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Originally posted by 95Sleeper:
I'm pissed that I'm not able to compete nationally against others, I'm pissed that I'll never have a shot at a local trophy because I have a near-stock car in STS. But I forgive and forget it all because without SCCA, I would never get to race my car at all. The fact that the local clubs have such dedicated (Mazda-driving) members that they can convince a stadium or airport to let us race makes me give them a carte blanche to dick me over on my competition. I give anyone more serious or involved than me full permission to [censored] about the rules, and I don't say that complaining about a CF hood rendering them impotent as a serious competitor is unfair, so don't flame my post too much... this is just how I feel.

Perhaps you should take a different approach. We have been competing a 97 Mystique(Bone Stock) for 4 years and great success in G/S. The only cost is the tires(DOT).The car sticks like glue. The SCCA classes does not favior the V-6 Mystique, but with experience, and a great deal of good luck, my wife, came up Second Place in the TransLouisianaAutocrossChallenge. She was Second to a Miata in the Ladies Challenge. With the SCCA handicap she pulled off a win over a Dodge Viper. So we have no problems with the SCCA. It is very difficult to obtain good sites, here in Louisiana we are greatful for what we got.