The Official 370Z Autocross Thread

AutoX Z · 07-07-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by minnichs

I also want to try it. How do you get started? Are there any places in the PA or MD area? Any info. would be helpful.

The best place to start would be by finding your local SCCA region. Here's the link where you can find that information:

SCCA - Sports Car Club of America

There is a good chance there are other car clubs in the area that put on autox events but I can almost guarantee that the SCCA club will be the most organized and safe.

In general events start at 730-800 in the morning and you will need to be there till 4 or 5pm. Entry fees are usually around $30 and you'll get at least runs at most events. Naturally the fewer people there the more run's you'll get. That's the basic information, I'd contact your local region for more questions since they all run slightly different depending on their size and the types of venues they use.

Oh and if anyone in the Houston area wants to give it a try let me know and we can meet up at the next event.

IMWEZL · 07-13-2009, 12:01 PM

I just recently had my first Autocross event with my 370Z. Big difference going from an SM Dodge Neon SRT4 running Hoosiers to a stock 370Z. My times sucked, however that was a driver issues.

I asked a fellow 370Z owner (didn't race/purchased the night prior) who gets FTD more often than not to drive my car. He knocked 3 seconds off my best official run on the first lap. His vids are on my youtube too.

My overall experience was that I could be more aggressive with the car. I did understeer a few times and drifted around a few turns. My best times came with the VDC on. My weakness was the slalom. I never had a good feel as to how big the car was as I entered and exited the slalom.

Here's one of the vids. Not sure why the quality looks crappy I recorded on 1080 HD.

Spec Jay · 07-29-2009, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMWEZL

I just recently had my first Autocross event with my 370Z. Big difference going from an SM Dodge Neon SRT4 running Hoosiers to a stock 370Z. My times sucked, however that was a driver issues.

I asked a fellow 370Z owner (didn't race/purchased the night prior) who gets FTD more often than not to drive my car. He knocked 3 seconds off my best official run on the first lap. His vids are on my youtube too.

My overall experience was that I could be more aggressive with the car. I did understeer a few times and drifted around a few turns. My best times came with the VDC on. My weakness was the slalom. I never had a good feel as to how big the car was as I entered and exited the slalom.

i miss autoxing at the stadium. i used to run my spec v there.

IMWEZL · 08-02-2009, 08:51 PM

^

Hahaha I figured the spam or whatever was going to get deleted.

IMWEZL · 08-04-2009, 02:09 AM

Has anyone else noticed that with the synch-rev on the car momentarily continues to apply the throttle even after you let off and hit the brakes?

I ended up just turning it off, it's not like I'm downshifting anyways on the course. With the system turned off the car behaved as expected or until I got to happy with the throttle and steering.

Spec Jay · 08-31-2009, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMWEZL

Has anyone else noticed that with the synch-rev on the car momentarily continues to apply the throttle even after you let off and hit the brakes?

I ended up just turning it off, it's not like I'm downshifting anyways on the course. With the system turned off the car behaved as expected or until I got to happy with the throttle and steering.

good run

PENOR X10shun spotted at 1:19!
hhaha

IMWEZL · 08-31-2009, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spec Jay

good run

PENOR X10shun spotted at 1:19!
hhaha

Haha yeah Jason is still killing it with the ZO6. He does have some funny jokes throughout the day.

JSBZ · 09-01-2009, 02:00 PM

I never noticed. Good idea about turning it off.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMWEZL

Has anyone else noticed that with the synch-rev on the car momentarily continues to apply the throttle even after you let off and hit the brakes?

I ended up just turning it off, it's not like I'm downshifting anyways on the course. With the system turned off the car behaved as expected or until I got to happy with the throttle and steering.

ChrisSlicks · 09-08-2009, 08:17 PM

Had an awesome auto-x this past Saturday. This particular club is one that runs a long course, a little over 100 seconds this week (actually short for them). This is also an anything goes club as far as mods go. There are 2 classes, cars with tires of 140 treadwear rating or above, and everything else.

There were 4 Corvette Z06's, a Viper, a supercharged Exige, supercharged Miata, twin turbo Miata, turboed MR2, and a bunch of other machinery there.

I pulled off a win in the "street tire" class with a 1.5 second gap to 2nd. Got 5th overall (0.2 seconds away from 3rd).

For this event I ran camber control arms and dialed in -2.6 degrees in front and -1.6 in the rear, as well as the Hotchkis sway bars. The car was very responsive and handling was excellent!

07-13-2009, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
IMWEZL Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HNL Posts: 603 Drives: 370Z/MKVII GTI Rep Power: 17	I just recently had my first Autocross event with my 370Z. Big difference going from an SM Dodge Neon SRT4 running Hoosiers to a stock 370Z. My times sucked, however that was a driver issues. I asked a fellow 370Z owner (didn't race/purchased the night prior) who gets FTD more often than not to drive my car. He knocked 3 seconds off my best official run on the first lap. His vids are on my youtube too. My overall experience was that I could be more aggressive with the car. I did understeer a few times and drifted around a few turns. My best times came with the VDC on. My weakness was the slalom. I never had a good feel as to how big the car was as I entered and exited the slalom. Here's one of the vids. Not sure why the quality looks crappy I recorded on 1080 HD. Last edited by IMWEZL; 07-13-2009 at 12:05 PM.

08-02-2009, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
IMWEZL Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HNL Posts: 603 Drives: 370Z/MKVII GTI Rep Power: 17	^ Hahaha I figured the spam or whatever was going to get deleted. Last edited by IMWEZL; 08-04-2009 at 01:22 AM.

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08-04-2009, 02:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
IMWEZL Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HNL Posts: 603 Drives: 370Z/MKVII GTI Rep Power: 17	Has anyone else noticed that with the synch-rev on the car momentarily continues to apply the throttle even after you let off and hit the brakes? I ended up just turning it off, it's not like I'm downshifting anyways on the course. With the system turned off the car behaved as expected or until I got to happy with the throttle and steering.

09-08-2009, 08:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	Had an awesome auto-x this past Saturday. This particular club is one that runs a long course, a little over 100 seconds this week (actually short for them). This is also an anything goes club as far as mods go. There are 2 classes, cars with tires of 140 treadwear rating or above, and everything else. There were 4 Corvette Z06's, a Viper, a supercharged Exige, supercharged Miata, twin turbo Miata, turboed MR2, and a bunch of other machinery there. I pulled off a win in the "street tire" class with a 1.5 second gap to 2nd. Got 5th overall (0.2 seconds away from 3rd). For this event I ran camber control arms and dialed in -2.6 degrees in front and -1.6 in the rear, as well as the Hotchkis sway bars. The car was very responsive and handling was excellent!