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On November 5th, the Monte made its first official "track" appearance at an auto cross held by Autocrossers Incorporated. I had tried 2 weeks prior, but 12 miles into the trip, I broke my drive shaft at the rear pinion and had to be towed home. This time, my luck was much better. I made it all the way to the stadium, raced all 4 trials successfully, and never even hit a single cone. Overall, I am very happy with the car's, and my, first auto cross experience. Since lap times are arbitrary in the sport, I will instead say that I finished about mid way through the field in a 3700lb car on street tires and pretty much stock suspension. The car was quite loose, especially exiting turns, which is expected due to quite a bit of torque and gear. The SS does come stock with a rear sway bar, which helped. I am definitely going to get into the sport next season, and work my way into road racing after a few more mods. I also plan to add a racing page to this web site that will document all trips to the drag strip, auto crosses, and road races. |
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