First Autocross Today - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

edevlin · 03-30-2008, 03:36 AM

"Do you have to get special insurance to autocross your car?"

I hope not, I didn't have any extra insurance.

Ed

2000SoCalBoxsterS · 03-30-2008, 03:57 AM

Is that what auto cross is? Taking your car on a track? I thought it was just driving around highway cones in a big flat parking lot. I have to actually read all the letters I get from the PCA and my local Metro club.

What equipment is required to be allowed to Auto-cross? I know I need the rollbar extender, helmet, fire-extinguisher... Do I need racing seats with the 5 point harness? I really want to get more involved this year.

Thanks

jmatta · 03-30-2008, 07:25 AM

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your first autocross experience. My 17 yo son will be attending his first autocross school in April, with Chicago PCA, driving my Boxster S. From a safety standpoint, there is no better way to learn vehicle dynamics and driver control; plus it can be a lot of fun.

Now as to "high-tech NASCAR track"...that's an overstatement if I've ever heard one!!!

Have fun...

kabel · 03-30-2008, 04:40 PM

No need for special or additional insurance, and you do not need any special equipment. That is why autocross is so fun, accessible and inexpensive.

Generally autocross is on a flat open lot, and defined by traffic cones. But sometimes you need to be creative or have the option to introduce other variables, in this case the banked portion of a track. Which sounds really fun to me actually!

You do not need the rollbar extender, fire-extinguisher or racing seats with the 5 point harness. Just bring your car, and an open mind! You might want to get your own helmet eventually, though most clubs have loaner helmets available for those just starting out.

Do it! Get out there and give it a try!

Kirk · 03-30-2008, 08:59 PM

My first autocross of the season was today. LOTS of fun. I haven't done it for years and I was glad to get back into it. Mine was more of the standard deal - flat parking lot with cones. People run completely stock cars, you really just need a helmet and loaners are available.

I was quite pleased to beat some much more powerful cars and even out ran a Lotus Elise, but I wasn't in my Porsche. I was in my POS '87 Honda CRX race car with maybe 100 Hp. Still she really came alive today with race slicks on. God I wish I could keep those on the car, which is also my daily driver!

That's the fun things about autocross - you can race anything and you can beat just about anything. With tight routes and slower speeds it helps to even things out between the big guys and the little guys.

edevlin · 03-31-2008, 02:45 AM

"With tight routes and slower speeds it helps to even things out between the big guys and the little guys."

The routes were tight in places on the autocross setup on the track I attended, but I think I was going over 90 mph at the end of the back straight comming into the next set of cones setup at the final curve in course..... yikes,

Ed

der Geist · 03-31-2008, 06:55 AM

I think if you read our insurance policy you will see that your car is not covered in a "timed event or competition" which an autocross clearly is. Most insurance companies find ways to exclude DE's as well. I heard there were a few that would cover your car at these events but I have yet to be able to find one that would. I am not gonna stop though. That's what these cars were built for and where you can really enjoy the way your Boxster was meant to be driven (well..legally anyway)