5speed4dr wrote:After going through the course on Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised at how things turned out.
First--I am very happy with my performance. I knew the Subie wagon was fairly fast and a good handler, but I had no idea what it was truly capable of. I am very proud of the car and my ability to figure out how to make it work for me. Kudos to the instructors (especially Charles Stowe and Loren Williams) for some great advice.
Second--I am 36 years old, and I've wanted to get into autocross racing for years. My reluctance to do so has been based on a preconception that the sport was primarily populated by the young and careless. What I experienced on Saturday was exactly the opposite. I am very impressed by the dedication and commitment of the FAST club members, who are clearly very experienced and very careful about their operations. Everything was well organized and very safely done.
Third--I was especially glad to see that, even in a spirit of competition, the atmosphere was very friendly. I sort of expected it to be an every-man-for-himself sort of thing, but I saw people lending tools and offering to help fix cars. I saw people volunteering their time to stand in the sun and pick up cones. I saw dozens of happy people at the end of the day, and I even made a couple of new friends myself.
If this event was any indication of what to expect in this sport, I think I've found my new favorite hobby.
Thanks everyone.
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and you, and everyone else who has posted, are very welcome. We're really glad you enjoyed yourselves, and we hope you'll be back!
He should be in Florida on Thursday, Friday at the latest! I guess I'll be running the Mustang again...