What works for autox might not work for the track (also rules too, see oil cooler...). Unless you are one of the bigger companies, you are not going to have the budget to test what setup works best and what doesn't. There is a reason why autox is a copy cat game. People tend to read up on what is competitive and go from there, it is way cheaper and easier than making your own leap of faith on every part. Now the 370 is getting cheaper, you are going to see more drivers on the track and around the cones. If you look back the last two years, chances are that you are lucky to see 750 cars in total (estimate and I am going off on an average of 25 cars per state) doing autox or track. The numbers will pick up as the 2009 starts to dip into the teens though.
My stock RX-8 was fun and everything, it was just bloody slow once you go over 60mph.
Ask those who bought their cars in 2009-2010, see how many parts and info were available then. If they knew what they do now, I bet there are tons of parts they would either skip or change on.
A brake cooling duct is finally available after 4 years. Trailer hitch is still not available in mass production. Wheels seem to be an issue too as you are basically stuck with the overpriced sport wheels (it is hard to buy 18x9).
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Originally Posted by cavemancan
Well 1...Not everyone sticks to autoX and 2...there may be tons of variables but you can usually tell what works and what doesn't.
Like my Rx8 was tale happy and I knew it...Everytime I went out to the autocross I kept thinking...**** I need to settle down the tale on this car a tad. Some removed the rear sway bar and others would make the springs rates softer in the rear.
And the point I made above was for a Vendor to do this. I bet they would sale lots of suspension mods if they prove one setup for a certain type of race better than another.  Like what a vendor did for the Rx8 people in regard to Koni yellow and Tein springs. It was the best budget setup around...Period. |