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A few notes:
Waergle is right, DON'T RallyCross a car you want to not break. I was going to do it until I did some research. It's VERY tough on the car. Think like bent strut towers happen frequently.
Autocross on the other hand, is fine. The oil starvation problem isn't an issue. If you run 6.5-7qts, you should never find a right-hander long enough to run it dry. You're changing direction so quickly that it's just not a big deal. If you're really, really worried, show up early and look for any really long right handers, and express your concern to the course designer. Every region I've run with would gladly put another element in a sweeper for you, provided you tell them early enough. Then again, the odds of even finding a corner where you will be cornering at max. speed for more than three or four seconds is very slim.
I encourage everyone to change their oil, check bearings/wheel lugs/tie rod ends, and go try it. I've sort of semi-retired from CEG because of the direction it's taken, as have some others who used to frequent this forum. There's just not much interest anymore, so it's usually pretty empty. Check out SCCAforums.com: Kremit, Moxnix, myself, RogerB (I think) and others are there. Not much Contour information, but lots of autocross talk. Come on over!
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I'm over there occasionally, as well as GRMOnline.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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We had 1 course that I called "The Engine Killer". It was pretty much all right turns... with a long right hand sweeper around the back (about 5 seconds long). I did ok, but I kind of did a blocky sweeper... went straight for the majority of the sweeper and angled the entrance/exit. I got paranoid and didn't want to risk the engine  . Some of the other drivers also voiced their concern, so I'd assume we're not the only ones with engines that have oiling issues.
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Originally posted by RogerB:
I'm over there occasionally, as well as GRMOnline.
But if you see "RogerB" on GRMOnline... that's me. 
I'm not on SCCAForums.com... yet. Too many forums already.
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I browse grm cc and sccaforums. I too have more of less stopped posting here as it is very apparent that the focus of the site has shifted.
98 3.0 svt: Sold
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What's your handle on C-C?
RogerB, what do you go by over at GRM?
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Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
What's your handle on C-C?
RogerB, what do you go by over at GRM?
Any time the other RogerB gets there first,  I go by RogerBvonCEG.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Originally posted by morbid:
Some of the other drivers also voiced their concern, so I'd assume we're not the only ones with engines that have oiling issues.
It's not that uncommon when you take a street car to the extreme of its handling capability that it will have oiling issues. VW comes to mind. I'm sure there are others.
Function before fashion.
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"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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best thing you can do for driving in autox is to take the evolution driving school. I did it last year and im gonna do it again this year, if for nothing but seat time. Got 16 runs in last year. Plus i have a totally different Cougar this year(full cage, 3L, mtx)
I ran in SM last year in my built 2.5 atx and almost always finished in the top 15 of 40 -50 drivers, couple top tens in raw times. I won one event in the rain, and have a bunch of 2nd places
the biggest thing in my region is that if your there obvioulsy you want to do it. So if you take it seriously others will take you seriously and help you out. Have someone videotape you run as well so you can see your mistakes
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