(2010) Autocross 2010 Season Standings

[bigcloud]

John Moon and John Willemin (running in X3 the few events he came to, but local STX SCCA #1 I think) are both very good drivers with well-sorted cars. I would watch them much more closely than you watch me, lol. I'm still learning how to drive AWD and FI, having not had an AWD or turbo car since the mid-90s! Believe me, I watch their lines and listen to their throttle inputs closely when they're on course.

That said, for the Z you'd probably be better off watching guys in the RWD BMWs (there are plentyof good ones to watch) since they are going to have more similar handling dynamics and power to your car in many cases....driving a subie is quite different!

And I really envy you for being able to run tires that size~ I can't go beyond 245 or so without rolling or pulling the fenders....

Yeah I like to watch the blue 2-door which is VERY fast as well. I also watch the blue 4-door bmw with stoptechs, and supercharger. I try to listen to their throttle inputs as well as looking at their lines. I work the 1st half of the morning heat so I get some good information. I'm running a square setup now with 245/40/18's. My initial setup was a 225/245 combo that really bad under-steer. No matter what tire pressures I ran, or sway bar settings I couldn't dial out that horrible under-steer. I even tried changing my driving style to suite the car, but to no avail. So I went and got two 245/40's to go along with the 245's I already had. Made a night and day difference. I can run 295's or 305's it just depends on my wheel selection. I'm looking at some mustang cobra r rims. Those are 17x9 so I can run a pretty big tire. I was supposed to do the CDC event today in Bowie, but I've been at work since 1AM!!! I'm a engineer so I had to support some stuff at work. Ugh! Anyway the last race I will stay for the afternoon sessions. Heck I may drive if they let me....

[Bob]

Everyone the points have been calculated up to event 7. They are posted on our autocross homepage in the results column. If anyone sees any errors please PM me and I'll try to get it resolved.

Wes

Wes, I should be in M2 for events 5 and 7, where my times woulda placed me 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Bob Hausmann 99 Z3M coupe

[Highflyr777]

Points are updated

[Highflyr777]

Everyone I'm taking down the current points and will be posting points through event 7 only. This is due to the issues with names and classes in event 8. I'll get it fixed and back up as soon as possible.

Wes

[Highflyr777]

UPDATE

Points and Trophies have been calculated and are posted on the autocross webpage on the left hand side.

All corrections MUST be sent to me via PM or by e-mail wes557@gmail.com. Please put "2010 Points correction" in the subject line. Everyone will have until December 1st, 2010 to submit corrections. After that all points are final. Thanks everyone for great and fun season.

Wes

[ElGordoFeroz]

SWEET! 3rd place trophy for me!

[RedMS3]

SWEET! 3rd place trophy for me!

bah, I need to make more events! Maybe I'll go D-Stock next year in SCCA...I just don't know if I can stomach dropping money on Allgeritas and slicks. Algeritas weigh 8lbs less than our stock rims in the same size (first gen MS3, anway, I dunno what your 18x7.5" weigh)!

[mcoupemindy]

bah, I need to make more events! Maybe I'll go D-Stock next year in SCCA...I just don't know if I can stomach dropping money on Allgeritas and slicks. Algeritas weigh 8lbs less than our stock rims in the same size (first gen MS3, anway, I dunno what your 18x7.5" weigh)!

Why not just go out and have fun with what you have?

[flohtingPoint]

bah, I need to make more events! Maybe I'll go D-Stock next year in SCCA...I just don't know if I can stomach dropping money on Allgeritas and slicks. Algeritas weigh 8lbs less than our stock rims in the same size (first gen MS3, anway, I dunno what your 18x7.5" weigh)!

D-Stock is an awesome option with some good people in the class. You'd have a good time. D-Stock is also about the only class I can really see the MS3 being useful, moving up from there opens car listings and moves the MS3 to a mid-pack/backmarker.

BTW if you buy slicks, you wont be class legal. Slicks are bias ply, not DOT rated.

[Claff]

I'm looking forward to collecting hardware for second place in X3.

Mad props go to Jim Newman for piecing together a championship run with four or five different cars. Maybe that Corolla isn't your secret weapon; some credit obviously goes to the guy turning the steering wheel.

I hope everyone enjoys the off-season. I know I've got a project or two in the work$ I can't wait to get $tarted on.

[RedMS3]

Why not just go out and have fun with what you have?

This is part of the internal struggle I've had lately. I keep imagining that if I try to become competitive (albeit with an atypical car for the top ranks of SCCA), that I'll just become frustrated. I'd jump on slicks and shocks, etc., but I feel like I'd lose the enjoyment...especially when I have so much to improve upon as a driver. Ultimately, I'll probably just stick around BMWCCA because I have friends that attend and I enjoy the overall attitude of the participants. My car is very capable (and I can be a very incompetent driver with a heavy right foot), so I should just go out and drive the crap out of it like it was meant to be driven. After all, that's why I bought the thing.

tldr; you're right

[RedMS3]

D-Stock is an awesome option with some good people in the class. You'd have a good time. D-Stock is also about the only class I can really see the MS3 being useful, moving up from there opens car listings and moves the MS3 to a mid-pack/backmarker.

BTW if you buy slicks, you wont be class legal. Slicks are bias ply, not DOT rated.

Thanks for the correction. When I think of slicks, I just think of r-comps, which is inaccurate.

I agree with the D-Stock comments. STU is out of the question because of the AWD buggies and DSP is good money to run with the pack. DS is also the cheapest; I just wish my stock rims weren't 18x7.

[ElGordoFeroz]

bah, I need to make more events! Maybe I'll go D-Stock next year in SCCA...I just don't know if I can stomach dropping money on Allgeritas and slicks. Algeritas weigh 8lbs less than our stock rims in the same size (first gen MS3, anway, I dunno what your 18x7.5" weigh)!

Lol, I'm thinking of some Kosei RPF1s, only .6 lbs heavier than the Alligeterras and 100 bucks less. No slicks for me though, the Kumho XS's that everyone else runs sound like a good upgrade for me.

[ElGordoFeroz]

My car is very capable (and I can be a very incompetent driver with a heavy right foot), so I should just go out and drive the crap out of it like it was meant to be driven. After all, that's why I bought the thing.

tldr; you're right

Thats why I bought my speed3.

[RedMS3]

Lol, I'm thinking of some Kosei RPF1s, only .6 lbs heavier than the Alligeterras and 100 bucks less. No slicks for me though, the Kumho XS's that everyone else runs sound like a good upgrade for me.

The RPF1s are made by Enkei, but I know the Kosei rims you're referring to (K1s). They don't make the RPF1s or K1s in 18x7, which means they can't be used in an SCCA stock class for the Speed3 because you must have the same diameter and width rims and be within 0.25" on the offset. I've thought about getting 17x8 RPF1s with 225/45 or 235/40 tires, but I decided against the expense in favor of a compromise tire to replace the stock RE05As.