Mate that is horrendous - hopefully all will mend ok - there will always be that mentality of take out the opposition unfortunately re reinforced by some parents at kids sports :(
Wotcha and welcome - feel free to get stuck in - stacks of info on project threads and general upgrade approaches in various posts - as always things are down to taste, requirements and contents of wallet. Fonzey has a very nice blob example
Wotcha and welcome - IMO I would go for the manual gearbox option - it is designed to be a driving experience after all - dependant on what you have owned previously you may find it low on power but it can be addressed
In right hands with some mods over standard they are useful but off the production line they are a bit lardy and the engine is suffocating- had an S13 and loved it once it had realised a bit more of its potential. The S15 on this months jap performance mag turned my head exactly the look i wanted