Autotesting
The
sport of Autotesting is the art of precision car control against the
clock over a predetermined course. The course is marked out with traffic
cones or poles, each competitor is given a map of the route they must
take, this will show the direction of travel (forwards or reverse) and
various other manouvres such as 360 spin turns, reverse flicks, stop
astride lines or slalom through a line of cones. Time penalties of either
5 or 10 secs for hitting cones or going too far over a stop lines are
added to the final time for the test. A wrong test, taking the wrong
route through the cones will incur a more severe penalty normally in
the region of 30 secs, this is added to the fastest correct time in
that class, this is also the maximum time that can be given for that
test, even if you drive it correctly without penalties, so you can't
go too slow. Each event will normally consist of between 12 and 24 tests,
each test being approximately 30 secs to 60 secs long.
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Cars for
Autotest vary from standard road going (Mothers shopping car) to chopped down specials. The Mini is still one of the best
autotest cars ever built and today you will still find this
40 year old design at the front end of the competition.
But size
doesn't matter as Championship points are Class based, so as
long as you do well in your chosen Class then you will be in
contention for the honour of being crowned ASWMC Autotest Champion.
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Autotesting
is without doubt one of the cheapest forms of motorsport with
entry fees around £20 for a Regional Championship event
or even less if competing on a closed to club event. Add a few
pounds for travelling to the event, about a gallon of fuel to
compete, a couple of spare wheels and tyres and you are just about
ready to go.
If you are any good you may well be offered the chance to represent
the ASWMC at the annual Inter Association Autotest, where competitors
selected from the 15 regional associations in the UK do battle
in teams of three.
Autotesting is also one of the few motorsports where you can
be selected to drive for your Country, the annual Ken Wharton
Memorial Autotest is keenly fought out amoungst teams from the
home nations.
Most
of all Autotesting is a fun sport with a friendly bunch of competitors,
who are always willing to lend a helping hand and give advice
to a newcomer to the sport.
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2008
Autotest Calendar
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Date
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Month
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Club
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Venue |
Club
Contact |
| 16 |
March |
Plymouth
MC |
Tavistock
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Wayne
Grimshaw Tel 07817703168 |
| 30 |
March |
Herefordshire
MC |
Foxley
Estate |
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| 20 |
April |
Bath
MC |
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Mark
Mays Tel 01373 823132 |
| 29 |
June |
Camel Vale MC |
TBA |
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| 20 |
July |
Plymouth
MC |
Tavistock
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Wayne
Grimshaw Tel 07817703168 |
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7 |
September |
Bath MC |
Warminster |
Mark
Mays Tel 01373 823132 |
| 21 |
September |
Woolbridge MC |
Blandford |
mervbrake@aol.com |
5 |
October |
Weston-Super-Mare
MC |
Weston Airfield |
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2008
Regulations
1.
The championship shall consist of a MAXIMUM of 10 rounds.
2.
Classes.
A) Saloons under 1100cc and less than 11ft overall length.
B) Saloons over 1100cc and less than 11ft overall length.
C) Saloons over 11ft and less than 13ft overall length.
D) Saloons over 13ft overall length.
E) Sports Cars and Kit Cars (Including Cabriolets running
with hood down).
F) Specials.
3. Scoring.
Registered contenders will score points as follows:
All starters in event 1 point
All classified finishers 1 extra point
In addition, points will be scored in each class defined
in 2 above as follows:
1st in class 7 points
2nd in class 5 points
3rd in class 4 points
4th in class 3 points
5th in class 5 points
6th in class 1 point
If only one competitor in class 1st in Class 6 points.
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- 4. Ties.
In the event of a tie in the final totals of Championship
points the following criteria will be applied
1. Scores will be discounted under ASWMC Championship Rule
19, will be re-introduced in decending order until a result
is achieved.
2. The competitor who in achieving his/her score has beaten
the greater number of entries, will be the winner.
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For
more details contact Nic Ayre
Championship Co-ordinator
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