[Andrew]

Don't know if I'm commiting heresy or not, but why must a new car be designed and built by SB?
SCCA has already completed the job with their FSCCA car that competed in the Formula Atlantic class until enough were bought to form their own racing group. The car is sold in the mid $30K and can also be configured with an interchangeable body as a CSR, which may be appealing to new drivers who are put off racing open wheels.
The option of running a closed wheel group may also reduce some of the crash damage by reducing wheel to wheel contact.
And speaking of wheel to wheel contact and subsequent crash damage, while we all fancy ourselves as "race drivers", most of us are AMATEUR RACE DRIVERS and just looking for some FUN out of life! Give up the corner if you need to and get 'em the next time around. We don't get paid to win; we "pay" ourselves to finish cleanly. The professional wanna be drivers also need to control their aggression; you don't make points crashing out.