Slipstream - March 2019

2019 Autocross Series: Autocrossing is “Four” Porsches
by Mark Schnoerr, Region Autocross Chair
photos by Robert Kirby of Lightspeed Images
Autocrossing is for all Porsches, including the new
four-door and and old four-cylinder models. For 2019,
to better align our autocross car control classes to the
majority of the new 4-door Porsche owners, as well as
bring some of those neat old four-cylinder cars from
the ‘50s and ‘60s back from the museums and Show
& Shine events, we added a class that will put you all
together to have some fun.
No longer do the Cayennes, Macans, and Panameras
have to mix it up with Boxsters and Caymans. No
longer do any of the early four-cylinder Porsches have
to take on the 914 mid-engine brigade. You guys get
to come play in your own class. Modern, big, and
powerful vs early, small, and light cars are all in class
P0. This should be fun! Even SCCA has added a class
for Classic Sports Cars: HCS and R for the old real race
cars. No more excuses! Come out and show us what
you’ve got, what you have or what you had, or to learn
to drive again! See our 2019 autocross schedule on the
facing page.
Also, at the 2018 year end awards banquet, below
are some of the Porsche class winners showing off
their awards. In particular, one driver out of over 300
participants in the 10-event series last year, who ran in a
highly competitive class, had to come from behind more
than a few times, got lucky a few times, and won his
class in all ten events, earning 100 points for the season:
Mark Schnoerr, your MAVPCA Autocross Chair.
From Left to Right: Sue Crimm, Carey Spreen, Sigrid, Mark Schnoerr, Carolle Liu, Ed Mayo.
2019 MAVPCA AX classes *Street tires have a treadwear rating of 200 or higher **Race tires have a treadwear rating under 200
P0
P1
P2
P3
P4
All 1948-1969 356, 912/912E, all four-door Porsches incl Macan, Cayenne, Panamera; street tires*
All 911 1965-1983, all 914, all 924/924S, all 944 except 944S2, all 928; street tires*
All 911 1984-1994, non-S Boxster 1997-2004, all 944S2, all 968; street tires*
All 993, all 911 Turbo to 1989, Boxster S to 2004, 2005-2016 non-S Boxster and Cayman; street tires*
All 996, 2005-2016 Boxster S and Cayman S, 2017-on non-S Boxster and Cayman, 1990-1994 911 Turbo, all non-S 997, all
non-S 991, and 991 T; street tires*
P5 1995-on 911 Turbo, 991S/GTS, 2017-on Boxster S/Spyder and Cayman S/GTS/R/GT4, all 911 GT3 incl RS, 918, 997S, 991S ,
911R, Carrera GT; street tires*
P6
P7
Improved class: Major modifications but street legal, rally cars; race tires**
Modified class: Race cars, non-street-legal cars; race tires**
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