Informative Autocross
English 101
Section 1257
Fall 2013
Alex LaNava
Topic: Autocross.
Do you know anything about autocross? Have you ever been in a car that went so fast that it sucked your stomach to your spine? Never thought that you were old enough for something so intense?If you answered “No” to any of these questions, you need to listen up. Autocross could be the perfect sport or hobby for you, and let me begin to tell you why. It is a hobby that has been around many years. People of all ages, and all types of cars are allowed on the one car at a time track; not to mention all the helping great spitited participants that are involved in this awesome sport. If you are wondering what exactly autocross is you are about to be in shock. Who would have thought that there was a sport where you could hop in your regular everyday car and drive, as fast as you can, while going around slolumns and sharp turns. Autocross is a sport done in a car like I said before any car, could be a car right off the street or a car fully built from scratch, even a go kart. You can either be a rider or a driver, even both. It only cost about 30 dollars a day/weekend depending on which company you are going through. Included in your day, you must work, drive, along with eating the complementary lunch provieded about half way through the day. Sometimes you work first then drive, other times you drive first then work. When working the track, you either stand at the start line and tell each car when their time will be starting and when they need to take off, or you stand on the track at a corner, and fix conesif they are knocked over or hit. Autocross is timed racing from the amount of seconds it takes you from start to the finish line, going between slolumns and sharp corners without hitting cones. Each cone you hit is worth two seconds added onto your time, and if you are to spin out you will be disqualified. There are also a great amount of couties that participate in autocross, starting in the
Section 1257
Fall 2013
Alex LaNava
Topic: Autocross.
Do you know anything about autocross? Have you ever been in a car that went so fast that it sucked your stomach to your spine? Never thought that you were old enough for something so intense?If you answered “No” to any of these questions, you need to listen up. Autocross could be the perfect sport or hobby for you, and let me begin to tell you why. It is a hobby that has been around many years. People of all ages, and all types of cars are allowed on the one car at a time track; not to mention all the helping great spitited participants that are involved in this awesome sport. If you are wondering what exactly autocross is you are about to be in shock. Who would have thought that there was a sport where you could hop in your regular everyday car and drive, as fast as you can, while going around slolumns and sharp turns. Autocross is a sport done in a car like I said before any car, could be a car right off the street or a car fully built from scratch, even a go kart. You can either be a rider or a driver, even both. It only cost about 30 dollars a day/weekend depending on which company you are going through. Included in your day, you must work, drive, along with eating the complementary lunch provieded about half way through the day. Sometimes you work first then drive, other times you drive first then work. When working the track, you either stand at the start line and tell each car when their time will be starting and when they need to take off, or you stand on the track at a corner, and fix conesif they are knocked over or hit. Autocross is timed racing from the amount of seconds it takes you from start to the finish line, going between slolumns and sharp corners without hitting cones. Each cone you hit is worth two seconds added onto your time, and if you are to spin out you will be disqualified. There are also a great amount of couties that participate in autocross, starting in the