American Auto-X Series
7/2/2009
LATE BREAKING NEWS!!
Set this date aside!!!! July 25-26, 2009
We are in negotiations with Great America in Santa Clara, it is very possible that we may get a weekend for two events on July 25-26, we should know by July 10th if that will happen.
Stay tuned for more information, we will post here first, as soon as we get confirmation.
7/1/2009
Locations page has been updated for Marina.
6/10/09
We have made arrangements to have a dinner/banquet on Saturday July 4th, at Kula Ranch Restaurant in Marina, they can do it sit down or buffet for about $30.00, we still have time to decide. I will need to know who's planning to come so I can give the restaurant a head count at least one week in advance. They have room for up to 80 people, or as few as 40 people.
If you would like to attend, send an email for your reservation to me at jesus( at )americanauto-x( dot )com
5/20/09
Fellow Autox'ers
We have been successful at getting a few dates at Marina Airport in the Monterrey area. The two weekends are:
July 4-5
August 15-16
There are some rules that are different at this site and must be adhered to, NO ALCOHOL on site, we cannot leave cars and trailers overnight, no camping on site, and we must leave the site by 6pm, or we have to pay the security overtime. It is also an active airport and we might have to stop the event a few times during the day, this only happens when an airplane is coming through and is actually rare.
The other problem is, there is a Moto GP happening at Laguna Seca on the July 4th weekend, so hotels are going to be expensive and are mostly already booked, so accomodations are going to be scarce.
4/8/09
Well Folks — it looks like we'll have to find another place to hold events.
We had our test Auto-x weekend at Alameda Point in late March and everything went as well as possible: a very safe event, no one went off course, everyone held their speeds to the city's speed limits on city streets, yet that wasn't good enough for the City of Alameda. This was the most expensive auto-x weekend AAS has ever put on; close to $8K in expenses by the time I add up all the permits and expediting fees. This does not include any of my 15-20 trips to the city offices or deposits ($5600), which I hope I can recoup.
On April 7th, I had a short talk with the offices at Alameda Point and was told AAS could not hold anymore events at Alameda Point. So we're back to looking for a suitable site to hold events.
At this time, it does not look good for the 2009 season.
Jesus Villarreal
President, American Auto-X Series LLC
4/6/09
Corrections to Rounds 1 and 2 have been posted.
4/1/09
Results and points for Rounds 1 and 2 have been posted.
3/6/09
Run Groups have been posted to the Schedule page.
1/8/09
Hello fellow autocrossers, I hope you all had a happy holiday season.
It looks like we have finalized the deal for events at the old Naval Base in Alameda, so, all events are going to be at the Alameda site for 2009.
Here is the tentative schedule we have set at this time, please check in from time to time as dates can possibly change, this is the first year we will be having all our events in the Bay Area at this site, and we may add a date in late February, or add and change dates later in the year, so check in from time to time. Rungroups will be posted in 30 days or so.
Jesus Villarreal
President, American Auto-X Series LLC
The American Auto-X Series is an autocross organization, organizing a 16 event series per year. The series caters to the "American Iron", so therefore the courses are designed somewhat wider than most autocrosses across the nation. The series founder, Larry Park, loved Corvettes, and really enjoyed making them go faster and faster, and since Corvettes need more room to get that horsepower to the pavement, we will continue in that tradition as long as time will allow.
General things to know about AAS:- There are no membership dues for AAS events, cost is $40.00 per event. We start at 9:00am and try to give everyone 5 runs as long as time permits, and you must work one rungroup per entry. Registration generally opens at 8:00am and is open all day Saturday and till 2:00pm on Sundays.
- Helmets are required, Snell M or SA 95 or newer. There are some loaners available.
- We have a once a year technical/safety inspection, once your car passes tech, you will get a tech sticker which must be displayed, and visible from a short distance.
- Class structure is based on SCCA classes, however not all SCCA classes are offered individually, there are some that are lightly subscribed, so they are combined and indexed. We do not allow Karts.
- You must have a valid drivers license to compete and there are minimum age (16) limits for AAS competitors. Those who are under 18 years old must have a signed parents consent form, and also must have a minors waiver form signed.
