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Originally Posted by oofie
Interesting thread.
I came from the world of autocross where our (my brother and I) main car needed the widest possible tire. Now that I'll be doing HPDE's and the like, I naturally assumed that this need of wide tires would translate to big tracks. Obviously it doesn't and its better for me as skinnier tires tend to be more affordable than wider tires.
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I've seen a LOT of autocross guys assume that everything from AutoX carries over to the track, because the general attitude at AutoX is that if you can AutoX, you can do anything.
Now, granted, I've AutoX'd exactly once, but from that experience, I did gather that the only thing that transfers over is your comfort level with the car. Both setups and skillsets are somewhat mutually exclusive.
I've taken some national level autox guys around a track and they freak out at the speeds, while I've ridden with them at an AutoX and was blown away by how quickly an AutoX car transitions.