[mambodave]

Andy,

Im in the same boat as you. I wanted to start on the track, but not damage my 996, or spend $40k on a race car.

I decided to book as many DE's as I could with my current car (996tt) and Have 2 track days in the next 2 weeks.

Ive decided to buy an old 944 track car (already has partial cage and suspension upgrades) and Ill beef up the safty equip and Ill have $5k in it.

After I get comfortable and meet the requirements, Ill go for the license and then either keep the same car, or upgrade to a 951 or even a 3.2 carrerra or something.

I did look into the miata thing, and even spec bmw's.... I just happened to come across a 944 before i found something else.

Dave