I'm a Chicago region PCA member. I have to say that most of our real
autocrossers are friendly to a fault. We all share tools, tips, sometimes
helmets, and even cars for our events. A lot of our autocrossers are
autocrossers, we go to SCCA and other SCC events (we have about 4 or 5
different major autocross groups in the area). Personally, I also have a
Miata and lately I've been running the Porsche in with my Miata club.
I would consider most of the people I talk to good people. They just love
racing, and it doesn't matter if you're in a stripped-down modified turbo
911 or a stock '81 GTI, you're a fellow racer. It does suck that you had a
bad experience with PCA members, I'm sorry for that. But there's no denying
that at a big SCCA event, most of the (what's the PC term... exclusively
advantaged? I don't know, I'm not trying to offend anyone here) less exotic
car drivers tend to be stand-offish of Porsche drivers. I've had this happen
to me. A buddy of mine in an E36 M3 and me in my 968 came out and nobody in
a Civic or Neon would even give us the time of day.
For me, though, the friendly drivers make these events worth while. We're
all part of a rather exclusive clique. Let's just have a little respect!
-Jon
'91 Miata (C-Stock now!)
'94 968 (A-Stock)
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