I don’t know if jumping into ‘tracking’ with a new car is a good idea. The other thing to realize, is that tracking a car is much, much different than running the Qualcomm slaloms. Short wheelbases work well on a tight, comparatively slow track. On ‘track’ like Willow Springs, short wheelbase vehicles can get quite twitchy, particularly if the surface is rough.
Questions:
* Does the vehicle have to be ‘streetable’ or ‘street legal’?
* Do you have a provision for getting the vehicle back should you damage the vehicle to the point that it is not drivable?
* Are you class racing?
The answers above may decide what happens. I know you like small lightweight cars, but on a ‘track’ situation, it is not always the best option.
You might want to look at a Pontiac G8 or GTO, if you can find a manual trans version out there..
