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My guess is weight and crash management. Crumple zones may not play nice with a proper racing cage. Also, the OEM would have to add weight to a car 99% of customers won't use in that manner. And for real racing the cage has to be inspected and accessible.
I'd agree, not to mention if the only thing you are worrying about is wrecking on your own, factory crash protection is incredibly advanced these days. I think we've all seen the Z that popped the wall at the Nurburgring. Also the fact that you really shouldn't be in anything caged without a helmet, unless they could rig up the side impact airbags to work around it.
I tried to do something like this way back in 2004 when I ordered my Z06. I tried to get radio/heater and a/c delete. They laughed at me and asked me if I thought it was still 1965. I did order my car as a "0" option car and maybe saved a couple of pounds. Therefore my vanity plate.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
