State of Washington, or How I Became Frustrated Looking for Autocrosses

"Paul, Man of Mustangs" (stangmanpaul)
02/04/2014 at 15:05 • Filed to: None

As a car enthusiast and an autocrossing fan, I have been hooked ever since my first autocross. I want to find all the autocrosses that I can, test out myself and my car. There is only one problem: I have very little money for gas to travel the 100+ miles to most of Washington's autocrosses. I live north of Everett, in the northern third of the state. There is a popular venue just south of Mt. Rainier, a dis-used airport near Spokane, and a similarly dis-used airport on the Peninsula in Bremerton. I have yet to find anything between Seattle and the Canadian border that doesn't require a ferry or a tank of gas just to get there. If anyone knows of any events in King, Snohomish, Skagit, or Whatcom counties, please, PLEASE let me know!

DISCUSSION (18)

Brian Silvestro > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:06

What about in Canada?

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:07

Evergreen in Monroe & Pacific Raceways in Kent/Auburn.

Actually, not 100% on Evergreen. I know they drift there. On the 22nd of February there is a SCCA Solo race at Pacific Raceway:
http://www.scca.com/events/index.c…

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Brian Silvestro
02/04/2014 at 15:08

If I lived in Bellingham, I'd consider it.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
02/04/2014 at 15:08

Evergreen doesn't seem to host many autocrosses. Just open drift nights.

And Pacific Raceway is a bit far for me.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:11

I commute from Covington to Bothell. Unless you're up near Bellingham, it's not too terrible. I know a guy who goes to Pat's Acres in the Portland area for Dorifto events.

Brian Silvestro > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:11

I'm assuming you don't live there then. I tried!

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
02/04/2014 at 15:16

I'm in Marysville, so it would be at least an hour drive to Kent. I suppose that wouldn't be too bad, just that the drive through Seattle can be stressful.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Brian Silvestro
02/04/2014 at 15:17

Marysville, so about an hour south of Bellingham. I'd just like to be able to complete the day on just one tank of gas if possible.

Brian Silvestro > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:22

I'm on the other side of the country so I don't know much anyway. There's none in Seattle?

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:22

It's not that bad on the weekends, especially if you run 405 South instead of 5. I make my early morning work runs in about 40 minutes, and have very little trouble hitting Bellevue or Kirkland on the weekends.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
02/04/2014 at 15:28

I have done 405 on a Saturday morning, and it was quite relaxing. No cops, almost no traffic, and may or may not have had a Mustang GT and an Escalade doing 90-95 with me. Good times.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Brian Silvestro
02/04/2014 at 15:29

The nearest one is directly across the Puget Sound from Seattle, but ferries can get a bit expensive. I might see if Pacific Raceways just South has anything going on.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 15:33

I'm hoping the roads will be fairly clear for this weekend:
https://www.facebook.com/events/5155089…

leicester > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 16:09

Chuckanut SCC in Bellingham:

http://www.chuckanutscc.org/autocross

My wife's uncle and cousin auto-x with them.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > leicester
02/04/2014 at 16:20

I was looking at them, but I couldn't find where they posted local autocross events. All I found was links to SCCA events in Bremerton and Packwood. Perhaps I'll email them or something.

leicester > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 17:24

I didn't see a 2014 schedule up - I'm not sure how many events they run, at least 3 I think.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > leicester
02/04/2014 at 17:40

I signed up for the email list. Hopefully they send stuff out.

TwoFortified > Paul, Man of Mustangs
02/04/2014 at 19:12

I'm in Tacoma and was having similar issues last year.

This year, it looks like there are a couple that happen close to me.

Sorry, pal :(