[EchoMirage]

its really not that expensive. autox is cheap, and this race isnt as money burning as you may think. i elected not to includ the cost of the car into my team buy-in, so there goes a huge chunk of change saved for them all. after which, its just the registration fees and parts. not including the car, and taking in 2-3 people, id say $1000 can get you very far into the season (depending on your personal safety equipment). and if you win, youll get money to put back into budget.

id say there will be more competition in the 4cyl class, just on price alone. finding $500 V8 cars to race isnt easy, and when you do, they more often then not need alot of work. whereas you can pick up a beater 4cyl for $500 any day of the week, and need (usually) less work.

also, fwd is harder to road race. you may be used to rwd, having oversteer and such. with fwd, youll have torque steer, and the way the car handles, grips the road, everything is totally different. with a rwd, if you want to swing the ass end around, you just punch it. cant do that with fwd. once the front tires spin, you lose any control. having them both turn and deliver power is bad on a course.