Selling the M3 Race Car

[G.Irish]

So I did some soul searching and some looking around at cars. Also asking friends and talking it out to myself.

1. Spec Miata is ridiculously expensive for what it is. Seriously? 19-22k for a well-built spec miata? Thats insane, im not paying that much for a miata, maybe a playboy cup miata, but those arent even legal in spec miata.

19-22k for someone selling their used SM or for getting a turnkey-prepped-to-the-limit-of-the-rules SM built for you? Either way, I don't think that's really that expensive given how many people are trying to win in that class. If $20k-ish is the point of diminishing returns in a hotly contested class I'd say that's pretty good. In a class like GTS2 I have to think the point of diminishing returns is well over $40k.

And the upside is that if you win in Spec Miata, it could open opportunities for you elsewhere. Winning GTS2 or even a national autox title won't open the same doors.

That said, if you're not thinking in the back of your mind about the chance to do higher level racing then the decision to race SM just comes down to whether or not you'd have fun. The running costs for SM are low, the competition is fierce, only major downside is that the car is much slower than what you run now.