From Daytona to Autocross, Part 1 of 2

Mazda factory driver Kenton Koch enters first autocross national competition.The result was unreal.With budget in mind, I decided to build a car to compete in C Street (CS), a class with limited prep to allow cars to be competitive yet affordable. Good Car + Shocks + Single Exit Exhaust + Wheels and Tires = Affordable, Fun Car!After dreaming of owning a rotary for years, I had my sights on a stock 2004 Mazda RX-8 Sport with 100k miles and a brand new Mazda re-manufactured engine. I did my research and found that the RX-8 had been a nationally competitive car in CS a few years ago. Curious to know why they were no longer at the top of time sheets, I dug deeper to find it was due to multiple reasons, but the gist was that the car is still very competitive in the class.