Hi Aaron,
I have been trying to run at least at the Saturday HST in my MINI, but my wife is out of town and we have 2 soccer games. Maybe next time.
I've been thinking about doing the Stephens Brothers Racing School on Thursday or Friday. It's something you might also think about. It's $250/day in your own car. If your car has all of the safety equipment, you could probably take the school (they may make you take 2 days), get your competition license, and race the COMMA event the next day. Then again, you may already have a license.
Be advised, they are running the course backwards (clockwise) this time. They do it three times per year.
Have fun and be safe.
Joe Freeland