https://vitourp1.com/products/vitour-tempesta-p1-x-01r

Looks like this one is purpose built for autox!

Optimized for autocross and hillclimb, the X-01R excels in cooler temperatures and shorter runs, where warm-up and maximum initial bite make the difference between winning and chasing.

Who else is excited? Pre-order ETA is 12/2025 apparently.

On the left, date code xx22 on the right date code 1025, both 265/35-18. I hope I have the clearance for these?! There is half an inch difference! as in it's basically a 275, but this is how the old tires on the left looked next to 265 azenis 615 so who knows what's going on with tire sizes...anyone has anything please chime in.

I was looking in to building a 8th Gen civic for auto cross and track use and was wondering what tire and rim size I should get, any advice or suggestions would really be appreciated.

Hi there, new to autocross having only gone twice on Kumho Ecsta PS31s, which for just trying out the sport and having fun, worked good enough. As of late I have wanted to get more into AutoX, but not sure what tires to choose. I will have a dedicated set of wheels to mount said new tires on, so not concerned about daily driving performance/wear, but would like to stay around $200 or less per tire if possible. Car is a 2014 Ford Focus SE Thank you!

This sport looks so fun. I'm a young guy who has always had a passion for motorsports but never the bank account to match, so Ive done a lot of sim racing. But then I found AutoX and my dreams of driving competitively irl are reignited!

The problem is there's so much information out there, and I'm trying to find a car for my first build, something in the street touring series. So a couple questions for people who have experience in the sport:

Does transmission type matter? I can drive a stick ok, but I'm faster with paddle shifters or DCT all day and haven't quite learned to drive stick to it's full potential. Though from what I've seen, there's not a whole lot of shifting going on, people are mostly just keeping it in 2nd. What's the fastest transmission generally?

RWD vs FWD vs AWD? I've only ever owned a FWD car, but somewhat understand how to drive a RWD and I'm assuming it's faster. Thoughts?

Car type? As much as I acknowledge the miata is king, my dad has one and I want something unique. Current I'm looking at a BRZ/SRF/86, BMW Z4, or maybe a VW GTI, as that car comes with the DCT I was talking about, though it is FWD. I could also see a MX-5, as it's just enough of a difference from a Miata to make it an option. Anyways, I'm still very undecided, so give me your ideas for other competitive options for a build in the Street Touring class that you've seen or driven. Or have I already found all the gems? Let me know, thanks!

Edit: Sorry perhaps I should clarify. I would've been at an event last weekend if I thought my current car could work at an AutoCross event. I drive a Manual 2017 Ford Fiesta SE but I'm pretty sure that car is banned beyond models from like 1997 because of a Safety issue, they tend to roll over a lot. I'm planning to get a new daily driver anyways in the next few months, just looking for a solid platform that will also work for AutoCross. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks everyone for the feedback, I really appreciate it. I'm just going to go to an event and see what happens. If I can't drive I can't drive, but I reckon getting to know people and environment will teach me a lot more than I can researching.

Videos from the Pro Finale. It came down to two runs after a rainy Saturday, where I got one dry-ish run in the morning session before conditions deteriorated, and the afternoon session was very, very wet. No problem, come back Sunday where the weather should be better and get it done then. But morning delays meant that Sunday we only got one run on each side: better make them count! On the plus side, it was 95% dry for us. I couldn't launch the car but otherwise I drove pretty much how I would if it never rained. I got behind in the opening offsets on my one left side that got me a cone and turned a five-second improvement into a three-second improvement. Good, but could have been so much better. On the right side, I got behind again entering the wiggles out of the left-hand sweeper. I took a chance on going 97% full send into the finish kink and thought for a moment that I was going to clean out the five-cone wall to my left, but the car hooked and I missed it, so that was clean even though my hands were shaking when I got to impound.

Overall it was a good weekend. I abandoned the plan to run the old tires on Saturday and only put the new ones on for Sunday. The old tires would have been very no bueno in the rain! I got to do the whole soften-the-car-for-the-rain-but-don't-forget-to-switch-it-back-for-the-dry thing successfully, and a between-run shock change proved to be a good move (Kate's first time turning knobs in the staging lane!). We'll file away what we learned and hope we don't have to put that into action for the big show later in the week. I run first heat Thursday & Friday while Kate runs in the last heat both days.

