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Originally Posted by jrhaus76
You want to rock the auto-x look for these:
gen 1 miata, preferably the 1.8 over the 1.6. If you can find one without power steering, even better bc on the track the ps pump heats up and fails and really screws you in the turns... I had one and it happened. Great on gas, a little gay but hey... its a convertible.
gen 1 rx-7... not so good on gas
porsche (VW) 924/944... plenty of cheap examples out there.
The smaller cars tear it up. I used to auto-x a 91 Miata and then a C5 Corvette. The C5 was fast around the cones but nothing like the Miata.
I'm probably headed down on Sunday in two weeks so I will likely see you there. Not sure if I am running or not. My tires are already toast so i won't do too good.
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I don't think the miatas work so well for me (something about being 6'9" that doesnt bode well for the miatas). I haven't sat in a gen 1, just the newer ones, so I might give it a shot anyway (who would have known I fit great in a smart car, a fiesta, a CRX, etc?)
I thought about the porsche 944s. I have a friend that races them. They are also a dime a dozen.
I don't know if I want to have a great autoX car though, because then I'm going to spend money on it and try to win. I'd rather just have something that I can buy cheaper tires for, race against myself, and have some fun with, while saving some gas occaisonally. I'm still torn what direction I want to go ultimately in racing- ProStock, Drag, AutoX, Track, Karts, Rally.... Every one of those ultimately involves spending a lot of money, and having a car that you can't drive on the street / gets terrible gas mileage. AutoX is the only one I can atleast mentally justify having some added short term benefits, although I'm perfectly aware that it utilizes marginal rationality at best.
A mid 80's 944 may be a good bet though. I completely forgot about the porsche's, so thanks a lot for mentioning them!!!
Anyone else do any other sort of racing in South or central Ohio? Last year I went to a few ProStock events, and priced out entry in to PS, and karts. I've always done drag. Haven't found any dirt or other tracks in mid/south OH, just the karts down on the East side of Cinci, the ProStock in Lawrenceburg, IN, Drag at TriState and Edgewater, and track at Mid Ohio.
Don't expect me to win any trophies on the 27th - just going to have some fun. Hope to see you there.