| Getting seat time in your car can be quite expensive. | | | | national level. They have a variety of competitive |
| Unfortunately lots of people take to the streets to | | | | classes for all types of vehicles from bone stock to |
| test out their new performance parts and try to | | | | super modified. Autocross is essentially a make shift |
| push their cars to the limit. Not only is this unsafe, but | | | | road course made of cones usually in a large parking |
| the potential for tickets and vehicle impoundment can | | | | lot or other asphalt covered areas such as airstrips. |
| make running on the streets more expensive than | | | | The object is to achieve the fastest time around the |
| even a full day at a road course. | | | | course with out knocking over any cones which |
| So where can one go to be able to hone their driving | | | | results in time penalties. The skill involved in autocross |
| skills and see actual increases in performance? | | | | is proper car setup and proper line. Even though the |
| Autocross, is a great and inexpensive way to have a | | | | speeds tend to be low the courses are well designed |
| chance to not only test the handling limits of your car | | | | and allow the cars to reach a maximum level of grip. |
| in a safe environment, but also to see how | | | | So if you would like to get involved or race at the |
| modifications and changes in setup affect the | | | | next local even contact your local SCCA organization |
| vehicles performance. | | | | and see when an event is coming to your area. |
| Autocross events take place on a local, regional, and | | | | |