About this event
***This is our event at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD***
Pre-registration PCA Member Entry fee: $40 (walk-up registration $40... spot cannot be guaranteed)
(Payment is required for pre-registration. If you do not wish to pay online, please email the event registrar to arrange alternate registration and payment... click the 'Contact Host' button to the right --> )
Autocross is a sport of trying to navigate your car through a defined course of pylons, usually on a large parking lot, faster than your competition. Autocross courses are set up using soft orange traffic cones which will not damage your car, but they do melt! Events are run at speeds usually between 20-45 MPH and almost entirely in 2nd gear. Autocross is a "performance driving event" and a safe way to learn how to drive your car at its limit. You not only learn how to handle your car at speeds that you drive daily, but you also:
- Gain confidence in your driving ability
- Learn the limits of your car's brakes
- Learn correct seating, hand, and feet positions
- Learn the limits of your car's tire adhesion
Finally, autocross is a social gathering of new and old friends and is LOTS OF FUN!
Our schedule for the day will be as follows:
0700: Lot opens – Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD (Cal Ripken Sr Yard). Start event/course setup
AM Session:
0745: Registration/Check-In Opens
0800: Tech opens
0800: Course open for walking
0900: Registration/Tech Closes (exceptions handled on case by case basis)
0900: Driver's meeting & novice course walk
0915 - 1500: Driving & working
Prior to registering please review the chart below to help you finish the registration process
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Showroom Stock / Production Class |
Model |
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S1 |
968 (All), 911 Carrera 2 (964:1990-1994), Carrera 4 (964:1989-1994), 944S2 (1989-1991), RS America (1993-1994), Boxster (986:1997-2004), Cayenne (2003-on), Panamera (2010-on), Macan (2014-on) |
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S2 |
911 Carrera (993:1995-1998), Boxster S (986:2000-2004), Boxster (987:2005-2012), Cayman (987:2006-2012), Boxster (981:2013-2016), Cayman (981:2013-2016) |
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S3 |
911 Carrera (996:1999-2004), 997 (2005-2012), 911C2Turbo (964:1990-1994), Boxster S (987:2005-2012), Cayman S (987:2006-2012) |
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S3 |
Boxster S and GTS (981:2013-2016), Cayman S and GTS (981:2013-2016), Boxster (718:2017-on) Base, Cayman (718:2017-on) Base, Cayman R, Boxster Spyder (987) |
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S4 |
Boxster S (718:2017-on), Cayman S (718:2017-on), 993 Turbo (All), 996 Turbo (Non-GT2), 997 S except X51 (2005-2012), 991 (2012-on) Base |
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S5 |
Boxster Spyder (981), Cayman GT4 (981:2016-on), 997 S X51 (2007-2012), 997 GTS (2009-2012), 996 GT2/GT3 (2002-2005), 997 GT2/GT3/GT3RS (2007-on), 997 Turbo (All), 991 S/GTS/R/GT3/GT3RS (2012-on), Carrera GT (980:2004-on), 918 (2014-2015) |
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P1 |
356 (All), 912/912E (All), 914/4 (All), 924 (All), Cayenne (9PA:2003-on), Panamera (2010-on), 911 (1965-1969), 911 (1970-1977), 911SC (1978-1983), 914/6 (All), 924S (All), 924 Turbo (931:All), 944 (All), 944S (All), 944 Turbo (951:All), 928 (All), Macan (2014-on) |
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P2 |
911 Carrera 3.2 (1984-1989), 911 Speedster (1989), 911 Carrera 2 (964:1990-1994), Carrera 4 (964:1989-1994), RS America (1993-1994), 944S2 (All), 968 (All), Boxster (986:1997-2004) |
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P3 |
911 Turbo (1976-1989), 911 Carrera, Carrera S, C4S (993:All), Boxster S (986:1997-2004), Boxster (987:2005-2012), Cayman (987:2006-2012), Boxster (981:2013-2016), Cayman (981:2013-2016) |
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P4 |
Boxster (718:2017-on), Cayman (718:2017-on), 996 Carrera (1999-2004), 997 (2005-2012), 997 S except X51 (2005-2012), 991 Carrera all except S (2012-on), 911C2 Turbo (964: 1990-1994), Boxster S (987:2005-2012), Cayman S (987:2006-2012), Boxster S (981:2013-2016), Cayman S (981:2013-2016) |
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P5 |
993 Turbo (All), Boxster Spyder, Cayman R, 996 Turbo (Non-GT2), Cayman GT4 (981:2016-on), 997S X51 (2007-2009), 991 S/GTS/R/GT3/GT3RS (All:2012-on), 997S/GTS (2010-on), 996 GT2/GT3 (2002-2005), 997 GT2/GT3/GT3RS (2005-2011), 997 Turbo/Turbo S (All), Carrera GT (980:2004-on), Cayman GTS (981:2013-2016), Boxster S (718:2017-on), Cayman S (718:2017-on), 918 (2014-2015) |
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Showroom Stock: No R-Comp tires; no performance-enhancing modifications. |
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Improved / Modified Class |
Model |
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I |
Improved Automobiles (All 4 Cylinder, up to 1999cc; All; All 4 Cylinder, 2000cc up to 2699cc; All 4 Cylinder, 2700cc and above and All 6 Cylinder, up to 2399cc; All 6 Cylinder and above, 2400cc up to 3199cc; All 6 Cylinder and above, 3200cc and above; All Turbo/Supercharged 4 Cylinder; All Turbo/Supercharged 6 Cylinder and above) |
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M |
Modified Automobiles (All 4 Cylinder; All 6 Cylinder and above; All Turbo/Supercharged 4 Cylinder; All Turbo/Supercharged 6 Cylinder and above) |
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OC1_TS |
Non-Porsche Class Group 1 – Turbo/Supercharged |
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OC2_NA |
Non-Porsche Class Group 2 – Normally Aspirated |
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OC3 |
Non-Porsche Class Group 3 – Electric/Hybrid |
Event requirements
Participants must be 18 years of age or older and have a valid driver’s license, but our JPP (Junior Participation Program) allows any 16-18 year old child/grandchild of an active (in good standing) PCA member to participate in autocross events providing they have a valid license (this means their license allows them to drive on the street by themselves). The parent or grandparent has to be present at the autocross, and must complete a "Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability" form. The minor participant must complete a "Minor's Assumption of Risk Acknowledgement" form. All participants must complete a “Waiver and Release of Liability" form. Copies of these forms can be found below, on the Chesapeake Region website, the national PCA website, or from the event organizers on the day of the event
http://pcachs.org/pca-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/RELEASE_AND_WAIVER_OF_LIABILITY-PCA.pdf
http://pcachs.org/pca-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jpp-pc.pdf < Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability form.
http://pcachs.org/pca-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jpp-ma.pdf < Minor's Assumption of Risk Acknowledgement form
Each driver must wear an "M" or "SA" rated helmet carrying a 2005 or later Snell Memorial Foundation approval sticker. For those purchasing a new helmet, a 2010 "SA" rated helmet is strongly recommended, but an "M" rated helmet is acceptable. Loaner helmets are available for new drivers