Not sure if this is the right section, but il pretend it is. I've been thinking for a little while about this, the yanks seem quite keen on it and few clubs are turning up around the uk.
For those that are unfamiliar with what autocross is, it's a times point to point race through a series of cones, usually in a flat surface. The cars usually required to be road legal and to have arrived under their own steam.
So what's so good or different about it I hear you ask? Well price is the main thing. Costs are low due to it being able to be organised on a flat surface with permission, no track day costing. Lower speeds, shorter tracks and massive run offs mean that the car doesn't have to be so high spec. Equally if it goes wrong you run over a cone instead of slamming into the wall or gravel trap. Low cost and low risk, no excuse not to then really.
How does this work with the club then? Well basically what in proposing is we organise a club day, damn good excuse to socialise and actually use the cars. Less McDonald's, more car enthusiast. Obviously it would be a summer idea.
My two questions... Who would be interested? And more importantly how would we get the ball rolling?
Not sure if this is the right section, but il pretend it is. I've been thinking for a little while about this, the yanks seem quite keen on it and few clubs are turning up around the uk.
For those that are unfamiliar with what autocross is, it's a times point to point race through a series of cones, usually in a flat surface. The cars usually required to be road legal and to have arrived under their own steam.
So what's so good or different about it I hear you ask? Well price is the main thing. Costs are low due to it being able to be organised on a flat surface with permission, no track day costing. Lower speeds, shorter tracks and massive run offs mean that the car doesn't have to be so high spec. Equally if it goes wrong you run over a cone instead of slamming into the wall or gravel trap. Low cost and low risk, no excuse not to then really.
How does this work with the club then? Well basically what in proposing is we organise a club day, damn good excuse to socialise and actually use the cars. Less McDonald's, more car enthusiast. Obviously it would be a summer idea.
My two questions... Who would be interested? And more importantly how would we get the ball rolling?