To reply to Roger's original question...99% of the time you run on the street, 1% you race. Set your car up for the way you run 99% of the time. Being new to racing, you won't be competitive anyway, so set it up the way YOU want to and let the class fall where it may. If that means STS (or if you want to invest in race tires, perhaps the less crowded STR?), then so be it. Then work on the most important aspect of racing, the driver.
My $.02,
Old Man Mike
