[jb92563]

In my opinion if you don't have any kind of car racing experience and have not taken a Performance driving school of some kind, then you probably don't know the limits of the car or yourself and a good instructor will be essential to make your first experience a good one.
Since racing is about being smooth and driving to the edge of you and your cars limits, its extremely important to learn where those limits are early on to prevent accidents.

I think the 1 weekend driving school is an excellent way to launch yourself into car racing as you will learn all the basics and car control in a no pressure relaxed environment and is virtually guaranteed to make your experience fun and make you a better driver and prepared for your first real Auto-X.

Auto-X's although fun are rather short duration training lessons and it takes quite a few to start making good progress.
DE's are better for wheel time but higher speeds make that more intimidating for the newcomer.

Hats off to all those that instruct, as its the only way to make safe progress for new racers.