What You Need To Know When Getting Into Autocross 

So very well done. Wish there were videos like this when I was starting out.

I liked the humility that you showed by giving us a look at how your instructor coached you through a couple laps. I can’t wait for my first autox event this coming year. I’ve spent a lot of time on track, so getting after it on a parking lot with my daily should be a blast.

Excellent. Nice job of showing how you THINK you might be maxing the car out but you're not even close.

Damn that Porsche look quick as hell! Bet that ride along was fun.

Thank you for sharing this. The behind the scenes learning with an instructor was a great learning experience for all of us

I have been Sim-Racing for nearly a decade and I thought it's about time I start getting irl seat time now. It has been 5 straight months doing this but on my daily Accord lmao. Finally, I plan on Autocrossing on my '92 Prelude (I know, it's a heavy ass chassis but I could care less lol) that I bought by selling two Xbox One Xs that I won from a FM7 competition in Comic-Con. I plan on working my way up starting on the Street classes, learning the fundamentals and getting use to the G-forces and then eventually Street Touring classes once I feel I have start to get the hang of things.

It was very nice to see your POV of the event training you received from the gentleman at the end. Very knowledgeable stuff.

You really captured the flavor of an autocross in your video. That's why I'm addicted to it!

I have to say I've always been really intimidated by the thought of trying Autox out because it has always felt like a secret society. But watching your video it seems really fun and easy to pick up on. You killed it out there and your passengers were giving you awesome advice 👏🏾

Getting hyped for my first Autocross in a few months with the stock Toyota Yaris family car. Very Informative video. Thanks!

Next month is the start of my autocrossing! I've been interested in doing this since 2002, however I just never had the time. Excited to finally get out there in my slow little car :)

Ive wanted to autocross my volvo since it’s actually quite lightweight and wide in track width. Its engine is also very peppy and i find it fun to toss in the corners and getting the tail out using leftfoot braking and lift off oversteer. I really wonder what it would be like to all out without worrying about the road conditions and other people.

Homie really pushed your mirrors out 😂

Thats crazy how the instructors can pull 5 seconds out of that

Its crazy that you can hear who the fast drivers are based on how much their tires squeal. Its easy to watch your run and point out the abrupt hand movements, but as a novice myself, im just as guilty. We all start somewhere tho. Great video!!

I'm in Jersey and I'm going to participate in my first event tomorrow:-)

Good job man!! You're getting better, cutting 4 seconds is great! I've won events by .001 seconds... and lost by .001 seconds. You had some good instruction at that event. Practice looking ahead on the street... and keep those turning movements smooth. We usually run 4 heats, I like that format better than 3, if you have enough cars. Work 1, drive 3, work 2, drive 4, etc. Keep having fun!!

Nice job driving dude. I’m starting now. Looking for my first event!

Nice video! Glad that there is a "need to know" for autocross beginners, I would love to make a tutorial based on something like this! Subscribed.

no better feeling than cutting those times over and over every pass. Nice job!

This was very helpful! Bought a new S550 GT 3 months ago and really want to give this a try.

Brz i love the turning radious.first time i drove one noticed alot of good uphill down hill qualities.i plan to do these in my modded 97 legacy chuckles

I’ve been watching a ton of auto cross videos on RU-vid, even though I have a 4th gen camaro I really want to get into this it seems really fun. I’ll def be signing up in San Diego once my car is all fixed up

That's good video well done no stupid music in the background thanks

Thank you for the POV footage!

Old video but I've been thinking about getting into this for awhile and just picked up an 01 trans am I'd like to set up for it. This was a good beginners video.

Great video for new autocrossers! I can't believe this is the first time I have seen this videos and it's been 4 years +. Sorry to ruin your audio from my yapping on the mic, (I was the announcer for your heat) but I am definitely getting a kick of the it. Hoping you are catching James by now. :)

Nice video Hansen. Nice improvements throughout your runs. Keep it up!

