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skeets
06-05-2006, 21:59
just been at an autotest today, very cool :cool:

Apparently its a very good base for motor sports as you learn car control at a safe speed. :smash:

anyone here into it?


....took a wee vid of a stryker on my phone, hope it works :D

http://media.putfile.com/stryker-autotest
SM
06-05-2006, 22:04
Yorskshire Ram does in his S13 :nod:
skeets
06-05-2006, 22:51
yea i saw a vid of his on here, very good for such a big car :thumbs:

also came across this one, this man can steer!

http://media.putfile.com/s14a-autotest

...although i think i'd want to do it in a mini to start with :nod:
Ari Vatanen
06-05-2006, 22:57
yea i saw a vid of his on here, very good for such a big car :thumbs:

also came across this one, this man can steer!

http://media.putfile.com/s14a-autotest

...although i think i'd want to do it in a mini to start with :nod:

:eek:

that is impressive :nod:
PGD
08-05-2006, 08:25
also came across this one, this man can steer!

http://media.putfile.com/s14a-autotest:

:notworthy That is some car control! :nod:
manic_mechanic
08-05-2006, 08:35
Which are the best cars to use for this sport, scrabblers, or tail-waggers?
YorkshireRam
08-05-2006, 10:30
Which are the best cars to use for this sport, scrabblers, or tail-waggers?

proper autotest'ers use fwd machines, custom modified mini's and the like. There are usually fwd and rwd classes anyway - so it's more fun in a rwd! :)

you'll need a decent lsd to be competitive though. a viscous one just gets hot and becomes open.
PGD
08-05-2006, 13:05
Where's the best place to get event listings for auto tests?

I wouldn't mind spectating a good semi local event. :nod:
Anyone fancy that?
manic_mechanic
08-05-2006, 13:08
proper autotest'ers use fwd machines, custom modified mini's and the like. There are usually fwd and rwd classes anyway - so it's more fun in a rwd! :)

you'll need a decent lsd to be competitive though. a viscous one just gets hot and becomes open.

I'd never be competitive, I'm incompetant :cry:
skeets
08-05-2006, 17:36
yea they were mostly mini's and mini specials (a mini with the body cut off and replaced with a fibreglass side panel and rear wheel arch :wack: )

aparently it gets quite expensive as they are buying 1st and revewrse gears and drive shafts every week :)

i found a few events:
http://www.btrda.com/~btrda/exponent-0.96.0/index.php?section=18