my civic is an xray t2 wtih BMI asphalt chassis setup and a GTB 5.5... i was pulling withing 1.5 seconds per lap on my first day with my pan car still running dryrotted rear green tires on ashpalt 6 cells with a stock motor and a radio without trims or epa adjustments... i honeslty think some people are afraid of the fact that pan cars require a bit more driving skill and resent that fact that they are so simple yet relentlessly fast compared to tourers.. it's like they are mad that they are so simple yet faster.. as far as track prep goes, pretty good results can be had by just blowing off the track really well so long as there are no MAJOR pot holes or cracks or jumps... the same stuff upsets my tourer these days anyhow...