To be blunt: I quit autoX after I got tired of spending an entire day in a parking lot for sake of 10 minutes of seat time.
My car (then, and now) will not be competitive in the class that it fits in.
Why I don’t come out and support it now? Same reasons, plus bang for the buck.
I’d hate to see it go away locally… especially since I’m planning on making the little sister attend a day, as she has a freshly minted license.
I have no ideas on how to “fix it” for you though, so hope the input helps.