Good-Guys Del Mar - Report

[Bryce]

i was at the show, it was awesome to see an autocross event at a car show.



did anyone notice the horrible handling shelby clone mustang. It had TCP suspension all the way around. It had a really high ride height.

If i was TCP i would ask him not to drive his car there.

it had so much body roll i thought it was going to tip over. haha. it was sad to see such good engineered products be tuned so poorly.

[mpozzi]

Falcon and others,

There were a lot of first timers at this Good Guys autocross and many haven't a clue (nor should they ...) how to set up a car for this sport. With some development, this Mustang can probably do a decent job getting around the cones and the owner probably learned a bunch about his car. I'm sure he's probably made some adjustments if it was as bad as you say it looked ... and you have to start somewhere.

I wasn't really paying much attention to the car so can't comment per se. And I also give the owner a lot of kudos for coming out there and having some fun with the car. Who knows as this may be the first outing with a brand new suspension? TCP suspension is good and changes can be made.

Note to those who are struggling at autocross ... don't give up and ask questions about driving and set-up of those more experienced. Lots of us will ride shotgun but require an invitation into the passenger seat. We're all out there to have fun and build the Good Guys Autocross into something that more want to try. Unless you can offer sound solutions, slamming someone and/or their car on a public forum isn't cool ...

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[rsk68]

Bret,

Thanks for the Link thats cool, it feels like your really hauling a$$ then seeing it recorded it looks really slow, still had a blast.

[mpozzi]

Hi Poorman,

Moved your post to Suspensions as it will get a lot more traffic there. More good advice, too ...

Hope you get your car handling good and check there for updates.

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[JT_67Tempest]

Falcon and others,
Note to those who are struggling at autocross ... don't give up and ask questions about driving and set-up of those more experienced. Lots of us will ride shotgun but require an invitation into the passenger seat. We're all out there to have fun and build the Good Guys Autocross into something that more want to try. Unless you can offer sound solutions, slamming someone and/or their car on a public forum isn't cool ...

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

It was my first time trying the autox at Del Mar and I can say that everyone was so helpful in offering suggestions, tips and hints. I know I looked pretty squirrly out there, but nevertheless I had a ton of fun and now I'm hooked on autox. I'm already working on upgrading my steering box and brakes because those two things seemed to be my biggest issues with getting around the track. But the way I look at it it's an evolving thing with this sport. You practice, you make adjustments, add new parts, replace parts and just keep trying to shave some seconds off your time. All in all it's a lot fun and I met a lot of very cool people my first time out and I plan on getting back out there very soon.