Kleekman, I have been circle jerkin over 30 years, and I for one, along with thousands of others, can tell you that the most fun you will ever have in any racing is in the beginner classes. EVERY driver should get all the "seat-time" training possible in EACH previous class before investing time, money and stress in trying to be the baddest cat out there.
Going fast costs big money, and trying to keep up with the latest top runners is out of sight. No matter what you do you never can seem to catch up with the top five hereos who are lucky enough to secure deep pocket sponsors, but only after they have proven themselves in the lower ranks. You will be so disenchanted, frustrated and stressed about how much you have invested, financially and emptionally, only to keep going backwards.
I know, as that is where I am at now with my A-Mod program, and have been the past few seasons. I am ready to just throw in the towel all together, cut my losses, and go back to a hobby stock car where I had the most fun ever. And, now the street and hobby stock cars are going faster than when I was in street and super stock class many years ago.
Words of wisdom... start at the bottom and have all the fun before it gets too complicated...