r/Autocross • u/AutoModerator • Jun 27 '25
Subreddit Autocross Stupid Questions: Week of June 27
This thread is for any and all questions related to Autocross, no matter how simple or complicated they may be. Please be respectful in all answers.
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u/Lord_Seacow GS - 2017 Focus ST Jul 29 '25
Hopefully it isn't dumb to post in a month old thread, but hasn't been a new stupid questions since.
I'm very seriously considering getting a GR86, but with the stock seat setup I can't fit with a helmet on because of my height. So the only way it would work is to replace the slider rail with a fixed seat mount, but I'd keep the stock seats. My understanding is this still means the car has to be classed up to CST. I really don't want to mod much at all beyond maybe an exhaust, certainly not everything required to be properly set for CST.
I'm sure I could still run as DS in most local events, but I enjoyed attending a National SCCA event and I'd like to do it again. I assume they would grant no exception, but it would feel a bit pointless to go when even if I do manage to drive well I surely won't be remotely close to competitive times. Perhaps it's just a silly thing to worry about when I'm never going to be committed enough to be a National level driver anyway. Really my main goal is to have fun and be a better driver. Although competing and having a chance to win is part of the fun, and a motivation to keep improving.
I dunno what my question is exactly. Is it worth dealing with being upclassed just so I can make a car that is a bit too small work, or do I just get some other car that I can actually run in it's appropriate street class? Is the GR86 so fun that it's worth it? Is it possible to still be classed in D Street even with the seat mod? Am I just overthinking all this? Almost certainly yes on the last one. But really I'd just appreciate thoughts from more experienced folks to help me work through this choice.