Got my first autocross in with the full suspension today. I brought along an air compressor, water, allen key for the rear T2s behind the seat, air gauge, cash money, and my helmet. I forgot the T2 instructions though! So I only got to run the car on the daily driver settings with the PS2 tires with a -2 front, -1.8 rear alignment. I wouldn't recommend this alignment or these tires to anyone looking to autocross. The front of the car was ice skating the entire day and couldn't put the power down. Coming from RE070s, my first run was way too hot for these tires and after the first slalom I blurted out to the instructor riding along, 'These tires SUCK!"
After two runs, the sky opened up and the lot got drenched. We tried to adjust the camber plates up front, but only had metric wrenches and the Vorshlags use standard-sized. In a last ditch effort, on my last and 5th run of the day, I put the car into full open and bumped the front rebound up one click. This let me put more power down and I turned in my best run of the day, a tire sliding 39.1.
The FTD was 34.870
Yeah, this day sucked.
I need more negative camber up front, better tires, and the track settings for the T2s next time I head out. Then we can better get into my driving...I was a bit too aggressive, but calmed down as the day went on and Myles had me reciting to myself out loud to relax while I drove, haha. I gotta say, that actually worked.
Here's a shot of me in the grid with the instructor riding along. He raced an STX prepped WRX on Dunlop Direzzas with -3 camber up front and -2 out back. His best was a 36.5, so I know my car has a lot more in it than what I got out of it today.;)
