Road Race/Autocross Forum Moderators: Ponyboy - Honda318dx - nsxtasy

Forum Guidelines

ALL POSTS SHOULD REFLECT RESPECT FOR FELLOW MEMBERS

Do not incite riots or instigate fights. Please do not refrain from spirited discussions but do not intentionally post antagonistic or inflammatory remarks directed at another member. Offending content will be removed and points docked.

- This forum is for the discussion of Road Racing and Autocrossing as well as other forms of sanctioned motorsports, and HPDE/Open Track/Track Days events. Please refrain from posting your illegal or poorly rationalized exploits unless it is intended to teach a lesson. This includes drag racing, street racing, drifting, too-gay (some of you spell it "touge") or canyon carving - If you do, we will quickly make you an example of what not to do. We do not condone any behavior that places yourself, or others at risk. We encourage everyone to keep their racing at an appropriate and safe venue. Posts on those topics will be deleted and user rating points docked.

- *********Search!!!******** This is the most important 'rule'. Use the search function first, before you ask questions. Reply in an existing thread rather than posting a new one. There is a ton of information here, and its either likely been covered before or will give you a head start. Redundant posts on frequent topics will be locked.

- Want to drive on a racetrack - read up here - http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=972109

- How to use the search feature - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=749544

- No bumping. Makes a mess out of things. If the topic isnt active enough to stay on the first page, it probably wasnt that interesting anyways.

- Keep your search queries short (1 word) and always search archived topics as well - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerosearch

- Posts with excessive vulgarity or poor taste will be removed and user points docked

- No ebay links, unless for Racing/Autox/HPDE related product

- Posts appropriate for other forums will be moved (I will notify via PM). Example - "I'm looking for an exhaust/spring/intake/etc setup for my (insert car here)" will be moved to the appropriate forum where the question can best be answered. This forum is also not a catch-all for suspension questions - ask in the forum for your vehicle unless the question is specifically autocross/track related.

- For Sale Items can be posted here (within the specific FS thread) as long as they are racing parts (race tyres, seats, race cars, springs, etc) but may not be "bumped" outside of the exception below. If not sold here, try Honda-Tech classifieds, http://www.sccaforums.com and http://www.improvedtouring.com/Classifieds

- In order to maintain transaction transparency for the benefit the buyer and seller all For Sale posts must include offered price. Posts w/o said offered price will be deleted at any given time and w/o previous notice.

- If you have more than one item to sell, keep them in one post. If you have a post of f/s item(s) already, and have more item(s) to sell, add it to the original post and bump the post once. You must also be willing to ship the item(s) unless they are free.

- Group buy purchases must be approved with the moderators before they are posted.

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Common Questions/Links:

Autocross Primers http://www.7thgencivic.com/for...33268 or http://www.pi-motorsports.com/...&PN=1

Scott's Rear-Stiff Suspension Summary: http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=285747

NASA VA - http://www.nasaracing.net

What is HPDE / HPDE Primer - http://www.nasaproracing.com/hpde/

Want to drive on a racetrack? - List of groups here - http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=972109

Track Schedule.com - HPDE calender (east coast) - http://www.trackschedule.com/

SCCA rules and classing questions

Road Race Rulebook - http://www.scca.org/Club/Index...0|070

Autox rulebook - http://www.scca.com/_filelibra...s.pdf

Honda Challenge Rulebook - http://www.nasaproracing.com/r...c.pdf

Where is my SCCA region? - http://scca.org/Inside/Index.a...Sites&~=

Tyson has been so kind to write FAQ's on the following topics:

Helmet - http://www.norcalcrx.org/tyson/helmet.html
Coil Overs - http://www.norcalcrx.org/tyson/coilover.html
Roll Cage - http://www.norcalcrx.org/tyson/rollcage.html
Road Racing - http://www.norcalcrx.org/tyson/roadracing.html

Honda Challenge Questions Look Here - http://www.honda-challenge.com

Schroth Harness FAQ - http://www.soloracer.com/harnschrothfaq.html

Other Harness Discussions -

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=340267 (pullup/down)
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=356397 (brands)
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=303099 (all sorts of info)

Proper Harness Mounting - http://simpsonraceproducts.com..._info

Tech, Race and Big Brake Kits - http://www.teamscr.com/techarticles2.html

Track Driving - http://www.turnfast.com

Building an IT Race Car - http://www.it2.evaluand.com/recipe.php

Build Your Own Racecar - http://www.gmecca.com/byorc/

Physics Of Racing Series - http://www.miata.net/sport/Physics/

Tire Size Calculator - http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Autocross Links:

