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Old 11-06-2002 | 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by zexpwrd4door
Sounds interestiing and fun...would a civic 4 door have any place in this event....if so...should the 18s be left on or back to the stocks?
hahaha. ask deryl. he runs his 4-door civic with 17" and everything in the trunk, and still pulls good times.
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Old 11-06-2002 | 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by trip
it seriously doesnt matter what car you drive and it really doesnt put too much on your car stress wise.
Didn't your engine fall out once? I am sure that had more to do with the age of the engine mounts then the actually autocrossing. Just be sure your car is in good working order. The runs only last about 50 secs and you only get to about 60 mph if you are lucky. It's the tires that take a beating more then anything.
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Old 11-06-2002 | 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by 98sr20ve
It's the tires that take a beating more then anything.
And the front valence if you hit cones.
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Old 11-06-2002 | 01:37 PM
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oh yeah but i only broke mounts and that is a common problem for my car and it took 30 minutes to fix. im sure autoxing didnt help but that cant be the only reason. i guess i kinda forgot about that lol.
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Old 11-06-2002 | 05:46 PM
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Originally posted by lightningd
i understand, everyone's scared of something.
well, lets line up at the "straight course" if its gonna be like that.....
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Old 11-06-2002 | 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by MORE IMPATIENT
well, lets line up at the "straight course" if its gonna be like that.....
Right! But to each his/her own though. I would rather run an open road course then autocross anyday. I prefer drag though.
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Old 11-06-2002 | 06:08 PM
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a weekend at a road course runs $700+, usually much +. autocross cost $20 and passes the time between track events nicely.
as for shifting, these B series engines really fall on their face below 5K...
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Old 11-06-2002 | 06:33 PM
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I only paid $300 for my weekend plus food and hotel. I shared a room with three instructors. That was interesting.
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Old 11-06-2002 | 08:06 PM
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Originally posted by MORE IMPATIENT
well, lets line up at the "straight course" if its gonna be like that.....
I auto-x, do you wanna line up with me??? j/k
To each his own is all there is to it. All racing is fun
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Old 11-07-2002 | 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by MORE IMPATIENT
well, lets line up at the "straight course" if its gonna be like that.....
i'll line up w/ you. i'm not scared to. of course, you'll beat me by a nice 3-4 seconds, but i'm not scared to do it, and i won't say drag racing's wack either.
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