DRIVE LIKE A BOSS AT AUTOCROSS

AUTOCROSS IS BACK FOR 2022 !!!

Story and Photos by Keith E. Jacobson 

 

The Bay State Corvette Club ran their first autocross of the season on Sunday, April 10th. For those not familiar with the event their web site says: " Autocross is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe, low-cost competition and active participation. An autocross is a timed competition where drivers navigate one at a time through a temporary course marked by traffic cones, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in road racing or oval racing. 

 Autocross tends to place more emphasis on car handling and driver skill than on sheer horsepower, and events typically have many classes which allow almost any vehicle, from economy sedans to purpose-built vehicles, to compete. 

Speeds are slower in absolute terms when compared to other forms of motorsports, usually not exceeding highway speeds, but the activity level (measured in discrete turns per minute) can be higher than even Formula One due to the large number of elements packed into each course. 

 Autocross courses are typically 40 to 70 seconds in length. In addition to being a national-level motorsport in its own right, autocrossing is a good way to learn skills that transfer to road racing, as drivers learn vehicle control and club ethics."

For more information check out their Facebook page or follow the link above.

 

 

 

THERE ARE VARIOUS CLASSES BY SKILL LEVEL AND EQUIPMENT SO NOVICES SHOULDN'T FEEL INTIMIDATED.