Tires are important, too. What might rule on the racetrack isn’t necessarily what’s best for autocross. While tires with treadwear ratings down to 200 are allowed, something like a Cup 2 R ...

The SCCA Solo Nationals is autocross’s biggest show, attracting the best competitors from all over the country. John Li drove a rotary-powered MG Midget this year and admits that he may not have ...

Halfway into my third ever autocross run, my all-seasons and I plowed straight through a tight left corner. Fortunately, I didn’t damage my VW Golf, but those little orange cones never had a chance.

Like autocross, you’ll careen through a course laid out with cones, but you’ll do it over mud, gravel and grass. If you treasure your car’s gleaming paint, this isn’t the sport for you.

When I talk about key corners, cones, and apexes, this means that these are the cones that'll matter most. On any autocross course, the majority of cones are mere decoration.

Cones mark the course, and each cone sits in a chalk box, but if you hit a cone, don’t worry about it. ... NASA autocross events are structurally similar to an SCCA autocross, ...

And remember that an autocross is usually staffed by volunteers and other racers who have to run out and set the cones back up for the next guy, shutting the course down in the meantime. Be cool.

Autocross: is it just an excuse to talk about buying swaybars? No! It's an extremely cheap way to do excitingly stupid things in your car, even if your car is a hunk of crap like mine.

Autocross is a great way to do it. ... While the original MR2 might be a bit twitchy on the road, it's perfect for those tight cone-wall hairpins at your local autocross event.

For spectators, the AutoCross shootout provides entertaining competition. For participants, it's the chance to maneuver their hot rods through the course as fast as they can without punting any cones.

Orange Cones and Squealing Tires: What Autocross is All About and How to Dominate Your Next Event. Autocross might be the single best way to improve your performance driving, and yet many of us ...