Hello, midwest IT racers.

I am finally hitting a point in life where I can actually do some wheel-to-wheel racing. I am doing some track days / DE events this year in my street car, but would like to pick up a dedicated track car that is road race capable in the next year or so. I am in no way building a car, so I would buy something "race-ready".

I am in Iowa, and looking around at Midwest Council, NASA, and SCCA events that are anywhere close to here, it is evident that there are WAY more Spec Miatas than anything else at a given event. What do you guys say about the relative merits of starting out in an ITA/7 RX7, an ITB Rabbit, or a Spec Miata? I know the initial cost on an SM is more, but as you guys well know, the initial cost is a very small part of the overall budget. I'm torn.

Cliffs Notes: Wannabe road racer in Iowa needs to pick between ITA/7 RX7, ITB Rabbit, or SM - discuss

Thanks for any thoughts!