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What is it, this thing they call autocross? You’ve seen them. From a distance, they look a little out of place; people, some of them wearing comically large hats to shield their faces from the glare, ...
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Bryan Smith races his black and yellow 1991 Camaro Z28 through an autocross course. Smith’s Camaro will unfortunately be out of this weekend’s competition as it is in the shop. Courtesy photo In the ...
An autocross is a curvy cone course that's typically laid out in a large parking lot. The Sports Car Club of America hosts about 1200 such events each year, and the entry fee is usually less than $50.