9/3/06 AX Video and Pictures

[Wellardmac]

rusie28 wrote:

I am new the the PCA and a first time porsche owner (June 2006). I was driving past the Valley fordge convention center and saw the autocrosss setting up on Sunday and decided to stop over and watch. The event looked like a lot of fun and it is something i would like to get involved with. How often do these events take place? What is needed to take part in these events? Where is a local place to purchase a helmet, I live in King of Prussia? Also has anyone taking part in the driver's ed event or track events? I would also like to begin getting involved with some other events as well. Thank you in advance for your feedback!!!

Jeff

AX is a lot of fun. We have had three events this year, the one that you saw was the last of them. That being said, SCCA also holds AX events and has a list of their events here...

http://www.phillyscca.com/schedule/progr...e.htm#solo

Other events can be found here...

http://www.autox4u.com/

Just because we've had out last PCA event doesn't mean that we're done for AX. As you see elsewhere in this forum, we're already planning on entering the SCCA event on Oct. 5th and you're welcome to join us. You'll also see in this thread that Elizabeth will be at SCCA Warminster this weekend (I may be there, depends upon my wife's schedule)

All you need is enthusiasm (not required, but helps), a Snell 2000 (or later) helmet and a car that you would like to enter.

The rules are posted unde the autocross section of hte rtr website. SCCA rules are posted here...

http://www.scca.org/Solo/Solo2.asp?IdS=0...50|030&%7E=

Good helments can be bought here

http://bellhelmets.com/

and here...

http://www.thebellstore.com (I bought here)

As for DE events, you should post a message in that message board for help with from the track addicts.

Hopefully we'll see you at an AX event soon!

[Wellardmac]

BTW Mike, where did you get the course map from?

[mikehoyer]

I made it from the course map I drew for myself during the course walk

[Wellardmac]

Very nice, I like it! We should do this for every AX, then we can post them for advanced study. Pretty cool and a nice idea.

[mikehoyer]

Here is a booklet put together by one of the top course designers in the US.  It's a quick read, and it's very informative.

http://www.houscca.com/solo/courses/coursedesign.zip

[Larry Herman]

wellardmac wrote:

Very nice, I like it! We should do this for every AX, then we can post them for advanced study. Pretty cool and a nice idea.

Advanced study?? The best autocross courses that I ever setup was when I would just drive my truck around the parking lot and yell to the helper in the back "throw out 2 cones here....throw out 4 cones here...etc".

[Wellardmac]

Yeah, I know. I'm just curious as to the different course designs that we've used.

[Wellardmac]

Mike, thanks for the course design outline - they did a really nice job... it's going to take me a while to digest this, but it's just the kind of thing I was interested in seeing.

Thanks!

-W

[mikehoyer]

Here are some courses designed by the guy that wrote that booklet.

http://www.houscca.com/solo/courses.asp


 

[Wellardmac]

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