David 2

No i didn't get the wheels or tires yet. I wanted to make sure the dealer isn't playing rediculous games on the car purchase before dropping the coin for them. I'm supposed to pick it up next week. But I intend to get Enkei PF01's in 17x7.5 in bronze (DS class) and probably the RT660 or RE71rs in 245's. I'm torn though because the Yoko A052's are supposed to be great, but given we are in phoenix and those are not supposed to handle high heat well, I thought maybe they are not ideal? But since it is only autocross, how much heat can they really build if I'm not using a co-driver. But, hey, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm still a novice, but I have every intention of being competitive. Oh, and, wow, nice corvette. I'm not ready for that kind of power. I need to learn how to drive a slow car fast before trying to drive a fast car fast. Maybe someday. That's a beauty.

Based on your experience with the Civic and the other postings about the Corvettes, it seems the safe thing to do is include the TPMS for many of the newer cars unless it can be confirmed they are not needed. I suspect "progress" is evolving in that direction with each new model of car a manufacturer releases. In my case, it is a 2023 GR86. I'll attempt to confirm, thanks for your answer.

I suspect the new ones don't go into limp mode. But that is something I need to confirm. I don't want to ruin what would otherwise be a good autocross day over something so little.

Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks for that. I'll confirm with a current GR owner from some of the GR forums to confirm there isn't a limp mode on the new version. They are pretty low-tech cars in comparison to many out there (part of the appeal for me), so I'm suspecting they don't have that "feature".

That's funny about the spares. I did just learn that my car can sync two sets of sensors. Since I plan to both Autocross and Rallycross, I think I'll put the 2nd set of sensors in the Rallycross tires. I'll be driving those tires and wheels to the track. Though, in Rallycross, the big issue is a de-bead. You don't need much of a sensor to know when that happens.

Thanks, I didn't think they had much "track" value but I am a newbie so figure it was worth the time to ask.

I'm getting my new GR86 soon and will have also have a new set of track tires and wheels for it. Should I put in TPMS sensors in the track set-up? Obviously I will not use them to set tire pressure. This is more of a quetion if there is experience with having nannies/warnings being an issue without the sensors or if there are some good reasons for having TPMS or good reasons for not having TPMS? Daivd A

Thanks!!

Ok, thank you. Any issue with using a rental car?

I'm a novice and interested in learning Autocross. My current car, though, is a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee v8, but not the SRT. Is it eligible to be raced? If no, if I rent a car for my first time or two, are there any restrictions on using a rented car (Hertz, etc.)?