I did my first autocross in the Insight last Saturday in Sacramento Region SCCA and won my class (H Stock)!
It was a small class, granted, with only three other cars (97 Civic, 89 Tercel, 05 Scion Tc) and I ranked 120th out of a total field of 148 cars based on non-adjusted times. But still I'm stoked that I won the class! :shock: If I can keep this up and attend enough events this year I think I would definitely be able to take a trophy.
Overall the car performed just great. I had ample grip (with Dunlop SP8000 195/55 tires) and could pretty much position the car wherever I wanted. I ran with 40 psi front and 36 psi rear pressures.
The only problem I had was, of course, low-end power. Coming out of hairpins in 2nd gear is a real drag. I wonder if it would have been worth it to downshift to 1st?
Anyway, 3 cheers for the humble Insight! :lol:
It was a small class, granted, with only three other cars (97 Civic, 89 Tercel, 05 Scion Tc) and I ranked 120th out of a total field of 148 cars based on non-adjusted times. But still I'm stoked that I won the class! :shock: If I can keep this up and attend enough events this year I think I would definitely be able to take a trophy.
Overall the car performed just great. I had ample grip (with Dunlop SP8000 195/55 tires) and could pretty much position the car wherever I wanted. I ran with 40 psi front and 36 psi rear pressures.
The only problem I had was, of course, low-end power. Coming out of hairpins in 2nd gear is a real drag. I wonder if it would have been worth it to downshift to 1st?
Anyway, 3 cheers for the humble Insight! :lol: