Wireless auto cross timing packagethe farmtek wireless timing system is quickly becoming the standard for scca, nasa, pca, bmw and all other club autocross and time trial events. An awardwinning lms with tools that can help you build and distribute different types of online courses from scratch. The cliches youll hear the experienced guys use really are true. We are excited to announce that the space coast region autocross venue continues at the american muscle car museum. Walkdrive your course with the intent of improvement. Just say no to old clunky excel like grids and say hello to intuitive modern screens designed to make running an event and season less time consuming, easier and more fun and interactive. As a veteran racer and professional driving coach, ross bentley knows what it takes to compete and to win, and he gives readers the benefit of that knowledge. With few allowable modifications in the street classes, it makes sense to start with the best autocross car possible. Sitting on 7 inch racing slicks at each corner, the car.
Within classes that match vehicle type and horsepower to each other, racers negotiate a race course one or more at a time not sidebyside, but at intervals while being timed. Build your own beginner autocrosssolo car free guide. Get ready for a onceinalifetime driving experience. When editing a rule set file, added textboxes for sits, downs, and stands onto the form that administer signs when first opening up a course either course add, course copy, or fileopen, it will display the sits, downs, or stands columns if any sign in the rule set file has one of those items defined for it. There are even classes for ladies and a junior driver program for. If the course designer is good, these are not too bad to follow, but if he makes the mistake of setting. Many years ago, roger the real johnson put out his solo course design book for free on the internet its always been free.
Autocross to win dgs autocross secrets dynamics calculator. They help to make sure that safety always comes first, everyone has fun, and competition is fair. Northwest southwest northcentral southcentral northeast southeast canada. The course layout must be the same for all drivers. Choosing good lines is an undeniably important part of driving, but without instruction you dont necessarily know if you are teaching yourself well. Autocross is a timed driving contest designed to test your driving skill. They can sometimes wander off course and head for other cars. Sinister labs shopping cart rally course designer for windows windows pc software for creating maps for canine rally obedience courses. Powered by gps at the heart of solostorm is a global positioning system based data logger. Forum and site dedicated to san francisco bay area autocross, rallycross competition.
She first ran the scca solo nationals in 1980 and began designing local courses in early 1980s. What is autocross solo ii solo ii is the scca brand name for autocross competition. Autocross differs from road racing and oval racing in that generally there is only one car on the track, driving against. Be especially wary of novice drivers on their first run. This is what makes it different from road racing or oval racing. Autocross course design class info on oct 31, 2015 874442. Its a wealth of information and ideas from many famous course designers of us nationals courses.
What makes a quick autocross car is not just pulling high gs and. Different clubs use different classes and rules but most use the scca car classes. I put down circles to define the radius, and made a sweeperslalom like roger johnsons on the west course at nationals this year. This is absolutely full of component objects that the software publishers and other users have uploaded. Tools make it easy to share rules, signs, and courses. The car also has an aerodynamics package specifically designed for the typical speeds encountered on an autocross course. Early arrival will give you time to get oriented, walk the course, visit the little autocrossers room, and possibly help out the event organizers this latter is always appreciated. The first time driving a course may leave you feeling like you see nothing but a sea of cones. Explore more of this autocross beginners guide section to learn more before joining us for an autocross event. Jan 03, 2017 socal autocross guide the definitive guide of where to autocross in socal. There are no wheeltowheel racing and no physical obstacles which constitutes for low potential of car damage. Phase 2 students must first have completed the phase 1 program. Understand how to use data to maximize each successive run. This has cones, gates, turns of varying radius and degree, and a bunch of other objects you might find on an autocross course.
In autocross competition, one car at a time negotiates a serpentine course. Autocross is a form of motorsports that emphasizes active participation and at the same time safe competition since there is only one car on the course during a run. Tire rack starting line school this fullday school will teach key concepts that introduce you to autocross and the dynamics of your vehicle in a performance driving setting. For each of these, we can offer some tips to take them as fast as possible.
The novice program was created to help people new to autocross have fun from the. Use elements that favor horsepower and elements that favor handling. If the course is saturated with water and no visible track texture can be seen. An experienced competitor will walk all the novices and anyone else who cares to listen through the course giving advice and pointers. So that, you can design an excellent golf course layout, all its parts tees, fairways, bunkers, greens, etc. It went into the car in the second half of 1999, when i had made the transition to street prepared, because i was having a hell of a time figuring out what the car was doing and in large. Autocross is by definition a nonspeed automotive competition event. Just say no to old clunky excel like grids and say hello to intuitive modern screens designed to make running an event and season less time consuming, easier and. Be a course creator in a few easy clicks, use all the different file types and multimedia we support iframe, scorm, presentations, etc. Stop cars that are lost or point them to a safe course exit. Its 10 feet wide so if you take a conservative line, its just a straight up sweeper. Competitive autocrossing is a great alternative or supplement to track days.
In addition, before the event starts, there is a novice walk though. All course pylons and directional pylons including those before and after timed portion must be marked by a line encircling the pylon. An autocross course is usually low grip, the corners are often tight and prone to creating understeer and the car is likely set up with a hint of push, to prevent your wife from spinning into an old lady when turning into the target parking lot. In particular, by helping out early on, you may get to listen in on course design in progress, and thereby learn something. Those of us who live in southern california are blessed for many reasons. For the enthusiast that compete every year in autocrossing we hope you will find your autocross organization on our page. Scca autocross course design secrets from roger johnson. The entrylevel autocross classes require a stock or nearstock vehicle, and therefore the design and construction aspect of the vehicle are limited to what the regulations permit. Optimized for autocross, hill climb, prosolo and time attack, solostorm gives you comprehensive insight into your overall performance while helping you go faster. The phase 2 course design is not the same as used in phase 1 and generally has higher speed sections. Tires the april 2008 edition of sportscar contained an excellent article that put tire truths to the test. Our novice coordinator will take you through the course during the walkthrough, and you will start to know what the cones mean.
Expect our usual fun and challenging course with approximately 60 second run times. In autocross events, yours is the only car on the course while youre running, so you dont need to worry about anyone else getting in your way, or worse. Autocross to win dgs autocross secrets data logging. The autocross course design class will go through details on how to design a safe and enjoyable autocross course. Home axware alternative autocross software finally an alternative for autocross clubs just say no to old clunky excel like grids and say hello to intuitive modern screens designed to make running an event and season less time consuming, easier and more fun and interactive. Autocrosstrack day data logger for bmw e36 m3 atmega32 avr. Phase 2 students must first have completed the phase 1.
Our ferrari and lamborghini autocross experience is a 60minute groupbased experience that provides an educationalbased test drives to see if you want to buy an exotic supercar. I try to keep form languages similar in parts of the course, because mixing 3 cone walls with 6packs and clam shells can make things confusing. The december 2008 issue of grassroots motorsports probed the issue of choosing the right tire for a wet autocross. Autocrosstrack day data logger for bmw e36 m3 atmega32. Making your wet tire choice should start with an analysis of the track conditions. While the focus is on autocross, you will develop performance driving skills while working with professional performance driving instructors. Allow for multiple cars site and timing software allowing. Autocross also called solo, autox or autoslalom is a timed competition in which drivers navigate one at a time through a defined course on either a sealed or an unsealed surface.
If youre just learning about autocrossing we recommend looking at the, faq of autocross by john crooke, which is hosted from the san francisco region of the scca. Read up a little i really like ross bentleys winning autocross techniques. If there are any questions about participating or anything else about autocross, dont hesitate to contact someone on the contacts page. These include slaloms, chicanes, 360degree turns, and sweeping turns. Shagging a cone is last and least important duty when you are working a corner.
