CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SUNBEAM TIGER OWNERS
PRESENTS CAT AUTOCROSS
Performance Driving Skills Event/Practice
SATURDAY, September 15, 2012
Please join CAT for another exciting day of auto-crossing at Long Beach City College parking lot.
Here are the basic guidelines for the event:
Cost: $35.00 per person gets you four runs.
Drivers: All drivers must have a California driver’s license, and be at least 18 years of age. This is a work/run event. All drivers must work the course one run group session for each session driven.
Drivers Meeting: All participants must attend the driver’s meeting. The driver’s meeting is at 9:00 am. If you would like to help set up, you’re welcome to come early.
Car Eligibility: Since this is a CAT event, we prefer Sunbeam Tigers and Alpines. However, if you can’t bring your Sunbeam, or you’re a CAT member bringing a friend along with a different make of car, that’s fine as long as it’s a small sports or compact car. No large (3,5000 lb. plus) sedans or high-horse power sports cars (late model Vettes, Vipers, Shelbys etc.) With heavy/high-horse power cars there is the potential of damaging the parking lot surface. If that happens we will lose the college parking lot as a venue to autocross. The Autocross Event Committee has the last say-so on what can or cannot run. Examples: no go-carts, no 4-wheel drive monster trucks, no motorcycles, no heavy or high horse-power cars. If you are running a Sunbeam, we prefer that you run it with your hard top off. If you have any questions about eligibility of your car, please contact one of the members of the Autocross Event Committee, listed below--before you show up and are disappointed for not being able to run.
Technical Inspection: All cars must pass tech and be in sound running order. Tech will check the following items: secured battery, good brake-pedal pressure, good and secure seatbelts, minimum steering wheel play, suspension play, and removal of all loose items in the car. There must be two throttle-return springs for cars with carburetors. We will also be looking at your wheels. If we feel you are putting high stress loads on your stock Sunbeam steel wheels, or 45-year-old eight-spoke American magnesiums, we may advise you to make a change to a more reliable aluminum wheel. All drivers and passengers MUST wear a helmet. There will be a few loaner-helmets available. You may run without a roll bar.
Practice Event: There will be no trophies or points given at this event. Passengers are welcome, but must be 18 years of age. Driver-instructors will be available for those new to auto-crossing. We want beginners. Think of this as a school, practice, learning environment. There is no food service at the site, so you may want to bring a snack. The club will provide bottled water.
Directions to the site: Veterans Memorial Stadium parking lot on the Campus of Long Beach City College (where they hold swap meets on Sundays). Take Lakewood Blvd. N off the 405 Freeway. Make a right on E. Conant Street (at Faulty Ave.). You can’t miss it.
This is a rare opportunity to learn the limitations of your car in a legal, safe environment. Please don’t miss this event! If you have any questions, please contact the Autocross Event Committee:
Seven Alcala: (310) 322-6323: stevenalcala@sbcglobal.net
Bob Josten: bob@rjosten.com
Buck Trippel: BuckTrippel@Verizon.net
Jere Teepen: jteepen@usatoday.com
Chris Thoman: cathoman@sbcglobal.net
Bill Graf: wfgraf@gmail.com
PRESENTS CAT AUTOCROSS
Performance Driving Skills Event/Practice
SATURDAY, September 15, 2012
Please join CAT for another exciting day of auto-crossing at Long Beach City College parking lot.
Here are the basic guidelines for the event:
Cost: $35.00 per person gets you four runs.
Drivers: All drivers must have a California driver’s license, and be at least 18 years of age. This is a work/run event. All drivers must work the course one run group session for each session driven.
Drivers Meeting: All participants must attend the driver’s meeting. The driver’s meeting is at 9:00 am. If you would like to help set up, you’re welcome to come early.
Car Eligibility: Since this is a CAT event, we prefer Sunbeam Tigers and Alpines. However, if you can’t bring your Sunbeam, or you’re a CAT member bringing a friend along with a different make of car, that’s fine as long as it’s a small sports or compact car. No large (3,5000 lb. plus) sedans or high-horse power sports cars (late model Vettes, Vipers, Shelbys etc.) With heavy/high-horse power cars there is the potential of damaging the parking lot surface. If that happens we will lose the college parking lot as a venue to autocross. The Autocross Event Committee has the last say-so on what can or cannot run. Examples: no go-carts, no 4-wheel drive monster trucks, no motorcycles, no heavy or high horse-power cars. If you are running a Sunbeam, we prefer that you run it with your hard top off. If you have any questions about eligibility of your car, please contact one of the members of the Autocross Event Committee, listed below--before you show up and are disappointed for not being able to run.
Technical Inspection: All cars must pass tech and be in sound running order. Tech will check the following items: secured battery, good brake-pedal pressure, good and secure seatbelts, minimum steering wheel play, suspension play, and removal of all loose items in the car. There must be two throttle-return springs for cars with carburetors. We will also be looking at your wheels. If we feel you are putting high stress loads on your stock Sunbeam steel wheels, or 45-year-old eight-spoke American magnesiums, we may advise you to make a change to a more reliable aluminum wheel. All drivers and passengers MUST wear a helmet. There will be a few loaner-helmets available. You may run without a roll bar.
Practice Event: There will be no trophies or points given at this event. Passengers are welcome, but must be 18 years of age. Driver-instructors will be available for those new to auto-crossing. We want beginners. Think of this as a school, practice, learning environment. There is no food service at the site, so you may want to bring a snack. The club will provide bottled water.
Directions to the site: Veterans Memorial Stadium parking lot on the Campus of Long Beach City College (where they hold swap meets on Sundays). Take Lakewood Blvd. N off the 405 Freeway. Make a right on E. Conant Street (at Faulty Ave.). You can’t miss it.
This is a rare opportunity to learn the limitations of your car in a legal, safe environment. Please don’t miss this event! If you have any questions, please contact the Autocross Event Committee:
Seven Alcala: (310) 322-6323: stevenalcala@sbcglobal.net
Bob Josten: bob@rjosten.com
Buck Trippel: BuckTrippel@Verizon.net
Jere Teepen: jteepen@usatoday.com
Chris Thoman: cathoman@sbcglobal.net
Bill Graf: wfgraf@gmail.com
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