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Originally Posted by The Wind Breezes
If autocross is eye-opening I have to ask, did you never do driver's ed or mess around in parking lots before? You have to ask yourself: am I into motorsport or am I just messing around?
If you're really into motorsport and a beginner your money is better spent on a driving simulator that you can practice on as much as you want, and then go to parking lots or controlled areas and apply in real life.
For experience on an ACTUAL track including the possibility to RACE other people for relatively low cost, you should check out karting or motorcycles either dirt or tarmac. Those motorsports are extremely accessible and even if you just go to open practice, it is infinitely better than doing a time trial by yourself through a parking lot.
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My only issue with autocross is seat time. Otherwise, it's a frantic paced dash that makes 40-50mph feel like 150mph. It's an adrenaline rush. I prefer a track, but, autocross is just as fun in its own way. It can be extremely lame when the run-count is low and the courses are short or unnecessarily complicated. Your viewpoint on autocross might change drastically as you go from a pleb that can barely get around a course to a more season competitor that can actually push the limits of their car and grip. It's eye opening when you really start to learn how to toss a car around and auto-x is one of the best avenues out there to learn that limit.