Originally Posted By RylisPro
Yeah those gashes look deep but at least its cutting into the tread of the tire where its thicker and not the sidewall. Having cut up tires at the track is still sketchy though!

I would be working that lip and fold it up as much as possible. Things are a lot different at the track, much higher speeds and more cornering forces.
Last place you want to have a tire blowout



Plan right now is to try to fold the lip over a little more or cut some of it, possibly remove the front GT trim for the track day, and get locking washers and new nuts for my exhaust bolts. Since I have the front wheels off, I'll probably just go through all the bolts making sure everything is tight. The back end I'm comfortable with because I did it 2-3 years ago.

Originally Posted By Frankenduster
Was the Autocross track really bumpy? Maybe body roll and bumps cause the tires to contact the body?
In Reno's Hot August Nights "drift car" course last year, there was a dip in the course to provide drainage for the parking lot. You'd see the cars sliding sideways through the curve and the dip would sometimes upset the car to the point of gaining traction or spinning out. The better drivers were able to fight through it and keep their line. I understand that many Autocross events are held in empty parking lots so you take what you can get.
How did you do otherwise?


No, but it was a lot of transitions one right after another. Not really any straights. Just left, right, left, right... So, the car is swaying side to side quite a bit.

As far as my performance, my autocross technique is still very rusty and I'm still unfamiliar with the Dart in a racing environment. So, I scored last in my group and was definitely on the lowest end of cars for the day. I often had trouble controlling the car through the various transitions. The back end will break loose with the smallest input. Sometimes without an input. It's definitely begging for some Bridgestone RE-71R and a 275 series tire but those wear out super quick. The average time was about 37-38 seconds, I believe. My fastest was about 43 seconds and that was with a misfiring engine.