The autocross season starts this month, so naturally I need to write something to explain what autocross is all about and encourage those that haven’t tried it yet to come on out. For inspiration, I was re-reading my article from last year, and honestly, I thought it was pretty[…]
Read More »Nothing but good news to report for our autocross venues this spring. We’re all set at both Alameda and Marina for our full schedule. The issues at Marina with the FAA seem to be calming down and the FAA has given approval for the 2016 season to proceed. None-the-less, we[…]
Read More »I was honored to be accompanied by Ruth Benz yesterday to make the first presentation of the William H. Benz Autocross PAX Championship Award to Andrew Blyholder. The ceremony was at the Annual Awards Banquet at Canepa Design. Following is the text of my speech. –John Celona Each year, GGR[…]
Read More »The Bay Area is truly an autocross paradise. A mid-November event, and we were treated with crystal clear, sun-filled blue skies. Most of us pessimists brought extra layers, expecting at least a cooler day. It was a bit chilly as we started the course setup in the late fall[…]
Read More »Our August autocross weekend got off to a great start with the GGR – Porboys Autocross School on Saturday, August 29th at Alameda Point. Another great event run by John Seidel and Howard Yao. 50 new students were initiated into the autocross fraternity, with the help of 27 instructors from GGR and[…]
Read More »We had another beautiful day at Alameda point for GGR – Carlsen Porsche Autocross #5. Ed Hunter ably filled in as event chair for missing AX Chair Andrew Blyholder, who was away on a non-Porsche vacation. Despite a double conflict with LPR and SVR, 95 drivers showed up to play.[…]
Read More »Autocross #4 was another beautiful day at Alameda point. 103 drivers showed up with 12 new PCA members taking advantage of the first-one-for-free policy. We ran 9 official runs, but ended up with enough time, daylight, and still enthusiastic drivers to run an hour[…]
Read More »It is that time of year to start thinking about all of the great Porsche driving opportunities in 2015. On Saturday, August 29, Howard Yao, and John Seidell will again run this school. It is really for beginners or people who have autocrossed only a few times. If you have[…]
Read More »Autocross #3 finally got us back to our normal site on the runways of the former Alameda Naval Air Station. Alameda always draws better for us than Marina, with 117 drivers showing up for a beautiful sunny day. And that included 14 new members getting their first event free.[…]
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