Autocross Help.

Maruki-kun · 04-14-2008, 02:01 AM

I want to go into Autocross. There are a few tracks that are simi near me.

PIR
AMC
SPR
VIR

how do I go about entering in for Autocross?

few more questions:
Do I have to have a roll cage?
I know I need a flame suit and a helmet, but do I need gloves?
Can I race with T-tops?
Do I need to be over 21 or anything?
Is there anything I should know?

kbrew8991 · 04-14-2008, 02:13 AM

autocrosses are low speed stuff usually done in parking lots

if you're talking about wanting to drive on the full size tracks, you should look at trackdays. for your basic begginer level DE type event, you just need a helmet (no suit, etc), drivers license, etc. Be advised that DE events are not racing, you're just out there on track learning to drive faster, usually with an instructor in the passenger seat helping you

some tracks are picky about t-tops, but I'm sure those t-top guys can chime in on what might be required there

Maruki-kun · 04-14-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kbrew8991

autocrosses are low speed stuff usually done in parking lots

if you're talking about wanting to drive on the full size tracks, you should look at trackdays. for your basic begginer level DE type event, you just need a helmet (no suit, etc), drivers license, etc. Be advised that DE events are not racing, you're just out there on track learning to drive faster, usually with an instructor in the passenger seat helping you

some tracks are picky about t-tops, but I'm sure those t-top guys can chime in on what might be required there

I'm not sure where to start for looking for autocross. I googled it but so much uselessness is there. I wouldn't mind some training. and I'm so sure that the T-Tops provide super safety in a roll over accident.

I'd just be concerned about my helmet hitting my tops, I'm pretty tall and am pretty close to them as is.

nitrate · 04-14-2008, 11:32 AM

go get you 2 t tops from a junker. bash the glass out of them and weld in steel panels. paint them to match the car. and hope no one says any thing. its the glass they do not want breaking in your face.

kbrew8991 · 04-14-2008, 12:13 PM

NASA Mid Atlantic has a fairly strong autocross group and some nice sites (like the Danville Airport). Might want to look at what other SCCA regions there are around you that autocross, they invented the game after all.

you will have to do something monumentally stupid to roll an MR2 at an autocross, speeds <50-60mph tops in most cases, don't worry about it

Maruki-kun · 04-14-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbrew8991

NASA Mid Atlantic has a fairly strong autocross group and some nice sites (like the Danville Airport). Might want to look at what other SCCA regions there are around you that autocross, they invented the game after all.

you will have to do something monumentally stupid to roll an MR2 at an autocross, speeds <50-60mph tops in most cases, don't worry about it

oh I know. that's why I like Autocross. plus I don't think I could screw up that bad as to flip a MR2. got any websites for enrollment in the PA area?

kbrew8991 · 04-14-2008, 01:31 PM

try this link:
SCCA - Sports Car Club of America

looks like 6 different PA regions alone

Wheelman_13 · 04-14-2008, 03:11 PM

I do SCCA autocross, and they don't care at all about t-tops and, as KBrew pointed out, rolling an MR2 at an autocross requires serious anti-talent. NASA & SCCA HPDE-type events (on real tracks) may require that you keep them on, but they have no problem with t-tops in general. My car has them, and I've been to a couple of track days without even having a question raised.

I also have a neighbor who, unfortunately, rolled his t-top MR2...on the street...being a toolbag. If anything good came of it, it's the knowledge that the '2, even with t-tops does pretty well in a roll-over. the windows were busted, and the a-pillars were a little deformed, but the b-pillars and back were not visually deformed at all. He walked away unscathed. I'm sure, of course, that if you chucked it off the track at 100+mph and barrel rolled a half dozen times, there would be more damage.

goddom · 04-14-2008, 10:20 PM

I don't know about the PA, but in Detroit area I found a few clubs that autoX like the Corvette Club, the Michigan Sports Car Club, and the Alpha Romeo Club. You can try and look up clubs like that in PA.

Also check this sight out - www.myautoevents.com

The clubs I mentioned above post their events on this website, and the postings are national, so they may have PA events.

Good luck! Im starting out AutoX'ing for the first time this Sunday, and I am pretty excited.

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04-14-2008, 02:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
kbrew8991 gimme some turns Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 76 Thanked 82 Times in 70 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	autocrosses are low speed stuff usually done in parking lots if you're talking about wanting to drive on the full size tracks, you should look at trackdays. for your basic begginer level DE type event, you just need a helmet (no suit, etc), drivers license, etc. Be advised that DE events are not racing, you're just out there on track learning to drive faster, usually with an instructor in the passenger seat helping you some tracks are picky about t-tops, but I'm sure those t-top guys can chime in on what might be required there

04-14-2008, 11:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
nitrate All the skills Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 439 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	go get you 2 t tops from a junker. bash the glass out of them and weld in steel panels. paint them to match the car. and hope no one says any thing. its the glass they do not want breaking in your face.

04-14-2008, 12:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
kbrew8991 gimme some turns Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 76 Thanked 82 Times in 70 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	NASA Mid Atlantic has a fairly strong autocross group and some nice sites (like the Danville Airport). Might want to look at what other SCCA regions there are around you that autocross, they invented the game after all. you will have to do something monumentally stupid to roll an MR2 at an autocross, speeds <50-60mph tops in most cases, don't worry about it

04-14-2008, 01:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
kbrew8991 gimme some turns Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 76 Thanked 82 Times in 70 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	try this link: SCCA - Sports Car Club of America looks like 6 different PA regions alone

04-14-2008, 03:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wheelman_13 I need an adapter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 275 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I do SCCA autocross, and they don't care at all about t-tops and, as KBrew pointed out, rolling an MR2 at an autocross requires serious anti-talent. NASA & SCCA HPDE-type events (on real tracks) may require that you keep them on, but they have no problem with t-tops in general. My car has them, and I've been to a couple of track days without even having a question raised. I also have a neighbor who, unfortunately, rolled his t-top MR2...on the street...being a toolbag. If anything good came of it, it's the knowledge that the '2, even with t-tops does pretty well in a roll-over. the windows were busted, and the a-pillars were a little deformed, but the b-pillars and back were not visually deformed at all. He walked away unscathed. I'm sure, of course, that if you chucked it off the track at 100+mph and barrel rolled a half dozen times, there would be more damage.

04-14-2008, 10:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
goddom WEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 218 Thanks: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	I don't know about the PA, but in Detroit area I found a few clubs that autoX like the Corvette Club, the Michigan Sports Car Club, and the Alpha Romeo Club. You can try and look up clubs like that in PA. Also check this sight out - www.myautoevents.com The clubs I mentioned above post their events on this website, and the postings are national, so they may have PA events. Good luck! Im starting out AutoX'ing for the first time this Sunday, and I am pretty excited.