I started thinking about owning a Cobra in early 2002. Found Cobra Country on the web and saw lots of interesting (and some not so interesting)
Cobras. Joined Norcal SAAC and SAAC to learn more. Met some very helpful people, although most of the members were Mustang owners. Looked at four Cobra replicas and narrowed the group to a Contemporary (located in Nevada) I saw on Cobra Country. The owner attended MiniNats, where I checked it out, and purchased it. I found out about Club Cobra later from one of the Norcal members (it's Scott's fault). While I am still a Norcal member, I am less and less active. As someone said earlier, the big emphasis is on open track events. I might be interested in that some day, but not now. As a positive, at the last Norcal meeting, the speaker was a neat old dude who holds many records at Bonneville, including one in a blown flathead (a "real" Ford). But my Cobra was the only one at the meeting. Disappointing.
I attend an occasional breakfast in Dublin, and 'most all of them in Mt. View (get to sleep in). Club Cobra is where it's at. And I'm the President.
Err, *a* president. See ya' Saturday at Bajis'! Rich