golden_eye
12-09-2007, 08:40 PM
Hey guys, thought I'd try and wake things up in here a bit.
I finally got to compete in my first autocross today. I've spectated and rode shotgun in a couple before though (see the thread below this one), so I had some idea of what it was all about. This one was held at a police training facility or something like that in Tavares, FL. I had a blast and actually was somewhat competitive considering it was my first time and my Cobra is bone stock. I think I did better than most of the other newbies there, who either ran very slow or got lost in the maze of cones. I'm not bashing them, just saying that I think I did very well considering it as my first time :D. The course was 2 laps and set up in a way that didn't leave the higher horsepower cars out to dry. By the end of the day I was running only a second and change slower than my other 2 friends who have quite a bit more experience than me.
Got some pics for your enjoyment:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5896/img0055yu3.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/715/img0038fz3.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6416/img0022ge6.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1558/img0054vq5.jpg
The Bluesmobile made an appearance too!
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9324/img0014gm9.jpg
I finally got to compete in my first autocross today. I've spectated and rode shotgun in a couple before though (see the thread below this one), so I had some idea of what it was all about. This one was held at a police training facility or something like that in Tavares, FL. I had a blast and actually was somewhat competitive considering it was my first time and my Cobra is bone stock. I think I did better than most of the other newbies there, who either ran very slow or got lost in the maze of cones. I'm not bashing them, just saying that I think I did very well considering it as my first time :D. The course was 2 laps and set up in a way that didn't leave the higher horsepower cars out to dry. By the end of the day I was running only a second and change slower than my other 2 friends who have quite a bit more experience than me.
Got some pics for your enjoyment:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5896/img0055yu3.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/715/img0038fz3.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6416/img0022ge6.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1558/img0054vq5.jpg
The Bluesmobile made an appearance too!
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9324/img0014gm9.jpg