[jhynesrockmtn]

Jeff, I ran for a few years with PNWR in Seattle before I started racing open wheel FV in 2008 and then didn't do DE's for several years. Your experience mirrors mine recently as I've run a few DE's in my 911 that has a Chris Powell build 3.2 liter motor in an SC with a limited slip and Fordahl enhanced suspension in Spokane with PCA. I went through the instructor certification this year. This same car back in 2006-2008 was a ton of fun in Seattle. I run with the instructor group in Spokane and while we don't have as many cars they are almost exclusively 991 or later 911's or GT3, Turbo 996/997, etc. I was the slowest car out of 10 or so at our last event. Still fun to drive but I was basically by myself the whole time.

I sold my FV cars as I'd been there and done that. We also had enough "open wheel" incidents over the course of a few years that I decided if I was going to keep racing it was going to be in something with more metal around me and fenders.

We'd love to have more cars in SOVREN and the rules have changed quite a bit over the years but it can be expensive. The cheapest route is FV. Next would be Formula Ford and that is a large and competitive group. Entry fees are definitely more and you are pedaling harder so the risk of an "incident" are greater but you wouldn't put more strain on the cars mechanicals necessarily.

When I started in 2008 we'd have almost a whole grid of 356's. Those are mostly gone unfortunately.

I picked up a 914-6 tribute car and will be getting that ready for next year hopefully. We are seeing a few more 914's come into vintage racing. Build a six, throw it in a 914-4 and go racing :-) You won't care if it gets banged up a bit.