TrueBlue, you got yourself an excellent starter car, enjoy it. I totalled two cars my first year. Well, it is a long story but I went out to have fun and found myself in a points race. I'd recommend going slower your first year. When you master the car, step up to the next level.
I actually started in faster cars but didn't really improve my driving until I stepped back and got myself a better handling slower car. I learned the most driving a VW GTI Cup car the last few seasons. It handled well and I finally was able to take that car about as fast as it would go. That experience in the GTI is enabling me to go much faster with my Capri, which is trickier to drive really fast.
#37 ITB Capri