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Old 06-02-2001, 06:07 PM
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i've been thinking about this a lot recently...what is required? i thought it was just like drag racing where you go, sign your life away and just do it...the only difference i thought was wearing a helmet

my friend came to me the other day and said that you have to go to the scca school of driving and before you auto-x for your first time, you will end up forking over about $600...i'm saying he is talking out of his @$$ but i'm not sure...so what do you need to do before you can autocross?
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Old 06-02-2001, 07:08 PM
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He's lying out of his a$$. Absolutely no experience or instruction is required to run in a Solo2 event. All you need is your car and a helmet. And even then, loaner helmets can be obtained without a problem if you don't have one. Just go there, plop down your $25 ($20 if you are a member), and enjoy!
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Old 06-02-2001, 09:15 PM
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Yep... pretty much

Originally posted by wmax2k
He's lying out of his a$$. Absolutely no experience or instruction is required to run in a Solo2 event. All you need is your car and a helmet. And even then, loaner helmets can be obtained without a problem if you don't have one. Just go there, plop down your $25 ($20 if you are a member), and enjoy!
The autocross I ran went pretty much the way wmax2k described it. I showed up at my buddy's Jaguar club event, gave 'em $20 bucks, signed my life away, borrowed my buddy's helment (and they did have loaners) and went at it.

Not sure how it goes with SCCA, but you could always check www.jcna.com to see if they've got something in your area.

Good luck.

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Old 06-03-2001, 06:50 PM
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driver's license, $20-25 (varies depending on sanctioning club hosting the event), M90 or SA90 or newer helmet, working seatbelts or safety harness, tread on the tires, return spring on the throttle body/wire, all lug nuts for the wheels, and a battery tie-down brace.

shorts can be worn for Solo 2

for your first event, just talk to some of the vets and they'll give you some pointers on tire pressure, course walkthrough, etc etc. After a few events you'll definately be a better drive.

here are pics from my autocross today (I'm not pictured since I can race and take pics at the same time): http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292572965
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