Autocross is a low speed event held on an open paved lot. The intent is to familiarize drivers with their limits and the limits of their cars. The course is laid out using highway cones in a road course fashion. Runs are timed. Safety is a primary concern. The typical event day starts out with registration and a tech inspection. At registration, the cars are classified so that similar performance cars compete against each other. The tech inspection is to confirm the safety of the car. Items checked include fluid levels, brakes, wheel bearings, steering and tires. Ultimately, the mechanical condition of your car is your responsibility. Do you really want to be heading into a corner with those squeaky 2 year old brake pads?

Autocross Event Calendar

2019 Events Round #1 May 5, 2019 Greensboro, NC. Coliseum Park & Ride Round #2 June 9, 2019 Sept 14, 2019 Laurens, SC. Michelin Laurens Proving Grounds Round #3 July 14, 2019 Greensboro, NC. Coliseum Park & Ride Round #4 August 18, 2019 Laurens, SC. Michelin Laurens Proving Grounds Round #5 October 12, 2019 Greensboro, NC. Coliseum Park & Ride

Typical Autocross Timeline

Event Timeline: 7:30am - 8:15am Mandatory tech Inspection 8:15am Mandatory Drivers Meeting & Course Walk Through (If you miss the Drivers meeting OR Course Walk through you will NOT be allowed to participate. This is for safety & PCA Insurance Reasons. No Exceptions.) 8:45am First Car Off 3:00pm - 3:30pm Awards

Autocross Fees (Pre-registration ONLY)

Members: $55 Member Registration ( Registration ) Non-members: $70 Non-PCA Members Registration

2019 Information & Rules

Full rules, classes and other information can be found here: Rules

Car Weight, wheel, and size reference can be found here: Reference

Registration

For 2019 drivers will register in the car class they choose. It is up to the driver to make sure they are registering in the correct car class, according to the rules/classes provided. Any Questions, Help and guidance from the Autocross committee prior to your registration is encouraged. If you are not sure, please feel free to ask. We are here to help. Registration can be done at clubregistration.net. Just search Carolina PCA events

Autocross Event Rules

We cannot run the event without the Participants help as volunteers. So, All Drivers are required to volunteer between their run group Sessions. If drivers do not volunteer their help in between runs, OR leave early Before the event is over and the course breakdown is completed, then they will not get credit, or points or awards for their runs. The exception is if the Driver has equal times volunteering with equal Run sessions. Example (You ran 1 session, and then volunteered 1 Session, and then you had to leave). In this case you would get Credit for your 1st runs. Drivers are expected to be honest and truthful with their class registration to the best of their ability. You are expected to read over the Class Rules, and familiarize yourself with them. Please ask anyone on the Autocross committee for further explanation if you are not sure on any of the classification rules.

Protest

If any driver feels someone in their class should not be in there, or has modifications that would Disqualify them, that driver is allowed to make a formal protest. The Autocross committee will then review/ investigate the protest, thoroughly look over the car and compare the information with the PCA Rules set forth. If it’s deemed the car was not classified correctly, or had illegal modifications, the driver will be disqualified and no points awarded.

Class Points

Class Points will be awarded for each Autocross event as follows:

Class Points: 1st Place 6 Points 2nd Place 4 Points 3rd Place 3 Points 4th Place 2 Points 5th Place and Beyond 1 Point

Overall Points Standing will be published throughout the year in Tobacco Roads, as well as here on our website

Awards

1st place awards will be given in ALL Classes with at least 1 Car Pre‐Registered for that event. 2nd place awards will be given in Classes that have at least 2 or more drivers who competed in the event. 3rd place awards will be given in Classes that have at least 3 or more participating drivers. If we happen to not have an award at the event, we will be sure to get one to you.

Annual YEAR END Class Points Championships

Each driver will accrue points at each event throughout the season for their respective car class. Points are tallied per car class. Drivers cannot share or merge points between different car classes. Our Goal is to have 5 events. The Year End Points total will be based off your best 4 finishes out of 5 events. So don’t worry if you miss 1 event, or you have a bad finish. Everyone gets one Mulligan. Drivers must have competed in at least 4 events and have a Min of 8 points for the season to win a Year End Award.

If you are uncertain what class your car would be categorized in, please feel free to send us an e-mail:

Wayne Capwell - autocross@carolinas-pca.com

Carolinas PCA Autocross Series Car Classifications

2017 Autocross Classes PDF

Results Standings