djbeatz08

boogity boogity lets go racing! I'll definately go check out what kind of course they do there this year.

dirtycrabcakes

I bought my car in January and it came equipped with Riken Raptors. I have read both positive and negative reviews. Right now I am just looking to try autocross so I can safely learn the limits of the car.

Will I be OK with the Rikens? I don't want to drop money on new tires.

03threefiftyz

Apparently BMW is using the Parking lot for the course....not the oval. I've never even heard of Riken tires.

dirtycrabcakes

They are a cheap Z rated tire put out by Michellin.

03threefiftyz

Best investment you can make in autocross........good tires. If you have the funds I would switch to a proper 140-200 treadwear summer tire.

TopGear

You'll definitely still have fun, but if you're worried about your time, they'll probably slow you down a bit vs the folks with good performance tires.

I wouldn't worry about it if it's your first time though. Come out and have some fun figuring out what your car can do.

TopGear

Yup. They seem to have fewer runs (4 runs whenever I've gone) than some of the other groups, but you do spend less time sitting around, so that's a plus.

03threefiftyz

^Looking over the results....seems to be a ~5 run or so average. That's not terrible for a single session group....roughly the same as PCA.

Apeatwo

ugh, I'm still waiting for our schedules to be posted. I'm trying to set up my plans for Dixie as well.

TubeDriver

Any autoxers interested in trying out an HPDE at the track? Mercedes is running in a 1 day HPDE on the Jefferson circuit for $150. Mercedes will be running this on April 30th (Saturday).


The Jefferson circuit is the smallest circuit at Summit Point. It is 1.1 mile circuit with 7 turns, essentially a really large, long autoX! Great way to try transition from autoX to track.

All beginner or novice track drivers will have in car instructor and you can expect about 1.5 hours of actual track seat time. The price is SIGNIFICANTLY less than the typical cost for a DE.


We are expecting about ~10 S2000s and will get a reserved paddock area set aside just for our cars.

PM me if interested.