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Message: A whole new world!

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Changed By: SMILIN
Change Date: November 30, 2020 01:05PM

A whole new world!
Track days. AutoX. Wow. This is legal? I had no idea these types of events were available to "ordinary people." I started Autocrossing with the local PCA group in 1998. I believe it was Nov '98 when a group of Boxster folks signed up for a DE event at Thunderhill Raceway in Northern California.

So. Much. To. Learn!

I learned a ton. Great info from around the world thanks to the forums, but nothing like DOING IT, and learning from great people. I had/have no particular skill...just a casual interest to learn lots. Even that casual/fun level was addicting. And expensive. And time consuming. My participation ramped up quickly, but I couldn't get my family interested in participating, so it gradually wound down over the next 5 years, or so. My wife did one DE event and had fun, but no interest in making it a regular thing. Same with Autocross. I'm on pace to participate in 1 autoX every few years. Need to do more.

Lots of great people involved in these types of events. Lots of friendships developed. And lots of remote support from the forums.

"Yes sir. I'm sorry sir." - one of the best lines that I learned at the track...for when you are summoned to speak with the steward. This same line has proven to work well when you are having an involuntary conversation on the side of the road with a police officer. Fingers crossed. Knock on wood. Etc...

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Author: SMILIN
Date: November 30, 2020 12:40PM

A whole new world!
Track days. AutoX. Wow. This is legal? I had no idea these types of events were available to "ordinary people." I started Autocrossing with the local PCA group in 1998. I believe it was Nov '98 when a group of Boxster folks signed up for a DE event at Thunderhill Raceway in Northern California.

So. Much. To. Learn!

I learned a ton. Great info from around the world thanks to the forums, but nothing like DOING IT, and learning from great people. I had/have no particular skill...just a casual interest to learn lots. Even that casual/fun level was addicting. And expensive. And time consuming. My participation ramped up quickly, but I couldn't get my family interested in participating, so it gradually wound down over the next 5 years, or so. My wife did one DE event and had fun, but no interest in making it a regular thing. Same with Autocross. I'm on pace to participate in 1 autoX every few years. Need to do more.

Lots of great people involved in these types of events. Lots of friendships developed. And lots of remote support from the forums.