Man, great job on the videos! Awesome for novices to see what goes on at autocross.

Very good tutorial.

Great video

Nice video. I'm trying to get the nerve to do this. Your video is very encouraging.

looks fun

Epic video brother, well documented and awesome to see it from a beginners view point 👌🏻

Great job! Skills will improve! That car ran just shy of the gt4. 😂

Dude I've been looking into track days but this is my backyard and so affordable, I'm gonna come do this shit!

Man that looks like a blast! I need to give that a go this spring. What cameras are you using in the car and for filming yourself as you're walking and talking?

I love the way you nonchalantly slam the Porsches door

I wish we have auto cross in Germany... But our parking lots are way too small 😥😅. Love your videos man. Enjoy your car

I thought I recognized that lot haha, love Metlife Stadium! Too bad my Jets suck 😂

subbed great vid

AMZING IN NPERSON COACHING

Nice video! I used to run with this region when I lived in NYC, but they had the Englishtown site back then. I wish the Met Life Center had been around when I was there -- the lot looks great. You may also want to check out NYR SCCA, NASA NE, and the Metro NY PCA and BMWCCA. PCA and BMW were using the Nassau Coliseum lot when I ran with them, but PCA would sometimes run at Jones Beach which was great, and some clubs would occasionally get the Orchard Beach lot in the Bronx which was also very nice. I'm looking forward to watching your progression in auto-x. Driving a momentum car like the BRZ will force you to become a better driver: you'll have to learn how to carry as much speed as possible through turns, and make as many straights out of the course as possible, because you can't rely on power to dig out of the slow sections. And I think you'll find, if you haven't already, that auto-x is addicting. The camaraderie, the tweaking and modding to get the most performance out of the car, trying to do do an element just a little better on the next run. The next time an Evolution Driving School event comes to the area, by all means sign up. They have top notch instructors, and really break down how to attack the varying elements you'll encounter in a typical auto-x course. Speaking of the camber that you talked about in the SSC install video, on the FT86's, I think you'll find that less than 3.5 deg front will result in unacceptable wear on the tires' outer edges. If you come to STX, you can run all the camber you need, and mostly get rid of the torque dip too. I'm running -3.6 front, -2.7 or - 2.8 rear on my FR-S. My car's borderline embarrassingly loud, rides pretty firmly, but I still love driving it every day. Although I sometimes cringe when I drive by police cars -- I promise officer, I'm not a 16 year old Fast and Furious wannabe!

Interested. Newbie here... Thinking of buying a Subaru BRZ or something similar (Toyota). 2 questions.. Is a stick shift better and how long do a set of a top of the line tires last ($1,000) and can they be used for a daily driver without wearing out in 3-6 months...

What tires are u running?

Will racing on I-94 counts I raced my TR-8 with Chevy &Alpha Romeao

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Weird question but what all do you do when you bring your friends with you? Do they hang out in the paddock with you? Or do they have to stay in a spectator area the whole time? Also how much time would you even get to hang out with your boys while you’re there?

Going to check out my first event next weekend😆😅. Don’t plan on racing then but when I do, what suggestion do you have on tires for beginners? Worth changing?

the older gentlemen was very right and I would let him drive my car any day!

What was your car's highest speed here please?

Did the instructor even explain to you what "backsiding a cone" means.

Half of me wants to go work and see all the bad ass cars

Not me with an old Chevy S10 thinking I could do this lol

Superimposing all the lap times would be awesome. That second instructor looks like he shaved SECONDS off! Very nice!

Brz and frs aren't fast cars but they handle like rails

I really find the current classification kinda dumb... A Porshe GT3 RS is in the same class as a Honda Civic Si.

1st run with lessons sounded great and on point. 2nd time with instructions the guy didnt sound as good at all.

Step one: buy an entry level porsche

Comes still confuse me. Lol.

Its racing for nerds

That has to be the worst instructor I've ever seen.

Fitment industries is literally the best wheel website I have ever seen.. Thank you !