HS Autocross chronicles

[tri-pedaler]

Another weekend of getting to run - went really aggressive this time. hadn’t hit cones the last 3 events - needed to push harder, exceed the limits to find them.

Best run of 5 in terms of approach, but snagged a cone on the 180 corner. Stillorking on braking and approach angles. Tried left foot braking with throttle into the slalom
for fun - it worked somehow. Learning each time!

View: https://youtu.be/mrGk4D9yVmM?si=UJ7LVm1IlOWxUI9W

 

[tri-pedaler]

Last event of the season, on a much different course. Very bumpy and low grip - finding out I’m spoiled at Grissom with the smooth grippy concrete.

The course was very difficult to navigate- I counted only 7 DNFs of the first 10 runners when I did course work later in the day. After that I stopped counting.

I ran aggressive again, and learned a lot (such as humility!). Bumps will mess up your braking big time, and unsettle this stiff little car easily. Also, approach angles are so important for setting up later elements. And trail braking has its limits in snappy sharp turns - best just to straight line brake mostly. Finally, and this is big, having fun can be hard when you’re not driving as well as you’d like, but being present to what the car is doing is so important and rewarding. Don’t chase times, just be present and enjoy the dynamics of the car - the times will only come with this level of attentiveness.

here’s a lovely run with some mowed down cones in the slalom - enjoy

View: https://youtu.be/nJPhQEsAMg0?si=FQdkMiOHJRpq-fKV