Would be nice to see Mike drop all the bollocks about needing to be a road car and just go for a full on mental spec with his escort, or start with a shell like the focus, he has the patience, contacts and right attitude to development to build a really monster trackday car if he put his resources and money etc into it.
He can pedal too which is important in something like that, all be it with a much smoother and tamer style than AndyG of course!