I tried reaching out to the local autox groups last year, but never got a response. Does anyone here have any acquaintances that actually own autox timing equipment & a bunch of cones?

OR any recommendations on purchasing a setup? I've gone as far as looking at a preowned horse barrel racing setup that could have been applied to autox events, but someone else bought it before me.

1/30/2013 3:45:39 PM

Sent a message to Triad Sports Car Club (again)

also looking at this:

http://www.raceqp.com/car_products.html

[Edited on January 30, 2013 at 6:27 PM. Reason : link]

1/30/2013 6:13:30 PM

what all do you need? I can probably get you the rallyX equipment (which is the old autoX equipment).

1/30/2013 6:35:53 PM

Looking for...

1) Race timing system: preferably something with an IR beam that starts when a car crosses it and stops when the car crosses the finish line IR beam. Very much willing to have a single start/stop area with only one IR receiver if that is all we can get. Big time display is nice, but not necessary. I would be perfectly fine with a stopwatch, but other participants have asked for accurate and competitive timekeeping.

2) Cones: Those orange things

3) Experience: Someone that can help us with the course layout so we don't put people in harms way


We would be renting out the old Sanford airport.

1/30/2013 7:24:54 PM

curiosity: roundabouts how many dollars do you need to throw to rent out Stanford?

1/30/2013 8:32:35 PM

$800 for the daily rental fee plus you need to provide proof of at least $1million in liability insurance coverage for the group. Which isn't that expensive, you can get a policy for a couple hundred based on conversation with my insurance agent last year.

1/30/2013 8:40:22 PM

Mildewcross / drift competition

( we all know how vipers auto cross )

1/31/2013 8:40:02 AM

It will be a Viper friendly course setup with higher speeds and longer straights

1/31/2013 10:13:51 AM

what's your time frame?

i may have a pseudo handling car that would love a track like that.

1/31/2013 10:48:01 AM

As of now it is a closed club event for the end of March, just for club members and those helping out with equipment or setup


I'll keep you posted if I can get you in. Guests will prob be allowed also



[Edited on January 31, 2013 at 11:18 AM. Reason : hfisfoinvoifdv]

1/31/2013 11:14:44 AM

Spoke with the director out at Sanford today, they aren't doing rentals anymore


Looking Elsewhere

1/31/2013 8:41:44 PM

danville is nice

1/31/2013 10:12:35 PM

The problem is finding a place somewhat equidistant from Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greenville, SC

2/1/2013 10:04:04 AM

they hold drift events from time to time at

http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=t487&ymd=20090114&content_id=495521&vkey=team1

is that enough room for your dodge viper party?
http://tinyurl.com/b4pfwd7

[Edited on February 8, 2013 at 7:02 PM. Reason : ]

2/8/2013 7:02:06 PM

Potentially. Still having a prob with finding equipment

2/10/2013 12:36:58 PM

^^
Got a response from them:

Quote :

"Unfortunately our parking lot is not available for rental for autocross events. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for thinking of us."

2/14/2013 3:24:28 PM

wait a second... they'll let drifters paint rubber all over it and slide into their polls but autoxers that barely spin a tire is a big no no... weird...

2/14/2013 3:54:54 PM

yeah really

maybe they didn't see eye-to-eye with the drift guys. These are the guys that had events there before:
http://www.streetwisedrift.com/?page_id=14

Charlotte car events (not shows ) I've been to are LMS, Metrolina Expo, Knights stadium (rock hill SC), and Carowinds

[Edited on February 14, 2013 at 7:07 PM. Reason : ]

2/14/2013 7:06:34 PM