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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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Default First Autocross... with pics

I enetered and ran my first Autocross on Sunday. It was probably one of the most fun things I have done with the car.

















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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Stupid Drl!!!
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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Damn you're tall!

Nice pics
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Old May 7, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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Thanks for the compliments.

Im 6'5, but i did raise the seat up a good amount and a little forward for a better "race posture". The t-tops did have to come out though...helmet had zero chance of clearing it
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Old May 7, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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I love ur car man. One day...
btw what does CETA stand for? just curious
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Old May 7, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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BLU BIRD-

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ght=ceta+panel
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Did you knock over all those cones?
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Originally Posted by BLU BIRD
I love ur car man. One day...
btw what does CETA stand for? just curious
Thanks for the compliments man. CETA means "Collectors Edition Trans AM" but actually derrives from the painted rear bumper that is found on those cars. If you look in the pictures of my car, the rear bumper on my car is Semi Gloss Black.
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Originally Posted by 94'BLKBRD
Did you knock over all those cones?
The cones that are laying down are Directional cones or cones that layout a corner or specific area of the course and cones that are laying down facing an upright cone "point"to the side of the cone that you should enter that particular gate from... the cones that magically flew up beside the car, were leaning, or were out in the middle of nowhere laying down were ones that i hit lol. Out of the 4 runs I got that day, i only hit 3 cones.
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Old May 7, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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Hitting the 2nd slalom of the course ( I need to stiffen my Konis and buy some sway bars!)








Drifting anyone? (unintentionally)











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nice job and holy crap u r tall!!! u could never do a track course event cuz the tops have to stay in...... but anyway get some sticky tires and the sway bars will help a ton.....
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looks like fun i now how you feel on the tall thing im 6'3''
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car looks good. Thatll be me soon.

im 6'4" and when i do 1/4 events my helmet fits inside the t-tops, but then again i dont raise the seat at all.
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
Damn you're tall!

Nice pics
haha funny seeing your head out of the ttops. Looks like a lot of fun, nice pics and nice ta
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That looks like alot of fun!
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Thanks for the compliments everyone!

I can fit the helmet inside the ttops if I dont raise the seat, but i wanted to have a better view out of the windshield so i raised it up and more forward to keep my posture. plus the ETRSCCA allows removal of them so i thought id go for it.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Very cool. I took my vette to the auto-x, it was a freaking blast.
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Awesome pics man! Looks like a blast!
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Good looking car man. That looks like fun, i need to give it a try one day.
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Old May 8, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Thanks for the compliments on the car everyone!

anyone wanting to try their hand at an Autocross i suggest doing it! It is seriously one of the funnest things i have done with the car.
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