Knock-Off-the-Rust Pre-Season Event 4/20-21/19
Rocky Mountain Emergency ServicesAbout this event
After a long winter of playing racing games online with your friends, it's time to get behind the wheel of a real car again. Montana Region 105 has teamed up with Sticky Rice Racing for a fun, pre-season event!
Whether you are a seasoned driver or a first-time autocrosser, this event will help you sharpen your skills and give the most amount of seat time possible. On Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., there will be a skill-course set up consisting of a skid-pad, slalom, and other various corner obstacles. Drivers will get a chance to practice their skills and there will be seasoned drivers there to pass along their tips and tricks. Then you will get to apply those skills to competition runs that will start after 1:00 p.m.
Sunday will be a regular autocross event.
Saturday's Check-in starts at 7:00 and ends at noon. Saturday's Driver's meetings will be at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. You do not need to attend the Saturday morning practice session, however, if you arrive after the morning driver's meeting on Saturday, you will not be allowed to drive on the course until after the afternoon driver's meeting.
Sunday's driver's meeting will be at 9 a.m. Check-in closes at 8:30 a.m.
Event requirements
Experience Required: None, but you must have a valid driver's license or permit.
Location: Rocky Mountain Emergency Services Training Center, Helena, Montana. Please visit our website under Calendar and Registration for directions (at the bottom of the page).
Set-up and Check-in:
If your car needs to be teched, please do not show up right before check-in closes!
Saturday: Set-up and Check-in begin at 7:00 a.m. Check-in ends at noon.
Sunday: Check-in ends at 8:30 a.m.
Please bring your Driver's License and SCCA Membership card (if applicable) with you to the table at the trailer.
Driver's Meeting:
You must attend a Driver's Meeting in order to drive on the track.
Saturday's Driver's Meetings will be at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. If you arrive after the morning Driver's Meeting on Saturday, you will be asked to wait until the afternoon Driver's Meeting before you will be allowed to drive the track.
Sunday's Driver's Meeting will be sometime after 8:30 a.m.
Please run any errands (fuel, breakfast, cash, etc.) BEFORE you come to the race.
Competition Fees:
SCCA Members: $40 for one day, $60 for both days.
Non-Members: $60 for one day, $80 for both days.
*Non-members pay an additional $20 for a mandatory weekend membership. We highly recommend getting an annual SCCA membership.
(Montana Region 105 does not charge any region fees when you join SCCA!)
To get your annual membership, please visit SCCA.com.
Need: Snell 2005, M2005 or SA2005 helmets or newer. (A limited number of loaner helmets will be available on-site.) Here is the link to approved helmet stickers: 2019 Helmet Rules (This will download a .pdf file.)
Vehicle: They will be tech inspected for safety before the race if they haven't previously been teched by a Montana Region.
Passengers: Allowed, must sign a waiver.
Minors: Drivers must have a signed release from parents on file. Passengers, 12-18, must have signed release form by parents on file. The waiver is valid for 1 year.
Spectators: Allowed, must sign a waiver and stay in the designated spectator area. NO DRONES ALLOWED.
Lunch: There will be time to take a short lunch break, however, it is recommended that you pack a lunch.
Toilets: Indoor bathrooms and porta-potties are available on-site.
Rules: Can be viewed here: https://www.scca.com/pages/solo-cars-and-rules. (This will download a .pdf file.)
Please do not walk the track until it has been approved by the Safety Steward. We will announce when it is safe to walk and chalk the track.
Work Assignments:
All competitors are required to perform work assignments when they're not running. Failure to do so could result in disqualification. If you have a special circumstance, such as a disability, please make the event staff aware at registration check-in.
Planning on staying on-site?
We are fortunate to use this facility for our sport. Please help us continue to have an excellent relationship with the facility and track management by keeping their rules in mind:
Please do not enter the runway or road course areas of the track until a Region 105 official allows entry.
We can park trailers and campers in the gravel parking area as well as the adjoining area to the west of the administration building parking lot.
We CANNOT park or camp east of the administration building, and never in the gravel area circling the fire training planes or by the white fire station building.
We also CANNOT park for an extended time in the parking lot for the two-story administration building.
The facility does not allow any hook-ups to facility electrical or water service.
When parking trailers, campers, or motor homes, please conserve space.
Tents are allowed in the grass area between the two pads but DO NOT use tent stakes. There has been damage to the sprinkler lines in the past from the stakes. Please bring something heavy to hold down your tent so that the wind cannot lift it and blow it onto the track. Tents must be removed from the grass by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
The bathrooms & showers on the first floor of the admin building are available for our use. Please limit your time in the building and make sure you leave it cleaner than when you arrive.