This trip ended up at a parking
lot autocross course, a series of cones defining tight turns and a slalom.
Not exact matches
The first event we'll highlight for our weekly Cruise Night Spotlight is a double bill that includes driving the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta on an
autocross course in a parking
lot at Sox Park, and test driving electric...
I drove a stock Sonic, stock RS and a Sonic RS with the kit and it made a night - and - day difference from behind the wheel on the
autocross course GM set up in Spring Mountain's parking
lot.
It takes a
lot to get the front end to push, leading us to believe the CLA would do quite well on a tight road
course or
autocross.
Our
autocross course in the Santa Anita Racetrack parking
lot was sopping wet, a rarity for Los Angeles but a boon to show off the IS's newly christened stability and grip.
What the IS does offer in spades is grip: even on the wet
autocross course, the Bridgestone Turanza all - season tires hung on tenaciously (and there's a
lot of rubber there: fronts measure 225 / 40 - YR 18; rears are 255 / 35 - YR 18.)
The Fiesta actually outhandled the Fit on
autocross and emergency lane change
courses set up by Ford, but the Fit was more fun to drive, either because I'm familiar with the Fit's seating position and ergonomics, or because a car that's fun to slide around an empty Candlestick Park stadium
lot operates in a different world from what you encounter on busy streets.
With programs that reward entertainment and practicing car control in a high - performance setting without the higher risks of starting out on a higher - speed track, and a
course layout with
lots of grass runoff area and few things to run into in case you make a mistake, the
autocross is the perfect place for the beginner to experience the excitement of track driving.