Well, if mid-engined cars are that wonderful, how come there isn't a single competitive mid-engined IT car in the country and the CB just moved the 914's down a class? Plus, the 4AGE's resistance to power gains more than compensates for the brakes. In either case, the Corolla GTS is front engined, and should be considered for ITB. For the sake of argument, just look at the cars that were recently moved from ITA to ITB:

Volkswagon Golf III (93-97)....2350lbs 115hp 2.0L
Nissan Sentra Non-SER (91-94)..2250lbs 110hp 1.8L
Honda Accord Lxi (86-88).......2550lbs 120hp 2.0L
Toyota FX16(87)................2445lbs 112hp 1.6L
Honda Prelude Si(87)...........2450lbs 110hp 2.0L
Honda Civic Si (86-87).........2040lbs 91hp 1.6L
Porsche 924 (77-82)............2600lbs 115hp 2.0L
Porsche 914-4 (73-76)..........2230lbs 95hp 2.0L

And compare that to the ITA 4AGE's:
Toyota MR2 (85-87).............2370lbs 112hp 1.6L
Toyota Corolla GTS (86-89).....2410lbs 112hp 1.6L

This looks like a no-brainer to me.