AutoX Slide

CorkSport

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• Sep 29, 2010

• #1

I had a bit of fun at a recent AutoX in my 2

http://www.corksport.com/images/add_content/Mazda 2/M2Drifto.gif

-Derrick

 

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elfhearse

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11 MX5 SE Dolphin Grey

• Sep 29, 2010

• #2

Stock Yoko's?
I'm entered in H Stock for the next local SCCA event...no Mini Coopers running yet. How did you make out in the runs??

 

CorkSport

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• Sep 29, 2010

• #3

Stock yoko tires and wheels. Change your tire pressure so you can get the car to rotate and give some balance. The understeer will kill run times. Turn off the DSC too.

I have a write up on the event which will get posted up tomorrow on our blog.

-Derrick

 

CorkSport

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #4

Here is a link to the blog post on my experience at the AutoX with the 2.

-Derrick

 

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vdsracing

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #5

Great!!In wet conditions you have to reduce a lot the tire pressure in order to have the best performance.
Check 2videos of my mz2 in a small wet track.The camera was not mounted properly but you get the idea!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMs00xufU3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiSdMkscPsU

Waiting for the new parts! ;Ο)

 

CorkSport

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #6

I can tell you were driving around sideways at a few points, lol.

That guy in the Rx7 having fun too

-Derrick

 

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batou079

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• Oct 5, 2010

• #7

Hey Derrick! great readup on your autoX blog of teh mazda2! too bad it was raining... although now yo know its wet condition handling... dry condition next time.
mebe you can bring it down with you guys to Socal for 2011.

 

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niky

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• Oct 6, 2010

• #8

Yeah... knew about the ABS problem months ago when we got to do a road test of the Mazda2. But it's not all understeer in the dry, where you have a little more front end grip.... so you'll probably have to do some tests there, too. But even with a scandinavian flick in the dry, oversteer events are pretty short... the 2 has lots of rear-end grip. The sedan is much easier to slide, and there's enough weight over the butt to tame the ABS issue, but the rear roll center feels about ten feet off the ground... which ain't great for handling...

 

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elfhearse

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• Oct 27, 2010

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I did OK in the recent Auto-X....a good bit of body roll in the slaloms (and picture) and the obvious lack of extra HP kept me from beating the 3 Mini Coopers but did finish on top of a Mazda3 & VW Golf in my class. The stock Yoko's did OK, they start squealing long before you loose traction.

 

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Outlawstar98

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• Nov 2, 2010

• #10

So how, overall, does the Mazda2 handle compared to the other mazda's?

 

CorkSport

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• Nov 8, 2010

• #11

The Mazda 2 handles great when compared to other models. The small size and light weight really helps.

-Derrick

 

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Promit

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• Dec 24, 2010

• #12

How are you guys finding the Avids to hold up in messy conditions? There's not much info about them out there; the guys who have the similar OE tire for the 3 don't seem to like it.

 

CorkSport

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• Dec 29, 2010

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They seem ok. We havent gotten much snow this year but they do ok in the rain.

-Derrick

 

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wreckerboy

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• Jan 24, 2011

• #14

The handling is really nice for what it is - a FWD sedan with probably ~60% of its weight on the front wheels. It does feel like the "rear roll center feels about ten feet off the ground" but it remains composed. The electrically boosted steering is a touch numb, but the brakes are nice and easy to modulate. There is no spare power, which makes it a momentum car in a big way.

 

Antoine

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• Jan 28, 2011

• #15

Awesome...Hope to see more threads like this...Well done, CorkSport! (rockon)