September 2009 In this issue... • Featured Members Eric and Becky ...

Autocross Corner
(Cont. from pg. 11)
another Driver’s Education event and
possibly a Zone 8 Time Trial event. Can’t
wait and want to compete in a couple Zone
8 Time Trials THIS YEAR? Here are the
dates: Oct. 17-18 at Spring Mountain
Motorsport Ranch, NV and Nov 21-22
at Buttonwillow Raceway. Goto: http://
zone8.pca.org/ for more information.
Time Trials are not an entry level
activity. A minimum of six Autocrosses
or four Autocrosses and a Driver’s School
are required to participate. Additionally,
safety equipment requirements are more
stringent than for Autocross. Time Trials
are limited to licensed participants or
students. You obtain your license by
satisfying at least two instructors that
you are competent to compete at an event
unsupervised. It takes at least two events
to achieve this. Licenses are issued by
Zone 8. Equivalent licenses from other
sanctioning bodies are recognized and
allowed.
Typically, a Time Trial is a two-day
event, (however, they are held in one
day on occasion.) The first day is all
practice runs; the second day has practice
runs in the morning, with timed runs
happening later in the afternoon. For the
timed runs, cars are divided into classes
so that drivers are competing against
other cars with similar horsepower-toweight
ratios and modifications. Please
note that the competitive nature of this
is, like Autocross, against the clock. It
is NOT wheel to wheel racing, even
though the practice sessions may give
that appearance.
Tell next month…Have Fun!
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