For those running SCCA Autocross...

[Ben@SpeedTech]

I've got 2 questions for the guys that run pro touring/ muscle cars in SCCA autocross events-

1.) I just attended an event with a region I haven't raced with before. They ranked all the cars fastest to slowest using a PAX time. What is a PAX time? I couldn't find a clear answer on the internet, just some dead links.

2.) My son and I are the only ones running CAM in the 2 closest SCCA regions. Mine is the faster car of the two and although it feels responsive and quick through the course, out of 40 cars at this last event I only beat 9 of them. Really the closest cars to compare to were some Corvettes and a couple new Mustangs. I was faster than one stock C5 corvette, but the 4 other Vettes that were modified beat me. The rest of the field that were faster were mostly all imports.

My car weighs about 3700 lbs with me, has about 325 hp at the flywheel, and runs on Nitto NT555 daily driver street tires. For comparison my best was a 69.7XX and the fastest car of the day (and always is the fastest) was a race prepped Lotus Elise on "DOT" slicks that ran a 56.XX. There was a 2015 Mustang Turbo that was 63.7XX in STU class but I didn't get to ask if it was modded at all or see what tires he had. A 2012 Boss 302 Mustang on "DOT" slicks ran 64.6. Only 4 cars broke into the 50s, the rest of the cars faster than me were in the 60s as well. The slowest of the day was my son at 76.XXX, also running a G body wagon with a fairly decent suspension but bone stock drivetrain. He drives fairly well, so I believe a big part of why he was slowest was because of lack of power more than anything.

My question is those of you that are running muscle cars at SCCA events, how do you compare? I've come to grips that I'll get my shorts handed to me by a lot of the cars, but what should I expect and be happy/ comfortable with as far as comparing to the new American and the little import cars?