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Autotesting involves a series of tests, generally around 
Autotests can take place on either grass or hard surface. Grass Autotests are popular for club events as they are more gentle on tires and transmissions. Many Clubs run their Grass autotests without any reversing. Championship Autotests in the UK are normally on a hard surface.
Each event consists of between three and six tests, with each test completed twice with the faster of the two counting for the results. The tests are timed with a 
Autotests are conducted in the UK and Ireland and are similar to
traffic cone
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s, to measure precision driving
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skill.
The tests often include stopping with the front and rear wheels straddling a line, and always end stopping in a garage (usually marked out with cones). Sections of each test are usually completed in reverse. Car
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s involved can be standard road cars or ones specially built for autotest.
Autotests can take place on either grass or hard surface. Grass Autotests are popular for club events as they are more gentle on tires and transmissions. Many Clubs run their Grass autotests without any reversing. Championship Autotests in the UK are normally on a hard surface.
Each event consists of between three and six tests, with each test completed twice with the faster of the two counting for the results. The tests are timed with a stopwatch
A stopwatch is a timepiece designed to measure the amount of time that elapses between its activation and deactivation.
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, with penalties of 10 seconds given for each cone hit. A wrong turn in a test results in a maximum time, which is usually 30 seconds slower than the fastest time in class. The winner is the driver who completes the tests in the shortest time (including penalties). Each test usually takes around a minute to complete, and often turns into a test of memory as well as driver skill. Most of the autotest layouts are symmetrical and the drivers do get the chance to walk the course.
Autotests are conducted in the UK and Ireland and are similar to Motorkhana
Motorkhana is a low-cost form of motorsport, unique to Australia and New Zealand but similar to autotesting in the UK and Ireland and gymkhana in the US. It involves manoeuvring a car through tight tests as quickly as possible - one car at a time ...
in Australia and New Zealand. Cars compete one at a time and speeds are low so safety is high. Autotesting is also a little similar to autocrossing in the US, but the slower speeds, frequent handbrake turns and reversing are all major points of difference.
Important skills to learn for autotesting include:
* The Handbrake turn
* The J-turn or Reverse Flick
* Reversing at speed
See also
* Autosolo – Forwards Only Autotesting.References
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