Welcome to the Pan American Region (PAR) of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)!

We are a community of drivers and fans in the El Paso borderland region. We work together to maximize the fun, joy, and excitement of quick precision driving and competition. When you register for this event, you are joining that community, and it’s going to be a blast!

This autosport event is Test and Tune for Solo Autocross: A non-competition event on a road course marked by cones with run timing. The course is designed to challenge drivers’ skills and vehicle handling, not engine power and top speed. Almost any road-legal car that is not a rollover risk can be driven. For this event, we are also offering optional instruction for an additional small fee. This is small group instruction (2-3 people per instructor) where drivers will work with the same instructor for all their run time. 

What should you expect?

At your first PAR SCCA Solo event, you’ll have to register, sign a waiver of liability, show a valid driver’s license, get your vehicle inspected for safety (requirements - see Solo rules HERE), and get your helmet inspected (requirements HERE). (PAR SCCA has loaner helmets available). You’ll then have the opportunity to walk the course. You will be asked to help with setting up the event. There will be a mandatory drivers’ meeting where rules and regulations along with safety procedures will be explained. Drivers will be divided into two groups, one group will drive the course while the other group officiates: controlling starts, noting when cones are hit or drivers leave the course, resetting hit cones, etc., etc. Drivers will drive multiple runs, and their best time of the day will be used for competition. When all drivers in both groups have completed their runs, everyone will work to collect all the cones and equipment and clean up the event. Final results will be announced and trophies for the day will be awarded.

What is diifferent about a Test-and-Tune event?

Test-and-Tunes are non-competition events, designed to give entrants an opportunity to make many more runs than at a competition event so that they can make changes to their car and practice on a simpler course than usual. We will still have timing and the display, however we will not be tracking or announcing times. For this event, we will run 4 one hour blocks of run/work. Participants will be required to sign up for one block of work and can freely run for the other 3 blocks. If there is sufficient interest (5+ people), we may continue running on a fun-run style "pick up your own cones" basis.

We are also offering something new for this event: Instructors! If you are looking to go faster, get the most out of your car, or even just stay on course, we will have a variety of experienced members who will be working as instructors for this event. You will be in a small group with 1-2 other people, and your instructor will work with your group for all 3 run blocks. Your instructor will ride along with you, take you for rides in their car, and even drive your car (if you are comfortable with that). They'll give personalized feedback and specific things to work on so that you can maximize the quality of your practice. You will still have 1 work block as it is needed for the event to run smoothly, and will give your instructor an opportunity to take a break. 

FAQs:

• Drivers can have one passenger who must use a seat, seatbelt, and helmet.
• Securely mounted cameras are welcome. Passengers and Drivers are PROHIBITED from operating hand-held equipment during runs.
• Passengers and Drivers shall keep all body parts inside the car throughout each run.
• Any adult in the hot areas (grid & course) must have signed a waiver, but non-drivers do not need to register or pay a fee.
• Minors 12-18 years of age can participate as passengers, volunteers, etc. They can drive adhering to any restrictions on their valid driver’s license. Minors are required to sign a waiver and have a waiver signed by all parents. Minors under 12 are only allowed as spectators in the designated areas and under adult supervision at all times.

Site Directions:

Schedule:

• 7:00 am - 7:45 am - Setup   ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO HELP SET UP
• 7:00 am - 8:45 am — Course open for walking 
• 7:45 am - 8:30 am — Tech Inspection & Registration — NO REGISTRATIONS TAKEN AFTER 8:30 am 
• 8:30 am - 9:00 am — Mandatory Drivers Meeting & Workers Assignment 
• 9:00 am - 10:00 am — Run/Work Block 1
• 10:00 am - 11:00 am — Run/Work Block 2
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm — Run/Work Block 3
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm — Run/Work Block 4
• 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm — Course teardown, equipment all loaded into Club trailer

Times are nominal.  

Entry Fees:

• Pre-registration pays!  $10 extra fee for walk-up registrations!
• SCCA Annual Members - Pre-registered - $60.  Walk-up registration $70
• Non-SCCA Annual Members (includes $20 required weekend SCCA membership) - Pre-registered - $80.  Walk-up registration $90.
• You can pay online with a Credit/Debit card or Check via Motorsportreg.com or you can elect to pay with cash, or credit card at the event itself.  

Disclaimer: The above event is subject to cancelation due to other event scheduling conflicts that may occur, all fees will be refunded.