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> Yeah someone does autocross Elantras still, me
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post Aug 31 2011, 07:12 AM
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was thinking the same thing...miata's i have driven in the past had much quicker steering...i'm hoping the veloster has a better ratio then the elantra does.


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post Aug 31 2011, 07:28 AM
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You have to remember, the Elantra = economy car. Miata = sports car. It's like comparing my Z51 vette's steering to the Elantra. Different worlds, meant for different things.


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oh i totally understand that....thats why i undershot the corner the first time in it. hahah


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post Aug 31 2011, 04:17 PM
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QUOTE (Bobzilla @ Aug 31 2011, 08:28 AM) *
You have to remember, the Elantra = economy car. Miata = sports car. It's like comparing my Z51 vette's steering to the Elantra. Different worlds, meant for different things.


Compare it to a '91 Festiva with "monster" 185/60R13 sticky tires and MANUAL steering. smile.gif


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QUOTE (bhorste @ Aug 31 2011, 05:17 PM) *
Compare it to a '91 Festiva with "monster" 185/60R13 sticky tires and MANUAL steering. smile.gif


Or a 94 Swift GT with manny steering. I think that car had the slowest steering rack I've ever had! Ain't nothing like crossing your arms trying to negotiate a 45ft slalom!


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QUOTE (Bobzilla @ Aug 31 2011, 05:19 PM) *
Or a 94 Swift GT with manny steering. I think that car had the slowest steering rack I've ever had! Ain't nothing like crossing your arms trying to negotiate a 45ft slalom!


Indeed. Or waiting for the suspension to catch up so you can change directions again.


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I fixed the suspension issue (450lb frt springs, 550 rear on a 1780lb car), but that slow rack killed me.


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Wasn't an option for me in H Stock. smile.gif I did like the Supertrapp on the car, though. Ran it all summer long.


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Autocross #2... signed up for two heats and got a very decent 14 runs yesterday. I seem to remember a 38.2 run but I only see half the runs listed; maybe only one heat counts towards the score? As shown, I started at 41.5 and ended at 38.95. On dry asphalt I feel the differences are larger. The best guys broke under 34 seconds (350Z, Corvettes, even a Lotus Exige and a turbocharged Miata). My times were firmly in Rookie-Land, or Economy-Car-Land with the Ford Focus (40.54), Mazdaspeed3 (38.35) and 1989 Opel Kadet (38.04!).

I'm realizing I can't keep doing this with all-season tires. Nobody else is on all-seasons. They all use the barely-street-legal racing / summer UHP tires with treadwear of like 100.

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Launch was a rolling start into a tight first slalom turn to discourage clutch abuse.
Hear that stock intake work with that stock exhaust... the roar of 140 135hp.

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Tire sidewall? What tire sidewall? This was probably at 40psi. I bumped it to 48 after I saw how far it was rolling still.

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We have lift-off!

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Yeehaw


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Indeed. That is the correct cornering attitude. Now we need to see white smoke pouring from the inside front wheel well. biggrin.gif


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hot pictures! Nice!! Imagine, that... in... a... hyundai... smile.gif awesome pictures!


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