Are you a new Porsche owner and want to understand what your new car is capable of doing? Have you owned your Porsche for a while and wondered what this thing called “Autocross” might be? Do you want to become a better driver by understanding how to control your vehicle in emergency situations? Are you already an experienced autocrosser, but want to improve your skills? The Chesapeake PCA Introduction to Autocross is the event for you!

The day will start on-site at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, MD with driver check-in and tech inspection to make sure your car is ready to autocross. A one-hour Autocross Chalk Talk (classroom session) will be held outdoors at the autocross venue during which our Chief Autocross Instructor will cover many of the finer aspects of autocrossing: general car control, weight transfer, oversteer/understeer corrections, precision braking, and a host of other techniques.

Once complete, students will drive in skills exercises where they will be able to apply what they have learned and receive additional "live-fire" mentoring with a dedicated instructor as they practice slalom technique, car control on a skid pad, and driving the racing line on a mini-course. Lunch and drinks will be provided during a break after the morning skills exercises, after which the students will have a chance to put it all together and compete on a full autocross course.

Note that you don’t have to own a Porsche or be a PCA member to participate in the Autocross School. Everyone is welcome! This event is open to owners of all makes and models.

Entry Details:

Entry fee of $110 for the entire day, including lunch
All car makes and models are welcome
Registration is capped at 36 attendees
There are no walk-ups available for this event

Schedule: Here is the tentative schedule of the day's events:

0730 - 0830 Check-in and tech inspection
0830 - 0930 Class/Chalk Talk

0930 - 1000 Prep for Driving Sessions
1000 - 1100 Driving Session #1
1100 - 1200 Driving Session #2
1200 - 1300 Driving Session #3
1300 - 1345 Lunch / Driver's Meeting
1345 - 1410 Course walkthrough
1410 - 1420 Group #1 drivers to their cars, Group #2 to their work stations
1420 - 1600 Autocross Heat 1 (Group #1)
1600 - 1615 Transition Group #2 drivers to their cars, Group #1 to their work stations
1615 - 1800 Autocross Heat 2 (Group #2)

Class Structure:

For the timed Autocross in the afternoon, it is helpful to assign the appropriate class to your car. Use these guides for choosing the class into which your car will be placed:

SCCA classes for non-Porsches: Rules and classes can be found here:
- Via link at the SCCA website: https://www.scca.com/pages/solo-cars-and-rules under "2024 SOLO Rules". (Car classes begin on p. 181 ff for the Jan edition.) During registration, you will first select "Non-Porsche (using SCCA classing)" as your Class before selecting your specific SCCA class in the "Modifier" field.
- Rules for CHS PCA AX events can be found here: Chesapeake PCA Autocross Rules
Porsche classes:
- There are four categories - Showroom stock (S), Production (P), Improved (I), and Modified (M)
- Classing information for Porsches is contained in the CHS PCA AX rules found on the Club website: Chesapeake PCA Autocross Rules

For new PCA Members or first time autocrossers: Upon successful completion of the event, you will receive a discount code for use on motorsportreg.com that will allow for free registration at one 2024 Chesapeake Region Autocross Event.