Track Cars..

[I heart the SSS]

Now, I'm thinking of buying a track car, as I don't want to track my daily so often.

I was offered one of these, and i'm still pondering.

http://www.honda-racing.nl/pics/ATR/DCP_0991.JPG

Now, just a few questions as to what I should know.

1) is it worth buying a "track warrior", or should I spend the money on making my / a daily strong enough to withstand the track..

2) how much does it cost to get your car towed to and from the track (say wakefield)

3) better off getting something to transport it on?

4) What cars do you guys track with, specs on them, hows the wear on tyres and pads etc etc

Thanks :)

[bennjamin]

you mean a car imported for track use only ? IE no registration ? Too much of a hassle IMO. You have to put money into a trailer and a bigger car that will tow it too.

IMO get a motorbike or scooter , then turn your current car into a registered "trackable" car. IE dont use it often. But save up more for mods for it / tyres etc. That way you can legally drive to the track and drive home.

Thats what ive done.

[rayb3na_]

^i've seen the scooter its bloody awesome! lol

[bennjamin]

^i've seen the scooter its bloody awesome! lol

heck yes. IF it impresses the guys , imagine what it does for the ladies !

[I heart the SSS]

you mean a car imported for track use only ? IE no registration ? Too much of a hassle IMO. You have to put money into a trailer and a bigger car that will tow it too.

IMO get a motorbike or scooter , then turn your current car into a registered "trackable" car. IE dont use it often. But save up more for mods for it / tyres etc. That way you can legally drive to the track and drive home.

Thats what ive done.

Yeah that's what I mean, a imported car that cannot be road rego'd..

You're not the first person to say this...

I heard about your scooter too, along with your fail LOL.

Thanks for the advice ;)

[VTECMACHINE]

If I were to buy a "track" car, i'd be getting a genuine EK9. They are awsome, unique, awsome, and cheap.

It depends how serious you want to get about motor racing at the end of the day. If you want to track say every week, or 2, then get a dedicated track monster.

If your doing it say every 3 months or so. Then use your car.
Do you want the car to be fun? or quick? IMO 2 different things. It's quite easy to make a car fun at the track.

As a minimum I would go: oil cooler, nice reliable adjustable suspension and camber arms (Not neccessary, but good to have if you want to learn about set ups, and have a play around), baffled sump, oil temp and pressure guages, semi slick tyres (have street tyres for street), and set of race pads (have street pads for street).

Then if you want to go 'crazy', you start adding intake, exhaust, headers, ECU, injectors, cage... etc etc... until you are happy. It's a bottomless money pit I must tell you in advance. Once you pop you just can't stop!

[e240]

It all depends on how committed you are, or if it is just a passing phase (but largely, it depends on how much you have to blow - if money's no object at all - hell yeah, go for it - but reality is, most of us have other committments - e.g. Mortgage.) - As Ben says, there are additional cost implications that people do not actually consider as well. Towing a car to and from wakefield using a commercial towie could cost up till about $500 each way, unless you know people :-(

And be careful of opinions, especially from forums. There are those that say to go to the track, you need to have all these specialised and branded items otherwise, you really shouldn't be on the track (basically track snobs - As i call them), talk is cheap but unless they can relate to going out in an event when so tight on funds that you have make the best of what you have and win, they don't really know what they're talking about.

Coming back to a full circle, at the end of the day, its all about committment, If you have a set program and events that you know you will be competing in, probably go for it. If you're only doing track days a couple of times a year, on a whim because thats what people around you are saying, I'd say hold back until you are really sure - Do a few more track days, try abit of competitive driving e.g. hill climbs, motorkhanas, supersprints to see if this is really what you want to commit to because it is alot of money to be thrown away on a whim.


Now, I'm thinking of buying a track car, as I don't want to track my daily so often.

[nvmee]

Go buy a bike and track that ... more fun !

[SHOGUNOVDDRK]

Go buy a bike and track that ... more fun !

Yeah justin go buy a Scooter with big **** off Tyres like Bens :p

Justin you should go buy a 3g civic and do a zc swap

All the power you need and you will still have $$$ for parts ;)

[EKVTIR-T]

FC Rx7...

[95civic]

I think it depends what you want to drive on the track for i guess. If your out there for fun, then it shouldnt matter what car your in, or how fast you go, as long as you know your limits you should be fine. If your looking to race and compete you will need to think about it a little more and spend alot more $$$.

If your racing...

What class do you want to run?
What are the rules surrounding that class?
Will you be compeditive with your setup in that class?
Do you need a cage?
Do you need a licence?
Do you need a race suit/boots/gloves?
Will it be a race car or a road car on the track?
Will you blow too much money on the car?
Can you afford to fix it when something goes wrong?
Do you have the skills to work on a car at the track?
Do you have the tools to work on that car at the track?
If worst comes to worst can you afford to loose it all?

Just my input.

[Zdster]

you mean a car imported for track use only ? IE no registration ? Too much of a hassle IMO. You have to put money into a trailer and a bigger car that will tow it too.

IMO get a motorbike or scooter , then turn your current car into a registered "trackable" car. IE dont use it often. But save up more for mods for it / tyres etc. That way you can legally drive to the track and drive home.

Thats what ive done.

Why dont you track the scooter Ben? Scooter racing is heaps of fun :yes I am serious:

[SHIFTY]

hey mate, as for transportation you can have it registered for 'rally rego' that allows you to drive to events when u inform the rta and pay a small fee...

as for this car, yes it could be a fun car although i would think it would be to heavy...

Pad wear like tyre wear depends on how you drive and what compounds u get... i would suggest a harder compound in this kind of car and with most good semi's this would last at least 5-6 events, as for pads, depending on how much you have to spend a carbon ceramic package can last longer then normal pads and disks but cost alot more...

a ek9 as said above would be alot cooler! although every1 has track civics and integra's so this would be very cool and different!

Cheers Dave..