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In partnership with Kumho Tires, Motul Lubricants, and PDM Racing, VCMC Motorsport Club proudly presents the 5th annual Novice Championship Tour - the season's most exciting novice autocross series!

With more than 100 annual competitors, the VCMC NCT offers no shortage of competition as racers compete for prizes, including a set of Kumho tires for the overall winner!

Whether you're an avid race fan who has always wanted to push their car to the limit or just a curious driver, VCMC caters the Novice championship events to new drivers. Support and coaching from experienced senior drivers is available to help fine-tune your driving skills! Guided course walks, tutorials, tech sessions and our famous Velocity driving school are others ways VCMC helps you get the most speed out of you and your car.

Who is eligible to join?
While entry is open to all drivers, only someone who has participated in three (3) or less Autoslalom events* prior to January 1st, 2009 can compete for points and prizes in this series. Points are awarded according to an indexing system based on vehicle class. You must be a member of VCMC to participate.

*Include ALL Solo2 events that require a CACC event permit, such as close club events, regional events, test and tune and driving schools.

What's Needed to Compete?

• A car
• A valid driver's license
• A current VCMC membership*
  

See FAQ for more info.

*You can sign up for a VCMC membership online, via mail, at one of our monthly meetings or at the event itself! Membership fee is only $50 and this also gives you one free event ($30 value). For more detailed information on the various signup methods, please visit the Join Us section.

The NCT is a five-race series, focusing on developing novice drivers into seasoned autocross competitors.

Race Dates

• NCT #1 April 11th, 2010
• NCT #2 June 13th, 2010
• NCT #3 July 25th, 2010
• NCT #4 Sept 12th, 2010
• NCT #5 Oct 17th, 2010

Events are held at BC Driving Centre, Pitt Meadows.

Points System (PAX)

NCT is based on a point system which is exactly the same as the existing CACC Championship point system. All participants are expected to follow the safety and vehicles rules and regulations set by CACC and the event organizer. Please read the Supplemental Regulations . Points are based on the best 4 of 5 events. Please ensure that you attend all 5 NCT events to maximize your points. There will be a an overall winner based on PAX and prizes for the top 10 novices.

Click for an explanation of PAX.

Any questions or to sign up please e-mail our Novice Director.

2006 NCT Winner Michael Denham's Interview:

VCMC: You are a past NCT champion. What kind of motorsport experience in did you have coming into your first autocross season?

Michael: Prior to autocross, I had no real life motorsport experience. However, I have a lot of experience with racing simulations for the PC (mostly Grand Prix Legends and Live For Speed) using a steering wheel and pedal set. These can only teach you so much, but I am more comfortable driving at (and sometimes beyond!) the limit in autocross than I would have been without this experience.

VCMC: Can you discuss what modifications you did to go faster in your championship season?

Michael: For the car, I replaced the (17 year old) shock absorbers with some new Koni Yellows, purchased a spare set of wheels and some r-compound tires, and got a good alignment from PDM Racing. As there is really nothing much to adjust in stock class other than tire pressures, I then focused all my energy into learning the course layouts and working on my driving.

VCMC: What advice would you offer to the novices in their effort to win the PDM NCT title?

Michael: Try and prepare your car as best you can for your class. Once you have your car all working well, try and focus as much as possible on the driving and learning how your car handles. If you make changes to your car every event, you are going to have to relearn how your car handles, but if you leave it as it is, you can really build on your experience with the car each time you compete. Make sure you’re well prepared for each event and get as many course walks in as you can. Ask a lot of questions. I was forever bugging the experienced guys (and will be for a long time), getting a ride with them, having them ride with me, asking where I could improve, finding out what tire pressures people were running…. If you are able to, take part in the Velocity Driving School. I did this last year and really benefited from what I learned.