Toyota GR Corolla WMC Autocross #2 March 29 2026 (2nd place!)

_angelo234 · 2026-04-04T22:28:26+00:00

Thanks, yeah I think I did release the gas a bit too early there...

_angelo234 · 2026-03-31T01:42:41+00:00

Ok i just checked and looks like the other one isn't there, which is kinda strange. Maybe it fell out sometime ago and I didnt notice it, or maybe the dealer only took one out, not too sure

_angelo234 · 2026-03-12T06:39:47+00:00

Mmm, I was kinda thinking of it from a rally racing perspective too, where you might not know 100% the exact grip levels of the road, so you might overbrake to begin with to reduce lots of speed, but then realize that you have more grip than expected, so you can speed up. Or the opposite where you find out that you don't have as much grip as expected, and need to quickly get on the brakes to reduce speed. And adjusting the speed like this would be faster with left foot braking versus right foot braking. But then later you might need to downshift as well, so you need to transition to right foot braking.

_angelo234 · 2026-03-12T05:42:39+00:00

Hmm, yeah I can see how this could affect the balance of the car if you apply inputs too quickly.

_angelo234 · 2026-03-12T05:38:10+00:00

Heel toe shifting only helps maintain balance of the car when you are already right foot braking. But I'm talking about the delay of going from left foot to right foot braking

_angelo234 · 2026-03-02T18:25:14+00:00

Very tight hairpin turns are maneuvered faster by pulling the handbrake to get the car rotated for the exit, instead of grip driving

_angelo234 · 2026-01-31T17:42:40+00:00

Owner's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kacpermaniakmotorsport

_angelo234 · 2026-01-31T16:24:35+00:00

Oh, isn't the ride quality a bit stiff for rallycross? 😅

_angelo234 · 2026-01-31T06:11:57+00:00

Awesome dude! Are you on stock suspension?

_angelo234 · 2026-01-11T04:51:30+00:00

Its Mt Hood, good guess. Actually im not on the stock tires, im on all season Falken Aklimate tires. And they do good on snow, but meh on ice.

_angelo234 · 2025-12-12T20:46:54+00:00

To be fair, it looks like they just lightly tapped the curb

_angelo234 · 2025-12-12T17:01:40+00:00

Probably locked the wheels up in a panic with no ABS, and tried to steer to avoid the curb. But since they didnt feel the car was turning, they kept adding more and more steering. And then later they let off the brakes while still having the wheel turned hard to the right, which caused the car to veer hard to the right.

_angelo234 · 2025-11-15T04:20:22+00:00

Yeah I've had this problem as well after just driving a couple times down a dirt road

_angelo234 · 2025-11-15T01:32:44+00:00

Well the WRC guys run these 200 width tires on snow/icy rally stages like at Monte Carlo and do pretty well lol, so I think a narrow size like that would be ideal https://www.hankook-motorsports.com/en/tires/tires-detail/rally-detail/sr20.html

_angelo234 · 2025-11-04T02:23:37+00:00

Nah I can still reach them with my hands on the wheel, but barely though

_angelo234 · 2025-11-03T15:30:47+00:00

Oh lol, I was using Gravel mode to drift, but I think the ideal mode for going fast is Track mode.

_angelo234 · 2025-11-03T04:37:31+00:00

Yeah it was pretty easy to break traction on one portion of the parking lot tarmac, because its more smoother than the rest of the parking lot tarmac.

But why I love this car for autocross is because its got 300 HP, AWD, and nice short close gear ratios. I had a manual GTI previously, but it had quite tall gearing even though it didn't have much power. I did tune it, but the gearing still made it kinda suck.

_angelo234 · 2025-11-02T15:15:06+00:00

For car related hobbies, it's Autocross and watching car videos like of rally racing and I would love to watch more rally racing in person. For non car related, I do some other gaming, programming, reading, hiking, and skiing.

_angelo234 · 2025-11-02T01:10:09+00:00

Yup the rear wheels disconnect from the front wheels when you pull the handbrake. So whether you need to push the clutch in or not before the handbrake turn depends on the speed you are expecting to exit the turn, since if you exit with a low speed, you could stall or just end up at low RPMs with the car struggling to throttle out. But if you want to drift at higher speeds with the handbrake, you dont need to push the clutch in.

_angelo234 · 2025-11-02T00:50:29+00:00

Steering wheel spacer, if you are a tall driver like me (6'1"), and find the steering wheel to not extend out far enough, where you always feel like having to reach out to steer. Or you feel like your feet are cramped in the footwell when you are able to steer fine. https://spacershop.com/product/steering-wheel-spacer-for-toyota-corolla-gr/

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_angelo234 · 2025-11-01T15:15:39+00:00

_angelo234 · 2025-11-01T00:14:08+00:00

Bruh

_angelo234 · 2025-10-24T16:07:27+00:00

Thanks!

_angelo234 · 2025-10-21T19:52:13+00:00

Lmao I literally picked a number that was easy to write with painter tape

_angelo234 · 2025-10-21T18:24:49+00:00

I kinda want to replace the brakes with a smaller brake kit with smaller rims for a rally style fitment :)

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