[IROC]

I started doing DEs six weeks after I bought my 911 in 1993. My last DE was in 2009 (?). I was first introduced to the "arms race" when the Boxsters came out. Those things made average drivers look great. The rest of us air-cooled 911 guys were sawing at the wheel trying to bring the nose in to hit the apex and they're just...turning!

Lots of good points made. In my case, the value of the car (and risk of throwing it away) along with the arms race caused me to look elsewhere. I now race in the ChampCar series (in an E36 BMW). Been racing since 2014. In the past year I've raced at Sebring, Road Atlanta, NCM and at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Almost 16 hours of seat time in those four races alone. 16 hours! And...I'm not spending much more (if any) than what I was spending doing a couple of DEs per year. If I won the lottery (not a good plan since I don't buy lottery tickets) I would go vintage racing but ChampCar is awesome. For me, W2W racing is the full track experience, where DEs are only taste. Racing at Sebring at night in the rain? Check. Crossing the "yard of bricks" at Indy at full throttle? Check. Doing full driver change/refueling pit stops at Road Atlanta? Check.

I have thought about dragging the 911 back to the track just for old time's sake. I would be a moving chicane, though.