Bill Pemberton
0ld Ford Automotive Racing Terror
Pretty blessed in this part of the Country as just down the road in Lincoln , Nebraska is the site for the Solo II Nationals and Pro Solo Finals ( Lincoln Air Park ). The Nebraska Region of the SCCA had it's first Points event there this past Sunday , and though the Boss showed itself quite well against a Nationally competitive Mustang Cobra ( he ended up 2nd and I ended up 6th in the PAX index out of 91 cars ), I also realized there are alot of questions I wouldn't be able to get a direct answer on, as there aren't alot of Boss 302s around the US. I was hoping that this thread might get the few drivers who are going to Solo II /Autocross events to chime in on what they found worked the best, what was useless, and any tips they may have found running the Boss.
Observations at the event was that I appeared woefully undertired with virtually everyone running at least 295s all the way around , and a couple running 315s all the way around. Whereas it appears most everyone is recommending stagger for road course use, the autocross guys are going 100% squared. Since I want to primarily run at the track I was also running R6 Hoosiers. The only real mods to the car , at present , are a set of MM Camber/caster plates ( got 2.7 degrees negative camber on both sides up front) , MGW short throw shift kit, Enkei PF01s with 275 and 295 R6 Hoosiers mounted front to rear. With the shocks set at 5 in the front and 3 in the rear, I had virtually no push and the rear end was just a little loose ( which is how I personally like it ). The course was of National caliber, with me hitting the rev limiter , briefly, twice in second gear on my best run.
Other than that, I do realize I need to get my pads in, and make some other minor changes , as this will be my car's secondary usage, after track events, but sure would like to hear from some of you who have been autocrossing already to share ideas/successes.
Thanks,
Bill Pemberton
Blair, Nebraska
Observations at the event was that I appeared woefully undertired with virtually everyone running at least 295s all the way around , and a couple running 315s all the way around. Whereas it appears most everyone is recommending stagger for road course use, the autocross guys are going 100% squared. Since I want to primarily run at the track I was also running R6 Hoosiers. The only real mods to the car , at present , are a set of MM Camber/caster plates ( got 2.7 degrees negative camber on both sides up front) , MGW short throw shift kit, Enkei PF01s with 275 and 295 R6 Hoosiers mounted front to rear. With the shocks set at 5 in the front and 3 in the rear, I had virtually no push and the rear end was just a little loose ( which is how I personally like it ). The course was of National caliber, with me hitting the rev limiter , briefly, twice in second gear on my best run.
Other than that, I do realize I need to get my pads in, and make some other minor changes , as this will be my car's secondary usage, after track events, but sure would like to hear from some of you who have been autocrossing already to share ideas/successes.
Thanks,
Bill Pemberton
Blair, Nebraska