Woohoo! Thanks to this thread and others like it, I did my first autocross ever. I was terrible, super slow, but I had a BLAST! I'll do better next time, which will be soon (weather permitting). I made a friend or two, and had some fun, and learned a ton. They had some interesting machinery there for sure. Vipers, Audi R8, '77ish Chevy Nova, little open wheel race cars, etc.
When I pulled in, I saw a Fiesta ST next to a MazdaSpeed3, so I parked next to them. I asked a ton of questions, but everyone was very helpful and understanding. Since I was sucking so badly, one of the members asked if he could ride along with me and give me some pointers, which I gladly accepted. Then, another member asked me what my times were, and had me ride along with him while he demonstrated his technique. I was able to trim my times down a bunch, but still not enough to be really competitive. I'll keep trying.
I do have one question though, is there some sort of prize for the winner in each class, maybe at the end of the year or something?