The short answer is no. We have a Novice program specifically tailored to newcomers to the sport. As a Novice, you will be competing against other novices. Since participants in the Novice program will typically be driving cars that would fall into different open classes, the times are adjusted to equalize the differences in performance.

Competitors may run in the Novice class for 3 events, or until they win the class at a Regional event. After that, they would move to their assigned open class. The 3 event rule is flexible; the specific number of events may be increased at the discretion of the Chief of Rookies.

For more information on the Novice program, see Section 3 of the Solo Operations Manual.