My first AutoX

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artemis

Discussion Starter · Sep 16, 2008

I headed up to the Edmonton Garrison for a Miata vs Z-car fun-run a couple weekends ago with my Dad, brother, MX6 and the 240z.

It was a blast!!!

I can't wait to go again...

pics..

hit the highway in the early morning to get there... tunes going, and coffee in hand!

gonna be a nice day!

my wing man :tup:

more cows then people here...

arrive bright and early. the competition:

240z

mx6
ready to go

in line

on your mark, get set..

others

It was a great day, and I think I am addicted to autocross.

My Times for the day were ~

1:48
1:42
1:39
1:38
1:37

240z's best time was 1:29
most miatas were in the 20's

I learned a great deal about driving that day, and I can't wait to hit the track again soon.

I gotta get rid of the winter tires though, I need new tires!!

Cheers,
Kevin

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gavin

· #2 · Sep 19, 2008

Congrats on your first outing. Its a surprising amount of fun and an eye opener as well isnt it? ping "Ryan" on this forum. He used to own one of the last nationally competitive (circa the late 90s) GS 2nd gen MX6s and could give you some pointers on some simple tips to get your car into competitive shape.

Its surprising to most that you really dont need to throw a ton of money/parts at a car to get it to handle extremely well. Some well chosen parts and youll have not only a fun car to drive on the streets, but also a car thats extremely capable in autocross.

After that....youll need to work on the driver

Gavin

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unamedplaya87

· #3 · Sep 19, 2008

Your car looks like the one parked outside my house!! Is that a stock suspension? That corner picture looks awesome, got any more of the 6 in action?

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BOYZERO

· #4 · Sep 21, 2008

nice looks like fun, lucky there didnt seem too many people.

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daevilone

· #5 · Sep 21, 2008

gavin said:
Congrats on your first outing. Its a surprising amount of fun and an eye opener as well isnt it? ping "Ryan" on this forum. He used to own one of the last nationally competitive (circa the late 90s) GS 2nd gen MX6s and could give you some pointers on some simple tips to get your car into competitive shape.

Its surprising to most that you really dont need to throw a ton of money/parts at a car to get it to handle extremely well. Some well chosen parts and youll have not only a fun car to drive on the streets, but also a car thats extremely capable in autocross.

After that....youll need to work on the driver

Gavin

agreed!

swaybar, camber bolts + tyres and the car will handle very nicely indeed.

and yup, driver will need work. But that will come byself in time.
if the miata's were in the 20's you should be able to get within a few seconds of them. I'm about 1sec behind them where I race (51sec to them, 52 for me)
Mind you its taken a year and something like 50-60 runs to get down to them!!

you've got the bug now. Good luck getting out of it =p

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whitenoyz

· #6 · Sep 21, 2008

What did the 300ZXs do?

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