streetsk8er757

OK I have a 2000 civic SI I want to auto-X and daily drive. I plan on doing a little engine work not much. I am on a budget. I am wondering what class I would be in? Would it matter whats done to my car before I am put into a class? Any positive input will be appreciated.

lightningd

basically a rough summary is if you crack open the head/block and mod it, you'll be in street mod (SM) if you just mod outside the motor, you'll be in C Street Prepared (CSP, i think that's right for the Si). of course, there are rules and a rule book. there is a page with them, but i'm too tired to look it up. search for SCCA Solo 2 rules or something

streetsk8er757

what if I swap the motor?

vbspec

Steet Mod for a swap.

But, the question is are you building the car for a class or to have fun. If its for a class and to be competitive change cars. Most Civic platforms are not the best starting point for their respectied class. OR, if its to have fun do what ever you want and run in the class they place you in.

streetsk8er757

I want to be competitive but mainly to have fun

vbspec

In what way do you want to be competative? Locally there is a multipul (called a PAX) that is associated with each class that you multiply by your raw time to see how you fair against all the other competitors. Nationaly you run only against people in your class. But the best advice is just to go out and do it. You learning the car and how it reacts to your inputs will make you faster than if you built a National level car but had never Autox's before.

streetsk8er757

Locally, I am probably(sp) going to stick with the stock motor and do some work to it nothing outrageous. I mainly want to do this to have fun and not get a ticket. I am just gonna have to get my car on the road and start getting to events. Thanks for the input. Anyone else?

lightningd

best thing to do is just start coming to events. run some to get a feel for it. and then talk to people about stuff, and then start figuring out what you wanna do.

getfast

Exactly. Don't spend a dime on the car until you've got a few events under your belt and have talked to other participants with similar cars/goals.

Jon

slky

Hell, I've got one of the highest modified cars out there, and run SMN (N=novice). I've got the equipment, but I "get lost" (get off course) just about everytime. Lousy times, but great fun. Just do it. (Nike paid me for that last comment.) Oh, by the way, we will be at Pungo this Sat. to set up the course for a Sunday event. Come out and get some info. The registration starts around 8:30 Sunday. You have to go through tech (they will loan you a helmet), drivers meeting 9:30, and first heat off around 10:00. You will be assigned to drive in one heat, and assist in another. You will get 4-5 runs. It will take about all day. Worth the time.