There is going to be an autcross event at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. The event will take place on JULY 10, 2005 in one of the parking lots. Its open to all types of vehicles and it will only cost you $40 plus if you want to do some "FUN RUNS", it will cost you $1 dollar per run.

No experience required, just come out and have fun!

For more info please check HERE for any changes or rain dates for this event or other events.


Im going to go, and just leting other members know. Let me know if you are intersted!!

 

I'm probably going

 

i dont know....rotorfest is the same day

 

damn, not much intrest in a auto-x on this forum

 

LOL, that's the reason bxb40 and I are thinking about starting our own RX-8 Autox Club. Founders/members: him and me. Anyway, see my other thread about the 6/19/05 autox if you are interested and would rather not wait that long. PCA runs the best autox in the tri-state in terms of efficiency and logistics.

Be prepared to show up EARLY, as in before 8am. Non-Porsche cars have limited spots to begin with. bxb40 and I will be there as the old faithful.

 

how long are the waits to race? Since i know there is going to be a lot of people there.

 

Not sure what you meant by how long the wait is. Autox is a whole day event. You only get about less than 5-10 minute of driving time. The rest is spent at socializing, working, and et cetera. The sport is not for everyone, since it truly requires commitment. A case in point, I drove out to Long Island for a hour one-way, just to race for 6 runs (~5 mins) while working in 95F temperature throughout the day.

So drag-racing is definitely much comfortable and less effort in terms of sweat and blood. With all the disclaimers out of the way, bxb40 and I do enjoy autox immensely. We will be more than happy to share what we know with any new comers/novices.

 

How long is the wait before your turn i meant. (20, 40, 50 cars?) If its more than 50, you'll be waiting an hour before you get to go.

 

Autox is typically divided into different groups/classes/heats. To illustrate, you may have 10-30 cars running in the same heat but spread throughout different groups/classes. The wait between runs in the same heat is generally short, 10-20 mins at most. You get 3-4 runs per heat depending on the organization. So the entire schedule works like this:

Registration sign-up
Tech the car
Walk the course
Driver meeting
Run
Work
Run
Break
Trophy time

Don't worry too much about the waiting time. You are gonna be there for a while from 7:30am until 4pm for PCA events. Check out http://www.tirerack.com/features/solo2/handbook.htm for helpful guides on Solo2.

 

I'm certainly interested. I'll probably suck, crush 150 cones and make a total *** out of myself but I'll still have fun.

 

Rotary Day

 

we defiantley need a lot of rotories to represent at this event

 

bro that day is rotorfest
no way you can get more rotaries there then Island dragway :D