Autocross 2024

AUTOCROSS 2024

When: Saturday, June 22th 8am-Noon

Where: 23600 East 128^th Avenue

Cost: $20.00 for each member and $30.00 for non-members

Host: Andy Mortenson

For those of you who are unfamiliar with autocross, it is a timed competition held on flat,
paved surfaces with few obstructions such as parking lots or airport tarmacs in which
drivers navigate one at a time through a defined course marked by rubber traffic cones.
Autocross courses place the demands on car handling and driver skill rather than on
engine power and outright speed. It emphasizes safe competition and active
participation. It’s one of the easiest motorsports to get involved in at an amateur level.
The speeds are typically less than those encountered in legal highway driving, but the
combination of concentration and precision maneuvering gives drivers an experience
similar to that of a full road course race.

Some of you will remember the autocross event we held at the Adams County Sheriff’s
Department Training Center in Commerce City last summer and how much fun we had.
Well, we’ve scheduled another autocross for the morning of Saturday, June 22nd. The
event will again be held at the Sheriff’s Department Training Center. The facility is
located at 23600 East 128 th  Avenue which is about 5 miles east of Barr Lake.
We’ll be using their nice smooth 3 ¼ acre skill pad for our autocross. We have rented
the pad for four hours, from 8:00 AM until Noon. It always takes some time to set up the
course. Since the facility opens at 7:30, it would be helpful if participants tried to come a
little early to lend a hand with the set up.

We’re going to limit participation to the first 25 cars to register because we’d like to
guarantee each car a minimum of three timed runs through the course during that time.
There will be a charge of $20.00 for each member and $30.00 for non-members. Please
bring cash or a check payable to ZCCC because credit cards can’t be accepted.
Helmets will be required and the Training Center requires that a release form be signed
by each participant. The center is in a treeless area and there is no shade so bring sun
protection and drinking water. There are bathroom facilities within easy walking
distance. So save the date and come on out and watch the fun even if you don’t plan to
participate. If there’s insufficient participation from ZCCC members, the autocross will
be open to the public to help defray costs.

Please advise Andy Mortenson if you’re interested in participating in this event or if you
have any questions.