A couple of months ago I picked up my first Mustang and decided to jump into AutoX, what a blast!
I started out slow, but have been progressing and getting more comfortable with the car and this type of driving.
I have never driven like this, I have always been a slow technical driver, rock crawling mostly, so this is a whole different style and it is taking me some time to adapt.
Yesterday was my 3rd AutoX and I finally feel like I am getting closer to where I need to be to be competitive, still a ways off, but getting there!
Yesterday was a short, somewhat technical course, we only got 4 runs due to the heat.
I started out with a 36.6 second run, I just wanted to get a clean run in.
My next run was a bit better, 35.8 seconds.
The 3rd run is where I started to push a little harder, 32.9 seconds.
The last run was my best, and I was very happy with it, 31.9 seconds.
I ended up about 1.5 seconds off the pace, but improving every run.
This has been my struggle so far, I end okay, but very slow at the beginning.
I am trying to break my habits of regular driving, like anticipating turns and slowing too early.
I feel like my lines are pretty good, just not carrying enough speed into the corners and slowing too early mostly.
Thanks to @Bill Pemberton for much need guidance on a lot of things!
Either way, what a rush!
I included some pics of my old Bronco and the driving I am used to!
![182052001_127984442693512_8338319414076925682_n.jpg 182052001_127984442693512_8338319414076925682_n.jpg](https://trackmustangsonline.com/data/attachments/96/96399-3a5a94eb8432a02aac7a36ac6bcc5b5c.jpg)
I started out slow, but have been progressing and getting more comfortable with the car and this type of driving.
I have never driven like this, I have always been a slow technical driver, rock crawling mostly, so this is a whole different style and it is taking me some time to adapt.
Yesterday was my 3rd AutoX and I finally feel like I am getting closer to where I need to be to be competitive, still a ways off, but getting there!
Yesterday was a short, somewhat technical course, we only got 4 runs due to the heat.
I started out with a 36.6 second run, I just wanted to get a clean run in.
My next run was a bit better, 35.8 seconds.
The 3rd run is where I started to push a little harder, 32.9 seconds.
The last run was my best, and I was very happy with it, 31.9 seconds.
I ended up about 1.5 seconds off the pace, but improving every run.
This has been my struggle so far, I end okay, but very slow at the beginning.
I am trying to break my habits of regular driving, like anticipating turns and slowing too early.
I feel like my lines are pretty good, just not carrying enough speed into the corners and slowing too early mostly.
Thanks to @Bill Pemberton for much need guidance on a lot of things!
Either way, what a rush!
I included some pics of my old Bronco and the driving I am used to!
![448947645_10161776881627082_4709686172826290240_n.jpg 448947645_10161776881627082_4709686172826290240_n.jpg](https://trackmustangsonline.com/data/attachments/96/96388-613794b914627dd90700c6b89aba3621.jpg)
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