I completely agree with this.
That's pretty much how it's done with these cars and non-super stick tires.
I know some people take autocrossing seriously but I used to do performance gravel rally with SCCA and NASA.....at the end of the day autocrossing is just aggressively driving around a parking lot. Pailes in comparison after you've done 125mph on gravel sideways in a rally car.That's pretty much how it's done with these cars and non-super stick tires.
Which is why I find AutoX fun but not something I'm going to spend any time or money for unless it's like a course on a air strip that is more than just a big rectangle of turns. Not my thing... also probably suck at it, haha.
NT01's would be great but at $400 less for a set of RE11's, which should last longer, I'm not sure if the NT01s are worth it to me quite yet.
I've autocrossed with four different clubs. Two of them know how to put a course down that actually has some speed. The Chicago Region SCCA has the Rt. 66 parking lot which lends itself to big, fast layouts where you will sometimes need to grab 3rd. I agree it's nothing compared to track driving, but it's a lot cheaper (even though you get way less 'time' for the money) and still gets the juices flowing
Track guys seem to say that NT01s wear like iron. Slightly off pace of a RE71R but with the wear, they're the choice tire of all the track rats I know. Additionally, they perform consistently from new to corded with no measurable dropoff, another plus in their column.
I went NT01s because I came across a can't pass deal. I'd get RE-11s if I was paying for them myself. RE-11 will last longer, too.
Some friends and I have been keeping an eye on them, supposedly a half second off Rival S and RE71R so far...