Autocrossing the Convertible and other thoughts
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Autocrossing the Convertible and other thoughts
Well I broke my cherry and did autocrossing for the first time ever. I've got a video but the video is of my first time ever which i got a 35 second score. Each run was 2 laps. The second run, i got 33.5 which is pretty good esp on a wet track. A GTR ran and got 30.8 and most people that were modified and good were getting 32 and 33 while stock cars were getting 35 or higher.
The handeling was great and very predictable. Body roll was not bad at all. I was expecting more.
The trip up there was 10 hours straight. With the sport seats I actually was able to get out of the car and was not stiff all over like i used to be in my maxima. I am extremely happy with the car. I even managed to get 21mpg which was awesome This is cruising at 85 - 90 mph as well. From Chicago to Carlisle, PA only had to fill up once. The GTM supercharger was great as well. No issues at all with it throughout the whole trip but it was awesome having that power there on the hills just seeing cars disappear in the rear view mirror.
YouTube - G37 Convertible autocrossing
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The handeling was great and very predictable. Body roll was not bad at all. I was expecting more.
The trip up there was 10 hours straight. With the sport seats I actually was able to get out of the car and was not stiff all over like i used to be in my maxima. I am extremely happy with the car. I even managed to get 21mpg which was awesome This is cruising at 85 - 90 mph as well. From Chicago to Carlisle, PA only had to fill up once. The GTM supercharger was great as well. No issues at all with it throughout the whole trip but it was awesome having that power there on the hills just seeing cars disappear in the rear view mirror.
YouTube - G37 Convertible autocrossing
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awesome. Thanks for sharing man! wonder if it would make a difference if the top was down... shifting more weight to the back will help with the body roll? haha maybe next time you should try one run with the top up and one with the top down and compare...
Hey Fez -
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a ton of fun and most importantly, you got to experience this all in a controlled & safe environment!
Top up car is 51/49 front/rear which is awesome for predictable handling. I don't think the top down would help that much.
The G37 Vert is one of the few Verts that is SCCA certified to be on a track with the top down due to the integrated roll bar over the rear headrests. I personally wouldn't want to track my car with the top down but that is a different story.
FWIW - Hooked on Driving (HPDE) is having an event on Sunday 5/22 at Poconos Raceway and they are doing the long course again. I participated in this event last fall and it was awesome. Unfortunately, I can't make this event but I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone that wants to explore their Vert to it's fullest. They have several run classes and will team up novice drivers with experts that drive similar cars so the experience is totally relevant!
I think everyone young/old, it doesn't matter should participate in an auto-cross or HPDE event to fully understand the capabilities of their ride.
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a ton of fun and most importantly, you got to experience this all in a controlled & safe environment!
FWIW - Hooked on Driving (HPDE) is having an event on Sunday 5/22 at Poconos Raceway and they are doing the long course again. I participated in this event last fall and it was awesome. Unfortunately, I can't make this event but I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone that wants to explore their Vert to it's fullest. They have several run classes and will team up novice drivers with experts that drive similar cars so the experience is totally relevant!
I think everyone young/old, it doesn't matter should participate in an auto-cross or HPDE event to fully understand the capabilities of their ride.
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Well I broke my cherry and did autocrossing for the first time ever. I've got a video but the video is of my first time ever which i got a 35 second score. Each run was 2 laps. The second run, i got 33.5 which is pretty good esp on a wet track. A GTR ran and got 30.8 and most people that were modified and good were getting 32 and 33 while stock cars were getting 35 or higher.
The handling was great and very predictable. Body roll was not bad at all. I was expecting more.
The trip up there was 10 hours straight. With the sport seats I actually was able to get out of the car and was not stiff all over like i used to be in my maxima. I am extremely happy with the car. I even managed to get 21mpg which was awesome This is cruising at 85 - 90 mph as well. From Chicago to Carlisle, PA only had to fill up once. The GTM supercharger was great as well. No issues at all with it throughout the whole trip but it was awesome having that power there on the hills just seeing cars disappear in the rear view mirror.
The handling was great and very predictable. Body roll was not bad at all. I was expecting more.
The trip up there was 10 hours straight. With the sport seats I actually was able to get out of the car and was not stiff all over like i used to be in my maxima. I am extremely happy with the car. I even managed to get 21mpg which was awesome This is cruising at 85 - 90 mph as well. From Chicago to Carlisle, PA only had to fill up once. The GTM supercharger was great as well. No issues at all with it throughout the whole trip but it was awesome having that power there on the hills just seeing cars disappear in the rear view mirror.
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