Reply to "My first autocross"

Definitely a helmet was required but it was before they looked for the Snell numbers like they do now.

I remember the commotion that my $10 speed shop motorcycle helmet caused at the first SAAC convention at Pocono.

It was the same kind of helmet that Dan Gurney used with the little clip on sun visor and all.

I figured if it was good enough for him it was good enough for me. It was the last high speed event it was permitted at.

After that it was a $200 helmet with a current Snell number.

I've got competition seat belts in the car also.



If the car was CAPABLE of going over a certain speed, those belts were required along with a ROLL BAR!

The insurance requirements and all the lawyers running around with cameras really killed the autocrosses here.

Never really saw an incident because the course was set up so tight you couldn't get out of first gear and go fast enough to have a problem.

It really just killed all the enjoyment. Obviously enjoyment was not to be permitted.



I haven't even heard of one being held here in more that 20 years. I'm sure they are still around somewhere, but I have't seen them.

Also had to do with CT and NY changing the "blue laws" that permitted businesses to be open on Sunday.

In the '70s they could not be open here on Sunday.

After all, almost all were held in big shopping center parking lots on Sundays.



They should have just hired your former third grade teacher to make you stand in line single file and keep saying in a stern voice, NO TALKING!

Everything just seems to get beaten to death here to kill any possible enjoyment anyone could possibly get out of these events?