So Md Autocross

Claff

Claff

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Wish I saw this earlier, not going to do you much good now. But yes there was plenty of autocross there this weekend. National Capital Chapter BMW Car Club of America ran (in the rain for the most part) on Saturday, and Autocrossers Inc. ran on Sunday in a persistent mist/drizzle. I ran both, winning my class on Saturday driving a friend's car, and winding up 7th out of 20 in my class on Sunday driving my own.

Did you make it out to either? I know the weather was discouraging but it adds a nice wrinkle to the competition.

NCCBMWCCA is at NCC Autocross
Autocrossers Inc is redoing its website but some info can be found on the Washington DC Region SCCA site, Solo (Autocross)
 
Claff

Claff

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Just over 24 hours remaining for normal registration for the 3rd championship event in the 2012 Autocrossers Inc season. This event is on Sunday, July 15 at Blue Crabs stadium in Waldorf, MD.

Event registration is $35 for SCCA members and $45 for non-SCCA members. There is a $10 late registration fee for all entries received after midnight on Wednesday, July 11. Cancellations must be received prior to midnight on Wednesday, July 11 to qualify for a refund. On-site registration is only on a space available basis and will also include the $10 late registration fee.

Registration is available on-line through DLB Racing:

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glhs837

glhs837

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Claff, whats the deal on spectators? And what times will things be going on. Doing a beltway fam run with my daughter, and might swing in on the way back and show her folks driving cars at the limits.
 
DipStick

DipStick

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Claff said:
Just over 24 hours remaining for normal registration for the 3rd championship event in the 2012 Autocrossers Inc season. This event is on Sunday, July 15 at Blue Crabs stadium in Waldorf, MD.

Event registration is $35 for SCCA members and $45 for non-SCCA members. There is a $10 late registration fee for all entries received after midnight on Wednesday, July 11. Cancellations must be received prior to midnight on Wednesday, July 11 to qualify for a refund. On-site registration is only on a space available basis and will also include the $10 late registration fee.

Registration is available on-line through DLB Racing:

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They have got to pick better dates for their autocross events. They're almost always scheduling themselves up against a big race going on at MIR or Budds Creek MX. I'll try to swing by and take pictures though. IHRA isn't worth the price of admission anymore... it's barely even worth it to go if admission is free.
 
Claff

Claff

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glhs837 said:
Claff, whats the deal on spectators? And what times will things be going on. Doing a beltway fam run with my daughter, and might swing in on the way back and show her folks driving cars at the limits.
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Spectators are welcome and it doesn't cost anything to watch. You will have to sign an insurance waiver and wear a wristband but that's it. Autocross folks are nice people, you're welcome to talk to drivers and some might even let you ride along for a run or two (loaner helmets are available).

DipStick said:
They have got to pick better dates for their autocross events. They're almost always scheduling themselves up against a big race going on at MIR or Budds Creek MX. I'll try to swing by and take pictures though.
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We have a heck of a time making our schedule as we have to take into account the larger SCCA club that runs at FedEx Field, as well as the SCCA national event schedule as most of us run local SCCA and many of us also run some larger events a little further from home. On the other hand, I don't think we get a lot of people who have to force themselves to choose between autocross and drag racing, or autocross and circle track. We did have a drag racing Mustang come out for our first event this year (it was entertaining but ran better than I expected) but typically the folks who prefer to do one don't tend to also do the other.

If you do come by, swing by and say hi. Me and the missus drive a green Miata with white stripes and a lot of stickers, car #93 and 193.
 
corollinout

corollinout

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Claff said:
Spectators are welcome and it doesn't cost anything to watch. You will have to sign an insurance waiver and wear a wristband but that's it. Autocross folks are nice people, you're welcome to talk to drivers and some might even let you ride along for a run or two (loaner helmets are available).



We have a heck of a time making our schedule as we have to take into account the larger SCCA club that runs at FedEx Field, as well as the SCCA national event schedule as most of us run local SCCA and many of us also run some larger events a little further from home. On the other hand, I don't think we get a lot of people who have to force themselves to choose between autocross and drag racing, or autocross and circle track. We did have a drag racing Mustang come out for our first event this year (it was entertaining but ran better than I expected) but typically the folks who prefer to do one don't tend to also do the other.

If you do come by, swing by and say hi. Me and the missus drive a green Miata with white stripes and a lot of stickers, car #93 and 193.
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Here is one of your car.

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SI1815 by Sampson Images, on Flickr
 
Claff

Claff

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Hey I like that. Shows off well that I was too lazy to worry about the underside of the hood when we painted the car last year.

Me and the missus did OK but not great. She got within 7 tenths of my best time on her third run (but that wasn't her best run since she hit two cones = 4 seconds of penalty time added on). Typically she's a couple seconds off my best. My excuse is that I work nights and basically came from work to the stadium, no sleep for me!

The club put on a good event. We had 60-something people run including a half-dozen people trying autocross for the first time. Everybody got four runs on a challenging course and competition was done before 1PM. We opened it up for fun runs and I think about 20 driver partook in that, getting valuable extra seat time. Even with that, we were all packed up and off the site around 2:30PM. I was home, unpacked, and showered before 3:30.

Our next autocross in Waldorf is August 11. Registration is open now. Never done it before? Your car is box stock? It doesn't matter. Check out the links at http://www.autocrossers.inc for more information.
 
glhs837

glhs837

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We did cruise by in the huge red Charger, but didnt stop, as we were pressed for time after the daughters Beltway driving fam:)
 
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