I co-drove my nephew's "modified" Mitsubishi Eclipse GST... in ESP . It was the season opener for the Virginia Motorsports Club. They put on a very nice event, and had about 125 - 140 cars. First car out at 12noon (couldn't be earlier because of sound/noise regulations ), and it ended about 6:00pm. 4 runs for each driver, all in a single heat.
I don't think I did very well. My nephew had messed with the car quite a bit, and it really was a big, lumbering pig -- at least compared to what I'm used to. Want to see a Miata Pilot fighting a turbocharged, street-tire shod, wrong-wheel drive, pig? Check out picture P0003569.jpg at this site I'm in 181ESP. I'll let you know where I ended up when they post results.
But I think my nephew had a great time, and I hope I've gotten him hooked on our "drug". After all, that was the real reason I ran in that event.