Re: Autocrossin' Duetto

[Simon Favre <simon@domain.elided>]

Well, if you ingest the LSD instead of installing it in your car, you'll be
WEARING the cones instead of driving around them. ;=) Yes, putting an LSD
in the car will limit wheel spin. Autocrossing is all about hard cornering
in the lower gears where you have the most torque available at the wheels.
The heavier rear bar won't do you much good without the LSD. Short of that
you might try lowering the rear tire pressures a bit, and tightening that
loose nut behind the wheel! ;=)

In other parts of the world, autocrossing is like what we call motocrossing,
but with cars instead of dirt bikes: http://www.iol.ie/~jordane/autocross.htm

The most comparable event to US autocrossing would be called a gymkhana.

Like drag racing, the US is probably doing most of the parking lot 
autocrossing.

Michael Williams wrote:

>Yesterday had the opportunity to autocross the Doo-etto. First time in 10+ 
>yrs of wonership I've driven it in full-out legal anger (took that long to
>be fixed safe enough to drive at full tilt). Anyway, my times were hampered 
>mightily by two things:
>
>1. Driver (what a complete and utter chicken -not to be confused with an 
>"udder chicken")
>
>2. Inside (to the turn) rear tire spinning madly on tight turns (which on an 
>autocross is most)
>
>Will an application of LSD help the driver and car? But will my times drop as 
>well?!
>Will I care? What if I just put in the Limited slip rear end and skip the 
>drugs?

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