Being in SCCA (and on the lowest end of the non-production classes) I get some insights to open-wheel racing. You either need to go big (pro series, serious bucks) or be relegated to very small fields with a huge disparity in driver talent. You'll rarely see a FA at a regional, and even at nationals (Majors), you might see a run group of 6 or 8 high end open wheelers, with a mixture of Formula F, Formula Enterprises and Formula Mazda. They're stuck on track with the faster closed-wheel prototypes who are also running in fields of three or four. A majority of the people in that run group go home with trophies!
But to really prove yourself in open wheeler in large fields and against top competition, you really have to go with a pro series.
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Greg
Rockville MD
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