Q. What do the scrutineers look for when I bring my car to race?

A. This can by answered on our Scrutineering page

Q. What sort of racing do you do in GMSC?

A. At the moment we run Autocross events at the Geelong Motor Sport Complex out at Avalon, Victoria.

Q. What’s an Autocross?

A. The definition by CAMS is as follows. Autocross is a type of event providing competition essentially at club level, and involving timed laps of an earth, grass, gravel or similar circuit by day or by night or both. In our events this involves each competitor doing a series of single timed laps of our circuit. We generally do about 6 individual laps depending on how smoothly things run during the day.

Q. Do I need a special licence to drive in an Autocross?

A. Yes, you need to have a CAMS 2S licence. This can be organised for you on the morning of an Autocross or prior through CAMS. You also need to be a member of a Motorsport Club. We can help you join GMSC on the day if you aren’t a member of another club.

Q. What car can I drive in an Autocross?

A. Pretty much anything with 4 wheels if it is safe. We have classes based on engine size and whether your vehicle is modified or not.

Q. Does my car need anything modified on it to race?

A. Quite often just a few things need to be done to prepare a road car for racing in one of our autocross events. Read the information on going through Scrutineering for details but a short list would be.

• Fit a fire extinguisher (bolted to car with a metal bracket)
• Check that your seat belt and seat is in good condition and replace/repair as necessary
• Have at least one return spring on the throttle shaft
• Mud flaps need to be fitted to the driven wheels
• Your car must have a exhaust muffler fitted
• All fuel lines must be in excellent condition

Q. Do I need a racing suit?

A. No, just long pants and long sleeves in a non flammable material is fine.

Q. What do I need to do when I’m racing in an Autocross event?

A. There are a few main things you need to do on race day.

1. Turn up and get your car ready for scrutineering
2. Line up you car and have it pass through scrutineering
3. See the event co-ordinator and enter the event. You will need your CAMS licence, Club membership, a filled in entry form and the entry fee. You will also get a number to be fitted to your car. If you have multiple entries for the one car, you will get multiple numbers; just make sure that when the car is racing the number displayed and the driver match.
4. Turn up for the Drivers’ Briefing. This will give you up-to-date information on how the event is to be run and any other information that may be useful.
5. After the drivers’ briefing there usually is a parade lap. So get in you car and join the queue to check out the track. This is a slow observation lap so passengers can be taken, however no racing (or even wheel spin) will be tolerated.
6. When your number is soon to be up (we prefer the cars to race in numerical order) grab your helmet and line up to take your lap.
7. Have fun!