The car run well, considering its age and at the end of the day, we were not the slowest one on the track.
Autocross with 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider
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PAV1980Spider
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Autocross with 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider
Took this weekend the car to an Autocross SOLO event in St. Louis. It was my very first time going to such a race and can say that it will not be the last.
The car run well, considering its age and at the end of the day, we were not the slowest one on the track.
The car run well, considering its age and at the end of the day, we were not the slowest one on the track.
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RRoller123
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Re: Autocross with 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider
That does sound like a lot of fun!
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'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
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joelittel
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Re: Autocross with 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider
How did you hear about the event?
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PAV1980Spider
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Re: Autocross with 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider
It was not easy to find information on such events here; I do not know why but there was not much available on the web. At the end I heard about these races at an even organized by one of the vintage car clubs here where a guy told me about SOLO events.
The general website is https://www.scca.com/pages/i-want-to-autocross (each regional club has their own site).
Once I got there at the race I discovered that there are other series going on here in St. Louis and I plan to check them out too.
It is possible that I could not find much on the web for these kinds of events was because I was searching for anything related to vintage cars. The SOLO races are not for such cars; they are mostly for guys that modify/upgrade their stock cars to the point that it is hard to tell where they have started from. Important to note that everyone was very friendly and helpful.
It is fun regardless of the car or the experience. I highly recommended as long as one is ready to accpet that the Fiat Spider is not going to be even close to the really fast cars.
I went there with my 16 1/2 year old daughter who drove my other car and beat my best lap time by 7 seconds. She claims that it was due to her superior driving skills (not because of the 335ix )....
The general website is https://www.scca.com/pages/i-want-to-autocross (each regional club has their own site).
Once I got there at the race I discovered that there are other series going on here in St. Louis and I plan to check them out too.
It is possible that I could not find much on the web for these kinds of events was because I was searching for anything related to vintage cars. The SOLO races are not for such cars; they are mostly for guys that modify/upgrade their stock cars to the point that it is hard to tell where they have started from. Important to note that everyone was very friendly and helpful.
It is fun regardless of the car or the experience. I highly recommended as long as one is ready to accpet that the Fiat Spider is not going to be even close to the really fast cars.
I went there with my 16 1/2 year old daughter who drove my other car and beat my best lap time by 7 seconds. She claims that it was due to her superior driving skills (not because of the 335ix )....
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PAV1980Spider
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joelittel
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Re: Autocross with 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider
Thanks for the link!
I've seen autocross events in Chicago but have never been able to track down the organizers and get involved. The Chicago FLU guys have done a few, or joined a few (not sure which), but I've never been able to make one.
I think it's awesome that you let your daughter drive, nice work.
I've seen autocross events in Chicago but have never been able to track down the organizers and get involved. The Chicago FLU guys have done a few, or joined a few (not sure which), but I've never been able to make one.
I think it's awesome that you let your daughter drive, nice work.