Solostorm autocross data logger for android petrel data systems. The course will be taught by larry sharp and will cover the differnt techniques you can employ to challange experts and novice drivers. The cars on course can sometimes be a danger to their drivers or other cars on course. The terms autocross, slalom, and gymkhana are often used to describe the same activity. When editing a rule set file, added textboxes for sits, downs, and stands onto the form that administer signs when first opening up a course either courseadd, coursecopy, or fileopen, it will display the sits, downs, or stands columns if any sign in the rule set file has one of those items defined for it. Convention 2016 solo course design full sports car club of. Yes, the graphs dont work in internet explorer download firefox already, all four of you who still use ie. Ive put together a collection of components that i created for my own use in course design. We suggest books that focus on driving techniques, understanding vehicle dynamics how a vehicle behaves in motion, production vehicle preparation and setup and.
You will be given 10 20 minutes to walk the course before run sessions start. Use pointers and directionals correctly and sparingly. I sorta walk around, put down elements, put cones and pointers on the defects joking but not joking, and make a safe finish. This is a webbased version slightly simplified of the excel spreadsheet i designed and used to work out all the various calculations needed to properly set up the car. Autocross solo ii in scca terminology is a great all around sport. So, if your goal is to be able to start racing on a budget, how to autocross will help you get started. Finishing position is based upon elapsed time to complete the course, with the lowest score winning. Socal autocross guide the definitive guide of where to autocross in socal. That gta event was a lot of fun, and we met a lot of cool racers and saw some amazing cars. All together these optimizations have created a 450 lb car boasting 75 hp and 45 ftlb of torque and capable of generating upwards of 160 lbs of downforce at 70 mph. Speeds are typically slower than on the track, so if something should go wrong, you are more likely to be able to deal with it than you might on the track. Walk the course with an experienced driver also known as walking the line. Jun 17, 2017 autocross is a form of motorsports that emphasizes active participation and at the same time safe competition since there is only one car on the course during a run. There is also an excellent novice handbook of autocross information which was compiled by kate hughes and friends at the glen region scca.
Forums autocross updated course design manual tac and tvr. In between the extremes, there are levels and classes for different degrees of car modification. Autocross is about car control for the most part, which requires the physical feedback of a car. Below are several links to scca rules, along with susquehanna regions autocross supplemental rules and several other resources for how to class your car and what kind of helmet youll need. Autocross, or solo ii events, are driving skill contests that emphasize the drivers ability and the cars handling through a course designated by traffic cones on a low hazard location, such as a parking lot or inactive airstrip.
Do computer racing sims help your autocross skills. Autocross courses are typically made up of standard right and left turns, plus some ingenious obstacles that will be incorporated into every course. This freeware lets you design a professional golf course. The basics in the most fundamental sense, autocross is a test of driver skill. Including how to walk the course, what to visualize and much more on the mental. Not the least of which is the year round autocross and plethora of events and locations to do it at.
This course has proven itself to reinforce the importance of phase 1 skills and transferring those skills to every autocross course you may encounter. Ncc autocross meet our committee members ncc autocross. Karen babb began autocrossing in 1979 in a mazda rx7. Evolution teen driving school autocross, driver school. It features a 18mile dragstrip, skid pad, and road course all in one, a drivers dream come true. Shes a multitime national champion and nationals course designer and a current member of course approval panel. On this page are excerpts from magazine articles about suspensions, tires, sway bars, etc. Autocross map naam click on the map to find a club in your area.
Learning to read an autocross course is your first priority when you are new to autocross. In the susquehanna region, autocross events are held in very large parking lots. It is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe competition and active participation. Essentially a sim doesnt do much in terms of feeling your specific car rotating for example. The good thing is that most people who are getting into autocross are very aware of this and happily set about doing their research. Autocross also known as solo and autoslalom is a form of timetrial racing run with cars ranging from stock production cars to purposebuilt race cars. Acco autocross 101 autocross club of central oregon. Solo racing utah scca road racing, autocross, rallycross. Clean run course designer is the worlds leading software for creating maps and 3d models of dog agility courses. Jscorekeeper is a set of addon tools for the autocross scorekeeper program written in java that can be run on the same computer or a networked computer. Total pro golf course designer is a free golf course design software for windows. Of course, it doesnt hurt to have some driving skills, which is where this book comes in. Link the link in our event master documents section could be updated.