what autoX class are you in?

[white_n_slow]

hey folks, I was just wondering what were the most common classes for your cars. Tell me a little about your car (level of prep), what class you're in, and how well you generally do.

Thanks,
David:D

[THAWA]

I dont think there's that many hardcore auto-xers here.

[douglas vincent]

Open

[magicmike]

not yet but I'll let you know

[Warp3]

I run my 2.5RS regularly in Street Mod (it was in DSP until I stuck Cobb "spicy" cams in there) and have been doing surprisingly well on a local level with it. Full mod list is available here: http://www.warpthree.com/vp_warp3.html

I was hoping to run the Legacy Turbo in a couple events in Stock just to see how she performs that way, but since I had the seized stock turbo replaced with a TD05H-16G, (my ONLY mod thus far), I guess she's now in Street Mod as well... (Legacy mod list: http://www.warpthree.com/vp_warp3lt.html)

[Brat4by4]

The stock Legacy Turbo runs in H-Stock which is along with other Geo Metros and lots of other very lowly car. It would be a H-Stock killer if you wanted to get into it. You are allowed a catback exhaust also and still stay in the stock class amongst a few other small things.

But my car is supposed to run in SM (Street Mod) which is where the $20k + perfomance massaged cars that are barely street legal run. Why? Because I put on WRX front brakes. Yep, that's it... straight to SM. OEM forward compatible brakes that are a little larger than mine. SCCA Solo II is a little retarded in that respects. Oh, and moving my battery to the trunk also knocks me out of Stock class, also.

But that being said. Even with all of my mods, they still stuck me in H-Stock. My exhaust also didn't have the silencer in, either. People, uhhh... would pay attention everytime I took a run. And it was my first time, so I wasn't doing ALL that hot.

It would take one heck of an eye for someone to spot a 16g under your hood. Let alone someone know that that isn't the stock turbo. And believe it or not, I didn't even win my class. There was some guy there in a MX-3 hatch that had a factory V-6 in it... I've never even heard of those. Well, he had more experience and the driver makes the difference. We were close and the rest of the h-stock class were seconds behind us. It was sort of fun, but I much prefer road course, though.

[white_n_slow]

I drive a 92 civic vx, which used to be in H-stock... Seems odd that a legacy turbo and an econo-shitbox should run together... but then in my experience turbo and autocross don't mix very well.

Right now I'm making the transition from STS (the most crowded class in our division) to DSP (with usually only 3-12 guys running), hopefully I'll get a trophy next year

Warp3... if its just for kicks, they probably wont mind you mis-classing your car for one race. I dunno about your division, but here you class yourself, and as long as you don't trophy, nobody really gives a hoot as long as its only for one or two races. I've been technically illegal for STS for over a year.

Anyway, I'm not planning on making a serious racer out of my future subaru (since I already have an autox car), but was curious where I would end up if I decided to try it out. I asume a non-turbo 5-speed wagon is also H-stock? And they're all probably eligible for STS, I imagine?

[white_n_slow]

I know what you're talking about brat4by4... the classing is so generalized that an insignificant mod throws you into a rediculous class... same thing happened with my brake swap, but since my car is so slow, they there was no reason to up-class me. The two winningest cars in H-stock in my division are a 84 crx dx and a 86 integra... both still slow-ass shitty cars, but with drivers you can't touch.

[Warp3]

But my car is supposed to run in SM (Street Mod) which is where the $20k + perfomance massaged cars that are barely street legal run. Why? Because I put on WRX front brakes. Yep, that's it... straight to SM. OEM forward compatible brakes that are a little larger than mine. SCCA Solo II is a little retarded in that respects. Oh, and moving my battery to the trunk also knocks me out of Stock class, also.

Assuming you are running 140+ treadlife tires (i.e., not R-compounds) then both those mods are legal in STX which isn't nearly as quick as SM.

Warp3... if its just for kicks, they probably wont mind you mis-classing your car for one race.

I'd probably want to run my race tires anyway (which aren't on factory sized wheels), so I'd be in FSP. I doubt any of the local FSP guys will say anything (nor even know about in the first place) the 16G turbo as long as I have no boost mods. I may try a couple local events in FSP for the heck of it. Then again, who am I kidding...I'll probably have a boost controller on this car in under a month anyway.

[90LegAWD]

with my old civic i ran SM

the legacy will run HS

[scottzg]

STS

[NuwanD]

haven't run a US event yet so i'm not sure where i'd be... in canada with the "CNAC" rules i get bumped from H-stock to FSP which blows cause i'm in a class where i get 15 prep points, none of which i've used

The rules account for adding a turbo system, and modifying boost control, but don't account for adding an intercooler to a stock turbo system that was never intercooled.... so my car falls between the cracks and I get bumped to a class that I have no chance in (unless i get coilovers, swaybars, and R's)... oh well

Still a fun time however

[IronMonkeyL255]

Assuming you are running 140+ treadlife tires (i.e., not R-compounds) then both those mods are legal in STX which isn't nearly as quick as SM.

Our LTs aren't eligible for STX, because the upper displacement limit for forced induction engines is 2.0 liters (or at least that's what I got out of the rules...).

From what I could tell, we go pretty much straight from h-stock to FSP.

[IronMonkeyL255]

Oh, yeah.

I got stuck in FSP for the Subaru Challenge.

All I've got are RS springs, WRX GR-2s, and the coffee cup mod. I was also counting on having the intercooler on for that, though.

[Warp3]

Doh...forgot about the 2.0L Forced Induction limit in STX...in that case a Legacy Turbo with big brakes goes to either STU (assuming your region runs the optional STU class) or SM. (You can't change the brake size in SP which is why I didn't list FSP as a choice.)

I'd recommend STU if your region offers it as the cars are lower power than SM (as boost mods are illegal in Street Touring classes) and you can run on street tires (140+ treadlife according to the ST rules).