Jim,
Hard to say at the moment...All I'm signed up for are DE events at the moment.
If I go to racing, with all the changes we've made, I'm told that I'd be placed in GT-1R...truly the big dawgs!
But, as many people say, you find a group to run with...and you have your fun. I'm not experienced at all in a racing situation, and it's a different venue completely. Actually, many folk I've spoken to say it's really a lot of fun!
I've been told not to expect to be on the correct line much of the time, because somebody else will most likely be there before you. So, learning to adapt is a large part of it. That sounds OK and fun, and tough and exciting.
But to answer your question in fewer words...I'm not sure yet. But, I'm putting in all the safety things that will allow me to race, should I decide to. We just bought a HANS device that, both my wife and I, can wear at DE's.
Jason