Maybe it’s all the time I’ve been spending on car boards or the fact that a friend of mine just got a new Acura RSX and has been talking about this, but I’ve been thinking that autocrossing (and subsequently track days) would be super fun. Except my car isn’t especially good at that sort of thing, and there’s no place around here to do it anyway.

I fantasize about taking a new MX-5 or Civic Si and just beating the hell out out of it on a road course for a day, savoring the sound of the motor and the snick-snick-snick of the transmission. The best part is that in addition to being fun, you have the opportunity to see how your car reacts to being pushed and you become a better driver because of it.

Downsides? Tires, brakes, and all the other miscellaneous wearable items that will go south even faster when you’re putting them under the stress of racing. Which means, of course, money.

Someday…