Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods

Autocross

Autocross gives you a chance to show off what your car can do in the twisties, without a serious risk of damaging it. An autocross course is laid out using cones in a parking lot or on a go-kart track. Cars run one at a time around the course and their times are recorded. Autocross gives you a chance to learn car control and cornering techniques in an environment where there is nothing to hit but cones.

You may be wondering how fast cars typically go in an autocross. You will often see cars going fast enough to dive into a corner with one wheel lifted clear off the ground. The actual top speeds are not that high, seldom more than 65 mph, but roaring out of a tight turn at 65 mph in second gear with the engine screaming at redline and ...