I was trying to do a search on where I can get some lessons for autocrossing. I found a thread that recommended a skipbarber session. After looking at some of the deals they had, it seems that their classes are a little out of my price range. (more like way over that range) So I was wondering, can anyone recommend me to an inexpensive class that had helped them in racing?

fyi, I have driven around cones but never on courses because I'm not SCCA certified. ?? Yea, I'm a newbee. Please help.

 

look into Drivers Education courses offered by the local Porsche, BMW, or Audi clubs. Lot of fun seat time under an instructors guidance-they run about $250 for a weekend and you will typically get 8 runs on the track in two days

 

You are a couple months too late!! I just attended an autocross clinic org'd by the Golden Gate Lotus Club.

Here are autocrossing tips though to help get you started:
http://www.gglotus.org/ggtech/autoxtips/autoxtips.htm

 

cant og wrong with an evolution school http://autocross.com/evolution/ natl champs are some of the instructors, see one out if they are in your area.

 

In addition to the car clubs, you can also check out the websites of some of the tracks that are in your locale. They will have two ways of searching out a good program. ONe is that they will list schools that they have resident at their facility. Another is that they will often post their schedule of events for the year and some of those will be to track and autocross courses or schools, which you can then investigate.

 

I know you were looking for lessons, but I would like to recommend a book:

Winning Autocross
Solo II Competition
the art and the science

by Turner and Miles
ISBN 0-932522-01-7

This book truely reveals the "black art" of improving your skills at an autocross. Not sure if it's still in print, but I'm sure it's out there somewhere.

Another suggestion, is that you want to hitch as many rides as possible with champion caliber drivers. While most events don't allow passengers, they often allow this during "dollar runs" after the event. Better still, get a top driver to take you for a ride in your own car. You'd be surprised how fast your car can go with a really experienced driver, and how smoothly they do it.

--- Former SCCA CSP Solo II champion, EMRA ST2 Solo I Champion, BMW CCA driver's school instructor, and SCCA autocross school instructor.

 

I just picked up this book.