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have you considered looking into an arrive & drive race service? a friend out here in no cal raced a season with PRC and was not competitive due to a huge horse power motor in what was pretty much a spec 911 class chassis set up. he burnt out on that quickly so looked to a local bay area guy who has three miatas that he rents out for race weekends/seasons. the service includes tires, fuel and all other required track side support. he loved it, but after a couple seasons due to business commitments he could not sign on for an entire season which many of these providers prefer. I don't know if there are any such offerings out there, but a three or four event agreement might give you a chance to earn your race license and go along way in determining if the sport is for you. if yir hooked, then decide if the cayman is the way to go, or sell it and acquire a already built racecar (much, much cheaper than building one).

regarding your intestinal fortitude for racing? some have it, some don't. recognizing my make up some I could have never, ever enjoyed the stress a racing environment can create if not having grown up racing motorcycles from the age of 5-6. there is a ton of waiting around where you can go freaking nuts if you let it. like your the defendant waiting on the jury to come back...

I see the arrive & drive as a way to dip the toe to see if it's fir ya. IMO

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