[Shotimes] Autocross a SHO

[John Stout]

Ok so explain to me how some kid can get in his buddys car, right after his buddy runs and rip 10 seconds off his buddys time, did the car get faster ?? NO so what made the difference?? Equipment won't make up for ability, but ability can sure as hell improve Equipment.  Has anybody seen Dave Garber at a Dragstrip?? I think the word Savant might come to mind

Techpriest <techpriest@ourlair.com> wrote:  Having raced RC for a while I understand how driver and equipment are both
important. I laugh every time a racer tells me "it's all about the driver",
then I look over at his pit space and it a few thousand worth of the latest
go-fast gear. Not to say my SHO is junk, but it might not be the right tool
for the job. Racing for a parking space in a crowded Wallmart lot I would
rather be driving a Pontiac Vibe then my wife's Town Car.

What I don't want to do is spend a lot of money on my SHO to get it be a
fair Crosser, when for not much money I can buy a used Saturn, Mustang, RX-7
etc and be better off.

I kind of had the idea that the classes would be divided by type as well as
mods. I pictured the official telling me I would run "after the Grand Prix
but before the Accord", other 6-cylinder 4 doors. If I will be running
against Miata's and 280Zs I need to rethink this thing.

Good news is there is a race in 2 weeks. They have a "Fun Class" where you
can run anything and are handed your times, but no scoring or prizes.
Sounds fun, and I can't lose! I plan to attend and I am sure seeing it will
tell me a whole lot more then reading about it. Who knows, there may be
other 4doors running and I might not have the heaviest thing there.

Thanks for the help!

-----Original Message-----

Don, of course the car matters. Any given driver would get through an
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