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Originally Posted by Tim202
True, but fast acceleration is good for drag strip. Autocross is a good how-do-I-turn-my-car-better teacher. Some would even say that autocross is a better handling teacher than a road course. I however have too little experience at road courses to make that call.
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Autocross will teach you more about transient handling, road course is where you're far more likely to reach your car's steady-state (midcorner) balance. The risks are far lower, which makes it easier to push yourself and the car harder.
Autocrossing is also closer to street driving and street emergency speeds, but the downside to most autocross lots is that you don't have things like pavement edges and the ruts/dirt/mud just off-pavement to be keeping at least in the back of your mind like you have to in either street or road course driving.
Norm