What steps should you follow to get into Autox. I dont know anyone who does, and im interested.any info will be appreciated. im beefing up my susp. and brakes now.

 

The best thing that you can do as a novice is to leave your car stock until you learn to drive it at it's limits and then slowly upgrade. AutoX is broken in to different classes based on the type of car and what mods it has so if you just start randomly modding the car you may end up in a class where you can't be competitive.
http://www.scca.org has all of the regional websites listed and will have contact names and phone numbers so that you can get out for the next event. All you need is your car... normally they will have loaner helmets on hand

 

so far ive only got springs, shocks, and front strut bar.im getting rear lower tie bar soon

 

I can't count the number of times I have been in the following conversation:

Newbie: "What class am I in?"
Me: "What are you driving?"
Newbie: "(Some import car)"
Me: "Any mods?"
Newbie: "It's basically stock?"
Me: "What do you mean by basically?"
Newbie: "Oh... just springs, shocks, exhaust, intake, strutbars..."
Me: "Street Touring"

I don't blame Newbies for not knowing but from the following conversation I would say the first thing you should get is a rulebook. Then when you get out there and drive for several events you should be able to tell what you car needs and make future mods accordingly.

Things you will need (or should get):
Helmet, Magnetic Numbers, Good Tire Pressure Gauge, RULEBOOK, air tank or compressor.

 

those mods will drop you into STS. It's not a bad class and since it's street tires only, you'll probably do ok at a local level.

 

http://solo.wdcr-scca.org/classing.htm

 

Welcome. Sounds like you're Street Touring with those mods. Find your local SCCA chapter with Cobra's link, and have fun.

 

Since you're from Northern Virginia, the easiest thing to do would be to sign up for the
March 17th NASA-VA event http://www.nasaracing.net
or the
March 24th VMSC event http://www.vmsc.org

C'mon out, and ask questions. I'll be at the NASA event running #31 in a BSP Pantera, or maybe GS/X Integra, so if you show up to that one, say hello!


[Modified by WRXRacer111, 2:49 PM 3/5/2002]

 

Here is a BIG reason to join the SCCA and run with the DC Region Solo II program in 2002 . . .

Note - If you are bandwidth-challenged you're screwed

 

For the event on the 17th do you have to preregister. I'm going for sure but I'm not sure I'm going to race. Also would it be better to have someone who has done it before to give tips on the track, or jusdt go by yourself and start off slow? Thanks, Ryan

 

Hehe... Haha!!! MUAAAHAHAAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!

Dan
(who has been going through autocross withdrawal all winter)

 

Yes...and those dimensions are in *meters* not feet.... its gonna be hella badass

 

That lot is a far cry from Harry Grove Stadium's parking lot, which is roughly the size of:





Hope my raSEcaR is ready to play with by the 23rd.

 

Yes... those tight courses that wrapped around itself 3 times over like a pretzel really screwed me up........ glad thats done with

 

This is probably the rampant, uncontrollable envy talking, but Drew, you're a bastard..


mumble mumble.. Philly lost the Camden site.. mumble mumble.. only left with Boeing site.. mumble mumble
mumble mumble..

-James, who will probably be saving money in entrance fees this year and then blowing it to travel to farther events..