About this event
Due to logistical issues, no late registration for this event, sorry.
Check out our 2015 calendar at http://tinyurl.com/PCASDR2015Schedule.
Porsche Club of America – San Diego Region welcomes you!
Join us as we wrap up the fantastic 2014 season at, what is for many, Southern California's favorite track: Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16. This event consists of 3 Time Trial run groups and one PCA Club Race group (PCA Club Race registration is available separately at http://register.pca.org). Time Trials work like a Driver's Ed event during practice, but feature Transponder timing with times posted online or sent to your rmobile device immediately after each session ends. In addition, on Sunday afternoon, optional Timed Runs are available, giving you clean laps in which to record an official time for the event.
We will be running configuration #13 clockwise the entire weekend.
Students requiring instruction may be Waitlisted until an additional Instructor becomes available. However, if you are a Student who would like to attend, you should register ASAP to secure your place on the Waitlist as spots are allocated first come, first served.
The base price for this event (assumes early registration, no need to rent anything, proper credentials, etc.) is $270 for the weekend. Expected track time per entrant exceeds 3 hours, and traffic is anticipated to be low so everyone should be able to get tons of flying laps. Our $/hour ratio is among the lowest of any group, especially when you factor in the quality aspect. See the Payment section below for more info.
To register we require that you join the PCA - San Diego group here on MotorsportReg.com (note: this just means adding PCA - San Diego to your list of Clubs on MotorsportReg; it does not make you a member of PCA). Regardless of which region of PCA you belong to or if you don't belong to PCA at all, you must join the SDR group on this web site (again, doing so will not make you a member of PCA). This will be done as a step in the registration process. Non-Porsches that meet our rules are welcome!!!
New Feature! You may now sign up for our mobile phone timing notification system as part of your registration for this event. Look for the appropriate check box on the registration page and click it to expand that section of the form in order to fill in your preferences. For more info on our online system, click the thumbnail to the immediate right.
Event Hotel: The event hotel for our Buttonwillow weekend is the fabulous Motel 6 Buttonwillow Central at 20645 Tracy Ave, Buttonwillow, CA 93206 (note for those who haven't been to Buttonwillow in a while: this is our usual hotel, briefly known as the Red Roof Inn previously, the Willow Inn & Suites before that, and possibly the Four Seasons Buttonwillow before that). $42.99 max, single or double and you must mention the Porsche Club room block when you phone (if you specifically want a single, ask and you may be able to save $5.00 per night). Rate and room block expire around November 7 or when sold out, whichever comes first. Reservations may be made by calling (661) 764-5121. If the hotel is full there are several other lodging establishments at the Buttonwillow exit. Check Google Maps for locations. Or, if you prefer potentially more luxurious accommodations you may wish to consider the Best Western Heritage Inn, 253 Trask St, Bakersfield, CA 93314, (661) 764-6268. The Inn is 5 miles south of the event hotel and nearly twice the price, but we have it on good authority that it is a star or two better in quality. It is suggested that you ignore the travelnow.com link to the right of this page and contact your preferred hotel directly.
Camping at the Track: Camping at the track is available. The track has electrical and water hook-ups only. There are two potential costs, $30 payable to PCA to cover 24 hour security/in-out regardless of where you camp at the track, and potentially a second charge payable to the track if an RV pad is rented. You MUST call the track on your own to reserve an RV pad. The track will then charge you separately in addition to the amount PCA charges.
Garages at the Track: The track has a limited number of garages for rent. Please phone the track to make arrangements.
Late Registration: You must register with credit card on file by 11:59 pm October 31 to receive the discounted online rate; after that a $50 late fee applies through November 9. Online registration closes at 11:59 pm November 9, after which even higher on-site registration fees apply.
Payment: You MUST use a credit card to pay if registering online, VISA, MasterCard, or Discover only. For complete event pricing details proceed with registration steps. You will have a chance to confirm (or abort) after you make your selections. Card billed AFTER the event.
Cancellation Fee: There are potential fees associated with cancelling after various dates. Please see the full cancellation policy at the bottom of the next page.
