Just wondering how many of the FSAE student autocross other than FSAE competitions? do you do it in your street car? I unfortunately missed out on FSAE while I was at school and stumbled upon Solo2 after college.

Solo2.org Autocross This!

Many of us on the UCDavis team autocross our own cars as well as our FSAE cars. I've been competing fairly seriously in STS since before I joined FSAE and feel that autocrossing is the best thing you can do to prepare for competition. The experience definately showed for us last year and we expect it to show even more this spring.

I autocross, along with a lot of my FSAE teammates. I used to run an 95 Neon ACR for a little while. Now I just drive our FSAE car. I plan on building my own A Mod when I get out of school. Another guy runs a Probe GT in STS, and does very well, winning many regional events. Our chassis group leader runs his 67 VW bug from time to time. And some of our newer members autocross their street cars as well. We run the FSAE car in SCCA events on a regular basis. This year we did 4 regional events and the Divisional Championships. Next year, we plan to run 2 cars, at the National Tour event, Divisional Championships, and 5 or more regional events.

Dominic Venieri
Mohawk-Hudson Region SCCA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Formula SAE Team Leader

www.formularpi.com

I've autocrossed consistently since '99. Started out in my '99 Subaru 2.5RS, and now in my '02 WRX wagon. Done a few divisionals, and went to my first National Tour this year. I run our formula car every chance I get. Actually we've got a race this weekend. Shooting for FTD. The picture in my signature was at the last autocross in Oct. I missed FTD by just .022sec.
I've also started building a 2nd gen RX7 for FP.

Travis Rouse - Test Pilot - The University of Texas (Austin)

We autocross our car every chance we can. Its (sadly) our best opportunity to test, as its tough to get space around here. Our members also run their own cars in autocrosses, typically we have 3 or 4 cars driven by our members in events here, including our 2002 FSAE car. (the first of many)

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UVIC Formula SAE Team

http://fsae.uvic.ca

I started autocrossing this summer. I am driving an 82 Rx7 with no modifications. That is how I found out about FSAE in the first place. I have not been able to convince any of the other members of the UNM FSAE team to join me yet though. I don't know why, seeing how fun it is!

I started to autocross in 99 with Central Illinois Region with my MkII CRX Si. I'm in CSP and it's been a money pit ever since. I don't see much Street Prepared cars in my region with an exception of a couple 914s, Fieros, MR2s and a Le Car. Maybe I should head down to St. Louis where there's a load of CSP drivers. I'm thinking about moving into FSP with an 85-87 Corolla GTS if I can even find one in the Mid-West.

We get a lot of variety here in St. Louis, the Missouri-Rolla team finally started autocrossing two cars regularly this year, they will hopefully continue that next year realizing that the more time they can get the better they can do in Detroit.

We are hoping to get quite a few FSAE teams to the St. Louis events next year, some incentives we had this year included FSAE drivers paid SCCA Member fees, instead of our normal non-member fee, even if they weren't SCCA members. Next year I would hope we would do the same, and possibly get some other things organized to make it easier for FSAE guys.

Solo2.org Autocross This!

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The Missouri-Rolla team finally started autocrossing two cars regularly this year, they will hopefully continue that next year realizing that the more time they can get the better they can do in Detroit.

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That's cool you have incentives for the teams! The SCCA Autocross events are great because they offer a pressure environment for the drivers like Detroit does. Here at Auburn we've traveled to Huntsville and Birmingham SCCA events to practice. However, it's a big trip to plan, and a whole day affair. If we really want to get testing done we are much better off doing it here. But it's a fun break and good driver training.

-Charlie Ping
Auburn University FSAE 1999-present

I just discovered autocross this summer at the same time as some of our team members. We started autocrossing because we have heard it frome other FSAE teams. It's a good way of getting practice in a race environment. The few autocross we did this summer gave us the chance to discover some bugs on the car... In a perfect world we would have appreciated to dicover them without having to pay registration fees, but next year's car will be more reliable! I you have the chance to have a practice area to tune the car and debug it, I think it would be better than autoX. But those events give a good way to simulate a competition environment, especially for the members who didn't drive at the competition.

I started auto-Xing in '98 to better my street driving skills (and show people up in the canyons):). I became a member of the So. Cal Solo2 club the year after and I love it more every year.
I race a '93 civic hatch in EP or SM depending on whether I was able to gut my car the night before.
In fact, if it wasn't for solo2, I wouldn't be doing FSAE right now. I found out about the Cal Poly team at a novice school.

I dont AutoX, but do track events. Hopefully picking up a world challenge touring e36 soon to have for some club races.

Any of you do any club racing, or amatuer series?

I started into solo-2 when I found my local club through FSAE. I've done 5 seasons now, been the Solo Director of the club, the Promotional Director and even won my class a few times in region. Now I just need to convince my team to let me run our SAE car in regionals.

Marshall McLean
University of Western Ontario

UWO FSAE Racing Team
Western Ontario Sports Car Association

I plan on doing some autocross this summer when I'm visiting relatives in NJ. Never had a car until I lined up a deal with my aunt... I should take official ownership of a 1987 Porsche 924S mid-May. It needs some work before I can run it... It will eventually see some track time, hopefully in SCCA club racing or PCA events.

Andris Kanins
McGill Racing Team - Body Design

i autocross my d-stock 2002 nissan Spec V with the virginia motor sports club in richmond, Va. it is a blast and a great way to learn car control. i just bought a set of used r-compound tires, so I am still getting used to those. so, far ive just done local events. next season i want to do some regional races and a pro-solo event.

btw, im not actively participating in FSAE right now. im still in high schoo. i will be going to UVA next year and hope to get involved in their motorsports program next year- they race legends cars.

Hi I'm new here too and I go to school with Dogburn. I've been building up my civic for e prepared class and so far I've only been to one event, but after the winter when I get my new tires on the car I plan to race quite often. I will be going to vcu engineering school next fall and plan to participate in their FSAE program there.

I autocross in Philly reigon quite a bit...



Lehigh Formula SAE Alumni
Team Captain 2002-2003

www.lehigh.edu/~insae/formula

I did...I'd even travel to the nearer events. I ran a CSP CRX for quite a while. Tried DS in my Subaru RS, but it just wasn't the same...now the D-mod Subaru 360 microcar project has arrived, and I'm keen on getting it working right...think 2 seater SAE car with full bodywork.

As an alum I'd say that you should autox as much as you can to get the feel for what a course is like...nothing can prepare you for the feel of the SAE car, except the car itself, of course.

I do a fair bit of Club level racing in my Falcon GT. It is all good learning car control. Something like FSAE shows you how a properly set up race car can go around corners as opposed to a hotted up road car.

I'll be at the track next week dialing in the E36.

Anyone else in the Northeast autox thier Fsae car's at regional/national events?