Are you a new Porsche or sports car owner and want to understand what your new car is capable of doing? Have you owned your Porsche or sports car for a while and wondered what this thing called “Autocross” might be? Do you want to become a better driver by understanding how to control your vehicle when near its limits? Are you already an experienced autocrosser, but want to improve your skills? The Chesapeake PCA Introduction to Autocross is the event for you!  

The day will start on-site at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD with driver check-in and tech inspection to make sure your car is ready to autocross. A short Autocross driving Introduction will be held outdoors at the autocross venue during which our Chief Autocross Instructor will introduce important autocross driving topics: general car control, weight transfer, oversteer/understeer corrections, precision braking, etc.

With the Intro complete, students will drive in skills exercises where they will work to push into the edges of their car's performance envelope with the help of "live-fire" mentoring with a dedicated instructor as they practice slalom technique, car control on a skid pad, and driving the racing line on a mini-course. Lunch and drinks will be provided during a break after the morning skills exercises, after which the students will have a chance to put it all together and compete on a full autocross course.

Note that you don’t have to own a Porsche or be a PCA member to participate in the Autocross School. Everyone is welcome! This event is open to owners of all makes and models.

Entry Details:

• Entry fee of $125 for the entire day, including lunch
• All car makes and models are welcome
• Registration is capped at 36 attendees
• There are no walk-ups available for this event

Schedule: Here is the tentative schedule of the day's events:

0730 - 0830  Check-in and tech inspection
0830 - 0850  Class/Chalk Talk

0850 - 0920  Prep for Driving Sessions
0920 - 1035  Driving Session #1
1035 - 1150  Driving Session #2
1150 - 1305  Driving Session #3
1305 - 1345  Lunch / Driver's Meeting
1345 - 1410  Course walkthrough
1410 - 1420  Group #1 drivers to their cars, Group #2 to their work stations
1420 - 1600  Autocross Heat 1 (Group #1)
1600 - 1615  Transition Group #2 drivers to their cars, Group #1 to their work stations
1615 - 1800  Autocross Heat 2 (Group #2)

Class Structure:

For the timed Autocross in the afternoon, it is helpful to assign the appropriate class to your car. Use these guides for choosing the class into which your car will be placed:

• SCCA classes for non-Porsches: Rules and classes can be found here:
  • Via link to the rule book at the SCCA website: 2026 SCCA SOLO Rules (Jan Edition). (Car classes begin on p. 188 ff of the Jan edition.)
    • During registration, you will first select "Non-Porsche (using SCCA classing)" as your Class before selecting your specific 2026 SCCA class in the "Modifier" field.
  • Rules for CHS PCA AX events can be found here: Chesapeake PCA Autocross Rules
• Porsche classes:
  • There are four categories - Showroom stock (S), Production (P), Improved (I), and Modified (M)
  • Classing information for Porsches is contained in the CHS PCA AX rules found on the Club website: Chesapeake PCA Autocross Rules.

Noise Restrictions:

Due to the proximity of condos to the racing area, the Chesapeake PCA will monitor and deal with the noise level of cars in accordance with the SCCA sound measurement procedure found in the 2026 SCCA SOLO Rules (Jan Edition) on p. 326 ff. In a nutshell, car noise will be measured and required to be below 108 dBc per the measurement protocol.

Upon completion of the Autocross School, all Students will receive a discount code for use on MotorsportReg.com for free registration at one 2026 Chesapeake Region Autocross Event.