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Old 10-27-2006, 05:23 AM
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Default Auto-X'ing a S4

Hey guys,
Just wondering how many people Auot-X their S4's. I use to do a lot of Auto-x 15 years ago with a well prepared '85 MR2 (I actually did pretty well), but when that got taken out by a Swedish Au Pair I entered the Audi world and for a number of reasons got away from Auto-x. Thinking about getting back into it for the next season. Looks like the SCCA puts the B5 S4 is D-stock and I am wondering how competitive the S4 is in D-stock. Anyone have any Auto-X eperiences, and would you chime in with your thoughts.

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Old 10-27-2006, 05:53 AM
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Default I used to do more than I do now, hope to get back to in in a little while.

The S4 stock falls into D stock which also runs against the WRX, 330 bmw etc... I always found it pretty competive there on a local level (top 3 in class) and I even did pretty well in PAX times (top 5-10) overall. Not much you can do in stock, you can put r compound tires on that are DOT approved, cat-back exhaust, front swaybar, and you can change shocks but not springs. It is big and heavy but can be very quick if driven well.
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Old 10-27-2006, 08:23 AM
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Default I've autocrossed mine for the past 3 years.

I run in STU because of the springs and rear swaybar, plus I don't want to change tires twice on every event day.
Won a set of tires last year for being the fastest car on street tires for the year.
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Default Not that competitive there.

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I use to autox my S4 in C-Street Prepared..and Street Modified. I was able to muster 3rd place in CSP in the very popular Golden Gate / SF Region... but I wasnt that competitive in Street Mod..mainly because I was around when Corey Smith was campaigning THWAP. Do a search on AW for Corey and THWAP and you will see why. Corey won the pro solo NATIONALS in 2001 (I think) in Sharon's S4 (Street Modified class)

This is a pic of me back in 2000.
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Default Sweet Baby Jesus......Holy batmobile

Ummm....I think I would be divorsed if the better half came home and found the S4 looking like that ;-). How about DS, looking at what else is in DS it looks like a S4 would not fair so well.

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He musta found a pic of THWAP that Sharon posted..with the 335 tires..
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