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Originally Posted by sperry
It's been my experience that autocrossers tend to have the biggest egos of any competitors in motorsports... probably because a mistake at an autocross doesn't mean death or bodily harm like it does at the track... so it's easier to be cocky. However I've also found Reno Region to be the exception. We have very few big egos at our races, lots of n00b friendly programs including a Novice program and yearly autocross school, and plenty of members that bend over backwards to help out new folks. But if you go to National Tour events, or larger regional events, you run into a ton of cocky, secretive, overly-competitive people. Watch that Forza Challenge show, the autocrosser guy is by far the most abrasive person on the show... he's kinda par for the course. 
... However, the one thing I've noticed about being one of those autocrossers turned trackers is that I have an unnatural fear of being loose on track... I'm really scared of spinning at speed. I'm not sure if that's because of my autocross experiences or just because my car just tends to spin instantly with little warning. |
It's been my experience that opportunities to make or lose money tends to bring out the a-hole trait in alot of people.
So is it bad to be overly-competitive? I would say yes, if it makes you cry, or makes you throw your helmet on the ground.
I share your unnatural fear of being loose on the track -- and it wouldn't be so bad if the spinning action were kept horizontal to the ground, it's the idea of getting vertical that makes me lift.