Welcome to the Motorsport Ireland National Autotest Championship & Challenge!
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Autotesting is an against-the-clock trial of driving precision and one of the most accessible and affordable disiplines of motorsport. It may look difficult, but it's easy to get started, no expensive safety gear is needed and there are even classes for roadgoing cars!
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A National Autotest Championship event consists of a number of tests, usually 3 or 4, repeating each test a number of times to make up 12 tests in total. Every driver is timed on each test and times are totaled to give results; there are no dropped times. Whoever has the fastest combined time at the end of the day wins.
The ‘test’ is defined with a diagram, and involves competitors using both forwards and reverse gears. They are required to cross all lines with the cars leading wheels, park in ‘garages’ and perform ‘nose throws’ (J-turn) and ‘forward throws’ (handbrake turns), and penalties are given for touching pylons or not performing the maneuvers correctly. |
