First SCCA was today, not bad...

[rphinson]

In case you don't want to read the story, what tire psi are people using on SCCA? I was pretty loose at 35 front/ factory rear. Of course, by the end of a hot day it was 40/ factory.

I ran my stock Si in my first SCCA today. My best time was a 42.9, which was my goal after watching the last race. I ran STS Novice, some guy in a Focus with at least intake if not exhaust beat me by a little less than half a second. It was a good show, in all classes I say I placed top 50%. There were some nice rides including my friend's Elise and three open wheeled entries. The Elise broke 40 and it was his first time too. I figure once I get good (I spent a lot of time sideways) I'll make some hot times.

Much different than street races, and more adreneline. As soon as the one car would close his hood and helmet up my adreneline would kick in, and after I was done I had the shakes each time. Sweet!

If you haven't done it, do it.

[etf]

I ran my STOCK Si (except for Hoosier A6's) in it's 2nd Autocross with the Atlanta Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America. Here's the results:

Peachtree BMWCCA
Final Results, #3 - Autocross Event 3 - 6/11/06
Total Registered: 63, with Times: 48

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'AST Class' - Total Entries: 6 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 007 Minsoo Pak BMW M Coupe 0:57.124 0:57.195 0:56.831 0:56.487 0:55.766 0:56.089 0:55.766 -
2 1 Chris Willis BMW M3 0:58.406 0:57.273 0:57.281 0:56.967 0:57.609+1 0:56.694 0:56.694 0.928
3 811 Roger Phillips Mini Cooper S 1:01.515+1 0:59.275 0:59.406+1 0:57.997 0:58.238 0:58.069 0:57.997 1.303
4 40 Ryan Neily BMW M3 1:00.299 0:59.872 1:00.110 0:59.702 1:00.031 0:59.898+DNF 0:59.702 1.705
5 180 Tommy Blackwell 2006 Mini Cooper S 1:02.122 1:01.753 1:03.485+1 1:02.112+1 1:01.522 1:03.316+3 1:01.522 -
6 68 Gerrit Pretorius 1990 BMW 325is 1:07.924 1:05.143 1:03.971 1:03.314 1:03.147 1:04.468 1:03.147 3.445

'AA Class' - Total Entries: 15 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 800 Matt Reppert 1988 BMW 325 0:54.806 0:57.986+3 0:54.881 0:55.267 0:55.390 0:55.496 0:54.806 -
2 75 Jim Smith Mini Cooper S 0:56.286+1 0:56.681 0:56.482 0:55.852+1 0:55.971 1:00.285+2 0:55.852 1.046
3 186 Michael McCoy BMW 325 0:58.146 0:59.513+1 0:59.975+1 0:59.195 0:59.360 0:58.302 0:58.146 2.294
4 74 Florian Popescu 2002 BMW M Coupe 0:59.697 0:59.939 1:00.010 0:59.050 1:03.581+1 0:58.736 0:58.736 0.590
5 27 Michael Carpenter 2002 BMW M3 1:02.642+1 1:03.004+1 1:00.449 0:59.792 1:00.114 0:59.502 0:59.502 0.766
6 16 Carlos Ricque Mini Cooper S 0:59.839+1 1:03.359+3 0:59.520 1:01.474+2 1:00.213 1:00.087+1 0:59.520 0.018
7 881 Denny Boling 1995 BMW M3 1:00.361 1:00.235 1:01.175+1 1:00.099 1:02.072 1:00.165 1:00.099 0.579
8 118 Sam Sheron 2000 BMW 328i 1:06.824 1:04.470 1:05.275 1:04.515 1:03.299 1:06.028 1:03.299 3.200
9 411 Robert Falk 1998 BMW M3 1:04.857 1:05.127 1:04.664 1:03.450 1:03.412 1:04.214 1:03.412 0.113
12 13 Jim Garrison Mini Cooper S 0:00.000 63.412
13 17 Matt Thompson BMW M3 0:00.000
17 88 Michael Johnson BMW M Roadster 0:00.000
20 96 Bryan Gonzales BMW Z3 0:00.000
24 231 Chris Carpenter 1998 BMW M3 0:00.000
27 315 Robert Hart 2001 BMW M Roadster 0:00.000

'A Class' - Total Entries: 14 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 29 John Zimmerman Mini Cooper S 0:58.827 0:58.583 0:58.691 0:58.652 0:58.503 0:58.174 0:58.174 -
2 251 Chris Bernhardt 2005 Mini Cooper S 0:59.616 1:01.365+1 0:59.667 1:00.151+1 0:59.393 0:58.876 0:58.876 0.702
3 58 Richard Knittel BMW M3 0:59.497 0:59.293 0:59.527 1:01.618 0:59.361 0:59.718 0:59.293 0.417
4 34 Brad McCray 1989 BMW 325is 1:03.352+2 1:00.206 1:00.140+DNF 0:59.762 1:01.043+1 0:59.762 0.469
5 141 Drew Gibson 2002 BMW 330i 1:02.356 1:01.589 1:01.273 1:00.472 1:00.155 0:59.887 0:59.887 0.125
6 10 Michael Billman 1996 BMW 328is 1:03.885 1:02.709+2 1:00.896 1:00.364 1:00.189 1:00.588 1:00.189 0.302
7 41 Robert Gibson BMW 330i 1:03.590 1:02.912 1:03.030 1:03.207 1:02.152 1:00.660 1:00.660 0.471
8 211 Garrett Gresham 1998 BMW 328i 1:03.221 1:02.973 1:03.501 1:03.098 1:02.400 1:01.642 1:01.642 -
9 130 Kristi Hutchinson 1998 BMW M3 1:02.432 1:03.030 1:03.920 1:04.032 1:03.720 1:20.082 1:02.432 0.790

