Am I going to do one of these again? Probably not for a loooooooong time.
My thoughts:
1. Autocross is not good value in $ per seat time, although it is good for newbies and those trying to shakedown their cars.
2. Autocross consumables are not as cheap as everyone makes them out to be. The competitive tires are considerably more expensive than the enduro junk I run. They also have a habit of chunking at a track day. Also, if you are running classes with limited camber, you're going to murder the tire shoulders pretty quick because parking lot asphalt is way more coarse than a smooth racetrack.
3. The lines you'd take on an autocross course are vastly different than what I'm accustomed to. On a track, you generally want to late apex and maximize corner exit speed to take advantage of the subsequent straight. This means entering corners later/wider. On an autocross, the elements are so tightly packed and long straights are a rarity, so you're better off keeping things way tighter.
4. Most of the seat time is spent dealing with transients (rather than steady-state cornering) which is not analogous to real track driving. You can absolutely have a car that isn't phenomenal with these transients, but is extremely stable at speed on a road course, e.g. f-body with stiff suspension and high rear roll center.
5. Reading an autocross course is a skill in its own right that takes a long time to develop. Reading a track is far easier and more intuitive.
6. If your end goal is to get on track, don't feel the need to 'dominate' your autocross class before graduating to track driving. The skillsets are different.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
Негізгі бет I take the Firechicken to AUTOX after 2 years of Track Days (HPDE)
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