On Saturday and Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2009, the Palm Springs Corvette Club, and

our sponsor, Jessup Chevrolet, will host the 10th Annual Autocross Challenge

at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio, California. This fun

event raises money for our charity program.

http://www.palmspringscorvettes.com/flyer.htm

Pics of last years event
http://www.palmspringscorvettes.com/autocross.htm

I've gone the last 3 year, its very fun. Wondering if anyone here is going?
They supply helmets all you need to bring is your drivers licence and reg, proof of insurance.

 

Oh hell yeah. I tried going last year but they are pretty strict with the requirements. So don't bring your expired insurance card with you 'cause they won't let you run.

 

you going eddie?

 

Yup. Just haven't decided on which day yet.

 

bump

 

I've missed it every year cuz either I didn't hear about it or I was out of town. It's on my calendar now. I would love to try it. I've done them at manufacturers day events and it was fun, but I don't think I'll drive My Z the way I drove Their cars.

Thanks for the reminder.

 

Sometimes, when I remember to, I add stuff to this site's Calendar. I always precede with "SoCal:" since the Calendar is for the whole country.

 

NO!!!!!! thats HIN's....

 

5 more days

 

I'm planning on going Sunday.

 

I think I'm gonna do Sunday.

 

Im rollen Sunday, is drifting allowed?

 

Hey, for you guys that showed up ran, just curious what were your times?

I, like dumbass, didn't get there 'til 2:30. They wouldn't let me run. . First time I actually watched a live Auto-X. For some reason, I imaged it would be a disadvantage for the Vettes since the lanes are tight, but, while I was there, they seemed to post some of the fastest times. I think the fastest one was 42 secconds.

I've never Auto-Xed, but, after seeing SUV's and Texas Massacre like vans do the course, I'm a little more motivated to try *any* next auto-X event that comes along.

 

You didnt get to run again eddie? that sucks
I went sat and ran 47.0 with bald rear tires, I didnt go sunday because I was feeling sick. How was sunday? a lot of people go?

 

They never wrote me back on if I could drift at the event so I didn't go myself.

 

There was a bunch of people Sun. I didn't see any Z's though by the time I got there.

 

I don't think you could have anyway. It's more of a timed event. And, the lanes were tight. If you go sideways, you'd be knocking down cones and there'd by a lot pissed off people.

 

ha...I can't drift into corners fly's couldn't make it in

 

I went Sunday, between 11 and 2. I didn't see any 350Z's. There was a nice red 300Z TT there when I was there. There was a 45 minute delay to clean oil off the course that a civic spilled. My best time was 51.4 which isn't very good but it was my first tiime and I'm happy with that. Plus, I hate to abuse my car too much. But it was fun and I'll try to do it next year again. I was surprised there were all kinds of vehicles there.