Autoslalom (auto slalom, slalom) is a form of motorsport that takes place on short, temporary courses marked out on areas of sealed-surfaces such as car parks or disused airport runways. Competitors are timed to complete the course, with penalties given for diverting from the route or for touching the course markers. Each competitor starts individually and speeds are kept low to emphasise safety and to require good vehicle control.[1][2][3]
Autoslalom is a constituent discipline of the international FIA Motorsport Games.[4] There is also a European Autoslalom Championship for international competition.[5]
In United States, slalom, along with autocross, is an optional discipline of the Sports Car Club of America's Solo series. The differences between slalom and autocross have been described as slalom being a high speed parking-lot event, whereas autocross has higher speed on longer courses although the terms may be used interchangeably.[6] The official rules also determine that the disciplines are similar, and that a slalom may also be the name of a section of an autocross course.[7]
It is similar to autotesting in the United Kingdom, motorkhana in Australia and New Zealand, and autokhana in India.
- ^ "About Autoslalom | CASC Ontario Region". www.casc.on.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Autoslalom – The Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs". www.caccautosport.org. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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- ^ "Auto Slalom". FIA Motorsport Games | Official SRO Motorsport Group. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "European Autoslalom Championship — EASC". European Autoslalom Championship. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Pagel, Jim (1972). How to win at slalom & autocross. Modern sports car series. New York: Sports Car Press. ISBN 978-0-87112-053-3.
- ^ "1.2 GENERAL DEFINITIONS" (PDF). SCCA National Solo Rules (Fiftieth printing ed.): 24. 2024.