Saturday was a fantastic day for Autocross in Frederick, MD. I belong to a Washington D.C. - based driving club (
http://www.capitaldrivingclub.com/ ) that holds numerous events throughout the year. It's a very well organized club that utilizes an index-based scoring system that takes into account each car's weight/whp/DOT tire TWR to keep the playing field level. As shown in an earlier series of photos, I sunk a decent percentage of my 5yr olds college fund into a set of 17" vintage wheel 6-pins and some 275/315 Hoosier A6 tires. Well the results proved fantastic and resulted in a 2nd place raw time next to a FFR Cobra and a top 5 index finish. It was a very energizing and encouraging way to start the 2011 season. Here are a few vids:
This one was one of my afternoon runs where I gobbled up a cone or two. I was trying to figure out what happend, and it appears from the video that the rear end got a bit loose and I chickened out a little:
This one is my favorite. My wife and kids came along to spectate and I was able to have my dear wife along for this amusing in-car video. This will likely be the best event of the season because she was there enjoying it right along with me....(try not to get motion sickness watching this one). I'd rather have her holding the camera in the passenger's seat than a rollbar mount any day.
- Allen.