I'm just curious. I got my first kick in the teeth at my last race day. Granted it was only my 3rd race (autocross) day in my whole life, but...

I ran a best of a 98.1 in my IS3 (regional San Diego class, between Stock and SP) 1991 CRX Si. I ran the car exactly as I brought it...with the H&R OE Sport springs, Tokico blues, slotted rotors, and an otherwise bone stock CRX, rolling on stock 185/65R14 street tires.

Now, here's the kicker. All the experienced guys were running cars like 87 CRX's, 90 CRX's, 87 civic Si's, and the like...basically, cars very much equal to mine, in Stock, or at the most IS3, like me. And they were all running 86.5 or better times. Only a couple of em were on full-on slicks, most of em were on just stickier-than-normal street tires (Falkens, Kumhos, etc).

I know these guys have been running for 3, 4, or more years, but I can't help but wonder how long it'll be before I'm runnin with the kickassers in the group So, on to my question...when did everyoen really start to feel skilled at their driving? thanks