I did a couple last year, and I really enjoyed my first races, lots of reasons why I did not sign up again though, not in any particular order, in the last three years I think the average grid has only been 12 cars, some events only 8, I fancied a longer race, at the end of 15 or 20 minutes I'm just getting in to it and its over, the CSCC has 30 minute qualy and a 40 minute race, suits me better. The CSCC is its own club so you are not 'fitted in' round other series, last year we had to follow truck racing at Snett for example - rain and a greasy track!
Also I felt that with a bigger grid, 30 cars! and surrounded by more experienced racers I may (or may not!) learn more and faster, the VTC was made up of people like myself, trackday people, sure you are always going to get a race, but I find with the bigger grid it is a lot more fun, slower cars can help or hinder, during the 40 minutes, and as mentioned the pit stop adds to the mayhem! Pace wise there is nothing in it, some of them are quicker than me anyway.
Its disappointing that the VTC has not taken off in my eyes, thousands of Honda cars on these forums yet most do not even want to do trackdays let alone race, I really appreciate money is a big factor, lucky to be able to do it myself, even then I only make half the events, but still would have expected to see more on the grid. Hondas on Track should be able to fill an open pit day with ease but they cant, and probably never will. When I speak to other drivers at events, they see the VTC more as a trackday event, and will not entertain it.
The race at Donny had it all, I was constantly on the attack or defending for 40 minutes, at one point I was in 3rd for a few laps, 1st when I pitted due to the safety car, then I had to wait in the pits for all the cars to pass, which left me near the back again, battled back through, I went off just after the rise to the back straight just before the end, lucky to save it, finished 5th from 32, with a best of 1:22.045