Autocross Frequently Asked Questions

Index

• About this FAQ

  • What is this FAQ all about?
  • Where can I find it?
  • Who contributed to this FAQ?

• About the autox Mailing List (Team.Net)

  • What is the autox mailing list?
  • What is Team.Net?
  • How do I subscribe?
  • What else should I know about this list?
  • What if I get an error message?
  • What if like to talk a whole lot?
  • My mailbox is overwhelmed. What should I do?
  • Are there any rules of net etiquette I should obey?

• About Autocross

  • What is an Autocross event?
    • Are there other names for Autocross?
    • Who autocrosses?
    • Why autocross?
    • How much does it cost?
  • How do I join in the fun?
    • Can I watch for free? Can I bring a friend?
    • Do I need an SCCA license?
    • What kind of car do I need?
    • What are some guidelines of autocrosser etiquette that I should follow?
  • What do I need to bring?
    • What kind of helmet do I need?
  • Who will I be competing against?
  • What are the different classes of competition?
  • How should I prepare my car for a race?
  • What do I do when I get there?
  • What is a Fun Run?
  • What is a tech inspection?
    • What can I expect at a tech inspection?
  • Where can I learn more about autocrossing?
  • Where and when can I find an autocross event?

• Regional Club Information

• Acronyms

• Glossary

About this FAQ

What is this FAQ all about?

This version was last updated 9/23/97. This FAQ is only being served by this web site as a service to the public and its author. The autox mailing list is not located at this site. The administrators of the mailing list are not located at this site. For more information on the mailing list, click HERE.

Collection Copyright ©1995, 1996, 1997 John Crooke

Material contributed by others remains their property.

Where can I find it?

The San Francisco Region SCCA web-site hosts these pages, and through Akkana Peck's help and generosity, it is now available to you.

Who contributed to this FAQ?

Any questions you have about autocrossing that are not answered by this FAQ should be posted to the autox mailing list. If a question is asked often enough, it will be added to this FAQ.

John Crooke ('90 Accord EX, 2dr, 5sp, HS)
Crooke_John@bah.com Silver Spring, Maryland

Some of the original material in this FAQ comes from the team.net and North American Motorsports home pages. Used with permission.

I got the nice logo at the top from the web page of TAPCO, Inc. without their permission. (I don't think they'll complain, considering what they sell! :-)

Thanks to all of those who contributed information and assistance:

• Mark J. Bradakis, keeper of the List
• Richard Welty, "Unofficial SCCA-Pages" Webmeister
• Chris Beck (cjb@cjb.ico.net) and Gary Petersen (gary_p@vmail.ENET.dec.com) for their server services
• Philip J Ethier, for the first deluge of information
• Mike Cormack, for the checklist; Akkana Peck; Karen C. Babb; Kirk Anderson; Dan Hollenbaugh; Paul Foster; Josh Sirota; Stuart Galt; Mark Hirt; Calvin Sanders; Alan Dahl; Paul Czarnecki; Carl Couric; Terrance Zechman; Wally Strzelec; Scott Fisher; Jim Franklin; Bill Wagner; Kevin Stevens; Bill Conkling; David Wilson; Dave Williamson.

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