Autocross FAQ/Newbie Guide

[Devanmc]

For anyone else that might be true. For Kaos who always talked about cheap performance this and that I'm betting it was a modification that would have put him in a higher class.

nitrous... wouldn't that be obvious...

[jaged]

all of the motor things that you listed would take you out of a stock class. it depends on how much your tech inspector knows about cars, and how truthful you want to be. technically a svt UIM on a mystique takes you out of a stock class, but putting one on a non svt tour is legal since it was an option for the tour.

harnesses are legal for all classes if i remember right, but the seats bump you in class even if they are the same weight as stock

[Dyoel182]

but putting one on a non svt tour is legal since it was an option for the tour.

That would be up to the inspector I think since technically that wasnt an "option" for the regular v6. But then again he wont have a book there in his hand with what the car should have so it will be a judgment call on the spot.

[ctmystique]

And if it didn't have an SVT sticker on it I doubt he would be able to tell the difference.

[jaged]

That would be up to the inspector I think since technically that wasnt an "option" for the regular v6. But then again he wont have a book there in his hand with what the car should have so it will be a judgment call on the spot.

yes it wasnt technically an "option" but you could buy a svt version of the contour. there was never a svt msytique

and even if it didnt have the sticker on it, that little bit of power that you are going to get out of the mod isnt enough to beat a lot of the other cars in that class

we really try to discourage things like this. In the SCCA you dont win any money so we expect everyone to be honest about things. There are people that do stuff like this and they dont think anything about it, but everyone else knows that they are breaking the rules and they are looked down on

[ctmystique]

I know in SCCA club racing you can be disqualified and loose points if you are caught cheating in a post race inspection. I'm assuming the same or similar can happen in Solo II.

[Goumba]

At most autocross events, their not going to check your class and then try to see if your car is within the rules of it. Obvious things like 19 inch wheels will get noticed. Unless your beating really fast drivers at high level events, just try to pick the class that you think you belong in. Chances are, since your driving a contour, your not going to be competitive in whatever class your in. Don't worry about beating as many people that can. Just have fun. The contour is a fun car to drive at an autocross. I've beaten many faster cars in raw time. Unfortunatly my car is in one of the mod classes, so my pax times aren't that fast. I don't care though. It's a lot of fun to drive fast.

[Dyoel182]

Agreed. As long as a Mini Cooper is in GStock the Contour cant be competitive in that class. I'm still mad they havent bumped it out of there yet.

[SSRacing]

Here's an in-car video of my daugther autocrossing my SVT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCDQWDEiCzA

[rollinstylee]

Can you provide details on the equipment and setup of this car? I just watched the vid in your sig too, and saw the exterior shot in another thread. Need more info!!!

[SSRacing]

Can you provide details on the equipment and setup of this car? I just watched the vid in your sig too, and saw the exterior shot in another thread. Need more info!!!

You have some more pictures here: http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/u...view=slideshow
I will give you more details later by PM.

[rollinstylee]

Wow. Thanks for posting that. Kind of don't know where to begin. I look forward to your PM!

[racen]

Hey SS where do you live? If it's close enough I'd love to come and discuss this racing with you. Looked like a lot of fun.

Can you send me what's in the car too?

thanks
Ray

[rollinstylee]

I haven't heard back from him...:(
It's unfortunate that the few people who actually have something substantial to contribute in the area of motorsport with this car aren't very involved in the forum.

[KAOS_3.0]

You have some more pictures here: http://s658.photobucket.com/albums/u...view=slideshow
I will give you more details later by PM.

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you have to PM me a parts list and sources. I've never seen most of those parts. are those spax coilovers? and I'd really like to know where you got those camber plates and front LCA's.

best SVT contour EVER !!!

looks like a Rapidfit mondy