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Originally Posted by njsharkracer
No offense ciotti, but i'm not paying $50 to dodge cones. I emailed one of the contacts of that chapter and they told me they're just using the middle parking lot on the lightning course. If we were using the actual track I would have no problem forking over $50 for that.
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If this were an event on either of the main tracks none of us would be able to afford it, the entry fee would be $300 - $500 to get in, you would be spending $500+ on a brand new set of tires that would be corded by the end of the day, and you wouldn't have a very good time because you would be jumping straight into a track day without any autocross experience. $1,000 per day is a bit much for me so I'll stick with autocross.
There's a very true saying that goes "autocrossers make great road racers but road racers don't necessarily make good autocrossers."
Most of the big time road racers have a strong background in autocross, it truly is the best and cheapest way to learn handling dynamics. Not to mention that it's the most adrenaline packed 40 seconds of your life once you have been to a bunch of them and know what you're doing.
All for $50, $15 of which you will get back when you are hooked at the end of the event and go home to sign up for an SCCA membership. Then it will only be $30 or $35 per event.