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      10-01-2008, 10:54 PM   #1
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North Texas Autocross - Sat, 10/18/08

Greetings,

I wanted to let everyone know about one of the best and least expensive autocross's in North Texas. Click here for details: http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=636468

I have been autocrossing four to five times a year now for the last six years. In my estimation, it is one of the most enjoyable and safest auto sports around. I highly recommend that people autocross before doing high speed track event at a location such as MSR. It will teach you how to drive your car, give you a serious adrenlene rush, give you a chance to learn how to control your car at it's limits and help you understand your limits with minimal risk to life and car.

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What is an Autocross - Autocross events such as this event are low to medium speed auto racing events that allow you to enjoy your car at or near it's limits in as safe a manner as possible; they are often run on parking lots and airport runways. Generally a course will be defined using traffic cones. One driver at a time negotiates a course laid out with the cones, or pylons, testing their skill against the clock. Time penalties are charged for disturbing cones. In most regions, the penalty is 2 seconds per cone, although in some places it may be 1 second. Course speeds are generally limited by technical challenges to around 70mph.

Why Autocross - There are lots of reasons. Autocross is an inexpensive, safe way to experience the excitment of true racing. It helps you discover your car's capabilities and limitations, making you a better, safer driver on the road. And it develops your own driving ability. Many would-be race drivers use it as a jump point into the sport of road racing. But probably the greatest thrill of autocross is the challenge of beating your own time.

Hope you can join me at this event. You can beat the value.

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      10-02-2008, 11:10 PM   #2
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I'm totally interested in this, but it would be a really long day for me. It's about 5+ hours for me from OK. It would also be my first autocross ever but it looks like it would be tons of fun.
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If anyone's a bit south of there....

This Sunday (10/5) there's a Spokes autocross in San Antonio.
In 3 Sundays (10/26) there's a Spokes autocross at Driveway Austin.
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      10-03-2008, 01:56 PM   #4
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OMG! I so want to do this as I live in Fort Worth, but my 128 will most likely only be here a day or two before that if I'm lucky...... And she will definitely not be broken in.....
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      10-14-2008, 07:20 PM   #5
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im registered and stoked to go..ive attended a few s2k autox meets in the past at mineral wells. now will be the first time to experience it coming from a fwd honda prelude
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im gonna try to make this.

i had an s2k prior to my 1, and these are all good guys.
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      10-15-2008, 04:13 PM   #7
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Well the question for you two that are going is: Is this Autox worth 10hrs of driving to get to and get back from for a first time Autox-er?
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Well the question for you two that are going is: Is this Autox worth 10hrs of driving to get to and get back from for a first time Autox-er?
10 hours! That hurts.

What I can say is that all of the rececnt 1st time autox-er's I have know have had a smile on their face for at least a week after the event and can't wait for the next one. If I were considering this much drive time I would make sure I did the following:
  1. Ride with one or more experienced drivers. Most people are more than willing to let you ride along.
  2. I would see if an experienced driver would be willing to ride along with me and give me pointers.
  3. I would arrive early and leave late so that I could meet people and get a good understanding of the event.
Good luck on wherever you decide.
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Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to wait for a closer one in OKC to be my first to get a feeling for how it works. If I enjoy that one (which I'm sure I will), I'll consider driving for more distant events.
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Thanks for the advice. I think I'm going to wait for a closer one in OKC to be my first to get a feeling for how it works. If I enjoy that one (which I'm sure I will), I'll consider driving for more distant events.
There will definitely be one a lot closer to you. A few quick searches on Google should find something, if not I'm sure there's someone around here that could point you in the right direction.

It's a lot of fun and if you've never done it before the drive may be worth it but after that first time a 10hr drive each way becomes a little excessive.
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For those that missed this, it was a great event. We had three 135's in the mix with a wide variety of cars. The weather was perfect and the course long but quick.
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i had a blast yesterday.. I was finally able to push the cars limits in a safe environment. Also got to see how much more fun the car is when driving at 10/10ths. I cant wait for the next one.
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Did you beat the Sti's?
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that was a blast. perfect weather, fun set up.

i had to run early, so i didn't get to say bye, but it was great meeting you guys.
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