I will be attending my first autocross tomorrow at Englishtown Raceway here
in NJ. My friend who autocrosses has offered to let me drive his Integra
Type-R. I have never done this before so I will try it out first in the
Integra. Any pointers? My Dak is a 98 CC Sport 4x2 V6 with a Hellwig rear
sway bar and the Goodyear Eagle LS. Don't know if I will be attempting a
run with it.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Steven T. Ekstrand
>Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 12:08 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Re: Re: CT Autocross
>
>
>Autocross is an absolute blast! You do have to be careful in
>high center
>of gravity vehicles. Most SCCA regions have adopted a safety
>rule that the
>bottom of the drivers door must be less than 17 inches from the ground.
>Some of the 4x4's might have a hard time with that one.
>
>Also some A/T style tires would be prone to chunking. Huh...Not just
>Firestones!
>
>Regardless of your tire type you'll probably want to run a
>minimum of 5 lbs
>over your listed max pressure in the front. Be sure to lower them back
>after racing! In the rear, you'll probably want atleast 15lbs
>less than
>the front. I run 46lbs front and 28lbs rear in my OE Badyear LS's.
>
>The extra pressure helps the sidewalls from rolling over on
>you. You can
>get tire chalk at Pep Boys and mark the sidewalls to tune the right
>pressure for you!
>
>I'm totally hooked on Autox cross now thanks to Gary Pinkley.
>He created a
>monster! If anybody has questions, concerns, need advice feel
>free to ask.
>
>-STE
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