Hi all. Thanks for the replies and perspectives of each race. As it stands, I'm in for Alsatian, in large part because this was a race I mentally targeted when the TXBRA schedule came out (along with Manda and Manor...and Crono [unsanctioned]). I had read the previous threads on ToNB, but saw nothing on Alsatian, so I wanted some perspectives on each to balance my decision. Also, thanks for the tips RE: the courses. Race reports and Google 3D will be my good friends this season.
As an aside, it was actually from reading the Racing stickies over the past year and the weekend shop rides that got me interested in racing this year. Here's to going in headfirst...