Well, since I will soon be single again, once I land on my feet I want to take of running. Being single this time around (as opposed to before being married), I actually have a good job with a good future with the company I am with. I will have a daughter to raise, too. Other than planning long term for my future (I do want to retire some day), my baby's future (saving for college and a wedding), I want to finally start doing some SCCA Solo II or similiar auto-x.
I have always thought myself pretty decent behind the wheel of a car and understand what a car is doing. I like drag racing, but only to a point and only now and then. I plan on keeping the Marauder, of course, and making it faster, picking up a beater/daily driver (ex-cop car or something similiar), but I eventually want to pick up something to start doing some Auto-X in. Plus, I want my daughter to be raised around that and have that opportunity at a younger age.
Anyway, does anyone else do this? If so, what car do you run? How about some input on various cars to use for this (and drive on the street now and then). I would be doing some local Auto-X with it and maybe a little road racing at MAM near Omaha, NE.
Here are a couple of cars I have thought about:
1) Fox body Mustang
2) Porsche 944 or 944 Turbo (hard to beat the handling, braking, and all around performance)
3) 3rd Gen F-Body
4) Something smaller: Honda Civic, Ford Focus (SVT?), etc
Those cars have a strong after market support, good handling and braking, and can be picked up relatively cheaply. I would drive the car on the street now and then, but look at stuff for racing: 4 or 5 point harness, roll bar, partial gut of interior, and other weight saving measures. I kind of think one of the 2 V8 cars or the Porsche would be a fun choice as they would be OK on the Auto-X and have more power for the road racing.
What do you think? Input on the cars? Input on the racing itself, especially from those that have or do currently do it?