Rainstorms were in the offing for our May 31st AONE Autocross, so we moved it to the following day, which turned out to be perfect! The cones, timing equipment, and registration desk were all in place by 9 AM, and the day began.

A variety of Alfas and a few lesser cars (well, a couple of them weren’t all that lesser) were signed in and tech inspected. A brief driver’s meeting was held and the participants all walked the course, which was laid out a bit differently from the configuration we’d used last year, just to keep things interesting. Around 10 AM, the first car was off!

Great performances were turned in by many of the drivers, and it was rewarding to see virtually all of the participants improve their times (and driving skills) as the day progressed. Andy Kress took the Fastest Alfa award driving Simon Body’s ’91 Spider (it was agreed that driving a car that’s not your own was good for two seconds off your time!). Andy, Randy Wilkins, Brian Shorey, and Ray P. Galloni took first place in Alfa classes E, F, G, and H respectively (those were the only Alfa classes with entrants). In the non-Alfa class, there were a couple of hot, well-driven cars, and congrats go to Bob Lang who took overall FTD. There were also some "special" awards given for such accomplishments as Longest Cone Drag. See the table below for the complete results.

And who says autocrossing can’t be a family activity? It was nice to see no less than three sets of family members (Frank and Saverio Maldari, Ray P. and Ray D. Galloni, and Brian and Cara Shorey) taking turns flinging the family Alfa around the course.

Despite the excellent weather and the fact that everyone who participated had a terrific time, we only had 18 drivers total, and only 12 of those were driving Alfas! It’s a significant expense for our club to rent the parking lot and secure insurance, and we need about 40 drivers to break even. Also, our autocross organizers put in a great deal of time and effort to make these events a success. So we conducted an online survey of our members to see how you all felt about autocrossing. The results were very interesting, and you can click here to view them in detail. Generally, the vast majority of the respondents (over 50 members replied) were very positive about our autocross program.

So come out and autocross! The next event hasn’t been scheduled yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as it is. Come out and drive for a prize, or come out to work on your driving skills, or just come out to participate in a very fun club event. You’ll be grinning all day, and for weeks after!

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AONE Autocross Results - June 2008
 

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