I just joined. I currently do not own a GP but I am actively searching for one now. I live in Frederick, Maryland and work in Rockville, Maryland.

I currently have a 2000 Grand Am SE, and a 1992 Eagle Talon Turbo AWD. I was going to purchase a 98-02 Trans Am but I decided against it. I've loved the GTP's for years now. With recent research between all different makes and models I think the current cost of the GP with the power you get, the new modifications developed over the past few years, and it's great style, has finally made me realize this is the car I want.

I'm excited to be joining this community and I think I'll enjoy it a lot.

I have a few questions and I will be posting these same questions in the braking/handling section as well.

Off road racing with all wheel drive is my passion. That is why I have the Talon. I have never been a huge fan of drag racing. I'm more of a circle track/ road track kind of guy. Whenever I modified the talon I took the suspension/handling, and braking into account way more than power. The off road rally doesn't require a lot of power so I never bothered with upgrading the turbo, etc.. The 14b doesn't have a lot of turbo lag anyways which was ideal for me on tracks with short straight aways and a lot of turns.

I don't want to drive off road with the GTP I get but I would like to take it around a track. I know it has it's downfalls being front wheel drive and more, but I'm not too worried about that. I'll work around that. What I would like to ask is for peoples opinions on whether I should purchase the 4-door sedan model, or the 2 door coupe model? I'm looking into a 99-03 GTP, unless it's a 98 Daytona Pace car edition.

I'm wondering if the 4 door sedan would be better for what I want because of the slightly longer frame which could result in better stability. I know that many Honda and Mazda teams have been using the TSX and 4 Door Mazda 6's rather than the coupes. Does this sound like a legit consideration when looking for a track use GTP?

Has anyone else attempted to build a GTP built around road track use rather than the drag strip?

Thanks again and I appreciate everyones help and advice.

-Martin