Auto-x and cone damage to aero?

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Jul 30, 2008 | 01:43 PM

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EvoIXMR

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I know its you..I was being kinda ornery. I have seen pics before...Just playing. You are a dang good driver...atleast better than me by miles

yep, driver is the best-est mod

Jul 30, 2008 | 02:31 PM

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Ok, not sounding defensive, but I would like to auto-x and road race the Evo, for fun more than anything else coz I can't drive to save my life and will get better with time. I just don't want to get the stuff damaged and do what I can to prevent it coz I know it will see some wear and tear, obviously.

Worst case, I will buy a busted bumper and throw it on for auto-x use and call it a day, ya know? But, I wanted to know what people's experiences were and if there is anything I should do and yes, the bracing to body idea came out of it. I talked to Peter at APR and he encouraged doing that as well...

chrisw - you are right. the SM Evos at Nationals last year (esp the red one that said showtime on the side) was running a ginormously huger huge ricers wet-dream wing, I am assuming he believed it served a purpose! The E36 M3 was running a HUGE wing as well.

A lot of people will tape up their bumper with painters tape in order to keep the scuffs at bay.

I just clay bar'ed some pretty good cone marks off this weekend and it wasn't too bad.

Jul 30, 2008 | 02:34 PM

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any regular autocrossers have an opinion on this? I am curious about the longevity of the splitter and opinions on cone hits on a beat rush undertray would also be helpful.

i had a metal undertray and there was no visible damage after a full season...

Jul 30, 2008 | 03:19 PM

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Put giant Katana across the front. Kill the cones with honor. Plus you can try out that trick where you cut something and the blades passes right through without collapsing. Just kidding , maybe

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yeah I wasn't going to say anything. But, every nationally competitive car I have seen (and competed against) uses a splitter and some form of big **** wing on the rear for extra downforce...

Just out of curiousity, has anyone done any dataloging and GPS telemetry to see if those wings and splitters make a real world difference at auto-xing speeds?

Jul 30, 2008 | 03:35 PM

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Well most of this season I have been driving like a p!ssy so after 6 events or so I think I have only tagged 6 cones total. BUT bug and tar remover is so very good to rid the transfer from the cones.

My mr2 was missing a few pieces of undertray plastic tho (doh).

Alot of guys will use the blue 3m painters tape. But I think it increases drag because I never seen a fast car using it for anything other than novice numbers

Jul 30, 2008 | 08:55 PM

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Alot of guys will use the blue 3m painters tape. But I think it increases drag because I never seen a fast car using it for anything other than novice numbers

that is SO true!!