Know any Spec Boxsters racing near here?

[Benz]

I'm obviously starting from scratch in my search for a replacement vehicle and this debate is at the heart of it all. I've always planned on racing at some point, just didn't know what I'd be racing, when, in what class, and with which car. My 993, may it RIP, would have needed another $30k at least to be a competitive G or H class car. I didn't know if I wanted to turn her into a track whore, so I stalled and did nothing.

Now that I am bound by nothing and have the insurance settlement to help me get back on the horse, I'm contemplating everything. Like many in the club, it would be hard for me to justify a full-blown, class-competitive, yet affordable racecar AND a fast-yet-fun DE car, therefore I'm looking for both in one car. If I had $75k laying around, about 200 more track hours of experience, and bigger balls, I'd just jump into a cup car, but my recent wreck removed any ounce of ego I had left and now I'm looking for the right balance for me. That is the key, FOR ME, because in the end there is no such thing as a "bad car" or the "perfect car" because you'll always want something bigger, badder, faster, safer, etc... The point is that you're out there doing it, not talking about it. Right now I'm talking about it and I want to be doing it.

This is a long way of saying I am very intrigued by the SPBOX possibility. It is a Porsche thing. It is a DE thing. It is a new class with growing momentum thing. It is affordable relative to cup cars and arguably affordable relative to 993/996/997. It offers the possibility of having a racecar AND a DE car, both of which would be fun and competitive.

I would definitely be part of a group build if we ever got to that point, because like I said, I'm not looking to sell anything to make this work, I'm starting from scratch. Thanks for starting the thread (again). It's making me think seriously about this.

Nick...

Nick Benz