[Jon]

Took my CTS Vsport autocrossing this weekend. Came in 1st in stock class. Pretty happy considering the biggest car there beat a S2000, FRS, etc.

First run, first corner, kicked the ass end out and lit up the rear tires. Definitely got a reaction out of the crowd. My friends has their 2013 ATS 3.6L and 2015 ATS 2.0T there too. The '15 was classed incorrectly and didn't show up in the stock group. He ended up with a 45.3.

Great day overall, and definitely got a bunch of people to open their eyes to what Cadillac has become.

Videos of my fastest run:

Exterior:

Dashcam:

 

[CTSVsport]

Very cool, can you explain the codes for "class" and what PAX is?

 

[WWK888]

Do you have the Trifecta tune?

 

[Jon]

Very cool, can you explain the codes for "class" and what PAX is?

SS = - Super Stock
AS = A-Stock
BS = B-Stock
and so on.

The better the car rated for autocross, the closer to A it is. In the CTS' case it's a big car compared to the rest so it's rated F-Stock.

PAX is a number you multiply the RAW time by. It attempts to even out the field so you get a true indicator on driver performance. I say "attempts" because the number that you're multiplying is based off of class, so in this case a Hyundai Genesis and me have the same multiplier. Realistically, they're 2 different animals at autocross.

Do you have the Trifecta tune?

Car is bone stock. All it has is window tint and an LA Kings sticker lol.

 

[WWK888]

Love to see what you could do with the Trifecta tune...nice driving.

 

[Denrael]

I always love it when the sedans whoop up on the two-seaters.

I may have to scrub the rust off my butt and run my Vsport in a local autocross or two this summer. Can I assume you were running the stock P Zero run-flats?

 

[Glamisfan]

Very cool! Nice videos too!

 

[Jon]

I always love it when the sedans whoop up on the two-seaters.

I may have to scrub the rust off my butt and run my Vsport in a local autocross or two this summer. Can I assume you were running the stock P Zero run-flats?

Yep, stock tires.

 

[Theroider]

I wonder how the time would change with Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

 

[qbrozen]

I guess your club doesn't have a Street Tire class? Was that the Novice group? Or does your club not separate by that?

Nice job. Even more telling is that only 1 car (the Lotus) beat your Raw Time. Pretty impressive.

Do you know if anybody was running R comps?

 

[Jon]

I guess your club doesn't have a Street Tire class? Was that the Novice group? Or does your club not separate by that?

Nice job. Even more telling is that only 1 car (the Lotus) beat your Raw Time. Pretty impressive.

Do you know if anybody was running R comps?

They don't run a Street Tire / R-comp class anymore since so many tire manufacturers just put a treadwear rating on the r-comps and call it a street tire.

This was not the novice group, they had their own class where vehicles were all in the same group.

None of the cars in stock class were running r-comps.

 

[smooth0033]

that's pretty sweet! Nice driving

 

[Bigplay]

They don't run a Street Tire / R-comp class anymore since so many tire manufacturers just put a treadwear rating on the r-comps and call it a street tire.

This was not the novice group, they had their own class where vehicles were all in the same group.

None of the cars in stock class were running r-comps.

Nice time but I have to commend you as the driver. Nice job making the V-sport look good.

 

[WWK888]

One more question...did you leave it in auto or paddle shift?

 

[Jon]

One more question...did you leave it in auto or paddle shift?

Manual mode in 2nd. Hit 3rd just before the finish. It wouldn't let me go into 1st even while I was on the brakes. I know my rpms were low enough so I was a little annoyed at that.

 

[swift996]

Nice driving, the car looks very accurate considering it's size/mass.

 

[AudiA4]

Jon - a bit off-topic: How do you like your Opulent Blue exterior color? What interior color do you have?

Beautiful run by the way!

 

[Jon]

Jon - a bit off-topic: How do you like your Opulent Blue exterior color? What interior color do you have?

Beautiful run by the way!

Love it. The Opulent Blue makes the car look better than it really is IMO. I have 3 generations of CTS and IMO the 3rd gen is the least attractive as it's very toned down, but the blue really helps make it pop out at you.

Interior is black.