10-04-2010, 05:07 PM
Those tires should take the abuse fine, and the 245/50's will have you better off than I ever was (I was broke when I had my car and had 60 series tires on the back, and weak passenger car tires 225/60's on the front...it was horrible but the tires were free). The car should have decent turn in.
Autocross is definately different from road racing, there's many more turns in the course and they come at you a lot faster than they would on a road course, so you're kept pretty busy. Autocross courses typically push the car beyond its handling limits or make it do things you didn't know it could and gives you a good idea of what the car will do on the ragged edge without putting you at risk of nailing a tire barrier at 100+mph. Usually...and I mean usually, autocrossers make great road-racers (Randy Pobst, Sylvan Tremblay, Jason Saini, etc.)
With Jake as your neighbor you're in good shape!
Autocross is definately different from road racing, there's many more turns in the course and they come at you a lot faster than they would on a road course, so you're kept pretty busy. Autocross courses typically push the car beyond its handling limits or make it do things you didn't know it could and gives you a good idea of what the car will do on the ragged edge without putting you at risk of nailing a tire barrier at 100+mph. Usually...and I mean usually, autocrossers make great road-racers (Randy Pobst, Sylvan Tremblay, Jason Saini, etc.)
With Jake as your neighbor you're in good shape!