I don't post much and this is my experience and not what I think you should or should not do.

My Crossfire is a daily driver and I drive it 35+ miles a day during the week.

I've been to my first SCCA II event a couple of weeks ago and I have to say I had a blast! How much did I spend? A total of $134 ($100 helmet, $28 registration, $1 magnetic number rental, $5 gas). My car has stock everything, so it was placed in the D-stock class.

There were 98 cars that day including Miata's, Mini Cooper's, S-2000's, STi's, G35's, Porsches, M3's, and Datsun's. I have to point out that there were 7 G35's to 1 350Z. Even the salesman that sold most of the G35s was at the event. And they had nice rims and suspension and other stuff you'd expect them to put on their cars. There was also a mixture of beat up 240sx's, Honda's and Toyota's. There was also a Chevy S-10 (the older, bigger model), a Nissan Pathfinder and a Honda Odyssey. And 1 Crossfire.

I had four recorded runs and three "fun runs". I was able to shave of 16 seconds between my first and second run. I came in second in my class behind an Acura Integra Type-R. If I wanted to be competitive next time, I would dish out the cash for those R-comp tires, which would be the easiest way to mod my car without moving up a class. But I won't because I got what I really went there for. I got a chance to find out what my car can do, what I can do, some recorded times, some exposure for the Crossfire, and most importantly, a license plate frame that says "SCCA II. I'd rather be AUTOCROSSING".

How did this affect my car during my daily commute? It felt lighter. It felt nimbler. It felt faster. Mostly because of me. I "felt" what I can do in my car and it's so much more satisfying to feel it and not read about what it could and should do in a magazine or the Chrysler website. Judging by my times, the crossfire could do more. Or I should say I could do more. I'll be going again in a couple of weeks.

After previewing this post, I realized that this is not about the Crossfire.