CDC Autocross: July 10th at Woodbridge, VA

Hey guys,

The CDC Event will be held in Woodbridge again and here the event information:

SATurday July 10th Autocross

We're back at Hylton HS, in Woodbridge, VA for the next autocross on SATURDAY July 10th.

The address is:

14051 Spriggs Road
Woodbridge, VA 22193

Registration and tech inspection will be at 8:00 and will promptly close at 8:45 to try to accommodate the full field, while still giving 6 runs.  You must be DONE by 8:45.  So if you arrive at 8:00 you won't have a problem.  Don't arrive at the last minute.

The event fee for the Saturday autocross is $25 for members and $35 for non-members at this event.

On-line Reservation System
  
Member reservations (or participants that will join the club upon showing up) for any events can be made at any time.  Open reservations for non-members for this event begin Friday July 2nd. 

New Bar Code System

This year CDC is using a new bar code system.  Remember to have your car ready with the barcodes on the vehicle BEFORE the event.  Attached are the bar code instructions, driver barcodes, and vehicle index bar codes.

New Members

We will be accepting new members at this event.  If you plan to join the club at this event, you may make a reservation at this time by doing the following:

1.  Use "0" as the member number (a permanent number will be assigned to you after you join and you will get a temporary number for this event)
2. TYPE "I will be joining the club at this event" in the NOTES section when making you reservation.

The annual membership is $30 and is good for 12 months from the date you join.

WDCR-SCCA Solo II at FedEx Field: Review

The Washington DC Region SCCA Chapter held their first Solo II event of the season, ran by Autocrossers Inc at FedEx Field.


The event was well organized and there were tons of cars on the grid. All eyes were on the provisional STR class; a class dominated by Mazda Miata/MX-5s.

My S2000 had some issues with oversteer early in the day, but we were able to dial out the problem with tire pressure.

AP2 Chassis:
Bilstein PSS Custom
OEM CR front sway bar
Cusco 4 point roll bar
Corner balanced and alignment

Tire Specs (Early in the day):
225/45R17 Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs w/ 36psi COLD (38psi HOT)
255/40R17 Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs w/ 34psi COLD (36psi HOT)

With the above specs, the car turned out to be too tail happy on slaloms and tight corners in the showcases. My co-driver Ryan spun out 3 times in a single run with the current set up (he wasn't very pleased) but I also feel that we have completely different driving styles that probably contributed to him spinning out. The car was set up for track, not for an autocross course. After a few more runs, I came to the conclusion that the rear had too much pressure, therefore I came up with the solution:

Tire Specs (Fastest):
225/45R17 Dunlops w/ 36psi COLD (38psi HOT)
255/40R17 Dunlops w/ 30psi COLD (32-33psi HOT)

This solved most of the oversteer issues for me at least and I was able to stay on the throttle longer. Ryan still spun out on his last run that could have turned out a faster time (67-68 seconds range if he was on track), but ended up in the 73 second range. My times were consistently getting faster throughout the day (83 seconds, 72 seconds, 70 seconds) when I hit my fastest time of the day at 69.43 seconds. The Miatas in the same class were able to pull off the fastest time in the class (66 seconds range).

Results coming soon...

More pics on Flickr

April 11th SCCA Solo 2 at FedEx Field: Last Day!

 Tuesday will be the last day for registration so register ASAP if you guys want to go.

Autocrossers Incorporated - (AX) This is the first event in the  Autcrossers Inc 2010 season. Approximate run/work order will be determined closer to the day of event, and will be based on class entry. We will be doing a three heat format for this event, so there is ONE check-in/tech time, and ONE drivers meeting. The final run/work order will be announced at the drivers meeting. Autocrossers, Inc. Events will be run under SCCA rules, with any local modifications listed in our event supplementals. Please make sure you understand our cancellation policy before signing up. If you do not cancel per our cancellation policy, you are not due a refund or a transfer of registration, no matter what the situation. Event registration is $35 for SCCA members and $45 for non-SCCA members.

Entry List


Register Here: Autocrossers, Inc.