We're live! Go to the autocross event schedule at myautoevents.com -- the first 2007 FAST autocross is on the schedule for 13 January at St Petersburg College. Online registration will be open until 11 January...if there's room on the grid, we'll take walk-ons up through 9:30 the morning of the event as well. See the event annoucement on myautoevents.com for details.

 

For those that are wondering, I'll be designing the course for this event... so it, um, will... well, I dunno how its gonna turn out. I guess I did a pretty good one for Brooksville so we'll see if I can keep the streak going.

 

Online pre-registration closes in ~14 days.

Make our lives easier and help get the event moving along more quickly on 1/13!

You do not have to pay at the time of online registration for this event (although it makes things easier).

REGISTER HERE

 

I'm in - can't wait!

 

This would be my first event. Can I get a little info on what to expect? Like the amount of time on the track and what I need to do before and after? thanks for any help.

 

O and what do they mean "all drivers will work"? thanks again!

 

OK well I just pre-registered, I guess that means Im in!!! I don’t exactly know what to expect but I hope it will be fun..

 

See the FAQ at the top of this forum, or read FAST - Autocross for a basic description of an autocross, and some prep hints.

A typical course at SPC is something around 1/4-1/3 mile -- typical run times are in the 40-second range. Figure we'll get 5-7 runs. Up at Brooksville, the courses are a little longer, so run times are about 10 seconds longer.

The biggest thing you can do before hand is clean all the loose items out of your car, and make sure everything else is screwed down tight. If you have a Snell 95 or later helmet, bring it -- if not, we'll have loaner helmets. Pump your tires up about 10 psi over normal pressure. F-bodies have a reputation for fuel starvation in hard corners if the tank's low -- probably want to make sure you have at least 3/4 of a tank.

Find me (black Miata #31) or anyone else who looks like they've done this before if you need help setting up -- help's easy to come by.

Afterwards, help cleaning up is always welcome.

Autocrosses don't have a separate group of people to work the course -- primarily setting up downed cones and calling them in to the timing crew. If you drive in one group, you'll work in another. Blowing off a work assignment turns all your runs into DNFs...but we normally don't have that problem. Working the course provides a good spot to see the action, too.

 

And bring sunscreen! Not too sure what the weather will be like but its always nice to be prepared.

 

Glad you're gonna make it out.

Here's some additional info (pardon the website formatting goofyness... Loren is working on it):

Novice Car prep
FAST - Autocross

Novice Driver prep
FAST - Autocross