El Toro Autox Results
Rear bearings in the upper shock mounts are loose and noisy due to a modification involving a welder that must have damaged the liner. Not a big deal at the moment, but new bearings are on the way.
Multiple slaloms and the world's most epic sweeper make up the July autocross weekend at the Q. A suggestion was made to have a slalom intensive course for the practice day on Saturday and the result was maybe a little too narrow and busy. A somewhat refreshing change from the typical road course type third gear stuff we have seen recently. I drove on my old 195 Toyos and all seemed to work well aside from a bunch of power-on oversteer. The usual Northwest corner sweeper was one of the best ever and flowed really well with a large fast off-camber downhill decreasing radius exit. Hot sunshine all weekend.
Sunday's championship event was mostly the same with a reverse flow and just as many transitions which should favor small cars including my STR Miata. The 180*+ sweeper was now on-camber uphill and nearly flatout. New full tread 195 Toyos finally get their first heat cycle in preparation for next weeks ProSolo and eventually Nationals. Run one, mold release. Run two, fastest. Run three and four I try too hard, get behind, slow down and cone. First place by a tenth with new tires and a favorable course. Sorry, no video from my car, but you can see video HERE from a street tire RX8.
Final San Diego Results
Lincoln AirPark is huge. A bicycle is good to have there and also comes in handy at smaller venues too. I bought a lightweight folding bike off craigslist that features 16" wheels, a magnesium frame, six gears, and a comfy seat. Weighing only 23 pounds, it folds quickly and easily and is small enough to fit on the Miata passenger seat, but a little too awkward and bulky to squeeze completely into the passenger footwell. Some folding pedals and minor dissasembly should make it fit better.
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