 240' through the finish slalom, claiming a cone on the way.