Agreeded. I'm relativly new to the world of autocross. I went to a few last year before I had my G and now I'm waiting for the season to start up again. It's going to be a huge difference going from FWD to RWD not to mention the 140 extra horses.

I had previously owned a Ford Probe GT with upgraded suspension, intake, clutch and flywheel, and stripped unnecessary parts (but it still was a daily driver). That thing could turn on a dime. I hope the weight of the G doesn't ruin me.

I baught this G for Track/Daily Driver. The two unfortunatly don't mix to well. And if you ever mention reducing weight on these forums people start to yell at you.

I'm hoping to get very serious this year about racing. Thats if I have the money. I just got a new job $$$ so I should! Many of the initial items Mentioned by Eagle1 on on my 2007 wish list. Breaks are now on my list too I forgot about those (duh me). People talking about driving school where all you do all day is use your left foot for the break makes me excited. Learn through repetition (is that spelled right?).

So let me get this straight, if you intend to track your car, e.g. goto NHIS, you need to get a rollcage first? I'll definatly be waiting untill next year to take it to the track then. NOTE: NHIS is my local speedway, replace "NHIS" with "Infenion" for superior effect (I don't know if I spelled that right either :P )

 

+1 to Eagle 1 for that post. I agree that a good HPDE (high performance driver education) group would be the place to start. NASA has regional groups all around the country and provides run groups that range from newbies to full sprint and enduro racing. http://www.nasaproracing.com/hpde/index.html
Most regions (http://www.nasanortheast.com/, for example) provides in car instructors along with classroom sessions.
Don't obsess on spending $$ on the car til you learn how to drive it. The coupe is a well balanced car out of the box and even the stock brakes and tires will give you what you need to start learning the basics. Increased wear is something you'll experience with R compounds and race pads, just as you will with stocks.
I have been doing HPDE (aka time trials, solo 1, etc.) for almost 30 years. When I first got my G, and before I put a dime into it, I could embarass cars twice the price just using my track experience. Plenty of $100k Porsches, Vipers and Vettes come out to the track and only get in the way because they are novice track drivers. The lowest performing component in the car is the driver, at first.
Buy a good helmet, leave everything else alone for one season and see if you can drive better than the car can, then follow Eagle 1's advice - suspension, brakes and safety before horsepower. You might even leave the VDC on for the first few runs.
Believe me, I haven't been doing this for 30 years cause it bores me.