T.E.A.C.H. School Registration Open

Registration is now open for the second annual Teen Education for Advanced Car Handling (T.E.A.C.H.) program, hosted by the Fairfield County Sports Car Club. The school will be held on Saturday, October 2; pre-registration is required. The T.E.A.C.H. school is an accident avoidance course intended for students from ages 16-21 years old, to help young drivers develop a better understanding of their vehicle and how they should respond to changing conditions on the road.

T.E.A.C.H. School registration information

August 29 Results

Seventy-six drivers turned out for the sixth points event of the 2010 FCSCC autocross season. The course was shaped quite differently than usual, with a large teardrop-shaped loop in the area we typically have the finish. One side of the loop had a slalom, and the other an offset. Drivers started in the usual place, drove a short slalom next to the street, then turned left to travel up the lot next to the building. An offset was followed by another left before the pump house that led to a right-hander to point the drivers to the upper corner of the lot near the river. A 180 left in the corner put the drivers into the slalom side of the teardrop, then a left-hand sweeper across the bottom, and an offset to finish the teardrop and travel through the 180 in the corner in the opposite direction. From there, drivers retraced the course in the opposite direction until turning left into the lights short of the slalom they had started the course on. The course emphasized looking ahead and car placement to set up for not the next gate, but the one after that. While many drivers had trouble finding the course early on, the off-courses diminshed as they day went on. Many drivers took advantage of the new rule for this year which allows drivers as passengers for instructional purposes in all classes. The long return trip over the same section of course reduced throughput, but event chair Pat Huxley still had things running well enough to allw six competition runs, plus plenty of fun runs.

Congratulations to Lee Shelton for grabbing the Raw Fastest Time of Day after early cone trouble and a tough challenge from Todd Kean, to Justin Lau for taking PAX FTD, and to John England on getting the Rookie FTD.

August 29th - Points Event #6

Next Event - September 19

The seventh points event of the 2010 FCSCC autocross season will be held at the former Stratford Army Engine Plant in Stratford, CT on Sunday, September 19. The event will be held on the North lot. Directions are available on our schedule page.

Pre-Registration

Please follow this link to pre-register for this event.

August 1 Results

Seventy drivers competed in the fifth points event of the 2010 FCSCC autocross season, with weather that was much more pleasant than experienced during the event the previous week. Tom Bracci did a great job as Event Chair, ensuring the first car got started by 10 am, and seeing that things moved so smoothly that drivers got eight competition runs along with plenty of fun runs. Justin Lau designed a challenging course that rewarded patience and penalized drivers who did not slow down enough for the tricky sections.

Congratulations to Nick Barbato for grabbing the Raw Fastest Time of Day ant the PAX FTD, and to Robert Swannie on getting the Rookie FTD after a battle with Bryan Mancuso.

August 1st - Points Event #5

Said Hu was working his camera magic again, and should have pictures posted on his Flickr pages.

Monthly Club Meeting

September Meeting

The September meeting will be on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Casa Nova Ristorante, 833 River Road, Shelton, CT. Meeting starts at 7:00pm.

Hope to see you there!

Directions to Casa Nova Ristorante in Shelton

Minutes of meetings are available on the archived minutes page.

2009 Class Champions

The annual FCSCC Awards banquet was held on January 16, 2010. 2009 Class champions were awarded stylish karting jackets, with embroidered FCSCC logo and driver information. In addition, Jim Jaffe and Jim Velgot received special plaques in appreciation of the hard work and dedication they gave to the club.

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Parental Consent Form

Available for download

If you are under 18 and wish to attend one of our events, you will need to have a Parental Consent Form filled out and signed as indicated on the form. This is needed even if your parents are attending the event with you. There is a permanent link to this form on our schedule page. Also, extra copies of these forms are available at the sign-in station and in the timing van during our events.

Parental Consent Form

FCSCC Hotline

Want to know when the next autocross is? Wondering if the event is on (even though we run rain or shine)? Need to contact the club about a potential new site? Call the FCSCC Hotline!

Lost and Found

We've found the following items after events. They can be picked up at the next autocross.

• Harpoon Brewery hat - August 1, 2010
• Green folding chair - July 24, 2010
• Suomy helmet - March 20, 2010
• Metal cup/hat, approx. 1" high and 2" dia., with "FORWARD" stamped on end
• George Lemont's folding chair