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Old 04-24-2014, 07:40 PM   #3
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Safe autox'ers make for safe track drivers.

I would do about a half dozen autox events before investing any duckets and time into drivers education. Once you've shaken off the dumb mistakes the lessons in the more targeted events will sink in. But the first thing I would do would be to go onto YouTube and search for autox venues near you. There are always on on board videos of Porsche or SCCA events.
Watch those videos repeatedly with an eye toward memorizing the course layouts. Look two cones ahead of where the car is. That will get you started on learning to see like a driver. Seat time at all these events is limited it's best to hone the one skill that you can do outside of the car. At the end of the day speed is about reducing errors fraction of a second at every corner or cone and eliminating hesitation or clumsiness when going from one move to the very next. The eyes dictate all of this. quick eyes lead to quick hands and feets. It will never be the other way around.
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