Awesome to see another car in the state! Be sure to check out NASA's schedule for next year. Our first week end is already about a month away at MSR-H. It would be great to see you out there doing DEs that week end.
How much previous driving experience do you have? I only ask because the Competition Schools are only so often, so it might be good to go ahead and get it knocked out if its convenient. You can always revert back into DE after the School if you and/or the car isnt ready.
My suggestion, however, is that if you have any previous solo non-instructed driving experience then your likely ready to go ahead and join us. The intensity level is knocked up a notch or two when comparing a race session with a DE session, but I believe that you will learn more by joining us in the race session then just tooling around with the DE guys waiting for point bys.
So much of racing is learning how to race, and you just cannot get that from DE sessions. There are plenty of places and organizations you can get seat time, but far fewer where you can get race time. Chasing your fellow Spec 944 guys around the track will yield you much better results in the beginning because it gives you the biggest reference on improvement. As you become more accustomed to the car, DE sessions are where you can fine tune that improvement and become a much better all around driver.