Oh where to start. I was in HS in the late 80's and drooling on Neuspeed and Jackson racing itinerations of the MK1, Mk2 golfs and the Civic and CRX. I wanted one so bad I could spit, but I had less than no money. fast forward a few years and I finally get a used CRX-HF slow as dirt but fun and a start, 1999ish the CRX gets totaled by a friend and I find a well used 89 Civic Si I jump into the "Sport Compact Scene" at age 28 with the car I always wanted in HS. FF movies come out, mean while I am driving around in an Olive Drab autocross car and getting trophies belive it or not at NOPI Nats for being original becuase I had a stipped interior and racing numbers, Now that car is fully caged lives in my garage and sees very very limited street use and lots of Track Time as my HPDE car Race car to be project. I cannot drivie it on the street without getting pulled over, which is one reason i found an old van to tow it ot the track. I have cop magnet paint or something. Around here the police tend to be a few years behind the trend for young trouble makers it always surprises them to see a new 40 year old driving around in the "FERIEN" (southern for Foriegn) fart can car.
I guess I qualify for several of the groups mentioned before. I am building the car I wanted in HS just still don't have any money, was always a GRM guy just didn't know it until I found the magazine. I have a yard full of projects and the newest car I own is a 1990 (G-freind has a 1998) and maybe the SCC scene is dead or dying becuase as several people have mentioned most of the ricers grew up and sold or had their cars crushed. They have kids and the ones that can are buying either used faster (WRX, Evo, BMW, ?) or more luxurious (Infinity, Lexus, Uper Acura, BMW, Mercedes) cars. I don't go to the shows any more just can't take the scene any more, I went back to my roots again and bought an air cooled VW like I "had" to drive in HS and that is the show scene I'll be going to now. I am just that messed up in the head. Now I know I belong here.
