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thunderb0lt February-5th-2003 04:02 PM

Video: me at last week's SCCA Autocross event in Houston
 
Video page

redrims February-5th-2003 10:03 PM

Nice..:D Can't wait till ours start again. I used to watch from the sidelines, but now I'm ready to go for it.

funkdaddysmack February-7th-2003 08:50 AM

Re: Video: me at last week's SCCA Autocross event in Houston
 

Originally posted by thunderb0lt
Video page
Nice vids. How do you autox with the auto? do you put it in 1st, 2nd yourself or do you let it shift by itself?

redrims February-7th-2003 12:04 PM

Re: Re: Video: me at last week's SCCA Autocross event in Houston
 

Originally posted by funkdaddysmack


How do you autox with the auto? do you put it in 1st, 2nd yourself or do you let it shift by itself?


Are you serious?

ZoomZoomH February-7th-2003 12:27 PM

Re: Re: Video: me at last week's SCCA Autocross event in Houston
 

Originally posted by funkdaddysmack


Nice vids. How do you autox with the auto? do you put it in 1st, 2nd yourself or do you let it shift by itself?

I used to do the 1-2 shift manually, but now I just put it in D and turn off O/D and just drive :)

very handy when need to come out of very tight corners (auto downshift :D )

thunderb0lt February-9th-2003 10:56 PM

Thanks guys :-)
It's nice to know that u fellas see my car for what it is and not for what the badging says.

The first time i went autocrossing, i shifted from 1-2-D.... mostly in 1st. I hit the rev limiter (no big deal though... it just went..... vrooom-vroooom-vroooom until i let off gas or shift) in the straights 'cause i'm not used to shifting like that.

The videos on my page are from the latest (my 2nd autoX event)session and this time, i just left it in D with Overdrive off. It was MUCH better and easier overall.

One thing i liked about the first method was that i could brake, turn and just step on it and feel the car rushing to speed MUCH faster than when it's in D with O/D off.

funkdaddysmack February-10th-2003 08:42 AM

Re: Re: Re: Video: me at last week's SCCA Autocross event in Houston
 

Originally posted by redrims



Are you serious?

Uhhhh.... yes I'm serious... many autox events you never get out of 2nd gear, who needs the car shifting up when you let off the gas for the corners? If you left it in D, as soon as you left off the gas, it would shift into 4th, then upon exiting the corner you'd have to wait for it to shift back down.


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