[Crazy Canuck]

I don't know if it's the right section,
but I thought I would share how I'm feeling.

Basically, I love AutoX and I find it a great way to enjoy the car, and so forth.
I'm also OK at it and kick ass on some fast cars in my category as well.

There are a few things that makes me not enjoy it as much.
1. it's very political... full of BS
2. seat time is very minimal
3. can't be much more competitive unless I trailor another set of wheels w/ Hoosier dady.
4. I'd like to use more than just 1-2 gear.

I'm just thinking on focusing more on driving and seat time.
Am I the only one that thinks this or going through this kind of feelings ?

[DanKeen]

And to add something useful to this thread...

As Aaron knows, I was rather competitive in the Glen Region. I had a lot of fun trying to beat him, even though he was on R's (blah blah old R's blah). It was a great community - I had lots of friends - and we'd get 6-9 runs at each event.

I moved out to SF, and I decided not to autocross anymore. Why? With 300 people at each event, you get 3 runs. It's more expensive. People don't seem as friendly, but that could just be a side effect of having such a large crowd. And the lot is eight times the size of anything we had near the Glen.

That last point doesn't sound so bad, until you realize that all my autocrossing experience was in first gear, sliding and dancing the car around cones. You start driving in second (and third! at AAX events) and find that the car behaves entirely differently, and you're dog slow.

I figured if I was going to have to learn a new skill set, I might as well "graduate" on to track driving. I had done one event at WGI, and it was the most fun I ever had, so I figured I'd try it again. What do you know, it still is! Thunderhill was awesome. So, while it's more per weekend, it's far less per driving time... you don't have to work the event (I know, I'm lazy)... and my car feels much more at home than it ever did in autocross.

Just my 0.03 about why I stopped autocrossing.