Want to Push Your Car to Its Limits For Cheap? Try Auto-Cross

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 toclasses for all types of vehicles from bone stock to
test out their new performance parts and try tosuper modified. Autocross is essentially a make shift
push their cars to the limit. Not only is this unsafe, butroad course made of cones usually in a large parking
the potential for tickets and vehicle impoundment canlot or other asphalt covered areas such as airstrips.
make running on the streets more expensive thanThe 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 drivingresults 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 aspeeds tend to be low the courses are well designed
chance to not only test the handling limits of your carand allow the cars to reach a maximum level of grip.
in a safe environment, but also to see howSo if you would like to get involved or race at the
modifications and changes in setup affect thenext 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