Location: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
Event: Cal Club SCCA Autocross Autocross
Photographer: Ellie Lee
Author: Ting Guan
Pursuit racing is where two or more competitors are either chasing after each other or chasing after a lead competitor or team.
At Cal Club SCCA Autocross, the organizers hosted a pursuit racing during the practice runs for the first time and everyone loved it. Let’s see how it looked like.
From 8:30 AM to 12 PM, the club did a traditional practice 60s course, divided all drivers into 4 run groups and each driver got about 8 to 12 runs.
From 12 PM to 2 PM, the event master Randy Gonzalez, course designer Sam Mayorga and club volunteers extended the lunch break, made 2 start/finish lines on the course, and offered us this heads up pro solo style racing/pursuit racing. Instead of driving against a clock, the drivers were up against another car. The winner takes… a “car” home!
While Austin Kirk was busy breaking Maia Kirk‘s shift knob, Maia hopped into her red FR-S and did some fast laps. Good job girl!
I did a couple of matchups with different cars in the GT4, including the new 911 Carrera S, STR MX-5 Miata ND and the Porsche Panamera Turbo. So much fun, and hope the club will host more events like this. Thank you so much starter and volunteers for running it for us. This is why we are a big lovely family and everyone helps each other out in Cal Club.
QV is driving his beautiful Panamera Turbo and giving our dear photographer a ride. Do you like his custom-built orange wheels?
Jessica Gonzalez did a few laps with her 2013 FR-S and won. The car looks so adorable. Look forward to more add-ons!
Big thanks to Ellie for taking those photos for us on a 107F hot day. For more events and car, parts review videos, follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeavyThrottleMedia/videos
See you soon, drivers!