Autocross Guide - http://www.soloracer.com/autoxguide.html
Autocross Checklist - http://www.soloracer.com/autoxchecklist.html
General Info - http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm
http://home.dejazzd.com/mlouie/autocross.html
Novice Handbook - http://www.miata.net/sport/autox.html
Grassroots Motorsports Beginners Guide - http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/flysolo.html

Midwestern Council Sports Car Clubs - http://my.execpc.com/~mcscc/

Washington DC/Metro/Va/Md AutoX - http://www.autocrossers.org/

http://www.nerdsracing.com - Driving schedules in the Northeast
NERDS = North East Recreational Driving Schedules

Want to go racing?

These links will give you a rough idea of what the costs are like for road racing a Honda. Its probably more than you think, so check it out.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=679722
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=334253
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=557013

Cheap, competitive autocross car build: http://www.redshiftmotorsports.com/ChrisTech.htm

Grassroots Motorsports Tuning Articles:

Grassroots Motorsports has a couple good tech articles on their website:

Shock tuning
Corner Weighting
swaybar setup
Just some basic tuning advice

Head And Neck Restraints - http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=653180

Where to buy R(ace)-compound tires - http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=792232

CB750 | CB350 | SV650
04 Trek 8000 | 06 Trek Pilot 2.1 | 85 Trek 660

Racing is one of the finest mechanisms for the disposal of money - RR98ITR

CB750 | CB350 | SV650
04 Trek 8000 | 06 Trek Pilot 2.1 | 85 Trek 660

Racing is one of the finest mechanisms for the disposal of money - RR98ITR

Track days (Drivers Schools) are usually a full weekend at a race track. You get classroom instruction and track time with an instructor riding with you. Usually a couple of classroom sessions a day and 3-4 20-30min track sessions a day. Most clubs charge about $300-$400 for the weekend. You are about 4hrs from Road Atlanta - you should check it out sometime. It is awesome. I drive it w/ the Peachtree BMWCCA.

Carefull though - this stuff is VERY addictive.

Just find an event and go to it. Don't hide the fact that you are a novice driver. Most local SCCA events will have instructors available for ride alongs (either as passenger or driver) to help new drivers.

After your first event or two, find a novice school to attend. Then another. It's a participation sport where you should always be learning.

But, whatever else you do, have fun!

There are no 'extra' safety requirements for cars; normal 100% stock street cars are allowed. No cage or harnesses needed. Your car will need to pass a safety inspection, which is all normal maintenance stuff: is the battery tied down, does the throttle return spring work, are the wheel bearings ok, are you missing lugnuts, etc. And you will need to remove all loose stuff from the car, probably including floormats, so nothing flies around inside the car during your run.
You will need a helmet, but many clubs will have a few loaner helmets available for you to borrow (check first, of course).

Road racing and time trials require a license, cage, fire suit, and other equipment as specified by the rule book of whichever sanctioning body you intend to race with.

However, HPDEs, track/lapping days, and driving schools only require the same safety equipment as autocross in most cases (i.e. car technical inspection, no loose items, Snell helmet) plus a long sleeve shirt. It's not wheel-to-wheel racing, or competitive in any way, but it does give you the opportunity to gain experience driving on an actual road course at high speeds and learn how to deal with flags, lines, turning smoothly, braking points, etc.

Matta Motors - The Honda Car People

Everything thing you need to know is in that book...happy reading and good luck.

Need a write up on how to fix your CRX cracked climate control, PM and I will email you a word document to fix it.

Thanks Puro.
Since its a stickey in Honda Tech (thank you, thank you, thank you!), why not mention it in addition to other resources?

Modified by granracing at 10:06 PM 1/24/2008

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Thank you, Nick!

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You'll find people to be extremely helpful along your path into the sport. Like verticle said, you really don't need much to get started - the key is just getting out there.

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or wheel-to-wheel Racing? Also sign up to win a FREE
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You're going to be on that porcelain throne for a while. Once I opened that book I couldn't put it down.

Interested in Staring to Autocross, HPDE, Time Trial,
or wheel-to-wheel Racing? Also sign up to win a FREE
ISAAC Head & Neck Restraint System (on contests page)

www.GoAheadTakeTheWheel.com