Hey everyone,

My name is Mike Carpenter and I have a 2013 Honda Fit.

I'm building the car for SCCA STF.

I know none of you guys autocross.. because I've never seen a fit come out in our region. What's the deal? Come on out. We could have a really good time racing against each other.

We have a big schedule this year...

Sunday, 3/1: Legacy. Points 1
Friday, 3/13: St. George Test-N-Tune
Sat/Sun 3/14 - 3/15: St. George Points 2 & 3
Sunday 3/15: Maverick Points 4
Sunday 3/29: Maverick Points 5
Sat/Sun 4/11-4/12: Legacy Points 6 & 7
Sunday 4/26: Legacy Points 8
Sunday 5/3: Maverick Points 9
Sunday 5/17: Miller Points 10
Saturday 5/23: Maverick - School
Sunday 5/24: Maverick Points 11
Monday/Memorial Day 5/25: Maverick Points 12
Sunday 6/7: Legacy Points 13
Friday 6/26: St. George, Match Tour Test-N-Tune
Saturday 6/27: St. George, Match Tour Points 14
Sunday 6/28: St. George, Match Tour Points 15
Sunday 7/12: Maverick Points 16
Sunday 7/19: Legacy Points 17
Sat/Sun 8/8-8/9: Miller/Midway Points 18 & 19
Sat/Sun 8/29-8/30: Maverick Points 20 & 21
Sunday 9/20: Maverick Points 22
Sat/Sun 9/26-9/27: Miller/Midway Points 23 & 24
Sat/Sun 10/3-10/4: Miller/West Points 25 7 26
Sat/Sun 10/17-10/18: Maverick Points 27 & 28
Sat/Sun 11/7 -11/8: St. George Points 29 & 30

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Hey GearFunk,
Is your Fit the red GE8? I saw the autocross going on in July at the Davis County Fair parking lot on a Saturday and dropped in and watched for a bit. I was talking to a guy (older guy) who owns a newer green Camaro that he autocrosses. We got talking as we watched the runs and I mentioned that I have a Fit. He said there's a guy who autox's a Fit, its in the parking lot out back. So, before I left, I was checking it out, took a bunch of pictures.

Lots of questions for you about your Fit and autocrossing it. I have a 2011 Dark Grey Fit Sport with manual trans. It's all stock except I have 16x7 Kosei RT Sport LT wheels that are +33mm. They're lighter than stock and I swapped the stock 185/55/16 Dunlops on them. Looks like you were running 15x7 Enkei's? Your car looked awesome and I hear autocrosses really well.

I've owned the car for 2 years this coming December. I had a 2002 WRX with BC Coilovers, 17x9's with 245/40/17's and Cobb Stage 2 engine mods. I miss the performance of that car, but I bought the Fit because I drive from Farmington to Draper for work every day. I'm always toying with the idea of changing cars, but its a pretty big issue spending money because my wife is really good with our money and we have 4 boys who play sports and are all in school, so she's not wanting to agree that I buy a new 2015 Mustang Ecoboost Perf Pack or 2015 WRX. Heck, even selling the Fit and getting a car of the same value doesn't make sense because of the tax/registration everytime you buy a car. Soooo, basically, I'm really looking for a way to get more enjoyment out of the Fit to keep life costs down and fun factor up.
Anyway, I know the Fit has a lot going for it for a fun, good handling car, its light, good steering feel/response and its a Honda. I know putting engine bolt ons won't do much besides make noise, but I know suspension bits can really improve the car's overall handling and experience.

Chris

 

Congrats on your SCCA National Trophy. Do you mind sharing your setup, or do you have a build thread?