If you have a question about this event, please contact the Registrar at: preregAway@pcasdr.org.
Event requirements
NOTE: If you have a Porsche, before continuing on to register you MUST first enter your car on the Zone 8 car classification website to determine your 2014 car class.
Prior Experience: Time Trial participants without a Zone 8 Solo Permit (or approved equivalent) must have completed at least 8 Autocross and/or DE and/or Driving School days or equivalent over the past 24 months. If you are not a novice but would otherwise be seeking to participate in an intermediate/advanced DE-type of event, sign up for the Time Trial! Competitive Timed Runs are optional within the Time Trial, though you must have an AMB Transponder on your car during practice regardless.
All novice drivers will be required to have an Instructor. Also please note that there are clothing requirements and an approved Snell helmet is required. Please contact the Registrar at least 2 weeks prior to the event for information on helmet rental if needed. Experienced drivers new to SDR events may also be required to have an Instructor until their competency has been demonstrated.
TT'ers with qualifying credentials: no charge for Solo Permits in 2014!!! TT Students without Zone 8 Student Log Books: please check the appropriate box to order one when you register.
You must classify your car using the 2014 Zone 8 Rules before you go on to register for this event. Fortunately there's an online tool to help you do that. Go to http://zone8.pca.org/CarClass/Default.aspx now and enter info about your car. You need to do this BEFORE you click Continue below and begin to register as you are required to input your class as part of the registration process. All cars need to do this, including X class cars, as safety equipment requirements are determined based upon Performance Equipment points which are calculated as part of the online tool, though non-Porsches running in X class must use this spreadsheet to determine Performance Equipment Points: http://www.zone8.org/assets/docs/DE_TTSafetyEquipCalculator.xlsx. If you register without doing the above your registration will not be considered complete and you will be placed On Hold. If you do not complete the above until after a price increase has occurred you will be required to pay the higher price.
Pre-tech is Strongly Encouraged! Please try to take your car in for service and have it thoroughly inspected prior to this event. With two full days of our high track time event in the Antelope Valley, you will want to be safe and have your car make it through the weekend. Plus you'll want to be certain that, before you leave for the track, you and your car have any required safety equipment (Stock and Street Stock coupes generally need no additional safety equipment, but see the Rules link below to be sure that you qualify). All entrants pre-teching must present a current Tech Inspection Form with name, address, phone, car, class, etc. to a qualified tech inspection shop. The form can be found at: http://pcasdr.net/2013/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AXRegForm.pdf. The tech form must have a date in the lower right corner of at least Dec '13. Please download the current form using the link above. Do not use any older form as only the most recent form will be accepted and if you bring the wrong form you will need to re-tech at the track. Better yet, use our new automated tech form printer, available after you classify your car on the Zone 8 classification site (see above paragraph). Cars inspected by shops not personally known to the Registrar are subject to random on-site re-inspection.
This is a Zone 8 event and it will run under PCA Zone 8 Driving Rules for 2014 which may be found here: http://www.zone8.org/assets/docs/2014/2014Z8Rules.pdf.
If there are any changes to your registration data after the online registration deadline, you need to notify the Registrar by the day of the event BEFORE the first run session. If you know you will have a change after you sign up, it is greatly appreciated if the information can be provided to the Registrar by the Sunday prior to the event. Doing this will save you time at the track.
All entrants and guests shall be required to sign the PCA waiver upon registering at the track. This is in addition to any waiver that the track itself may require you to sign. You are responsible for your guests and may be asked to leave the event if your guests are found to have not signed the PCA waiver.
The track may charge its own separate nominal entrance fee. This fee does not go to PCA and is beyond our control.
Transponders: If you have an AMB Transponder, be sure you've entered the number under "My Account." (Hint: you do this where you edit your vehicle information.) If you don't have a Transponder, they are available for rent and you must have a Transponder to drive in the Time Trial. Alternatively you may borrow one from someone who is NOT participating in the event, or purchase you own. If you utilize one of these alternatives you must provide the serial number by one week prior to the event.
