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First Auto Cross Just Done

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Had a bunch of fun this past Sunday w/ my new GTI in a sanctioned autocross. I came in 2nd place ;D in the Novice Class (out of 6) and thoroughly trounced a '95 Corvette, several new RX-8's, Miata's, BMW 325, Integra and the like..... what a great and fun handling car at the limit and on a track!! I highly recommend everyone try to find your local Auto-x club and give it a spin. Although now I can't stop thinking about ways to tweak this and that for an extra tenth here and there..... lil' GTI.... wa wa wa wawaaaaaaa.........
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I just did autocross a couple weeks ago in the SCCA novice school. It was fan-tas-tic. We got to do 10 runs throughout the day. After my first 2, I let an instructor drive it once. That's when my fast grin kicked in. Car's a little heavy, but once you know what it can do, it is just a complete blast. Going back out tomorrow. Best advice I got - the car is made for it. Push the gas to the floor (when you've got room), and brake 'til you feel the ABS. Coming from the street, at first I was pussyfooting it because you can't unleash the power in the city streets of Seattle.

Drive it like you stole it... >:D
Do you know of a good racing school anywhere near Seattle? I would love to get some more time where I can really play with the car and get some feedback without taking out a whole bunch of cones... :)

P.S. I only got 4th today racing in novice. Then I let my friend drive my car a lap and he beat my best time by over 2 seconds (on a 45 second track). Grrr... See first paragraph.
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