Pictures from recent event

[Drivetime]

Some great pictures! Thanks.

[Krazed Kanary]

RH, rereading my post I realize it is harsh. I apologize! My concern was that your post might have given novice AXers the impression that they can buy a GXP and with a couple minor tweaks go out and kick major butt at their local AX. My comment was meant to be that your results are not typical, but rather a rare combination of your skills and weak competition. The more typical scenario is that a well driven fully prepped GXP can hold it's own against a strong field of other well prepared/driven A/S cars, but it's not likely to win the class by 3+ seconds or be #1 in pax, A/S has a stiff pax compared to some of the other classes. A well driven non ZOK car on street tires and stock shocks is more likely to be down a couple seconds in class.

[Dasmopar]

Well I have a bone stock Solstice GXp with tires and a alignment and I seem to kill AS every event I have been at so far. First event was 2.7 sec over 2nd place. Then went to Ft Wayne and won by 1.7 sec on a 27sec course. Then by 2.0 sec on a 37 sec course. Don't get me wrong. I have no illusions of being the fastest AS in the world but it seems finding other fast AS cars seems to be a issue in my area. This car seems really easy to go fast in for me. I love it so far. I had the option of shocks and the adding the ZOK package or going to nationals so I picked nationals. I will add the other parts (suspension, exhaust, ect) over the winter months and come out swinging in the spring.

[rlhammon]

Originally Posted by Krazed Kanary RH, rereading my post I realize it is harsh. I apologize! My concern was that your post might have given novice AXers the impression that they can buy a GXP and with a couple minor tweaks go out and kick major butt at their local AX. My comment was meant to be that your results are not typical, but rather a rare combination of your skills and weak competition. The more typical scenario is that a well driven fully prepped GXP can hold it's own against a strong field of other well prepared/driven A/S cars, but it's not likely to win the class by 3+ seconds or be #1 in pax, A/S has a stiff pax compared to some of the other classes. A well driven non ZOK car on street tires and stock shocks is more likely to be down a couple seconds in class.

I agree... hence why I had no issues with what you wrote really.

I'd like to *think* I'm a better than average driver.. but who really knows. I've only driven against locals and didn't get to try my car in AS at the Peru Divisional thanks to a uninsured, suspended licensed driver who tried to ruin my GXP.

I've done well.. but my local compitition in AS is weak... local competition in other classes is not though, and I've PAX'ed well in comparision there. So... maybe I'm slightly above average.. but I'll stand by this comment:

"The best part about autocrossing the GXP is you don't need to spend money on the suspension, or changing the dynamics of the car to have a fun competitive vehicle on a local level"

I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader to put two and two together at a later date...

One can certainly expect to have a fun, dependable, competitive car (locally) for autocrossing. Granted, if you live in the Pacific NW, or near KK, or some of the other National Drivers (Dave, Eric S, etc.) you might not stand a chance.. but the average person.. well, they can do well if they are a good driver.