Pictures of my first AutoX

Stats on the car:

73 Beetle 1641cc W110 cam Duel Kads In serious need of sway bars! I ran XP Novice 2, but I weighed the car and now I'm running SSM Novice this weekend!

Holy body roll Batman!

yeah, get those swaybars and dont even think about better rubber until you do!

Other then that I love to see old beetles out racing and yours looks great.

In reply to Apexcarver: Thanks! I plan on having the bars this Saturday and AutoX on Sunday!

Mykul wrote:

Ahhhhh I'm about to fall over!!!

That's what I would have been screaming. Awesome for getting out there man! BTW are you in El paso?

Thanks for the new wallpaper, Mykul!

Raising that front wheel reminds me of my childhood heroes:

Drewsifer, I gotta disagree about "about to fall over".

The rear's hooked up, that's why the front's off the ground. Old School, man-o!

Mykul. where are you running?

Oh man. Those are great pics. Looks like a ton of fun with the Beetle!

That looks sweet

and thus starts my sporadic ACVW obsession...once again.

ClemSparks wrote: and thus starts my sporadic ACVW obsession...once again.

me too, although i'm totally distracted by the box-flared Capri.

Get closer to the cones.

EricM wrote: Get closer to the cones.

Best advice I got when I started autocrossing (I'm an ex-circuit racer)?

"Cones are meant to be hit."

Hasbro wrote: Mykul. where are you running?

Phoenix and Tucson

Pics are from Phoenix. I'm running Tucson Sunday!

friedgreencorrado wrote:

EricM wrote: Get closer to the cones.

Best advice I got when I started autocrossing (I'm an ex-circuit racer)? "Cones are meant to be hit."

The picture is misleading...

...I swear!

You could almost lift the front wheel over the cones!

Looks like a blast!

Awsome, I hope to get the ol' ACVW going this summer (come on tax returns)

Mykul wrote:

friedgreencorrado wrote:

EricM wrote: Get closer to the cones.

Best advice I got when I started autocrossing (I'm an ex-circuit racer)? "Cones are meant to be hit."

The picture is misleading... ...I swear!

So you are apexing them, the pics were just taken between the gates?

AngryCorvair wrote:

ClemSparks wrote: and thus starts my sporadic ACVW obsession...once again.

me too, although i'm totally distracted by the box-flared Capri.

70s (IMO, the Golden Era of box flares) in motion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Ai5_BEIoA

Monza 4hrs for touring cars, 1971.

friedgreencorrado wrote:

Mykul wrote:

friedgreencorrado wrote:

EricM wrote: Get closer to the cones.

Best advice I got when I started autocrossing (I'm an ex-circuit racer)? "Cones are meant to be hit."

The picture is misleading... ...I swear!

So you *are* apexing them, the pics were just taken between the gates?

Ya, ya , that's the ticket!

Mykul wrote: Ya, ya , that's the ticket!

Heh. Don't sweat it, man. I'll bet the car was the hit of the weekend. You'll get faster...just be smooth, and the speed will come.

Man thats great! I have never competed in an automotive event...yet. I can only imagine the thrill of tossing a car youve poured yourself into (it shows, beautiful VW!) about a racetrack - coned or otherwise. This is exactly why im a fan of this mag and forum...no posturing, no "praise me now" mentality - just fun with cars.

Well done sir!

Man, polar opposite of my car:

Nice! I know exactly how VW's sound, smell and drive, which makes it even more awesome, its like I can smell it right now!

Swaybars ROCK!!! The car handles so much better!

Unfortunately, I got MUCH closer to the cones this time! Surprisingly, I was not the top cone killer.