All J-Body Autocrossers,
1. Where are you located?
2. What region SCCA or NASA do you race with?
I want to find a local J-body to guage times with. Ive been racing for 7 years now and i have never seen a cavalier autoX!
Speed is relative. But the feeling is absolute.
I agree with the slalom comment.....................
I'll have a sig someday....................
This should probably be in the Racing forum.
1. Located in Gainesville, Florida (host of GRM's 2005 challenge!)
2. I race with Central Florida Region and Buccaneer Region.
1) Spokane, WA
2) Our club is Autosportsnorthwest.org is not SCCA but is BMWCCA, our SCCA club is central washington.
There is a bunch of us in Canada too. I`m in Atlantic Region and there are couple of cavies autocrossing at the regional level. We are actually doing very well, lots of people get surprised
CAC2004 FSS#1, 2003,2004 Atlantic FSP #1, 2004 Overall Atlantic #1
Woodstock Ontario Canada
solo 2 club 
And very true with the turning heads... last season my SFGT was bone stock and was pulling better times than some slightly modded cars.
1)Victoria, B.C. (though I am going to run some events in Vancouver this year)
2) Our sanctioning body out here is CACC (I think you guys in Ontario are CASC?), but we follow SCCA car prep and classing rules as of this year, so more people can run across the border
Omaha, Nebraska
Nebraska Region SCCA
Its a good feeling to outdrive somoene in a "better" car. I have finally been able to do that in the 1st event of my 2nd year with the help of some Azenis and polyurethane bushings.
My 2k3 Chevy |
Nebraska Region SCCA
Ypsilanti Michigan
Detroit scca
i took my car down for the alignment because a tech i use to work with said he would do it after hours. we anyway the rear is a pain in the ass for real. we used the E-Z shim kit and we still used shims to get the rear right
anyway the rear is dead nuts zero toe and 1deg camber and the front toe is +.03 and 2deg camber
the thing is on rails now
i cannot believe how much the alignment changes the car, and it was free
see ya!
^^ it rides good until you hit a big bump but then again it is still controlled as far as dampening goes and drives straight as a arrow. before when it was stock it felt floaty in the rear going down the freeway now it is locked down and tight. the fun comes when the road bends
the car is on rails thats all i can say it is a weapon in the turns fast and slow curves. I noticed that before the the suspension and i turned in trying to hit the apex the car was too soft and floppy then you could not get on the power very hard because it would spin the inside wheel or push like a pig lol. but now it turns in like a razor and you can get on the power and still steer the car. now i enter a curve hit my apex and mat it
thinking man i could have went in to the corner faster
i have never driven a car that handles this good ever! i love this cav
in the words of my wife after i took her for a ride there is no reason for a street car to stick like that you are going to kill your self
see ya!
nova, wait untill you drive something like an M3. Cavaliers suck.
what are some good auto crossing mods i just put on a front strut bar and i love it.
The front strut bar is nothing compared to a rear sway bar. I would suggest picking up the Addco bar. A good set or race tires is important too. The most important mod is yourself. Practice makes perfect and you need lots of practice with autocross to get decent at it.
Zach wrote:nova, wait untill you drive something like an M3. Cavaliers suck.
i have driven s2000's preludes, porshe's924's 944's a 2000 911 twin turbo ex test car and a few c4 &5 vetts and for a FWD it handle's very well i would never thought it would be hooked up as well as it is
very forgiving and easy to go fast i think but we will see Sunday at my first autox of the season
I was a Honda tech a few years back at Howard cooper Honda VW Audi porshe dealer in ann arbor
thats where i did the alignment
I have driven a lot of car even some tuner cars.
see ya!
For me:
Regional Series: CASR-OR Ontario Regionals
Club Series: WOSCA - Woodstock, ON
Next winter: Ice racing in Minden, ON!!! (not with the Cavalier though, I'm using my Sentra since it's already dented)
AutoXChris wrote:All J-Body Autocrossers,
1. Where are you located?
2. What region SCCA or NASA do you race with?
1- Westland, MI\
2- Detroit SCCA member, also race alot with the NWOR (northwest Ohio region), I run the CenDiv series, and plan to hit at 2 ProSolos and the Finale this year (though not sure which car.) There is also a number of local clubs under one banner, Detroit Council, that I attend events with around the area.
Lightweight honDuhs can kiss my fat Crapalier a$$
A new autoX ride for '08.....
Well i did my first autox with the new setup i dont know how i finished but i think i did well
autoxfool co drove with me he was 4tenths faster than me. but then again he is just faster
she pushed a good bit because the rear tire pressure was too low but all in all i am happy
i beat alot of people with green tires and a bad push
i ran a 46.5xx and autoxfool ran 46.1xx
see ya!
i killed 1 cone
hey Sean how was my car power wise? i think it is weak down low
see ya!
novaracer wrote:i killed 1 cone
hey Sean how was my car power wise? i think it is weak down low
Yes, your car is weaker down low, I could tell the difference immediately going off in 1st gear. Perhaps 15s and shorter gearing would help the ole Ecotec's more so than the Quads.
Lightweight honDuhs can kiss my fat Crapalier a$$
A new autoX ride for '08.....
