Golden gate Lotus Club	Porsche Club (Loma Prieta Region)	Porsche Club (Santa Rosa)	Porsche Club (golden Gate)	AAS	SCCA-Sac chapter	SCCA-SFR	UFO	BMWCCA
Runs at	Marina	Marina	Santa Rosa airport		Marina,	Stockton		Marina	Marina
Classing	Marque specific + pax class, penalty for street tires+ fun		Marque specific + fun			SCCA	SCCA	SCCA+
Registration	Online only	Onsite	Onsite	?	Onsite	Onsite	Onsite + pre-reg online	Onsite	Online only
Registration line	< 1 minute	< 2 minutes	<2 minutes	?	5 minutes	5 minutes	Long	Long(can be 20 mins)	< 1 minute
Punctuality	*****	*****	****	?	****	****	**	*****	***
Results	Online, eventually	Online, not always published					Online, very fast	Paper within a few weeks. Can take months online.	?
Format	All day. 4 run groups, run morning and afternoon	All day. 2 run groups, morning and afternoon	All day. 4 runs groups, morning and afternoon		Half day. 4 run groups, either morning or afternoon		Half day, either am or pm. Possible fun runs	Half day, either am or pm. Possible fun runs	All day, 4 run groups, mornign and afternoon.
Typical number of runs	10	12	10		5	4	3-4	4
Cost	$53 (inc lunch)	$35	$30		$40	$30	$35	$35
Have to join something?	No, but being a member of GGLC ($25) allows early registration	No.	No	Join PCA	No	No, but need day membership ($15) or full SCCA membership$85	Yes, $85 to join SCCA
Use of time	****	*****	***
Quirks	Have to buy lunch	Seem to favor very tight 1st gear	Lot is a little small and dangerous	Loan me a Porsche and I'll tell you	Pax classes only for many cars Green pointer cones	Tiny lot		No pointer cones. Angular tight courses	No coursewalk before drivers meeting
Cone penalty	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Tech	None	Inspector walks paddock	Inspector walks paddock		Grid+sticker		Rigorous off-grid	On grid	Inspector walks paddock
Food	Lunch + bagels + soda	Water + optional lunch	No	?	Genies Weenies sometimes	Genies Weenies	Lunch truck	No	Soda and water + optional lunch

Bay Area Autox

	Golden gate Lotus Club	Porsche Club (Loma Prieta Region)	Porsche Club (Santa Rosa)	Porsche Club (golden Gate)	AAS	SCCA-Sac chapter	SCCA-SFR	UFO	BMWCCA
Runs at	Marina	Marina	Santa Rosa airport		Marina,	Stockton		Marina	Marina
Classing	Marque specific + pax class, penalty for street tires+ fun		Marque specific + fun			SCCA	SCCA	SCCA+
Registration	Online only	Onsite	Onsite	?	Onsite	Onsite	Onsite + pre-reg online	Onsite	Online only
Registration line	< 1 minute	< 2 minutes	<2 minutes	?	5 minutes	5 minutes	Long	Long(can be 20 mins)	< 1 minute
Punctuality	*****	*****	****	?	****	****	**	*****	***
Results	Online, eventually	Online, not always published					Online, very fast	Paper within a few weeks. Can take months online.	?
Format	All day. 4 run groups, run morning and afternoon	All day. 2 run groups, morning and afternoon	All day. 4 runs groups, morning and afternoon		Half day. 4 run groups, either morning or afternoon		Half day, either am or pm. Possible fun runs	Half day, either am or pm. Possible fun runs	All day, 4 run groups, mornign and afternoon.
Run Order	Random/pre-reg	Random	Random		By class, rotating	By class, rotating	By class, rotating	By class, rotating	Random pre-reg
Grid	Columns	LeMans	Stage and Grid		?	?	Columns. Back in on RG1	Columns. Back in on RG1	Columns
Timing	First 3 count	All count	All count		All count	All count	All count	All count	First 2 not counted
Typical number of runs	10	12	10		5	4	3-4	4	7
Cost	$53 (inc lunch)	$35	$30		$40	$30	$35	$35
Have to join something?	No, but being a member of GGLC ($25) allows early registration	No.	No	Join PCA	No	No, but need day membership ($15) or full SCCA membership$85	Yes, $85 to join SCCA	No. Can optionally joinUFO $15.
Time efficiency	****	*****	***		***		**	***	***
Quirks	Have to buy lunch	Seem to favor very tight 1st gear	Lot is a little small and dangerous	Loan me a Porsche and I'll tell you	Pax classes only for many cars Green pointer cones	Tiny lot		No pointer cones. Angular tight courses	No coursewalk before drivers meeting
Cone penalty	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Tech	None	Inspector walks paddock	Inspector walks paddock		Grid+sticker		Rigorous off-grid	On grid	Inspector walks paddock
Food	Lunch + bagels + soda	Water + optional lunch	No	?	Genies Weenies sometimes	Genies Weenies	Lunch truck	No	Soda and water + optional lunch