[7thgear]

having gone from track to autocross, i'll say this


autocross is a poor environment for learning car control techniques and/or aggressive driving from scratch .


A single day spent with a good coach at a major race track will propel you light years ahead in terms of getting comfortable with your car at speed while feeding you introductory text-book race theory.



Feedback is continuous and gradual. A student that drivers even 0.5% harder every lap will be 10% faster at the end of a 20 lap stint.



By comparison Autocross is like prison for first time offenders. Even with a ride-along you'll spend half the day figuring out just where to go.


Autocross is, at the end of the day, a competition event first and foremost. It is a very technical and mentally challenging competition.


Autocross is a place where you get to practice your talent and apply your knowledge in order to climb the totem pole.


But if you don't know the basics, you're gonna have a hell of a hard time picking them up while crushing cones and going off-track a mere 5 runs per weekend.