'B Class' - Total Entries: 9 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 9 Eric Ayim BMW 318is 0:59.689+1 0:58.278 1:01.258+1 0:58.693 0:58.504 0:59.377 0:58.278 -
2 4 Mark Balloun MINI Cooper 1:00.404 0:59.416 0:59.953 0:59.618 0:59.681 0:59.337 0:59.337 1.059
3 30 Erik Corwin 1989 BMW 325i 1:03.297 1:02.942 1:01.956 1:01.647 1:01.272 1:00.388 1:00.388 1.051
4 54 David Nix 1973 BMW Bavaria 1:03.058 1:02.883 1:01.879 1:01.662 1:01.391 1:00.838 1:00.838 0.450
5 131 Michelle Sawyer 1997 BMW 328is 1:02.761 1:03.775 1:04.109 1:02.732 1:01.956 1:01.956 1.118

'C Class' - Total Entries: 3 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 23 Joe Henderson BMW 325e 0:59.054 1:00.510+1 0:59.450 0:59.118 0:59.539 0:59.234 0:59.054 -
2 188 Michael Hargis 2005 BMW 530i 1:02.632 1:01.313 1:00.886 1:01.417 1:00.551 1:18.724+DNF 1:00.551 1.497
3 92 Shawn Doughtie BMW 535i 1:03.620 1:02.351 1:02.353 1:03.177 1:01.444 1:01.511 1:01.444 0.893

'X1 Class' - Total Entries: 3 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 35 Corrine McCaffery Mazda Miata 1:13.373+DNF 1:09.120 1:04.883 1:05.581 1:03.509 1:01.256 1:01.256 -
2 50 Robert Rittweger 2005 Pontiac GTO 1:04.690 1:04.353+1 1:03.473+1 1:01.874 1:01.543+1 1:04.266+1 1:01.543 0.287
3 52 Bob Rittweger 2005 Pontiac GTO 1:07.276 1:05.265+DNF 1:05.071 1:02.460 1:02.177 1:02.839+1 1:02.177 0.634

'X2 Class' - Total Entries: 3 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 28 Christopher Golden Nissan 350Z 0:56.380 0:57.966+1 0:57.783 0:57.700 0:57.637 0:57.200 0:56.380 -
2 98 John Paul Porsche Boxster 1:00.559+1 0:59.497+1 0:58.859+1 0:57.703 0:58.268+1 0:57.534 0:57.534 1.154
3 311 Paul England Porsche Boxster S 1:00.887 1:00.286 0:59.585 0:59.892 0:58.287 0:59.480+1 0:58.287 0.753

'X3 Class' - Total Entries: 8 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 7 Jim Robertson Caterham 7 0:56.078 0:56.524+DNF 0:53.385 0:52.797 0:53.762 0:52.362 0:52.362 -
2 48 E.T. Foss 2006 Honda Civic Si 0:58.548 0:59.404+1 0:58.483 0:58.242 0:58.093 0:59.512 0:58.093 5.731
3 124 Toby Head 1993 Mazda Miata 1:02.022 1:00.614 1:09.753+1 1:01.033 1:00.250 0:59.155 0:59.155 1.062
4 44 Edmund Morrell 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder 1:04.949 1:03.441 1:02.690 1:00.957 1:02.075+1 1:01.726 1:00.957 1.802
5 36 Philip Skidmore 1972 Datson 510 1:03.845 1:04.037+1 1:03.771+1 1:03.818+1 1:01.630 1:01.571 1:01.571 0.614
6 5 Janssen Pimentel 2003 Mazda Miata 1:04.226 1:02.948 1:02.233 1:01.708 1:01.691 1:02.968+2 1:01.691 0.120
7 31 Richard Jack Honda Prelude 1:03.659 1:03.875 1:03.105 1:02.692 1:16.703+1 1:02.105 1:02.105 0.414
8 86 Andrew Hudson Mazda Miata 1:06.686 1:05.319 1:04.879 1:03.638 1:04.520 1:04.371 1:03.638 1.533

'X4 Class' - Total Entries: 2 Car Color Times Total Diff.
1 72 Scott Grandfield 2003 Trackmagic Kart 0:52.646 0:51.146 0:51.512 0:49.857 0:49.959 0:52.574 0:49.857 -

Top Times Of Day Time Class # Driver
Raw time 49.857 X4 72 Scott Grandfield

(Note: Times include penalty counts - 1 secs/pylon)

[honda93]

rphinson,


Don't forget, every autocross features a different course arrangement. Next time you race there, it'll be different. That's what keeps you (and the sport) fresh as a driver and that's what allows skills to be increased... You are forced to learn and focus on a new course each time; thus, you are forced to rely on what you have learned so that you can learn something else that you may not have needed to know before!

Anthony "Mario" Crea