There is also another saying with racers:
Good Auto X's generally make good road racers, and good road racers DO NOT generally make good Auto X's...................
I'd certainly recommend trying auto x before getting on road course, you'll get a chance to run your car as hard as you want but at lower speeds and get the "feel" of how it handles in sharp turns as well as hard braking all at lower/safer speeds.......and be humiliated by 16 year old kids in Honda Civics!!!!!!!
David