2015 SEDIV Results

[ScottyB]

Were the single day results posted somewhere? Those of us that were only able to make one day would like to see how we stacked up.

[rodhx]

Not that I am aware of. I don't believe any of us have seen the ALSCCA points #3 & #4 results.

[Focus]

I liked the scoring format. My 100% full tilt attack mode usually just isn't fast enough to win.

[Vfastcaddy]

I liked the scoring format. My 100% full tilt attack mode usually just isn't fast enough to win.

So, let me ask you, in all seriousness, do you think you learned much on day 2, when you drove an average of 1s slower per run than Brower, protecting a 27 second lead from day 1 when he DNFed repeatedly? You had the fastest single time as compared to him on day 1, meaning you obviously can beat him heads-up/fastest single run. Day 2 you were 2s slower than his fastest run and gave back a total of about 5 seconds. (I may be misinterpreting the results… maybe you were driving as hard as possible?)

I'm not saying it wasn't the smart thing to do. Day 2 got you the class win. I understand protecting a lead. I've done it at a National Tour when, for some odd reason, I had a big lead after day 1. But, after setting a conservative time that was good enough to win, I had the opportunity on my last run to try to stretch my capacity. I learned something important from that run. I still remember it.

I just don't think that every event being semi-rallycross scoring would be a good thing for the sport.

[MX5_Racer]

FWIW, as a regular autocrosser and rallycrosser, I can definitely see Ed's point. I never drive 100% at rallycross, because the penalty for a massive error is huge. I'm probably somewhat conservative at autocross as well since I rarely hit cones, but it's much closer to the 100% than rallycross, which is probably more like 90%-95%. What is particularly interesting with me is that I get beat by Nick 9 times out of 10 anyway, so you'd think I would throw caution to the wind and go for it, but my head is telling me not to really screw up because then the day is done. I enjoy both formats, but I do really like the "forgiveness" that comes with autocross...for me, it's more fun to drive at 10/10ths.

[rodhx]

I just don't think that every event being semi-rallycross scoring would be a good thing for the sport.

I suggest everyone agrees with this. That's why no one no where has suggested such a thing. It IS an interesting wrinkle for a special event, as are formats like our old summer shootouts or the current Match Tours.

FWIW, which admittedly isn't very much, the scoring system had absolutely no effect on my approach to the weekend.

[Vfastcaddy]

I suggest everyone agrees with this. That's why no one no where has suggested such a thing. It IS an interesting wrinkle for a special event, as are formats like our old summer shootouts or the current Match Tours.

FWIW, which admittedly isn't very much, the scoring system had absolutely no effect on my approach to the weekend.

It did affect my approach, or at least I tried to drive differently because of the difference in the rules, but it was hard. I suspected that I'd have to be perfect to beat Dennis. I was really mad at myself when I hit cones, because it meant I had forgotten to stay a foot off of every cone, which was my intent. I usually try to drive 1/4" off the cones and in the heat of the moment would revert to that. As a result, my total includes 2 cones.

So, it was a good exercise from that standpoint. I watched Strano's winning videos from the recent Wilmington Pro-Solo. I've never seen him drive so aggressively. As a result, he lost some of his normal perfect control and positioning. Uncharacteristically, he was also a foot off most cones. I think it was on purpose. I think he knew he needed that margin given how hard he was driving. He won.

[nicktcr]

If you're thinking and trying that hard at autocross, you must have forgotten how to have fun. It's simple; go fast, don't hit the pointy bits. Regardless of scoring, that gets you wins if that's your only judge of a successful weekend.

[Vfastcaddy]

If you're thinking and trying that hard at autocross, you must have forgotten how to have fun. It's simple; go fast, don't hit the pointy bits. Regardless of scoring, that gets you wins if that's your only judge of a successful weekend.

Figuring out how to get faster is fun for me. Different strokes for different folks.

[engled]

I drove the event different than a normal event as well. I made almost every run like my second run at a national tour.

[VetteNut]

I drove it like usual autocross for me and the results show.
SEDIV...not so good because of cones
ALSCCA points #3...much better because of faster time (#4 results aren't out yet)

[c-evoVIII]

I drove it like usual autocross for me and the results show.
SEDIV...not so good because of cones
ALSCCA points #3...much better because of faster time (#4 results aren't out yet)

YES, agreed. C

[Focus]

I gave the cones more room than I usually would, but I wasn't able to get faster on day 2. I wasn't even keeping up with my competition's times and didn't expect him to get that much faster overnight. I learned a bunch about a car that's new to me, and found some mechanical problems with the car that needed to be fixed. That was my goal, and I look forward to competing under normal rules in the coming events.

[SamC]

For what it's worth I really like the SEDIV format. It provides a different challenge. I drove the wheels off the car both days for all 12 runs. I didn't worry about hitting cones i just tried to drive well and have fun. I know I accomplished the fun part!

Having done both SEDIV events this year I learned that you cannot baby it and expect to win. You have to drive all out each run and that will also require a little luck from time to time to get through clean. But if you are not gunning for it there is someone else who just put up a second on you and if they do it again on the next run that's 2 seconds now even if you throw down a flier it might not be good enough to win.

[zukitek]

I had not driven in an autox since father's day 2014 before this event. I had never autox ed the car that I was in. I barely knew what class the car I was in was supposed to fit in. I came out and drove it like I normally would...as agressively as possible. I had fun . I don't think I did too bad but I also don't put a ton of emphasis on being the fastest guy. I'm sure that I have no fear of intimidating the competition with my cat like autox skills.
I was.the only sts class car so my slowest run defined my own fate with my 2 dnf runs sunday. Oh the humanity!!