Help please-can I modify
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Hello,
I am new to this forum, but would really like some advice about a track day car. I have searched and searched, but have not been able to find an answer to what I thought would be a simple question.
I have an Alfa 147 that is "spare". It is still fully road worthy and mot'd. So, I thought why not strip it out, put in a roll cage, do some other stuff (I am a mechanical engineer, so I do know what I am doing) and make it a dedicated track day car. I have a trailer to transport it on, so not being road legal is not an issue getting to events. However, that is where I get confused. Does my car have to have an mot to do track days? I cannot find a simple answer to this question! Once I strip out airbags etc, the car will no longer pass mot ( I believe), but is that an issue? There must be lots of people on here that have done exactly that and must know the answer. I would really appreciate some nice clear advice.
Thanks
Robert
I am new to this forum, but would really like some advice about a track day car. I have searched and searched, but have not been able to find an answer to what I thought would be a simple question.
I have an Alfa 147 that is "spare". It is still fully road worthy and mot'd. So, I thought why not strip it out, put in a roll cage, do some other stuff (I am a mechanical engineer, so I do know what I am doing) and make it a dedicated track day car. I have a trailer to transport it on, so not being road legal is not an issue getting to events. However, that is where I get confused. Does my car have to have an mot to do track days? I cannot find a simple answer to this question! Once I strip out airbags etc, the car will no longer pass mot ( I believe), but is that an issue? There must be lots of people on here that have done exactly that and must know the answer. I would really appreciate some nice clear advice.
Thanks
Robert
Hello,
Thank you all so much for the replies. Considering the popularity of track days, I am amazed how hard it has been to get a clear answer to this question, but you have cleared it up for me.
With regards to the roll cage, I have not made my mind up. I had just thought it was a good safety measure. This would be my very first venture into any kind of "motor racing" ( I know track days are not races), so just want to be safe.
Out of interest, does anyone know if there is an actual class of racing that a 1.6 Alfa could be used for if correctly prepped?
Thanks
Robert
Thank you all so much for the replies. Considering the popularity of track days, I am amazed how hard it has been to get a clear answer to this question, but you have cleared it up for me.
With regards to the roll cage, I have not made my mind up. I had just thought it was a good safety measure. This would be my very first venture into any kind of "motor racing" ( I know track days are not races), so just want to be safe.
Out of interest, does anyone know if there is an actual class of racing that a 1.6 Alfa could be used for if correctly prepped?
Thanks
Robert
Thanks for all the replies. Been away for a week, so not really been able to reply. On the original question, it does still seem to get a little confusing. So what I am reading is that some track days will be for fully road legal cars only, and others would allow my track only converted Alfa.
With regards to racing the vehicle, I was just curious. I am very much aware that it is no performance car, and I am only using it at all as it is a free car, it would never ever be my car of choice.
I am now having second thoughts about the cage.
Robert
With regards to racing the vehicle, I was just curious. I am very much aware that it is no performance car, and I am only using it at all as it is a free car, it would never ever be my car of choice.
I am now having second thoughts about the cage.
Robert
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