I'm not that much of a beginner. I used to track my Boxster at NJMP raceway and I started out with a racing instructor. My racing instructor won many SCCA events in the 1990's with his 93 RX-7 R1 before he started circuit racing in NJ with his Corvette Z06. In my first autocross two years ago, I was the fastest in my class, CSP, for that event. At Speed Raceway Indoor GoKart center in Horsham, PA and Cinnaminson, NJ, I am consistently scored in the 99th percentile (In around 1500th fastest out of 150,000+)
I understood most rules about autocross and CSP class back in 2013, but since I sold the Boxster, stopped racing, and focused on graduate school, I forgot most of the rules. Now I am getting back into cars and racing. I fully read the SCCA rule book yesterday so now I think I have a good understanding of the HS class.
Even though this is only my 2nd autocross and my first autocross with a Mazda 2, I am aiming high for the win. The reason why I bought a Mazda 2 is so that I can autocross it. I am prepared to spend some money on making it handle better. Although I do have a good amount of racing experience, I am still learning about the mechanics and concepts behind different suspension/tire setups. In my old Boxster, I mainly focused on power and little on suspension. I had cat-bypass mid pipes and a cat-back exhaust that saved 40 lbs of weight (11whp claims). I had an underdrive pulley (7whp claims) and a cold air intake (8whp claims). And I had H&R lowering springs and Yokahama S. Drive's .