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[Leigh Smith]

Agreed with one exception.
To be really competitive means running race rubber and going thru $300 worth
of rubber in a day at the track. Makes for a $500 weekend. That was my
point. If you just want to go have fun, well that's different...
If you want to really learn to drive, that's also different. Admitedly you
get big chunks of track time road racing, but you get almost no timing
feedback. Since you get timing feedback every run in autocross the driver
feedback and ability for driver improvement is much greater.
If someone really wants to improve their driving skills, and be competitive
at the same time, autocross is hard to beat.
It's a much better driver education tool than track time.
Running either type of event on street tires, is less expensive, but
basically precludes you from being competitive, unless they are ruled out.
It's also much easier to learn to drive well on race rubber because it is so
much more consistent.
It does seem that there are more track venues available these days than
before, and that's a good thing. And if some just want to go have fun,
that's fine.
I just don't understand the amount of auto-cross bashing that goes on on
this list.
All forms of racing have their advantages, they just vary in which specific
skill they teach or thrill they provide.
"You can make any car go faster by improving the driver"
Lee