I need a little help

[azoomm]

Troy, you already know how I feel. If you're looking at cars - stay away from big muscle cars. And, for the love of all holy - stay away from a mustang. It is, after all, just a mustang. If you go Ford, it should be a Cobra or greater.

I'd say Lotus, except they have all sorts of recall issues that most haven't resolved. Miata is a good choice - it's the SV650 of track cars, plenty of them out there so parts are readily available. Mini is the invincible of all the track cars - small wheel base and corners like no other.

Of course, if you have the budget I'd say go M3 or M5.