AUTOCROSS
AUTOCROSS SEASON SERIES 2021/2022 EVENT #2 STORY BY KENNETH MITCHELL PHOTOS BY PHIL VEITH CREATIVE
driving sessions and the drivers were catered to an AZPCA Region provided Deli style lunch rather than a Hotdog style lunch.
AZPCA Region Autocross Series Event #2 was held on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Arizona Motorsports Park (AMP). The weather was perfect for an AZPCA Region Autocross Event. The temperature was cool during the early morning hours but, by the start of the event, the temperature was AZPCA Region Autocross perfect. Again, the event was sold out before the close of registration. This event had a variety of Porsche cars negotiating a very challenging and interesting course. There were several Boxsters, Caymans, and Carreras; and a Panamera, GT3 RS, Carrera Turbo, 968, and a 914 competing at this event. The Autocross Chairs, Kim K., and Rick A., designed a fun course with some challenging segments that required you to look WAY ahead and test your braking skills. There were a couple of segments if you entered too fast you would end up driving pass your turning point and running over a few cones. In some course designs, such as this one, sometimes slow is fast. There were four continuous laps with each lap separately timed in the morning session and three separately timed laps in the afternoon session. The top lap time of the day was driven by Kim K., in his GT3 RS, with a time of 43.630 seconds. Among other fast Porsches, Martin R. in his Cayman S followed Kim with a time of 45.206 seconds; and Eric S., in his Carrera S, with a time of 45.638 seconds. Jon R., drove his Cayman S, with a time of 45.976 seconds. Kenny M., captured fast time on race tires with a 43.854. There was a lunch break between the morning and afternoon | 20 |
The drivers were also discussing and comparing their morning times. Some drivers were exchanging information about their car suspension setups and giving course driving tips. The drivers had “BIG SMILES” as they discussed their runs.
