Autocross #7 has come and gone, and I don't think I've ever been more pleased with how an event turned out. The car handled beautifully, and I drove a little bit more aggressively, and I was able to really put down a good time today. 1st place was had in STX, by a healthy 1.5 second margin to 2nd place (a nicely-prepared BRZ). Of course there's another well-prepared BRZ that will gladly beat me by [...]
Autocross #6 is in the books! What a fun course. I can't explain why it was so weird, but many folks agreed that it was a bit unusual. Something about the layout made it difficult to remember all of the elements offhand. This meant, at least for me, that I had to drive the course "in the moment," so to speak. It worked out fairly well in my case, though! Wound up taking 1st [...]
I figured I'd pop up to the TSSCC event this weekend since I had nothing better to do, in order to make up for the kind-of-rained-out Chicago Region event at Route 66 last weekend. I like these events because they typically have less people, which allows for more runs, and a more laid-back atmosphere. I am, however, not a huge fan of the surface they run on at Lake County Fairgrounds. No matter, though! [...]
Autocross #5 is in the books! This was kind of an awkward event due to the weather, which forced it to be canceled at about the half-way point. As such, this will be a shorter post than usual. I wound up in 3rd place in STX (only 0.003 seconds behind my nemesis in second place), but he was actually further ahead of me until the results were "adjusted." I'll explain below. Date: Sunday, August 28, 2016 [...]
Lead photo courtesy of Brian Stone. Today was an interesting weekend. My mom came to visit, which doesn't sound entirely relevant to autocross, but it's the reason I was at this Milwaukee Region event this weekend. She wanted to see what autocross was like, and well... as you will see from the video below, she definitely found out all about what autocross is like! As far as the event itself, I feel pretty confident in [...]
So this was a departure from my typical autocrosses. Every year, apparently, Subaru of Indiana hosts a "Subaru Challenge" at their factory in Lafayette, Indiana. It's run by the Indianapolis Region SCCA Chapter, and only Subarus are allowed to compete. I thought this would be a fun event to attend, and it wound up being a lot of fun! Got to see a lot of very interesting modified Subies! I came away with 4th in [...]
Lead photo courtesy of DBH Photo. Autocross #4 is in the books! The highlight of today's event was the pouring rain we had first thing in the morning, which wound up delaying the start of the event by about an hour. I had never yet had the opportunity to attend an autocross in wet conditions, so I was actually fairly excited to see what it would be like. As it turned out, a wet course really [...]
I finally made it to a Milwaukee Region event! I was told that this was where the competition was, and it definitely didn't disappoint! It was a fun battle in STX, which was comprised of 8 vehicles, all of which were BRZs, and most of which were more-or-less fully-prepped for the class. And most of these drivers are much more experienced than myself. I still managed to eek out a 4th place finish, even [...]
Lead photo courtesy of Meghan L. Autocross #3 is in the books! This was by far the most amazing cone course that I've ever had the pleasure of racing on. However, what made the course so awesome was also what made it one of the most challenging! Came away with 3rd place in STX behind two very nicely-prepped BRZs :) Date: Sunday, June 19, 2016 SCCA Chapter: Chicago Region (Event #3) Location: Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL [...]
Featured image above is courtesy of Jason Kositarut. I was told I should try attending some other autocross events with different groups. Milwaukee is the one that apparently has all of the stiff competition, but in the interim, TSSCC (Tri-State Sports Car Council) had an event this weekend, and I happened to be free, so I went! I finished second in class at this event, which I am quite pleased with considering the competition [...]