Looking at buying a 1st gen Spec Rx7- what to know?

[Bark3rd]

I've been in contact with a guy for over a year that has several ITA and Spec 7 cars in his shop, he has moved on to a much faster class and his previous car has been sitting for a couple or years, his price is now half of where we started and its a nice, clean race legal, log-booked Spec 7. I plan to use it for upcoming HPDEs then in the Dec FASST licensing school, then hopefully race it after that until I am worthy of a better car. I've been using my daily driver 09 WRX for track days for a year now and I don't want to keep modifying this thing because I don't plan to do wheel-wheel events with it. Need something CHEEP that I can ball up and walk away from if need be. Where does this type of car fit in the classes nowadays (probably ITA?) What do I need to know about getting into a car like this considering my intentions for it? Geez, its cheaper then one rental would be! Ive owned these cars before and like them, but I am sure there are things to know I haven't considered. Edumacate me please.

[mbuskuhl]

ITA for SCCA

 

PTF or PTE for NASA.

 

You paying about $2500?

 

Ask around here http://www.txspec7.org. There isn't a whole lot to know other than 12a housings are coming harder to come by and not as many options in the 13" wheel category.

[kbrew8991]

Mark has ya covered, I would've said about the same thing.

 

If you get the points setup right they're pretty decent in PTF... they look fun to drive, but the whole doritios on a stick fed by a carb kinda scares me about 'em. If you can learn to love that it'd be the perfect car for your needs it sounds like

[Bark3rd]

LOL, "Doritos on a stick" that is great! Personally I find the rotary cars alot of fun to drive, they can sound like F1 cars with the right mods . Thanks for the info. See you guys out there ....