We had a great school on Saturday and event on Sunday here in KC. 67 more people showed up for the school! I drove some cool cars to boot. I took a skeptical Miata driver (skeptical that I, a 5.0-driving power fiend, could speak knoweldegeably about the prospect of autocrossing a Miata) and made a believer out of him. He was doing the entire high-30's course in first gear and was convinced he was getting everything out of the car. I was pointing out his positives but telling him to dial it up, he had more in it, deeper and harder on the brakes, when in doubt brake a little more before turning, etc. Then we swapped seats and by the entry to the first major corner I had him flinched into a death grip...that's when I knew I was doing it just right. After the run he said "Wow...I guess I do have a lot left in this"
I got a ride in a 427 Cobra continuation model, the real SHelby chassis numbers assembled in an old MiG factory in poland. I felt like a giant in a clown car. Brutal.
Got a ride in a Caterham 7. Very cool. Very small. Drove an Integra whose enthusiastic driver said "It's OK if you break it" and "drive it like it's yours". I said I didn't like breaking my own stuff so I didn't think it would be an issue.
A Ferrari Testarossa was there both days too. All kinds of cool cars and enthusiastic students whose progress was fun to watch.
Ramble ramble blah blah...point is it sounds like a banner autocross weekend here in the midwest, hooking a ton of new people into the sport. Cool.
