I again have to agree with DD. After 20 years of racing stock class cars I only thought I knew how to drive a race car. I then jumped into an "adjustable" car, as DD says, in my case straight up to an IMCA A-Mod, and I got my ass handed to me on a platter. That was ten years ago, and even with all the help from dozens of so-called "experts" I still haven't figured out how to drive these cars to be successfull or at least enjoyable. You ask fifty modified drivers how to set up and adjust these cars and you will get fifty one different answers (someone always changes their story mid stream because they haven't a clue). That is why there is not one person dominating any of the A-Mod, E-Mod, SportMod, or Sportsman classes. Yes, there are several consistant players in the top 10 most nights, but each will admit that every night at every track is a different challenge to figure out.
But, I sense that you have already made up your mind, and wonder why you even bothered to ask in the first place, so these replies go out to those prospective future racers who wonder how big they should invest. Some beleive they will be better than Tony Stewart on their first night out, and others will understand how Dale Jr. feel these days...
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