What Is Autocross?
Autocross is a form of motorsports popular with budding motorsport enthusiasts and college students because of its low risks and costs. An autocross, or as the Sports Car Club of America defines it, a Solo Event, is an event in which one automobile at a time is timed over a clearly defined course, with elapsed time and appropriate penalties for course deviations being the determining factor for awards. In other words, a course is set up in a large, empty parking lot or anywhere with enough open tarmac, using pylons to guide participants. Each car is given a set number of timed runs in which to try and get the lowest time they can. Most courses are between 30-70 seconds long. Each event typically only costs drivers $25-35.