LOL! That's a cool old wagon. I can't believe how well it did, I spent a lot of my youth riding in the back of one of those and I know they didn't handle for crap.
I tried SCCA Solo2 this summer and I'm hooked! (I used my wife's Mr2 spyder though, I don't think my stock/drag oriented suspension would do well for my nearly 3800lb car in the twisties.)
Thanks... they are Magnaflow - non-stainless - which is the problem. Sure they lasted 7 years, but it's time to replace them and I'm not sure where to go next. I predict a year or two trial of the warlock mufflers, just so I can randomly make the car insanely loud. Then when I get sick of those, get some stainless Magnaflows and be done with exhaust for a while.
1st gear. Little rough on it, it was a fairly small track, only one trip around. I was getting ready to have the tranny rebuilt and a stall put in it. So it didn't bother me much. LOL I did try 2nd gear on the first run a few times during the course.
Here are the other attempts. The number shows the order I ran in. I think the second one is the trip I slide a lot more. I wasn't smooth at all around the cones. (Not that I was in the others either... ) But I was playing a bit more because of the rider in the car holding the camera.
Here's one of my autocross experiences with the Texas A&M Sports Car Club (biggest collegiate car club in the US ). I was told by a friend who's been autocrossing for over 2 years that I'm pretty good for a novice.
For example- he drove my car, got a 61.1, I ran a 61.6. Needless to say I was happy.