What the Heck is anAutocross?

Solo II events (also known as autocrosses) are an all-forward motion driving skill contest. Each driver is individually timed to the thousandth of a second, over a short, miniature road course clearly defined using traffic cones. Cars compete one at a time, hence the name "Solo", in a class with similar cars. An event can be held on any flat paved surface, usually a parking lot, or airport apron or runway.

Solo II emphasizes driver skill and vehicle handling rather than just speed. The corners are tight, and there are lots of them, so the driving is exciting and challenging. Solo II speeds do not exceed those normally encountered in highway driving. (This is the main difference between Solo II and Solo I; where much higher speeds are attained)

The skills you learn and practice here; driving skill, car control and skid control, will have an immediate impact on improving the safety and skill of your street driving. Solo II is an excellent way to teach car control to young drivers in a safe environment.

Solo II is also a very social sport, filled with some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet. The camaraderie of the drivers is a special part of autocrossing that is profoundly satisfying.

Just bring yourself and a mechanically sound car and yes, YOU can successfully compete in your daily driver street car! All of these classes are then broken down into like car types and levels of preparation.  This form of motorsport has more driver participation than any other form in the country. Each year there is a National Championship held in Topeka Kansas, where people from all over the U.S. and Canada (and occasionally from overseas) compete to see who the best drivers in the nation are.

What class would my car run in? SCCA Solo II has four major competition categories which are then broken down in classes of like cars. The major categories are as follows:

Stock Category

This class is comprised of 9 classes, from AS to HS and SS, divided according to performance potential and car type, covering everything from Corvettes to Corollas. Cars are essentially as they rolled off the showroom floor with some generally, minor modifications allowed to expendable parts as defined in the Solo II Rule Book and must run on a DOT legal Street tires.

Street Prepared Category

This is an increasingly popular category which allows a certain amount of "hot-rodding" to the cars, such as wheel size & width, induction and suspension changes. This class has 5 classes, from ASP to ESP and there is a noticeable increase in performance over the Stock classes. Many of these cars are still used on the street as daily drivers (thus the name for the category) and they too must also run on a DOT legal Street tires.

Prepared Category

This category is not intended for the street driven car, though a few competitors do drive their Prepared cars on the street. These cars have their interiors removed, one bucket seat, a roll cage, and extensive engine & suspension modifications. This class is comprised of 6 classes, from AP to EP and they all run on Racing slicks. This category often has SCCA Production and GT class cars in it and once again there is a noticeable increase in performance over the Street Prepared classes.

Modified Category

This is the class where you will find Formula Fords, F440's , Sports racers and exotic production based home built cars. This class is comprised of 6 classes, from AM to FM and all of these bad boys are brought to the event on trailers.

Come out and experience the fun of autocrossing for yourself.