just wondering who out there has gone to racing or driving school, taken defensive driving classes or participates in autocross type events. anyone?

i found out it's a blast! i think i burned a quarter inch of rubber off my tires but it was so worth it to be able to really whale on the course and only worry about knocking over cones instead of having a cop coming after me

XxAxX said:

My old boss is doing a sponsored race thingy in a proper racing car

JaneyPoos said:

that's how i got involved. my old boss has a race car he built and he's an ultra cool guy. he's been recommending this to me for years and i finally did it. loved it. it's really satisfying to be able to race until your tires scream and cut seconds off your time each run. it really does take a lot of skill. alas, my car really wasn't meant for racing but the things i'm learning totally help on the freeway.

interestingly, there were several police cars watching the runs and commenting on the different drivers. one of the instructors has won the national events five times or so and i guess he's well-known around town. i jokingly asked the cops if they were taking our licenses plate numbers down but they told me they were more worried about the people on the street who didn't know how to drive a course than the ones out on the courses