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Originally Posted by Skimmer
Well, wasn't it Woody Allen who said "80 percent of success is just showing up"...? So it's kudos (and trophies!) to you for being on the scene!
But seriously, it looks like those Minis are going to be tough to beat for us Fit drivers. With some tuning and some comparable R-compound tires, hopefully we can at least give them some serious competition.
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First, CONGRATULATIONS, to Lyshk0 on the 1st place in his series!! Great job..
Second. I want to clarify that the AVON R-compound is a very good performing tire for autoX. It has good traction on gravel, tarmac and concrete (forget sandy surfaces). The strong sidewall helps the weak suspension on hard turns. But, the steel radial belts are heavy and add 5# per wheel of unsprung weight when compared to the KUHMO 710 R-compound tire. I'll be betting this will be a better way to go..
Third: Yes, persistence goes count and you should drive at every event you passably can. The more seat time you get the better. The SFR SCCA drops your lowest score for each four events. So, I lost 130 points for showing up during the Slush series, while my competitors lost nothing by not showing up.
But this does give everyone a chance to skip events during a long series without a penalty.
Forth: The
Mini Cooper is not the car of choice in our region. You still see some "
S" models in other classes but nothing in H-Stock. Note that many SCCA SOLO Nationals drivers have switches their elegance to the Mazda3 and Mazda3 Speed cars. Note, this year's H-stock Champion is Jack Burns of Hamilton, Ohio, driving a
Mazda3, his second National Championship.
If I had seen the Mozda3 before buying the Fit in '06, well.. I might be driving one now. But then it isn't a HONDA..
