Yaris' Auto-X #1 RIVAL???

[Sleeper]

Originally Posted by WRBlue

By the last comment, I can guess you've never been to an autox where a good driver was driving a normal car.
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We're not talking track, we're talking autox which is a totally different beast all together.

You do have me on the first point, I've never been to an AutoX with anything more than a couple of good drivers and a bunch of dumbass ricers and boy-racers in their rebadged econoboxes were putting around the track with helmets on, but going too slow to need them... I've seen good drivers on video though.

However, I consider AutoX very similar to track racing. Both are done in controlled courses and in classes to prevent unfair advantages.

An aside though, I used to do plenty of dirt track racing and autocross (albeit less structured, and more just for fun) in my younger years. I had my own almost completely scratch built Sprint Car for some time... Which brings me to something else, you know how they say the Japanese invented drifting? They're wrong, if you have ever been to a dirt track you'll know what I'm talking about. I was powersliding a 400hp sprint car around an oval track before the word "drifting" was applied to anything but smoke and boats.

[WRBlue]

Originally Posted by Sleeper

However, I consider AutoX very similar to track racing. Both are done in controlled courses and in classes to prevent unfair advantages.

But they use very different skill sets ;)

An aside though, I used to do plenty of dirt track racing and autocross (albeit less structured, and more just for fun) in my younger years. I had my own almost completely scratch built Sprint Car for some time... Which brings me to something else, you know how they say the Japanese invented drifting? They're wrong, if you have ever been to a dirt track you'll know what I'm talking about. I was powersliding a 400hp sprint car around an oval track before the word "drifting" was applied to anything but smoke and boats.

The Japanese started drifting in the mid 70s. But Outlaws are much better at it ;) And it took about 25 years for it to come here.