Yes i am "green" as you said as far as racing goes. I consider myself competent though. I will call the IMSA or email them and see what the best plan of action is. Were not planning on placing anywhere near the top which it's a sure thing we wont. More so for the experience and having a good time. My grandpa and a few of his friends ran at Daytona way back in the day with a private entry when they were in their early 20's, he has some black and white photos of their car running in the race. I would love to do the same and have him there. I doubt we would be a danger on the track. When i had called black forest racing he said there were amatures who purchased their way into the 24hr rolex. It was 25k per seat....but your able to do it. It was pretty funny because he said Alex Tagliani was the one that ended up FUBAR'ing the tranny