Another Autocross... Another Trophy! 4/26/2009

Please forgive the arrogance of the title of this post. It was said with tongue firmly planted in cheek. This is the third event in a row that I've come home with a 1st place trophy... well, if you can call a little orange foam cone with "1st" on it a trophy! Currently, I am competing in DSP (D Street Prepared). This class allows for WAY more modifications than I have done to my car. The only mods I have done that truly affect AutoX performance are the Koni Adjustable struts and Ground Control Coilovers that I installed here. Normally, that would put me in ST (Street Touring), which, by the way, I would not be competitive in either.

So, why do I stay in DSP, you ask? I run on R-Comp tires (Kumho V710's) that I got for the price of a couple of six-packs of beer... really EXPENSIVE beer, but still. Since that pretty much used up my racing budget, and since my all-season street tires would really suck for autoX, I would rather run R-Comps and be bumped up a class, than wear out my street tires prematurely, since I'm not going to be competitive anyway.

I had no idea the season was going to work out this way when I made that choice. The guy that normally wins DSP is usually competing for FTD (Fastest Time of the Day), and I am typically about 9 seconds slower than that. But for some reason he has not been to any events this season... along with everyone else in DSP. This has led to my 3 undeserved 1st Place trophies. I'm sure if ANYONE shows up in DSP, my trophy days will be over.

But I'm not in it for the trophies, anyway. I'm just in it to have fun and improve my driving skills.


Photos Copyright 2009 Sean Grubb / iZoom Graphics

Full event photos can be viewed here.