DRIVERS – Must possess a valid driver’s license (not a learner’s permit or restricted license).  One passenger age 12 and over is allowed in the front seat.

SAFETY – Vehicle must pass a safety inspection before each event.  Helmets (Snell rating of SA95, M95, K98 or newer) and seat belts are required.  Loaner helmets are available.  Roll cages are NOT required but are recommended.  No alcoholic beverages during the event.

COURSE – The course is typically set up on a gravel parking lot or dirt surface.  Course markers (orange cones) are used to mark turns.  No jumps, deep ruts, large holes or other dangerous features are allowed, although the course surface typically changes during the event.  Speeds are limited to reasonable and prudent for the course conditions and, for the fastest cars, should not normally exceed 60 miles per hour on straights and 40 mph in turns.

SCORING – RallyCross uses a cumulative scoring system. All runs count.  A typical event has three (3) runs in the morning session and three (3) in the afternoon.  Fun runs afterward if time permits.  Provisional results are available at the end of the event.  Final results are posted on the website.

PENALTIES – Two (2) seconds for displacing a cone.  Ten (10) seconds for missing a gate.

ELIGIBLE VEHICLES – Any fixed roof production vehicle (including a convertible with factory hard top attached) is eligible to compete.  Pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and 4X4s are eligible to compete but may be excluded for safety reasons (e.g. high-profile/high center of gravity).   

VEHICLE CLASSIFICATION – Vehicles are divided into categories based on drivetrain and  type of modifications allowed.  Vehicle classes are:

RALLY STOCK CLASS – as equipped from the manufacturer with very limited modifications allowed.

• Stock Front/Rear Wheel Drive (S2)*
• Stock All Wheel Drive (SA)

RALLY PREPARED CLASS – limited modifications allowed.

• Prepared Front/Rear Wheel Drive (P2)*
• Prepared All Wheel Drive (PA)

MODIFIED CLASS – almost any modifications allowed.

• Modified Two Wheel Drive (M2)
• Modified All Wheel Drive (M4)

* Colorado RallyCross combines front and rear wheel drive cars in a single class within the stock and prepared race groups

DAY OF THE EVENT SCHEDULE – Here is the schedule for a typical event:

• Registration (pay your entry fee);
• Tech Inspection (vehicle safety & helmet check);
• Drivers Meeting (discuss event rules, notices and updates);
• Novice Orientation (brief meeting with first-time RallyCrossers);
• Worker Assignments (gotta work to play!);
• Parade Lap (slow speed lap of the course in your vehicle);
• Morning Racing (divide competitors into two groups – one group runs while the other group works the course.  Groups switch roles after first group completes three runs.);
• Lunch (on your own; good time to meet other competitors.);
• Afternoon Racing (two run groups, same as morning session);
• Scoring Results (provisional results announced);
• Course Clean-Up (pick up cones and equipment).