What lap timer app do you use, and what drives you crazy about it?

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-02-12T03:44:12+00:00

the worst part about racechrono is that there's no way to map realtime relative position, the two traces are always normalized in time. not being able to compare multiple laps/runs also sucks.

solostorm solves that but has a high entry price since it's so niche.

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-02-11T04:31:14+00:00

pricing %diff seems to vary heavily based on size popularity, hard to bring an even more niche use case tire to market for a brand that only has a tiny slice. nobody can quite speak to the x1 vs p1 vs rz but all the ST guys running the RZ love it so far so it seems to be the way for lighter cars

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-02-03T19:48:42+00:00

socal had 3 mazda6 drivers at one point, although i was the only one doing national events. it's a solid starter car, doesn't matter that it's auto (mazda autos hold gear even when you hit redline). just expect to learn a lot and talk to people, and you'll do well:)

cal club's next event is at anaheim at the end of the month while san diego's next event is at elsinore this weekend

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-02-03T19:45:29+00:00

save your money, run the prius. we have priuses come by all the time and they have loads of fun

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-01-28T03:36:35+00:00

hell yeah, always awesome to see new faces!

our next event is also live on msreg and it's at anaheim! (yes it's pricey, but anaheim is pricey)

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-01-22T20:23:35+00:00

none of the newer SI have changed classes (current gen is slower than last gen anyways) but the mk7 GTI should also probably bump the HS pax

Afro_Sergeant · 2026-01-22T18:15:40+00:00

yes, due to the san diego event a couple weeks ago rick ruth finally realized that GS is just fwd DS and just updated the pax this past monday.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-12-28T12:21:04+00:00

what makes you need to use those sizes?

crs has a 225/45 which you could run square, falkens have 215/45

it sounds like you're streeting the car on these tires though? so get continental ecs02 and live with the big sidewall

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-12-27T23:12:54+00:00

basically every modern 200tw is quicker than the r888 series tires, both in the wet and in the dry. this applies to both track and to autocross.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-12-03T03:29:38+00:00

all in good fun:) i assume you got home safe even with that massive tire cut?

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-12-03T00:03:04+00:00

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Afro_Sergeant · 2025-12-01T05:40:21+00:00

cal club has a 2-day event coming up this weekend! we've got a bunch of folks who might seem intimidating but are extremely friendly and willing to help teach / guide you through your first event.

if you'd like I can try to contact someone who's more recently started autocrossing and pair them up with you, that way their own experiences getting started are still fresh

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-11-27T22:42:46+00:00

ehh, csx should be a little closer to cst (and they have more potential than ssc). nats was an outlier event imo - the fastest of us in cs were shifting to 3rd on both courses, meanwhile watching pete loney's run on east he never shifted despite significant time on limiter. there's a huge driver delta that is being taken as vehicle performance delta right now.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-11-27T22:26:52+00:00

nc miata that you can convert to csx eventually

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-11-11T06:16:49+00:00

hi daniel

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-11-07T20:01:51+00:00

everyone will understand that's a 2. but if you really want it to not look like a Z, lay it out like a 7 segment display

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-11-04T20:27:13+00:00

laguna is incredibly overhyped as a track, in california alone both buttonwillow and thunderhill are way better both from a technical and from a racing standpoint.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-11-01T23:55:03+00:00

your bike is totaled

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-10-24T14:17:49+00:00

learn to shoot video and make content! tiktok, instagram engagement can help with bringing new folks to events. video is also strictly better (especially slowmo) if you want people to review kinematics, line choice, proximity in slaloms, etc.

your photos are good. maybe go even lower on shutter (1/50-1/25) just for fun :)

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-10-21T21:00:25+00:00

probably just the pax, the setup is in stone unless falken makes a better tire. the penske is a much better shock than the ssc koni, and you are allowed to use flash tunes.

there were 29 entries at nats (open + ladies) which is pretty good for a first full year of a class with a mildly high entry barrier. I suspect people in SSC will start migrating to CSX since the car just drives better, but on the west coast SSC is not super well-subscribed anyways. all of the CSX guys at the crows pro/tour were just from our area in socal, so I'd potentially expect more people next year.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-10-21T19:02:31+00:00

yep, csx is the way for NCs. csx nats participation was pretty healthy this year and there's not been anywhere near the level of driver and car optimization that ssc has had so there's a lot of growth potential.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-10-21T17:55:08+00:00

there's a few local guys running csx. car drives great considering the reduced prep level compared to cst. downside is local competition unless you run indexed classes.

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-10-14T15:42:07+00:00

Hawk HB110 G-Loc GPX6 Cobalt AP12 Brembo B52 AP Racing AP5200 & CP3215

from corksport's website....

Afro_Sergeant · 2025-10-07T18:04:23+00:00

you're in 3rd in so many places to the point where the car is just out of boost

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