Autocross people are some of the best people on Earth. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone, keep it up.

Hey folks!

Is it possible to go for something similar to autoslalom with 180 turns, drifts, reverse driving, etc? It looks like autocross is more like a mini track experience, and I am not sure what too look for.
I am new to American motorsports and looking forward to joining the party!

I’m set to run an Autocross event at Subiefest Texas in my mostly stock Subaru Impreza. It’s a newer car and Subaru states it should be ran on 0W-16, the move to 0W-16 was probably emissions related. Should I be running 0W-20 (the owners manual states I can if I have to) for autocross? Is there anything else I should be doing to prepare my car for autocross?

Are there any live video feeds for the nationals thanks

Just noticed a Dragy add on my fb feed. They have a new box - DRG70C and 2 apps now: Dragy App & Dragy Lap App. So track/autox looks like a go. Self contained system (hardware/app) but looks like a good value at sale price 169.00 if it is running at 25mhz. Anyone have any experience with this box?

LINK: Dragy DRG70C

I don’t own a sedan anymore, I don’t have the money to buy, insure and maintain a second car, my daily driver is a 2015 Explorer as it’s what I need, I’ve modified the suspension and really enjoy driving it and it’s been a phenomenal daily driver but I legitimately cannot find any track, association, agency, etc that will allow an SUV to run on its track regardless of measurements, I haven’t done anything track related in years and just want to be able to enjoy myself again, is there legitimately any hope for me?

Have been out of the game since COVID, looking to get back in next spring but have lost track of rule changes and class reshuffling. What are the fast guys running for the various classes these days?

Looking for brake pads available for my non-PP with a higher operating temp that are usable for a daily. I understand I’ll have to make some compromises on dust and noise. I currently have Hawk HPS 5.0s and overheat them after like 1.5-2 runs. I’d rather not switch pads before and after each event.

It's possible to replicate any autocross course with the data saved by AutoX Data Logger and play it in a simulator. It's pretty work in progress right now but I'm happy to share any courses that I create and the tools used to reproduce courses.

EDIT: I'm going to set up a webpage to host any courses that I make. In the meantime here is the first one shown in this video. If you have AC content manager just drag the zip onto it and it should install. You should see it in the track list as "Ripken SCCA 8-17-2025".

I enjoy autocross and editing videos. What better way than to combine the two! Figure its a little more entertaining than a straight upload of GoPro footage.

Shout out to Zak from Propwerks for the drone footage (https://www.instagram.com/prop.werks/)

SCCA DST build. Upgrading from a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S that stoutly refused to die hahaha.

https://youtu.be/fvbmYqblyCg?si=SIJ92kQT8yuPK4nL

Biggest event of the Year other than solo nationals, but so a Nationals doesn't pay anything to win or place unless you're driving or something with really good contingency and even that it doesn't approach this level.

Autocross well mostly, it's a little different. It's probably more like a track cross and the shootout part happens at night.

I won it in 2023, my (then) car owner won it last year. This year rules were changed was meant we both couldn't drive the car in the shootout so I had to go find something else because well he gets first dibs on his own car. So I talked to another customer of mine, another car I set up and I jumped in it which is a cam c Mustang, actually not a whole lot past ESP prep. It used to be a super light CP prep car, but that was never going to go anywhere with tube frame cars and 14-in slicks, so we took it back to CAM.

Strano performance parts set up top to bottom. It is a 2010 but sporting a 5 L with a 12 to 1 compression ratio, the Aluminator short block. Still all gen 1 coyote top end except for the valve springs which are Boss 302. I'm thinking we might want to change the cams and do a few of the things for next year.

The big thing here is the killer set of dampers. Penske's I built all around, spring rate softer than what most people think. Adjustable 35 mm front sway bar non-adjustable solid 22 mm rear. It has a watts link. Running on 18x11 and in this video on 295/30-18 re71rs.

BMW mk60 ABS with a Haltech Nexus R5 running the engine and supplying traction control.