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 Jan 18 2009, 05:04 PM
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so I have always wanted to autocross for some time now and I finally decided that this is going to be the year to do it
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Jan 18 2009, 05:33 PM
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 That Guy..  Group: Leader Posts: 6,687 Posts Per Day: 1.18 Thanks Received: 724 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 20-September 08 From: Neenah, WI Member No.: 6,539 Mood: Thankful |
Me too. Best thing you could do is get your self some good race rubber.Then get the sway bar for the rear.Its fun time.
--------------------  "This may be true but it is a chrysler sebring which is synonomous with being a p.o.s. car. Personally I gotta say it's getting really tiring having to clean off the sopping wet panties from my Hyundai Elantra every morning. Bitches love Hyundais." "Sometimes you wonder how the sperm that made that idiot was the fastest swimmer. . . Must've had a "race motor" in it with nass under the hood. . . " - Alex2013gt |
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Jan 18 2009, 08:35 PM
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 Proud GLT Owner  Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
After 2 years of runnign the car in STS, it's the wrong car. Trust me. But do it. YOu will have the best time, meet some great people and have a ball suprising people that would never think a Hyundai could do that!
I won this years (2008) Class in my region. BUT. . . all the people in the civics (STS is aka SPec Civic) run our regional "X" class. If they had been included I woudl be 3rd. The Elantra can run a 225 width tire. DEFINATELY get the 19mm rear sway bar and upgrade the springs. You'll be suprised at what it can do. Remember, with an overweight/underpowered pig, you can Turn OR brake OR accelerate. Never try to do 2 at once! -------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
 "Drag racing is for fast cars, and autocrossing is for fast drivers" -Toecutter |
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Jan 18 2009, 10:09 PM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 201 Posts Per Day: 0.03 Thanks Received: 0 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 19-April 07 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 3,903 Mood: Accomplished |
I was actually thinking about trying it out once or twice with the elantra to get used to autoxing but then switching to use my audi
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Jan 18 2009, 10:43 PM
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That Guy.. Group: Leader Posts: 6,687 Posts Per Day: 1.18 Thanks Received: 724 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 20-September 08 From: Neenah, WI Member No.: 6,539 Mood: Thankful |
You should try ice racing with the audi to get your feet wet.Come up to the fox valley and come race with Fvscc.
-------------------- "This may be true but it is a chrysler sebring which is synonomous with being a p.o.s. car. Personally I gotta say it's getting really tiring having to clean off the sopping wet panties from my Hyundai Elantra every morning. Bitches love Hyundais." "Sometimes you wonder how the sperm that made that idiot was the fastest swimmer. . . Must've had a "race motor" in it with nass under the hood. . . " - Alex2013gt |
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Jan 19 2009, 11:10 AM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 201 Posts Per Day: 0.03 Thanks Received: 0 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 19-April 07 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 3,903 Mood: Accomplished |
already ice raced it. need to get better tires though. im still running some low profile performance tires so my traction isn't the greatest lol
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Jan 19 2009, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE (jamestown478 @ Jan 18 2009, 05:04 PM)  so I have always wanted to autocross for some time now and I finally decided that this is going to be the year to do it You will love it. And don't bother throwing a bunch of upgrades at the car right away... you'll be better served learning to make the car do as much as it can with what it has already. And you'll surprise yourself. Depending on where you are and who you're running with, they may also have some sort of street tire class. They may even have a solo school before the season (I've been an instructor in Detroit region for a few years now). They *will* teach you how to get your sled to dance... and this is coming from a guy that started out in a Mazda 121, er, MX 2 1/2, er, Kia somethinorother... oh yeah, Ford Festiva. Keep us posted and bring back questions. -------------------- |
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Mar 2 2009, 10:16 PM
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QUOTE (jamestown478 @ Jan 18 2009, 04:04 PM) so I have always wanted to autocross for some time now and I finally decided that this is going to be the year to do it Sorry for replying to this a little late, but one Elantra has Autocrossed in the Milwaukee region, and it was mine. I ran my '06 GT in STS for two seasons. I gave it up last season for financial reasons, but I did enjoy it very much. STS in the Milwaukee Region SCCA is uber-competitive, and the Elantra will not win there, but it will make a good showing, and you will meet a lot of good folks and have a blast. Several of the STS drivers are national champions. They are very approachable, and willing to share pointers with you. If I had some more disposable income, I would still be doing it. --------------------  |
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Mar 3 2009, 08:41 AM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
Jason Franks? Raced at the Peru Tour with him and his co-driver last year. Good people.
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Mar 3 2009, 09:16 PM
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Yeah, Jason and Craig are good guys. I got a lot of pointers from them.
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Mar 4 2009, 07:51 AM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.03 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
Craig was the first STS guy (not local) that came up and talked duringthe Peru tour.... the rest just glanced at the Elantra and walked away...
-------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
"Drag racing is for fast cars, and autocrossing is for fast drivers" -Toecutter |
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Apr 26 2009, 02:59 PM
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Club Regular Group: Members Posts: 201 Posts Per Day: 0.03 Thanks Received: 0 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 19-April 07 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 3,903 Mood: Accomplished |
I actually plan on racing my s4, not the elantra
and I swung by miller park today and watched the auto crossers for a little while. totally wanted to race but I didn't register and I still have my slicks on from going to the track on friday so it kinda wouldn't have been good in the rain lol. -------------------- Driving the S4 is like having a big d*ck; it's not immediately obvious to everyone, but you have to just rest assured that when it comes time to put it to use, you won't need to explain a whole lot afterwards... |
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