Why didn't you go cone racing with your squad today /o/?
Because I have a job.
I'm a one man wolfsquad.
Who else here, /quickestinsquad/
Driving a Golf r32 is literally cheating at autocross
because im FWD
Because work.
im not gay enough to do autocross
>>15354503
That didn't stop me from under steering into evey cone
Fun/10
>>15354545
This, autocrossers are worse then street racers who think they are some FF Paul Walker tier people
who the fuck conefags on a wednesday
>>15354557
also that course looks tiny as fuck
Beacuse im afraid of looking like a noob and understeering into a bunch of cones at 30mph (if I could get up to 30mph)
>>15354714
It was pretty small
>>15354699
Idk all the public events at Atlanta Motorsports park are generally on the weekdays
Member events get the weekends
The main track is fuckin nice
>>15354738
jesus fuck what happened to the quality of that picture
Go to a real track
>>15354470
get a job in healthcare with weird hours
shit is cash
>>15354765
at least these guys are driving, most of /o/ takes the bus and plays forza
>hurr durr its not REAL racing
whats wrong with having some fun for 20 bucks
and sharing some banter among friends
Because I went to go wasting my time in Racine looking at an oil-starved 9-5.
>>15354772
>studying to become a doctor
>work 18 hours a day
Because I didn't want a social life anyways
>>15354460
"racing"
>>15354460
I'm so slow that I would lose a race against a cone.
>>15354821
timed competition against an opponent, like it or not it's racing. Yeah it isn't w2w.
>>15354765
Track days and autoX are not substitutes.
A good autoX is setup so all you can do is hit cones (nb4 a video of an unsafe unsanctioned course).
At a track day there's a good chance you could total out your shit or die hitting a wall at high speed.
Track days around here are $150-500. AutoX is $35.
My tires and brakes typically last a whole season of 10 autoX events or more. I can cord out a set of tires and ruin pads in just 3 track days or less.
>>15354892
why reply to trolls? lol. lots of autox guys are also track guys, it's only on /o/ where they thumb their nose at autox. ignore em
Because tires are expensive
>>15354905
I just think a lot of people think showing up to a track and running way more than Interstate speeds is the same as running less than Interstate speeds on a closed lot. I never hit the track without going over my car completely and nutting and bolting all major components. Plus if you have a car that can easily do over 100 mph on a big track it's dumb to do it without good safety gear which can cost thousands. I don't like to track without an SFI/5 racing suit, SFI boots and gloves, full face helmet, HANS, a good fixed back set 5-7 point harness, and roll over protection. Ideally, if you're doing much more than 100 mph and certainly over 120 mph you should have at least a basic 6 point roll cage, fire suppression, fuel cell and so on. But that's just me, I like to be safe.
>>15354546
So you agree? FWD is inferior?
>>15354938
Yet the Germans have none of that to drive on the Autobahn.
>>15354938
Jesus fuck it's a track day not a racing series
>>15354950
You're not racing through corners on the autobahn either
>>15354950
>>15354955
I've seen too many people get badly hurt in street cars at track days. I dunno if you've ever been in a car on fire, but a full interior street car with no race suit has got to be scary, because I've been in a track car with a system and a suit and it was bad enough. It's pretty easy for a street car to back into wall and go up in flames in a matter of seconds.
>>15354955
That fact that your not racing door to door doesn't really make it that much safer if you're in a serious street car that can hit high speeds. I've been to tracks where a mostly stock C5 Z06 can do 130-150 mph. If you lose a tire at 150 mph or have an off you're probably not hitting the wall at less than 70-100 mph. Good luck without at least a HANS device.
>>15355001
Stop going to track days with complete retards
>>15355001
>>15355020
Pussies
>>15355021
Accidents can happen regardless of driving skill such as cutting a tire or mechanical failure. Shit I've seen plenty of newer sports cars catch on fire just driving around the track. Honestly, I'd prefer to see the track days where you can just show up with a street car and helmet and run around. It ruins it for us guys who like to have fun in a safe environment with the proper gear. Now when I go to some events we have to have chicanes on the straights because someone didn't have the proper safety gear and got hurt.
>>15355031
Jesus fuck may as well never leave your house
>>15355031
>Honestly, I'd prefer to see the track days where you can just show up with a street car and helmet and run around.
Meant to say I'd like to see these go away.
>>15355043
I always leave my house with a knife and a gun. Proper safety equipment for each situation is key man.
>>15355048
>I always leave my house with a knife and gun
Americans
>>15354789
Autocross is racing
Track days are not racing
>>15355068
Most of the track days I go to can be like time attack. You just rent a transponder and compete for the best lap times. You can also "race" at most track days but typically they just allow passing on the straights with a point by.
>>15355068
"a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing."
Timed competition is racing. What autocross is not, is w2w, which people think is the only form of racing. If autocross isn't racing, than neither is competitive swimming or running. get off.
>>15354491
>slower than a dc2 integra-r
>>15354491
Not really.
next weekend is my 2nd autox. new location from the last time too so that will be fun
>>15354557
RS on the left near from of line?
I wonder if i'll see one at the next event
Because FWD and no good tracks around me, just drag strips
>>15354938
I'd rather die than be one of those guys that has to insure a truck in addition to their DD just to tow their track car
>tfw white and still too poor for the whitest sport on earth
I don't know how to go fast, and I like the idea of not being dead or fucked up because I don't know how to handle my shitbox at speeds faster than the highway
>>15355048
>I'd like to see affordable fun go away
>Where's your 6k in safety gear? Nobody should ever die! Fucking suicidal weebs in your hondas!
maybe i want to ascend to gensokyo ever think of that fucker
>>15355959
I still drive to the track. Right now I just have a simple roll bar hoop with down bars in the back. Not really any chance to hit your head in it while street driving without a helmet. I usually just run extreme summers at the track so I can drive there on them. If I had to I could probably fit all 4 wheels and tires inside to swap out for r compounds.
>>15354475
Where at?
>>15355962
you can get an instructor or more seasoned driver to ride along with you. I did a few ride alongs with people who had 10 yr+ experience and learned a lot. then i got one of them to coach me on my first try
some normal cars with non experienced drivers drove at the event too. to name a few: hyundai sonata, chevy sonic, mini cooper, and golf
>>15355967
There were 2 incidents at my local track where 1 guy in a street car was killed and another badly hurt because it was a show up with a helmet (open face okay) and long pants and self tech your car. Now you have to have an FIA racecar and gear or similar certification just to get on track.
>>15355995
>maybe i want to ascend to gensokyo ever think of that fucker
i'll leave some cash in the boot to makeup for the cleanup and barrier repairs
>>15354946
Not going to get into a FWD vs rwd argument here
It has its drawbacks but in the end I had just as much fun out there as everyone else
>>15355001
>He goes to an open track day in F1 racing kit
L M A O
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don't have a squad
don't know anyone who likes cars
>>15357064
That's very sad anon
>>15354460
I was supposed to go Sunday, but I forgot to take off work. Otherwise I would be.
Why are so many people afraid to go fast in a fwd? People do this all the time. Especially in the case of autocross where there's nothing to hit. I like seeing weird cars show up. There was a mostly stock diesel Jetta the last time I did it that ended up being one of the fasted cars out there. Saw another bring a Crown Vic out once.
>>15355921
Yup. It ran the autocross as well and I was able to beat one of its drivers times :^)
>>15355962
Autox doesn't get very fast. Its usually more skill than power
>>15356984
>>15354946
AWD is better :<)
Because our land is too valuable to pave it over with square miles of empty asphalt lots. Any large parking lot around here actually gets used all the time.
