Note: not all information contained in this thread was written by myself, Gary Rogers.
First and foremost, I feel that I should start off explaining the differences in the two.
-Road racing is wheel to wheel racing, that is racing really close to other cars on the same track, at high speeds. This requires the ultimate in driver concentration and skill, not only can you damage your ride, and yourself, but also your fellow competitor's as well.
Any car that is allowed in a wheel to wheel race will at minimum have a full slew of safety equipment installed. This includes full roll cage, fire extinguisher, minimum 5 point harness, and the driver will be required to wear a helmet that has been recently certified.
-Autocross or solo2 as it is officially known by the Sports Car Club of America is similar to road racing in that a driver must navigate a set of turns on a set course, but this course is much smaller and there will be only 1 competitor on each area of the course at any given time.
These courses are often set up in large parking lots using traffic cones to mark the course. The object is to get the fastest time through the course without incurring penalties such as, knocking over cones, or driving off the course.
Autocross is generally the first step in getting involved in road racing. Autocross is much cheaper than road racing, you don't need a dedicated car, and you do not need to have modifications to your car to compete.
The largest sanctioning body of autocrosses in the United States is the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), right behind that is the National Auto Sport Association (NASA, different from the space one). Other regional car clubs may also hold autocrosses in your area.
Both the SCCA and NASA also sanction road racing events as well. These are clubs that require membership, and there are perks to these memberships, but I won't get into those here.
Obviously, as I just explained, it is pretty much impossible to get directly into road racing, unless you have lots of money.
SCCA is the largest sanctioning body of auto-x events in the USA, and is a great place to start. Go to www.scca.org and click on the button that is near the top called "Find your region." You know what, I am feeling nice, click this sentence and you will be linked directly to that page. Then click on your area of the country, then find your specific region on that page. Each one is a link to the region webpage where they will have all the information you need to find an event and attend.
See the next post for more information
First and foremost, I feel that I should start off explaining the differences in the two.
-Road racing is wheel to wheel racing, that is racing really close to other cars on the same track, at high speeds. This requires the ultimate in driver concentration and skill, not only can you damage your ride, and yourself, but also your fellow competitor's as well.
Any car that is allowed in a wheel to wheel race will at minimum have a full slew of safety equipment installed. This includes full roll cage, fire extinguisher, minimum 5 point harness, and the driver will be required to wear a helmet that has been recently certified.
-Autocross or solo2 as it is officially known by the Sports Car Club of America is similar to road racing in that a driver must navigate a set of turns on a set course, but this course is much smaller and there will be only 1 competitor on each area of the course at any given time.
These courses are often set up in large parking lots using traffic cones to mark the course. The object is to get the fastest time through the course without incurring penalties such as, knocking over cones, or driving off the course.
Autocross is generally the first step in getting involved in road racing. Autocross is much cheaper than road racing, you don't need a dedicated car, and you do not need to have modifications to your car to compete.
The largest sanctioning body of autocrosses in the United States is the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), right behind that is the National Auto Sport Association (NASA, different from the space one). Other regional car clubs may also hold autocrosses in your area.
Both the SCCA and NASA also sanction road racing events as well. These are clubs that require membership, and there are perks to these memberships, but I won't get into those here.
Obviously, as I just explained, it is pretty much impossible to get directly into road racing, unless you have lots of money.
SCCA is the largest sanctioning body of auto-x events in the USA, and is a great place to start. Go to www.scca.org and click on the button that is near the top called "Find your region." You know what, I am feeling nice, click this sentence and you will be linked directly to that page. Then click on your area of the country, then find your specific region on that page. Each one is a link to the region webpage where they will have all the information you need to find an event and attend.
See the next post for more information
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