Archive of posts with category 'autocross'

10 Reasons why your teen driver should Autocross, and you should too

Autocross provides a multifaceted platform that is ideal for teaching teen drivers about the intricacies of safe and skilled driving. Here are ten reasons why enrolling your teen in autocross...

Recap of the 2024 St. Louis CAM Challenge Autocross

Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including CAM (Classic...

From Cones to Camaraderie: Recap of St. Louis's First Autocross of 2024

The first local autocross of the year was officially Event #2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the first? Event #1 ended up getting...

Red Hills National Tour Results

Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the trip down to Moultrie Georgia for the 2024 Red Hills Solo National Tour, this post will serve as the event review...

Roadtrip to Moultrie

#SOLONATSHASSTARTED Here we go. We are on the road south to Moultrie, Georgia for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Red Hills National Tour at Spence Field. I met Dave and...

Autocross Trophies, do you need them or want them?

Here in the St. Louis region, you used to compete for a trophy at every event you entered. You could stick around after the event, and if you qualified, you...

Information about the Vitour Tempesta P1

If you’re looking for information on the Vitour Tempesta P1 tire for the sport of autocross you’ve come to the right place!

2024 St. Louis Region SCCA Solo Autocross Schedule

The 2024 St. Louis Region SCCA Solo Schedule was released just yesterday! It isn’t even up on their website, but we’ve got it here for you now!

Hello World, AutocrossBlog.com is live!

AutocrossBlog.com is a culmination of two decades of autocrossing and way too many different cars and car websites over the years.

Why you should autocross

Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is laid out on...

Race Gear in St. Louis Missouri

Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires, wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St. Louis,...

One Year Later

I realized a couple of days ago that it had been 12 months since the FR-S met its unfortunate demise.

Parting out the Scion FR-S

The time has finally come, time that I finally have, to try to start getting the 2016 Scion FR-S parted out.

Autocross Crash and Why You Need Autocross Insurance

Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone? Well here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a very sad demise, and a couple of tips...

2021 Events 1 and 2

So here we are, it’s 2021 already and you’ve hopefully started autocrossing again. We have had the car out to one two events so far.

2020 Season review

2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started out like any other year, a week into it though I was unemployed, getting let go for the first...

2020 Topeka ProSolo Results

Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped on the drive out for a few more...

SpecFRS at the 2018 ProSolo Finale

This post is coming 6 months (maybe more?) too late, but at least it is coming. The 2018 ProSolo Finale and Solo National Championships was a week of ups and...

Exceptional Results in Lincoln Nebraska!

Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring Nationals,...

SSC Contingency Opportunities

So one of the ways to help supplement the cost of autocross at a National level with the SCCA is to participate in their contingency programs. There are a variety...

First event in SSC

Today was the first St. Louis Region Solo event in the 2018 series, so it was the first time out in the car, and I must say, it was great...

Autocross alignment in St. Louis Missouri

With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also needed to get an alignment on the car as I...

FR-S Bolt Pattern 5x100

Somehow a week ago when I ordered wheels for the FR-s I got it in my head that the bolt pattern was 5x114.3, but somehow I got it wrong (they...

Solo Spec Coupe Parts Installation

After a long couple of days working on the FR-S, interspersed with family events and other activities, I finally have the suspension components installed on the FR-S.

What is SSC? Solo Spec Coupe

Solo Spec Coupe. SSC. The next big thing in SCCA Autocross.

How do you get better at Autocross?

This is often a question that people will ask when they first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional questions...

240Z First Autocross Run, Last Autocross run of 2007

So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway Raceway in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...