10/21/2026
With the region busy making plans for the 2027 season, you too should be thinking ahead to what you want your 2027 competition season to be like. One thing we'd like you to consider seriously particularly if you are an autocrosser is adding our Time Trial weekend to your program.
At this point, we are planning on continuing our TT program for 2027 focusing exclusively on our home track, Putnam Park. One event, one weekend. We are hoping to team up with other regions again to offer a points series but that's another discussion.
Why do you as an autocrosser want to do a TT? Simple, it's fun and you learn a lot about your car that will make you a faster autocrosser. A TT gives you an opportunity to learn your car's limits and tune for better handling in a more relaxed atmosphere. Where with autocross, you have 5-6 30-45 second runs with mere minutes between runs to make adjustments, our time trial offers 5 15-minute sessions with about an hour between sessions to make adjustments. That's over 1 hour of available track time per day! Also, because you're on a road course, you have more time to process inputs behind the wheel that will greatly help understand what your car needs and is asking for. That in turn will help you recognize more quickly what changes to make during an autocross.
Putnam Park is a very safe and fun road course. It was originally developed as a test track for the Diasio 962 track car so everything about it is designed to help you learn about your car's dynamics. It's beautiful and well cared for so it's a nice place to spend a day or two. We are fortunate to have access to this facility as only a select few renters are welcome to hold events there. Increased participation from our largest segment of active members would go a long way in assuring we continue to be able to be there.
The vast majority of autocrosser's cars are legal and ready as they sit to participate in our TT. Most convertibles do need to add rollover protection but not all, check the rules to see if your convertible needs it. Otherwise, you need nothing more than what you already have to do our TT.
Check out this video from the SCCA and seriously consider it. You'll have a good time, we guarantee it
