The Drivers Event Committee (DEC) met at long last on March 18 to consider the proposed rules changes for the 2015 season. This process was supposed to happen at the end of 2014, but busy work travel schedules made the scheduling a challenge. We’ll all endeavor to do better this[…]
Read More »The first autocross of 2015 went off successfully March 22nd at the Marina Airport. The day started sunny and warm, but a storm line blew through briefly at mid-day, bringing a light, drizzly rain. Fortunately, the squall exactly coincided with our lunch break. By the time we were ready[…]
Read More »The autocross season is getting tantalizingly close for those of us addicted to the smell of race gas in the morning dawn. The first event is set for March 22nd, at Marina Airport. Time to get the car tuned up and aligned, the sticky tires mounted, and quickly re-read “Secrets[…]
Read More »My apologies, some typo’s crept through our scrupulous copy editing of the February Autocross Report that listed the 2015 season autocross event dates. I got the dates wrong for the following events: RR #4 is on Sunday, May 10th, not the 19th. GGR #4 is on Saturday, June 20th, not[…]
Read More »While both our Alameda and Marina venues are under threat, it looks like our 2015 season will run without problems – Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! The problem at Marina is that some issues with other organizations who also use the site (not motorsport related!) prompted the FAA’s to[…]
Read More »The PCA Golden Gate Region Carlsen Porsche 2014 autocross season is officially over and winter is finally here, though you wouldn’t know it judging by the weather at the Alameda Naval Air Base during AX #9 last weekend. The last event of the season is now behind us and in true[…]
Read More »Event #7 in the Carlsen Porsche GGR Autocross Series was a replay of the previous August event featuring another weekend of back-to-back days of racing in conjunction with Loma Prieta Region at the Marina Airport site. This time LPR took the lead hosting on Saturday, Sept. 20th, with GGR running[…]
Read More »Event #6 in the Carlsen Porsche GGR Autocross Series was held at Marina Airport on Saturday, August 16. This was the first day of a back-to-back weekend, with an LPR event on Sunday. Both events were also Zone Series events. By Marina standards, the weather was positively balmy. A bit[…]
Read More »GGR’s autocross number 5 has come and gone, marking the halfway point of the season with a wonderful event on Alameda Island, also known as Harbor Bay Isle. Flanked by the international commerce Port of Oakland and what was once the Pan American Airways seaplane port, the original home base[…]
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I cynically didn’t expect much response from my call last month for suggestions for new autocross sites, but did indeed get a number of very good suggestions and new ideas. Many thanks to those who responded. We will be pursuing all the ideas suggested in the coming months. And if anyone wants to take on the development of any sites or sites as a project, don’t hesitate to contact me.
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