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Autocross March Update
Eighty-one participants enjoyed our first autocross event at NASA Crows Landing Test Site on March 9th. Course was designed by Praneil Prasad. Drivers averaged a lap time of 82.289 seconds, with nine runs – four in the morning and five in the afternoon.Congratulations to Teddy Framhein (P-06) for TTOD of 74.260 seconds. Teddy distanced himself…
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New Rules for Autocross
2024 Autocross rules GGR is adopting Zone 7 rules for the 2024 season. Information on Zone 7 rules and car classification procedure can be found at https://zone7.pca.org/autocross-rules/ 2024 Awards rules Most participants registering in non-FUN class earn points for finishing in a points paying position in their car class as well as in the PAX…
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2024 Rules Change – Adaptation of Zone 7 rules
We are excited to announce adaptation of zone 7 rules for the 2024 season. Our club has used the points-based system developed by GGR for more than fifteen years and is considered a benchmark of the car classification system. Over time, this system has become obsolete due to the software platform it resided on. For…
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2024 Autocross Calendar
2024 Autocross Calendar (subject to change) Event Date Day Location GGR Autocross 3/9/2024 Saturday Crows Landing GGR Autocross 4/7/2024 Sunday Salinas Airport GGR School 4/20/2024 Saturday Alameda Test and Tune 4/21/2024 Sunday Alameda GGR Autocross 5/4/2024 Saturday Salinas Airport GGR Autocross 6/9/2024 Sunday Salinas Airport GGR Autocross 7/20/2024 Saturday Salinas Airport GGR Autocross 8/18/2024 Sunday…
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Autocross #9 (last points paying event of the season)
Attendees of Our Autocross #9 event opened their hearts by raising $1305 during this event. All fundraising proceeds go to our charity partner Rancho Cielo in Salinas, as mentioned in previous month’s blog. GGR is proud to match this $1305 and forward a total of $2610 to Rancho Cielo. Thanks again to everyone that contributed…
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Autocross #8: Rain or Shine!
Upcoming event – AX#9 at Salinas (last event of the season): The 2023 GGR Autocross Season is ending fast, with only one more event left. We must be having a lot of fun! Our ninth (and last) is held at Salinas Airport on Saturday, October 28th. Registration is open at https://msreg.com/2023ggrax9. Come join us for…
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Halfway Home
With five autocross events completed, the season is in full swing. Most of our events are scheduled at Salinas Airport where the climate is as moderate as it gets. This new site is affording cool comfortable temperatures even in the middle of the Summer. Autocross #5: Our fifth autocross event took place at Salinas Airport,…
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Autocross season is in full swing
Autocross #3: Our third autocross event took place at Crows Landing on April 15. Fifty-five drivers were treated with twelve runs on another long course designed by Paul Smith. Average lap time of 70.233 seconds was achieved by these drivers. Autocrossing does not get any better than this. A familiar theme emerged at the top,…
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Autocross School, Test & Tune, and More
Our second autocross event took place again at Crows Landing on Sunday, March 26th. Sixty-four drivers were registered and enjoyed autocrossing on the cool and windy day at Crows Landing. Both morning and afternoon sessions afforded five runs to each to all participants, with an average clean lap time of 58.86 seconds. Teddy Framhein with…