Autocross: Let’s get Started

The first of Oktober is the beginning of the autumnal equinox which means the days grow shorter and AZ PCA Region Autocross Perfect cooler weather will be gracing us for several months. This also means that you should not need your AZ PCA Region complimentary Autocross cooling towel until possibly April next year.

Oktober is also the month of many Bavarian festivities such as d’Wiesn (Oktoberfest) but, in AZ PCA Region land, it also signifies the beginning of the AZ PCA Region 2022-2023 Autocross Season. The first event is on Saturday, Oktober 15, 2022, which will be held at Arizona Motorsport Park (AMP) in Litchfield Park.

As of this writing, the registration is well underway, and the entries are filling up fast and could very well reach the maximum limit before the registration deadline date. The deadline to register is Oktober 14, 2022, at 12 Noon AST (Arizona Standard Time).

If the entry list has reached the maximum limit go ahead and sign-up but, you will be placed on the waitlist. It is very possible that you could be moved from the waitlist to the entry list and that will occur if an entrant has cancelled, then you will be moved from the waitlist, on a first placed and first off basis.

In November, the Autocross Chairs have scheduled two events, one event will be on a portion of the AMP Road Racing Course on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2022. The course design and the event operation will be in accordance with all mandatory PCA autocross safety rules. More details about this event will follow in the next newsletter article, prior to the event.

On Saturday, November 12, 2022, is a regular season scheduled autocross event on the autocross skid pad. Each event will require separate registration entries.

There is no doubt that the 2022-2023 AZ PCA Region Autocross Season will be more fun-packed than the previous season. There have been several drivers that have volunteered to design courses. With the additional course designers stepping up to design a course this will give the drivers a variety of a different flavor of course designs throughout the season. This will make it more challenging for all the drivers and this will take some of the logistical workload off the Autocross Chairs.

The December event registration will be posted on the Motorsportreg. com (MSR) system in the very near future and the four remaining season events well before the end of this calendar year.

All event registrations must be made with your MSR Account prior to each individual event deadline date. There will be no on-site registration. As part of the registration process, you must complete the Speedwaiver portion for your registration to be considered “complete” and this must be completed prior to the event deadline.

The Monday prior to the event day, you will receive a couple of emails from the Event Chairs. The first email will have a link for you to click on to print out a paper waiver for the AMP Facility. You must sign the waiver and bring it with you and place the signed waiver in the wire basket at the Timing Table, as you arrive on-site, prior to any activity.

If you are having any complications with the Speedwaiver and/or in printing the AMP Waiver, or the Link is not visible in the email, please contact the Autocross Chairs at autocross@az.pca.org for assistance. If any portion of the registration and the speedwaiver is not properly completed prior to the day of the event you may not be allowed to attend the event and an entrant on the waitlist may be given the available entry.

Please make sure that you properly complete the registration and speedwaiver portions. If you complete both processes you will receive an automated MSR and Speedwaiver confirmations. If you do not receive the MSR and Speedwaiver confirmations, you will need to revisit your MSR Account and determine what portion was incomplete.

If you do not want to drive your Porsche car on an autocross course but, want to be involved with the event operation, you can sign up as a volunteer. There is no cost for being a volunteer but, you do have to sign up by logging onto your MSR account and select the volunteer option. Also, you will be required to complete the Speedwaiver Release of Liability for the event.

In addition, there is an opportunity for entrants to sign up a spouse or friend to ride along with them. This will give them an up-close view of the action on course.This option is called a “Taste of Autocross” and there is a small fee of $15.00 for this and they will receive a Region provided lunch as the drivers do with their entry. You, as the driver, will have to sign them up with your MSRaccount and select the” Taste ofAutocross” option during registration. A fantastic way to hook another driver into the fun of autocross!

The Autocross Chairs are or should be well rested from their summer break and are ready to answer any question you may have regarding the AZ PCA Region Autocross program. You can direct your questions to autocross@az.pca.org and they will respond back to you quickly as possible.

The tentative autocross dates for the 2022-2023 AZPCA Region Autocross Season from December to April 2023 are on Saturday at AMP as follows:

• October 15, 2022 • November 11, 2022 • November 12, 2022 • December 10, 2022 • January 21, 2023 • February 18, 2023 • March 18, 2023 • April 22, 2023