Quote:[size="3"][/size] [size="3"]“it takes different strokes to rule the world ….. yes it does, different strokes to ruuuuuuuuule the world!�?[/size]

[size="3"]- AX has pros and cons[/size]

[size="3"]- DE has pros and cons[/size]

[size="3"]Ax is cheap, safe, teaches good car control and usually only takes ½ a day so doesn’t cause much grief from the old bread knife.[/size]

[size="3"]DE is not cheap, not so safe and usually requires 3 or 4 days away from home which causes a great deal of grief from the wife … but I love it and I love the social side after the track closes[/size]
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[size="3"]For the smart novice, I would suggest the following stepped approach is the best way forward: [/size]

[size="3"]start with AX then try DE and then try racing[/size]

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Quote:[size="3"][/size] [size="3"]“it takes different strokes to rule the world ….. yes it does, different strokes to ruuuuuuuuule the world!�?[/size]

[size="3"]- AX has pros and cons[/size]

[size="3"]- DE has pros and cons[/size]

[size="3"]Ax is cheap, safe, teaches good car control and usually only takes ½ a day so doesn’t cause much grief from the old bread knife.[/size]

[size="3"]DE is not cheap, not so safe and usually requires 3 or 4 days away from home which causes a great deal of grief from the wife … but I love it and I love the social side after the track closes[/size]
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[size="3"]For the smart novice, I would suggest the following stepped approach is the best way forward: [/size]

[size="3"]start with AX then try DE and then try racing[/size]

I am a beginner here in both AX and DE. My take: auto-x takes up too much time for so little driving. DE is great but speeds are too fast to develop car control skills, as I certainly will be driving within my limits. We need something in-between auto-x and DE. Speeds somewhere in between as well. I guess it is sort of a roadcourse auto-x, but more than just one car there. If we can put cones in a road course to slow speed down, that will likely be ideal AX/DE sort of event. What do you guys think?

So, what have I done so far. I am doing as much auto-x / car control clinics schools as I can before going back to DE in the Oct 16-18 event. I am going the schools route, as I can't stand spending a whole day for 6-8 30-60sec runs.

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Opus! Do what I did many years ago.......... find an empty high school parking lot on a weekend, get someone that knows what and how to teach to go along. Do skidpad, threshold braking and slalom exercises by setting a few cheap cones of some sort. Do this all day or till someone comes along with a badge and throws you out.hock:hock:

The speed you achieve will depend on the lot size, experience and your right foot. The more you get a feel for the way the car behaves, the more you'll use the right foot. the skidpad is really the best tool in a car control clinic.