Sat, May 27, 2017

2017 PCA-GGR Autocross #3

Alameda Point

About this event

May 27th ( Saturday ) - Autocross #3 of the 2017 Carlsen Porsche, PCA-GGR Autocross Series

 

Welcome Porsche Drivers!!

This is the third event of the Porsche Club of America - Golden Gate Region 2017 Autocross Series, sponsored by Carlsen Porsche

For additional information on GGR and our autocross series, please visit the club website at http://www.pca-ggr.org/

On-line registration is now open.  Registration closes at 10:30 PM, Thursday, May 25th. 

Pre-event, on-line registration prices, to be paid through MotorsportReg:

PCA members driving a Porsche: $55
PCA members driving a non-Porsche: $65
Non-members driving a Porsche: $65
Non-members driving a non-Porsche: $75

We reserve the right to verify PCA membership at registration.  Please bring your PCA membership card to ensure your discount.

On-site registration will be available the morning of the event from 7:30 am to 8:30 am.  On-site registration prices:

PCA members driving a Porsche: $70
PCA members driving a non-Porsche: $80
Non-members driving a Porsche: $80
Non-members driving a non-Porsche: $90

You can also register for just the afternoon run sessions.  On-site afternoon registration is open from 12 noon to 12:30 pm.  However, the price is the same as running the full day, so it will be cheaper for you and better for us if you go ahead and register on-line here.  In the subsequent registration pages you'll see the box to check that you will only be running in the afternoon.

Our events are open to the following participants only:

  1. Anyone participating in a Porsche, PCA member or not
  2. PCA members driving any car model
  3. Invited guests of PCA members with prior approval from the Autocross Chair.  Please email autocross@pca-ggr.org for prior approvals.  DO NOT REGISTER WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

The location for this event is Alameda Point.  We use a decommissioned runway on the former Alameda Navel Air Station.  The site doesn't have a formal address, but if you set your GPS to the intersection of Main Street and Navy Way in Alameda, CA, you'll get there.  Just past that intersection, Main Street dead ends at a chain link fence with a gate.  Access to the site is through that gate.

Schedule:

Gates open at 7:00.
Registration and course walk 7:30 to 8:30
Mandatory Drivers meeting
at 8:45
First car on course: 9:00
Note: All times are estimated.

 

Andrew Blyholder

GGR Autocross Chair

 

 

 

 

 


 

Event requirements

Please verify that you meet at least one of the following conditions before you register for this event:
1) You will be driving a Porsche.
2) You are a PCA member.
3) You are a guest of a PCA member AND you have been granted permission to register by the Autocross Chair (autocross@pca-ggr.com)

Do not register unless you meet at least one of the above conditions.  Refunds for erroneous registrations are at the discretion of the Autocross Chair.

ALL drivers, including on-line registrations, MUST CHECK-IN at the registration table before 8:30 am.  This is where you will select your run group, sign up for your worker position, and receive your registration sticker.  Put the registration sticker on your windshield.  Cars without a registration sticker are turned away from the grid and not allowed to run.

ALL drivers MUST WORK at an assigned worker position.  Dress appropriately for standing outside in the weather, which can include rain.

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED with a 2005 or newer Snell certification.  Loaner helmets are available.

CARS WILL BE TECH INSPECTED IN THE PADDOCK before the drivers meeting.  Cars must be mechanically sound, in good running condition with no major leaks, and the interior must be empty of anything that could fly about during the event.  After you have checked in with registration, put your registration sticker on your windshield and prep your car for tech.  Put your helmet on one of the front seats and open all hoods and trunks.  That is the universal signal that your car is ready for a tech inspection by the roving tech inspectors.  If you pass inspection, the tech inspector will close the hoods and put a colored-dot sticker on your windshield.

Tech Inspection Checklist:

General

  • General appearance and safety OK
  • No loose parts
  • Battery secure
  • Faceshield on helmet or goggles if no windshield
  • Snell 2005 or newer helmet
  • Numbers adequately large to be easily visible from a distance

Engine & Transmission

  • No fluid leaks
  • All lines secure
  • Throttle linkage/cable/return spring OK

Chassis/Suspension

  • Zero to negative camber on 356
  • Pre-'60 356 has late spindles
  • Wheels torqued, no visible damage
  • Min. 1/32" tread on stock tires
  • No cord showing on R tires
  • 9 turn lug nut engagement
  • Wheel bearings/link pins tight
  • Break pedal firm

Interior & Trunks

  • Factory seat belts or better
  • No tonneau cover
  • No loose objects

If you don't have a permanent number already assigned by GGR, a car number will be automatically assigned to you.  If you've run with us before, you'll likely be assigned the same number.

A list of driver/car# will be emailed to the registrants one day before the event.

For PCA members, we allow their minor children to participate as long as they have a valid driver's license and at least one parent in attendance.  A special waiver form will be required at registration for minors, which must be signed by a parent or responsible adult.

Our events run rain or shine.  Refunds are not given for rain.  If it rains, you will be required to work out in the rain.  Plan your clothing accordingly.

DRONES ARE PROHIBITED at PCA events.  Violators will be reported to Law Enforcement.
 

Entries (100)

KC
Keith Combs
SF
Steve Forshay
RC
Randy Cook
TK
Tom Kong
MN
Michael Neff
JK
Jeffrey Kolsky
HC
Henry Coles
JW
Jeff Wright

Alameda Point

Alameda, CA

Organizer

Autocross/Solo organized by

PCA - Golden Gate - Autocross

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Event over!