Racing a 914 in SCCA, Can it be competitive? Options

[Stutgart46]

I was just looking over my copy of this months "Sports Car" magazine (SCCA's monthly mag). I have noticed that there seem to be no 914's running at the top of any class. Why is this? Are the rules written in such a way that the 914 is just can't be competitive? I understand that at the Runoffs these guys have poured buckets of money into whatever they're driving. But why hasn't anybody poured a ton of money into a 914 for SCCA? I have seen several in HSR and PCA that always competitive and they usually finish on the podium.
Oh well, jus thought I'd ask.

[ChrisFoley]

Most of the competetive guys who ran 914s moved on to other things by now. Dave Finch won in his 944 in GT2 this year. He used to race a 914. There really hasn't been a lot of interest in racing 914s in SCCA for a while until recently. SCCA made it tough on 914s after they won a bit.
The current rules may be more conducive to running a 914 competetively, but I'm running against $100,000 Huffaker built Midgets. I met Bob Kirby (former champion) at the runoffs this year. He has a competetive FP car built by Finch, but I lapped him twice in the Runoffs. He's just too old and has lost his edge IMO.
I'm still working on my program to become competetive in FP, but my budget is small and the competition is fierce at the front. I ran as high as 12th place during this years runoffs (Watch it on Speed on Nov. 27th). There are a few new guys in EP with 2 liter 914s, both 4 and 6 cyl. versions.
Don't give up on us yet, as I feel the best is yet to come. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)