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Originally Posted by ArthurS
the whole thing sounds really fun though. Minus the laughing experienced crowd. I have never been able to push my car a little without worring about a ticket for reckless driving.
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People will laugh, but not necessarily *at* you. Everyone's been there, and usually AutoX people are a close knit kinda people. (At least with the crew I've raced with). Seeing a n00b spin is entertainment, because we've all done it. As long as you're not cocky (or really fast
), people will usually go out of their way to help you.
For example, this guy showed up with an NSX... really nice one, supercharged and everything... anyway, he'd never raced before, but he figured his $100k car should be faster than everyone else... so he stomped on it and spun like every lap. I didn't matter that people told him to slow down and he'd get a better time, he figured he should just win it all right away. The poor guy kept spinning and DNFing 'cause he didn't understand how the slalom worked
. Eventually he sucked it up, and had someone ride along with him to show him how the course worked. He finally finished a run.
Don't be that guy! Consider your 1st season a learning experience. Ask questions, even the "stupid" ones... no one will knock you for trying to learn. Take it easy on course. You'll save $$ on tires, and become a better driver because of it. Smoothness, and looking ahead at the course are the keys to being fast, IMO.