What do you get if you win a event?

 

pride and sell achievment, look auto cross starting out is strickly for fun, dont worry about what class your gonna be in just run for the experience, the 1st time i ran i was in street prepared with all the trailered cars and it didnt matter casue i still learned just as much as i would have in any other class.

oh yeah, and you can have the nicest car in the world and still suck at auto x so dont carry very high expectations cause its very different than any other racing

 

About how much does it cost to run or watch?And are there events were they have prizes and what not?How many laps are in a run.

 

it will cost you probably about 20$ to run depending on the event. i costs nothing if you just watch. from what i know aobut the area there are some trophies at the end of a season. laps depend on the course really. there are 3-4 runs per heat. 3-4 heats per event. with some fun runs at the end. if you were to win an event(by win you mean the fastest time after PAX) the only thing you get is bragging rights untill the next event. that is all. my suggestion to you is come out sunday. come early. ask questions to the people who know what is going on. i was like you at my first event. i thought i knew it all. i was a good driver on the street and in the twistys on back roads. i finished 3 from last place. it is a whole different type of driving. its 90% driver 10% car.

 

here are some links to get you started in this crazy world of autocrossing.

home of the SCCA. You can find a region close to you here.
http://www.scca.org

SCCA Forums......
http://www.sccaforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

The Solo II novice handbook. Want to know what to expect, read this.
http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm

Want to know what class you'll be in, and who your opponents will be, check out the classifications.
http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/index.html

http://www.autocross.us/links.html
http://www.autocross.us/clubs.html

 

 

Bunch of shit..

1) all Three of the clubs in the area do points series with trophies. Mine (TSCC) and BCC both do winter 4 series and ODR SCCA does April - Nov series.

On top of that there is the Team Challenge run in conjunction with ODR.

On a regional level, there really isn't anything to win expect bragging rights Respect comes in many different ways beyond just being fast. Don't listen to the people that say being fast will get you respect because it's bull shit. There are a few fast people I would love nothing more then to shove my foot up their ass.

2) AWD DSM's are interesting cars to autocross. Out of the box they are okay, but they have their issues depending on what year you have and what modifications you've done. They push like pigs in shit stock, but that can be overcome. With that being said, in a AWD DSM Smoothness pays big dividends because of boost and push. It can be fixed though, mine is very tail happy now almost to the point where it looks like a mustang. I'm still working on it, made some major changes.

Since you own a 2G, check out Dennis Grant's page, http://autocross.dsm.org

The best thing to do is come out and drive. It's a whopping $20. You don't need any thing beyond what your car would need to pass VA State Instpection (i.e. seat belts, battery tie down, all your lug nuts, etc). Don't worry, we don't look at things like cats, mufflers, etc. Mine hasen't had a cat on it in almost a decade

Um, I think that's it.

 

dont forget a licence to borrow a helmet

 

Jeeze, get technical why don't ya.. In that case, let me append my statement:

You must be over the age of 18 and a licensed driver inorder to participate. If you are under the age of 18 you must be accompanied by a legal guardian that can sign the release waiver in your behalf..

hAPpY!?

I would also suggest bringing sunblock, raingear, condoms, money, lug wrench, and a tire pressure gauge. Additionally, clean all the shit out of your car and wash the windows so you can see where the hell you are going. If you normally wear glasses, they might help too. Bring sunglasses just in case, it always get's sunny when you forget them.

 

what about harness's? Do they look at having a harness w/o a roll bar?