"SCCA Nationals should be a bucket list item for every racer."

Tom -- make a habit and it'll become 2nd-nature. I suggest to all racers to try to attend the best competitive events possible, biggest course layouts similar to SCCA National finals... as well as the pavement. Learn to look ahead into the sea of pylons... again, make it a 2nd-nature to yourself. Memorizing the course is at least 50% of the contest for any major event. Sometimes long distance travel is required and becomes costly.

MoPower to ya!