chris951

I want to know how many runs people get at their local autocrosses. In West Texas, we get 9 runs most of the time. Sometimes we have to limit it to 6 for the amount of people. I've heard of some places only giving 3 runs.

Slantnose!

Out here in Southern VA, normally we're getting 4 runs with most clubs.
Now, NASA goes by time for their heats and that means upwards of 15-19 runs on the smaller courses, at least 10 on others.
I am fine with 3 to 5 runs myself...

Conekiller

we do 5 timed runs than fun runs after if there's time

Joe Weinstein

SCCA is 99% of the time 3 runs. PCA in nor cal is all-day, 8 or 9 runs if you want it.

Joe Weinstein

Oh, and if you go to an SCCA national tour test-n-tune day, I've seen guys
do 30 runs and do skid pad runs, and trash at least one set of tires in a day.

malammik

depends on the club. 4-8.

Irksome

Last month we squeezed in 2 sets of 5 practice and 1 set of 4 for time (1 warmup, 3 timed), so 14 total. All day affair, people start showing up at 6 am, runs start at 9 sharp, runs end at 4:30 or 5:00. Cleanup and socializing until 7:00.

2002M3Drew

Typical NJ locally is 7-10 runs, with anywhere between 80-120 cars at an event.

M758

In Arizona.

SCCA = 3 runs. May 1 or 2 more at the end of the day


PCA Az = usally 3 sets of 3 timed laps with 1 warm up lap. We run the autocross more like mini time trial. Course is on parking lot at tradtional autocross speeds and autocross features. However we run one 7/8 'warm up" lap and then 3 flying laps. Then the car pulls off track and parks it. We most after all cars in group run their laps we rotate, work corners and such. If things go quickly we try to get 3 rotations for all the driver whichs means 9 timed laps. Even then best times are often in the last rotation. Nice thing about this is the warm up lap gives you a "free shot" at finding the course, trying lines and experimenting with corner speeds. Then you can put in one good "bank" lap and then try for a couple flyers. Then you can do that all 2-3 more times allowing for set-up tweaks and to try to balacne the changing course conditions as the day wears on.

I have done a few SCCA autocrosses, but never found the 3 laps to be enough track time for the effort. Even PCA lap time is short comapared to 1 20 min session a proper track day.

J P Stein

At SCCA we get 4-5 but only the first 3 count towards time.
At PCA, 5-7 all of which count.
I usually start overdriving the car after 4 runs....just wasting tiars & them suckers ain't cheep.

auto-xr

PCA GGR 8-9 runs depending on turn out and fun runs afterward (6+ runs) also depending on turn out.

Rich Sandor

How many runs you get is determined by so many factors:

1: Amount of cars participating,
2: How organised the club is
3: How long the course is
4: How long everyone is there for

Here in PCA-CWR our runs have varied anywhere between a minimum of 7, to a maximum of 12 runs per driver, all timed. As the organiser for our event, I would never ever stand for less than 6 runs in a day. At that point I would rather limit the turnout of cars to a maximum of 40 to ensure that we get more runs.

racer

4-5 timed runs. Often time for fun runs after the event. About 50 cars. Done around 2pm