autocross
noun
au·to·cross ˈȯ-tō-ˌkrȯs 
ˈä-tō-
: an automobile gymkhana
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Its 40,000-mile test has only just begun, and the Civic Si has already competed in its first autocross and traveled to an IMSA Endurance Cup race. 
Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 22 July 2022 With fully defeatable stability control and the optional electronically locking differential, the 230i would be blast on an autocross course. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 31 May 2022 So far, that's meant driving to Florida for an IMSA Endurance Cup race at Sebring and brushing against cones at an SCCA autocross event. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 12 May 2022 Whether on the autocross course or road course, BRZ inspires confidence. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021 Even though the ML55 AMG is bound to lose to a Lexus GS400 and a BMW 5-series if challenged at an autocross, the ML55 is still an excellent combination of performance. Bradley Nevin, Car and Driver, 3 June 2020 Sure, the route from my backyard parking spot to the street is a sort of low-speed autocross course. Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 30 May 2020 Etherington has been racing for 25 years with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), an auto club that sanctions road racing, rallies, and autocross. Gwen Moran, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2019 Subiefest Midwest Subaru might have the most loyal and rabid following, especially among young men, and Subiefest Midwest gathers them for a one-day car show and autocross with giveaways and all ages family fun. Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018 See More
Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 22 July 2022 With fully defeatable stability control and the optional electronically locking differential, the 230i would be blast on an autocross course. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 31 May 2022 So far, that's meant driving to Florida for an IMSA Endurance Cup race at Sebring and brushing against cones at an SCCA autocross event. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 12 May 2022 Whether on the autocross course or road course, BRZ inspires confidence. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021 Even though the ML55 AMG is bound to lose to a Lexus GS400 and a BMW 5-series if challenged at an autocross, the ML55 is still an excellent combination of performance. Bradley Nevin, Car and Driver, 3 June 2020 Sure, the route from my backyard parking spot to the street is a sort of low-speed autocross course. Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 30 May 2020 Etherington has been racing for 25 years with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), an auto club that sanctions road racing, rallies, and autocross. Gwen Moran, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2019 Subiefest Midwest Subaru might have the most loyal and rabid following, especially among young men, and Subiefest Midwest gathers them for a one-day car show and autocross with giveaways and all ages family fun. Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
auto + motocross
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above