QA1 Autocross is included in your Street Machine Summer Nationals vehicle registration.
- All Participants are required to sign and complete a) RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY, b) SELF TECH INSPECTION and REGISTRATION FORM
- Driver and passenger hands must remain in the vehicle at all times on course.
- No hand-held devices allowed for any reason (cameras, phones, etc).
- Driver and passenger must use factory seat belts in good condition or use appropriate aftermarket restraint No restraint=No autocross.
- All cars must have properly functioning factory battery tie down or metal only replacement (no rubber/bungee cords or ratchet straps). The battery restraint must hold the battery so it cannot move at all. If the tech inspector can make the battery move, the restraint is not
- Vehicle must be mechanically sound and safe to withstand the loads of an auto-cross run at all times. No Nitrous in any class. There will be 1 tech times offered for drivers to get registered and tech inspected for their auto-cross time slot!
IF YOUR NEW TO AUTOCROSS OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK!!
Tech Inspection times are:
- Friday | 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Saturday | 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Sunday | 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
If YOUR CAR IS NOT TECHED, YOU WILL NOT RUN. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Tech inspections will be held at the auto-cross course!
Drivers may be tech inspected in the morning tech time if they are running in the afternoon time slots.
- Participants must follow the directions of any worker at all times without
- Jackassery, asshattery and general messing around on the course will result in expulsion from the autocross and possibly the Participants that drive unsafely or exhibit unsafe behavior during any segment of the event will be immediately disqualified and removed from the event.
- Tire Rules – All Participants must use commercially available, DOT approved tires with a treadwear of 180 or Hand grooved tires or shaved tread are not allowed. Tires must have a minimum of 2/32” tread depth at the start of the event and must not show excessive wear or abuse. The use of any type of chemical or nonchemical treatment is strictly prohibited.
- A two-second penalty will be imposed for knocking a pylon over or out of its outline If the pylon is left standing and touching any part of its outlined box, it is not a penalty. Pointer or “laid down” cones are considered part of the track and will incur a two-second penalty.
- A DNF penalty will be imposed for not coming to a complete stop after crossing the finish line. Stop pylons will be designated at a generous distance beyond the finish line. Crossing or contact with any of the stop pylons is considered a violation and will result in a
- Any vehicle that spins, loops or leaves the autocross surface (2 or more wheels off) for any reason will be black flagged and required to report directly to the Timing Tent as soon as safely possible, the run will receive a DNF Multiple black flags issued to a participant will result in immediate dismissal from the event.
- Official score for the event will be the lowest timed lap of the segment. The participant with the lowest timed lap iwill be declared the winner. In the event of a tie, considering the second-fastest run of each tied participant for each session, and so on until the tie is broken will break the tie.
- No open toe shoes or sandals/flip flops allowed.
- Helmets are Required (Snell-Rated) for all Drivers and any passengers during the Autocross. Snell SA or M rated helmets in good condition dated 2005 or later. DOT rated helmets are not allowed unless they are also Snell rated.
- No items may be loose in the truck or cab area of the car during a run.