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05-14-2007, 12:22 PM
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Yes, Rally can be brutal. A friend of mine let me drive his rally prepped Starlet. After my second run he told me to just drive like a rally car... And I ended up busting the strut right off, and denting the driveshaft.
Lig...
You should come down to Eugene with the Jeep. They let SUVs run auto-x's down here
.... It must be a redneck thing.
Lig...
You should come down to Eugene with the Jeep. They let SUVs run auto-x's down here
.... It must be a redneck thing.
05-14-2007, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Optikal,May 14 2007, 01:22 PM
Yes, Rally can be brutal. A friend of mine let me drive his rally prepped Starlet. After my second run he told me to just drive like a rally car... And I ended up busting the strut right off, and denting the driveshaft.
Lig...
You should come down to Eugene with the Jeep. They let SUVs run auto-x's down here .... It must be a redneck thing.
Lig...
You should come down to Eugene with the Jeep. They let SUVs run auto-x's down here
.... It must be a redneck thing.BTW, it's Ben who has the Jeep.
05-14-2007, 02:56 PM
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great day to autocross! i was fortunate to be in the first run group of AM so I got to ride in the dry. Though it was my first time in the S2k with bald fronts which gave me understeer! (though can mainly contribute to finding the right tire pressures) Though i must say that this car is the easiest car to control when backside goes out. i am amazed!!!! pictures will be up soon!
05-14-2007, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by G2k,May 14 2007, 03:56 PM
with bald fronts which gave me understeer!
05-14-2007, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 124Spider,May 14 2007, 04:25 PM
Actually, on dry pavement, bald tires give better traction than treaded tires (hence "racing slicks").
05-15-2007, 06:48 PM
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I drove the tread write off my S-02s when I had my car. On the auto-x course the s2ki performed as if the ground was wet. I pretty much "drifted" through the entire course. Slow times... but the most fun I've had at an auto-x!