POV Autocross in a C7 Grand Sport 

Happy Holidays to you too!

Thanks man, yeah the courses they build are awesome. The facility is actually the MA State Police high speed training grounds in Devins, MA. There is a spot with probably 200+ police vehicles there that they use for practice/training. I had always been a bit skeptical of autocross, seeing examples in a big parking lot. However, once I started looking into it, all the events near me are either on dedicated road courses, or old airfields where you can stretch a cars' legs. I think my top speed was around 70, and I could pretty much just stay in 2nd throughout, but it feels faster because you're always turning or braking or accelerating. One other cool aspect is they allow you to ride with anyone else who's at the event (as long as the person doesn't mind a passenger and they have a helmet). So I've gotten to ride in a slew of cool cars, and see how they differ (GT350R, Evora, 992 911, etc...). It's a blast, and a safe way to get into timed events!

Thanks EverJeff, same to you as well!

It defintely takes some getting used to. The video exaggerates how small they are, but some of the gaps between are just a foot or so wider than the car, which is intentionally forcing you to slow down for certain sections. They give us 2 sighting, low speed laps first thing in the day to get the general layout, and it definitely takes probably 3 runs before you really can start opening it up. The challenge though is part of what makes it fun, and helps level the playing field. From a prior video a couple months back, I was neck and neck with a guy in a new NSX who had more power, AWD, and an Auto, and yet I was just a second back from his best time. It's definitely helped polish my driving, and get a lot faster/smoother.

Thanks!

Hi Tmichael39, Yep, at the fastest parts I was just bumping redline, so no need to shift. Other runs I played with shifting into 3rd but didn't really need to. Most other cars out there (unless they were geared super short) all run in 2nd as well.

Haven't had to redo it yet, no yellowing, cracking or drying out. Xpel Ultimate is what I had put on. At some point here I'll take it to an Xpel place and have them look it over, but it still seems as flexible/resilient and looks as good as the day I got it. I am not sure if using the Xpel branded soap for every wash (and washing it every other drive) has helped. It says it conditions it, but I don't know how true that is.

@@FredsFullThrottle well just got my Z06 and had it PPFd and will follow your regimen! Thanks man!