PCA-GGR Autocross #3: Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Salinas Municipal Airport sponsored by Porsche Redwood City

Registration opens at 5:00 pm Pacific on Wednesday, April 30th. Event Capacity is 70.
Registration is $100. A $15 discount applies for current PCA members driving Porsches in non-FUN classes.
Registration closes at 8:00 pm Pacific on Wednesday, May 14th or when the limit of 70 participants is reached.
Registration fees are non-refundable after registration closes.

PCA-GGR uses the PCA ZONE 7 CAR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. Confirm your car classification at https://zone7.pca.org/autocross-rules/ before registering.
This is an all-day event. Morning only or afternoon only participants are not permitted.
Car sharing – drivers sharing a car will run in different run groups. Every driver is required to register separately, indicating in MSReg at registration that they are sharing a car, and with whom (Lastname, Firstname) they are sharing. Drivers in shared cars must run with separate car numbers.
If there are multiple people in a car at least one must be a trained PCA Zone 7 autocross Instructor.
Live timing will be available here: PCA-GGR Live Timing Website (Clokkr)
More information on PCA-GGR Autocross is here: PCA-GGR Autocross Website
The SpeedWaiver link for this event is: https://pcaggrax.speedwaiver.com/twtuv
For non-PCA member drivers with autocrossing experience, kindly request permission to register at (autocross@pca-ggr.com).
Note that PCA-LPR (Loma Prieta Region) will be running an autocross at Crows Landing on Sunday, May 18th. See msreg.com/2025-LPR-AX3 to register.
Attend both events and make it a weekend of driving excitement and fun!

PCA-GGR Event Schedule (tentative plan - subject to adjustment):

7:00 am: Gates Open
7:00 to 7:50 am:
- All participants and guests must check-in at the airport grounds security entry gate, show their confirmed Speedwaiver, and be escorted to the course paddock area. The Speed Limit on airport access roads is 20 mph max and all drivers must use their emergency flashers while being escorted on / off airport grounds.
- Course set-up is in process: Drivers, please respect and allow this exclusive time for the course designer, set-up team and safety staff to do their work without questions and distractions!
- Cars are emptied of loose items and prepped for running. Cars and driver helmets are accessible in paddock area(s) for safety inspection by Tech staff.
  - Drivers ensure car numbers on both sides of their cars are readable from 75 ft (~8" high bold numbers with painter's tape that contrasts well over car color).
  - New drivers registered as Students also add a ~12" strip of painter's tape diagonally across their driver's side headlamp (or equivalent area) for easy identification by Instructors.
  - Students and their assigned Instructors who are mutually notified in advance of the event meet up.
7:50 to 8:30 am: Course available for walking. All drivers should walk the course at least once (allow 15 min per walk at a good pace).
8:00 am sharp: Student and novice course walk led by the Chief Instructor starting at the trailer.
- Students should line up their cars immediately prior to the course walk forming a single-file line behind the Chief Instructor's car at the start line (usually near the trailer).
8:30 am sharp: Students – in their cars with their assigned instructors as passengers –ready to do parade lap(s) to learn the course.
- Helmets are not mandatory for parade laps.
8:30 to 8:40 am sharp:
- Parade of (1-2) laps on course only for new drivers registered as Students with their assigned instructors as passengers.
- Students then quickly and safely (10 mph) return their cars to their paddock parking locations and quickly get back to the trailer for the driver's meeting.
8:45 am: Mandatory Drivers Meeting at the trailer.
- Drivers in Run Group 1 get their cars on grid (line up in chevron pattern in grid area).
9:00 am:
- Drivers in Run Group 2 check-in for work at the trailer, quickly get their work assignments radios and flags from staff, and quickly get out to their respective workstations.
- Safety Steward (or designee) visits the course workstations to ensure novice workers understand areas of coverage and where to stand for safety when course is hot.
9:20 am: First car from Run Group 1 on course.
~10:50 - 11:05 am:
- Drivers in Run Group 2 quickly get back to their cars, get their helmets, and get their cars on grid in chevron pattern ready to run.
- Students and Instructors meet on grid.
- Drivers in Run Group 1 promptly check-in for work at the trailer, quickly get their work assignments from staff, and quickly get out to their respective workstations.
11:05 am: First car from Run Group 2 on course.
~12:35 - 1:05 pm: Short lunch break for approximately 30 minutes. Sandwiches (selected at registration) and water are provided at the trailer.
1:05 pm: Begin afternoon session -- which is a repeat of the morning session, but without the Safety Steward (or designee) re-visiting the workstations.
- Run Group 2 drivers promply check-in at the trailer for work assignments (usually the same as in the am, but might change).
- Run Group 1 drivers promptly get their cars on grid.
1:15 pm: First car from Run Group 1 on course.
~2:30 - 2:45 pm:
- Drivers in Run Group 2 quickly get back to their cars, get their helmets, and get their cars on grid in chevron pattern ready to run.
- Students and Instructors meet on grid.
- Drivers in Run Group 1 promptly check-in for work at the trailer, quickly get their work assignments from staff, and quickly out to their respective workstations.
2:45 pm: First car from Run Group 2 on course.
4:00 pm: Last car finishes.
4:00 to 4:45 pm: Course clean-up.
- Course workers stack up all cones in their areas and bring the fire extinguishers, flags and radios back to the trailer.
- Course clean-up team completes their work.
All times are estimated and may be adjusted at the discretion of the PCA-GGR Autocross Director.

What to bring:

Chair and maybe an umbrella for sunshade.
Painter's tape that contrasts well with your car's paint color, or printed vinyl / magnetic car numbers. Car numbers must be visible from a 75' distance on both sides of the car.
Sunscreen, hat, layers for cooler mornings and warmer afternoons, possibly with winds (No RED clothing as that could be mistaken for a safety flag).
Note: Your registration fee includes a sandwich selected at registration. Bottled water will be available.