I respectfully disagree with that, however, I do agree that autocross can teach a lot about car control.Originally Posted by matthewAPM
The biggest issue is that the seat time at an autocross is too short for it to be meaningful in a single event. Whereas, the seat time at most track events is longer giving the student more time to focus on technique. It typically takes quite a few autocross events for most newbs to start getting some of the basic techniques.
As an example, I have done maybe a dozen or so autocrosses in the past three years, and have yet to master some of the technique. I still struggle somewhat with threshold braking.
The point is that what most people usually find out in one autocross is that he/she needs to learn much more about car control than what was known prior to the event.
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