First time autocross event - Any Advice?

[smeredith]

Tires and too much power seemed to be my biggest problems. Depends on the track also. Did a couple of autocrosses on really small courses with a ton of turns and felt like I was a drifting car. I just run my street tires (Goodyear Eagle II) since my budget doesn't allow for a whole set of different tires. Bigger courses with longer strait aways seem to allow you to use your horsepower more. I finally came to the conclusion that smoother is faster on time. Less tire spin and drift, the better you are, even if it seems like you're going slower. Just my 2 cents from a rookie point of view.