What is Autocross? | How to Get Started

I never gave autocross the credit it deserves. Short run times, low speed, and you're just driving around a parking lot, how hard could it be? Turns out- it is VERY technical, very fun, and I am constantly trying to put together a perfect run. My favorite part is just talking cars with other car people. I've also picked up a bunch of skills that readily translates to other driving events

Autocross is the BEST way to start auto sports. Of course I’m a little biased 😏

Fantastic overview! We have SCCA and also Mercedes and Porsche marque clubs in the DMV area so we are quite fortunate. I've been time trialing, hillclimbing, karting, rallycrossing, drag racing, and drifting, but autocross keeps me coming back. you get some of the best competition at the autocross!

Been following you guys for a while and love the attention you give autocross...and MR2s :)

Always wanted to autocross, might have to this summer. Love the channel and all the info you guys give.

Started doing Autocross last year and now am hooked. Seriously one of the most fun things to do in a car. Very fun but also humbling. So much to improve on. I’m in the Jacksonville area so it’s cool to see some familiar faces and places in this vid :)

Great video, super informative thanks

I am a lifer as far as I am concerned.

I signed up for my first event In a few weeks (waiting for my helmet to arrive) and I'm so excited. Took about $40 and 10min to do all the registration

Only issue with autoX is the trend of the sun hats.

I'm 42 now and always wanted to do some autocross. Been to the drag strip a few times long ago, but never did any cone racing. Bought a 4th gen Mazda3 AWD hatch, threw on some P Zero AS Plus in hopes of doing some autocross, but never did. Being in RI, such a small state, things like this don't happen often or you need to belong to a club, same as gun ranges, it's mostly club members only, so it was always difficult to get into the sport. The stock Mazda3 wheels are stupidly heavy at 31lbs for the power the car puts out, 50lbs on my bathroom scale with the P Zero (19.2lbs, OE Toyo 23lbs), so was thinking about some forged/lightweight wheels first. After some new wheels, hopefully by spring I can start looking for local events. Should I change the brake fluid after each event or will the fluid handle normal driving and some autocross? I put fresh front pads, fresh tires, K&N air filter, 3k miles ago, will replace the plugs this spring, the car is a 2019 with 24,000 miles on it. I usually take good car of my cars, any suggestion what else I should do, besides not suck?

Probably not this week for most parts of the country, perhaps in a couple of weeks! 😂 #blizzard #snowstorm

Can 1 driver register more than 1 car if it’s in a different class?

Only reason I haven’t started cause the cones don’t make sense when I watch through the GoPro footage that is posted in like…. How you know to turn there and not there 😂

What is autocross? 8 hours of waiting for 4 minutes of driving...