I was invited out to the Capital Driving Club AutoX this weekend and it was a ton of fun! It was my first time racing or auto-x'ing
Every run I got a little better and I actually beat a lot of people that had been racing for a season or two and a few newbies in WRXs. I was the only 8 but there was an RX-7. There were a ton of miatas, a MSP3, and a MSP6. I beat the times of the guy in the mazda speed 3 which was cool too.

Here is a vid of my 4th run. Just wanted to share since I got a few tips here before I raced.

Looking forward to spending more time in this part of the forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNAjgW8iRu4

 

Glad you had so much fun...welcome to the comp (racing) board

Autocross rocks, for those of us with limited attention spans...

 

White is so sexy on the circuit!

 

I've never seen my car in motion before so that was really cool too getting videos of it.

I really like the white on the track too

 

These were the cars I beat in order.

Impreza
A8
Shelby
S2000
Civic
Cooper
Miata
Cooper GP
Sprite
WRX
Cooper
Boxster
Viper

I had my DSC on. I think I'll shave a lot of time off next time doing the long 7 sec hold over the one push. I have to miss this weekend because of a hockey game which stinks. So it looks like it will be a few more weeks before i get to race again.

 

i will do my 1st auto x at the meet after next in va beach any tips i hear staying and 2nd or 3rd gear is best , my car is 100% stock althought i am thinking of getting tein coil overs

 

not sure what kind of tires to get

 

Glad you had a good time. If you really enjoyed it, though, I'd get away from CDC events as quickly as I could and step up to events hosted by other clubs (like WDCR-SCCA, Autocrossers Inc., NCC-BMWCCA, and even Philly-SCCA) at FedEx Field in Landover and Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. The lots are much bigger/better, even the worst courses at those sites are much better than what can fit at Harry Grove (or the high school in Manassas where they also host a number of events...and the Bowie site has its own issues).

The competition at the WDCR/AI/Philly events (and sometimes the NCC events) is at a much higher level and they provide much better opportunities to learn more and learn it faster than you'll get at CDC events.