Auto-X- car rules..

[NitRous242]

sup all, what are the rules for eclipse turbos to auto cross, b/c i dont want to do all these mods (exhaust, boost it up) then go there and have them tell me i cant auto cross.

for those of you that auto cross, what do they allow?

 

[larryd]

you can always autox regardless of mods, certain mods just change the class you are in at autox.. like im SM (street mod) becuz of my boost controller..

 

[logic]

Originally posted by NitRous242
what are the rules for eclipse turbos to auto cross, b/c i dont want to do all these mods (exhaust, boost it up) then go there and have them tell me i cant auto cross.

Don't worry about being disqualified by anything; the worst that happens is you get bumped to another class. If you've added something as simple as a boost controller (that's usually what gets people), you're already into the street modified class, competing with upgraded turbos, heavily reworked suspensions, and very seasoned drivers; once you're running in Street Modified, just about anything goes.

A good place to check for information about the different classes and what's allowed in each is http://autocross.dsm.org/ (which appears to be down right now, probably because of Technomotive and dsm.org moving to a new location). You'll also want to take a look at http://www.scca.org/ for the final word on the SCCA rules.

 

[GSX90]

yeah, I agree with logic. The only thing I can say from experience is make sure that your battery is tightly secured...My battery was kind of loose under the tie down and I had to rig it up real quick to pass tech....

 

[rdrkt]

Pretty much any modified turbo car is going to be put in Street Mod. At that point the sky is pretty much the limit.

 

[RocketDSM]

Here in San Diego my big problem in "old school" guys doing tech inspection. Twice I've had them try to put me classes too high (I don't remember exactly which ones) until I checked the book myself. They don't always know what everything on a modern car is.