2020 Redwood Region Autocross #1/Z7 Event

Event Requirements

Verify that you meet the following conditions before registering for this event:

1) You are a PCA member and you will be driving a Porsche or non-Porsche or you are not a PCA member but you are driving a Porsche

2) You are able to work your non-driving shift on the blacktop surface. Sitting jobs can not be guaranteed.  Each driver will be assigned a worker station during morning and afternoon run groups

4) You are at least 18 years old with a valid driver’s license; 16 and 17-year-olds may drive under the provisions of the PCA Junior Participation Program (JPP). See PCA national website for JPP details

5) You have driven autocross before. Due to COVID restrictions, no instruction will be offered and drivers must all have autocross experience

6) You agree to wear your mask at all times when outside of your vehicle and to follow 6-ft social distancing guidelines 

Do not register unless you meet the above conditions otherwise you will be automatically dropped and you will be charged a $15 fee.

Other requirements: 

• Make sure your car is mechanically sound and in good running condition with no loose parts and a secure battery
• No open exhaust
• On-time arrival at the check-in desk is required– late arrivals will forfeit their place and registration fees
• No guests admitted, no spectators allowed
• No one under 18 will be admitted unless they are driving or meet the JPP guidelines above
• No drugs, alcohol or drones

Event fees to be paid in advance on MSR. This event will be limited to 50 drivers:

• $70 base registration fee
• $10 discount for PCA Members 
• $10 discount for driving a Porsche

 $15 cancellation fee if requested prior to October 7, 2020

No registration refunds after October 7 

NO walk-up registrations will be accepted. All drivers must register here prior to the closing of registration

If there is a second driver in the same car please register and pay for them separately under your name.

• 7:00 am:  Gates Open
• 7:30 to 8:30 am:  All participants must check-in at the trailer
• 8:00 - 8:30 am:  Cars tech inspected on grid / Instructor-led course walk  
• 8:40 am:  Mandatory Drivers meeting  
• ~9:00 am:  First car on course
• Break for lunch ~noon time (~30 min). 
• We will have a morning session and afternoon session.  Depending on the size of the run groups and how efficiently we all work together between run groups we will strive to get 6-8 runs throughout the day if not more.  Let's all work together and make things run efficiently and smoothly, so we can maximize our time.
• All times are estimated and may be adjusted at the discretion of the AX Chair.

• Break for lunch around noon for approximately 30 minutes 
• There will be two run sessions - one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Cars will be run in two groups
• All times are estimated and may be adjusted at the discretion of the AX Chairs

What to Bring:

• Mask
• Lunch 
• Water (the club does not provide food or water)
• Hat and Sunscreen (but also be prepared for sun
• Folding chair
• Magnets or painter’s tape for car numbers. Bring a bright contrasting colored painter’s tape. (e.g., No blue tape for blue cars.) Please have car numbers LARGE enough to be visible by worker stations and the trailer
• Snell M or SA rated helmet. Helmets rated 2005 and newer. Loaner helmets are NOT available.
• No in-car instruction will be allowed, except where the instructor is a member of the same household.

For more information or questions, contact Autocross Chairs Drew Powers or Stacy O'Connell.

If you are registering your car in any other competition class than our FUN or FUN-L classes, please note the following:

We have adopted the Zone 7 rules for classifying your car for autocross. Unlike the AX system used by the Golden Gate Region, there is no website to fill out with information about your car. So the following provides a quick and easy way to classify your car.

Step 1: Go to the Zone 7 website and open up the 2020 rules. https://zone7.pca.org/autocross-rules/. The specifics on car classification for AX are here: https://zone7.pca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-Zone-7-Autocross-Rules-Rev-A3.pdf

Step 2: Read page one and decide which class you think your car should be listed. These are the general categories that deal with how much you have or have not modified your car. (S) Showroom Stock (P) Production (I) Improved or (M) Modified.

Step 3: Go to page 3 Titled Class Chart. Now decide which class your car would be listed and write this down for all the categories listed on page 1. Example: a 2007 911 Carrera could be S10, P10, I04, or M04.

Step 4: Read the allowances for each class and check the allowances against your car modifications. If you have items that are not allowed in one class may be allowed in another. Example: If we were to run our 2007 Carrera in S10 The category Showroom Stock means no modifications can be made that were not factory options that year for the car except the safety allowances list on pages 10-15. If your car has items that are not allowed you can either remove them or move to the next category which would be the Production, Improved or Modified category. There you check to see if your modifications are allowed if not then you move to the next category until the allowances match your car to the correct category.

Step 5: You have decided that category and class of your car. You need that to register the car for Zone 7 autocross events. You can now look at what your PAX multiplier will be by going to page 17 of the Zone 7 rules.

If you do not have a car number officially assigned, we will assign one to you. Car number conflicts will be resolved at registration. If you did not receive the car number desired, contact Grady Garter, Zone 7 AX Chair.

Car classifications are for competitive purposes.  If you are not running for zone class points or other competitive reasons, place yourself in the FUN category.

Note if your car has NOT been modified, and you have the same tire size and treadwear rating that is 180 or greater you will be in Showroom Stock. Minor modifications like wider wheels, bigger stabilized bars, and engine modifications would put you in Production, Improved or Modified dependent upon the size and amount of the modifications. This is why each category has the allowance items which are all improvement considered above a showroom stock automobile.