Definition
A timed racing event where drivers navigate individual cars through a course with cones in a parking lot or field, testing speed and control.
Etymology
From auto- (automobile) + cross (as in traversing a course). This is a modern compound created in the mid-20th century for amateur motorsports, combining automobile racing with a general crossing of a timed course.
Kelly Says
Autocross started as a democratic form of car racing because you didn't need an expensive track or fancy equipment—just cones and a parking lot—making it the sport where anyone with a car could learn racing skills cheaply.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Autobahn
aw-toh-bahn
ARالعربية
سير سباق السيارات
seer sabag al-si-ya-rat
BNবাংলা
অটোক্রস
at-oh-kross
CACatalà
autocross
aw-toh-cross
CSČeština
autocross
aw-toh-cross
DADansk
autocross
aw-toh-cross
DEDeutsch
Autocross
aw-toh-cross
ELΕλληνικά
autocross
aw-toh-cross
ESEspañol
autocross
aw-toh-cross
FAفارسی
اتوموक्रس
atoo-mokross
FISuomi
autocross
aw-toh-cross
FRFrançais
autocross
aw-toh-cross
GUGU
ઓટોક્રોસ
o-toh-kroos
HAHA
autocross
aw-toh-cross
HEעברית
אוטוקרוס
aw-toh-kross
HIहिन्दी
ऑटोक्रॉस
aw-toh-kross
HUMagyar
autocross
aw-toh-cross
IDBahasa Indonesia
autocross
aw-toh-cross
IGIG
autocross
aw-toh-cross
ITItaliano
autocross
aw-toh-cross
KKKK
автокросс
avto-kross
KMKM
អាតូតក្រូស
a-toh-kroos
KO한국어
오토크로스
o-toh-keu-ro-seu
MRMR
ऑटोक्रॉस
aw-toh-kross
MSBahasa Melayu
autocross
aw-toh-cross
MYမြန်မာ
ऑटोक्रॉस
aw-toh-kross
NLNederlands
autocross
aw-toh-cross
NONorsk
autocross
aw-toh-cross
PAPA
ਆਟੋਕ્રૉਸ
aat-oh-kross
PLPolski
autocross
aw-toh-cross
PTPortuguês
autocross
aw-toh-cross
RORomână
autocross
aw-toh-cross
RUРусский
автокросс
avto-kross
SVSvenska
autocross
aw-toh-cross
SWKiswahili
autocross
aw-toh-cross
TAதமிழ்
ஆட்டோக்ரோஸ்
aat-toh-kroos
TEతెలుగు
ఆటోక్రాస్
aat-oh-kraas
THไทย
การแข่งรถออโต้ครอส
gaan-chaeng rot aw-toh-cross
TLTL
autocross
aw-toh-cross
TRTürkçe
otocross
oh-toh-cross
UKУкраїнська
автокрос
avto-kros
URاردو
آٹوکراس
aat-oh-kross
VITiếng Việt
autocross
aw-toh-cross
YOYO
autocross
aw-toh-cross
ZUZU
autocross
aw-toh-cross