Some of the recipes are ridiculous and
require an obscene amount of item farming, effectively turning my weekend into deep bouts of frustration after attempting to steal the specific item for 3 hours, followed by far too brief periods of rejoice when the item is finally found, only to return to anxiety and angry bloodshot TV eyes.
Requiring little investment from the driver aside from a helmet, and posing little risk to the car, autocrossing is an ideal gateway to racing for a cash - strapped young person (although regulars find plenty of ways to invest
obscene amounts of money).