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LaurasOtherHalf
Original Poster
6,299 posts
65 months
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I nearly pulled the trigger last year but I'm having those thoughts again! Basically the vantage hits a lot of spots for me & most importantly my other half! Good looks & sounds, comfortable enough for our euro tours & probably just the right pace. I remember reading somewhere that all Aston do to their basic racers is change the discs & pads & a few other little bits, is this true? Is it relatively simple to put a track geo on it, throw on some wheels with cup tyres & go? Has anyone tried this? All hints & tips appreciated but I don't like modifying my cars beyond the usual geo & corner weight & maybe some track orientated rubber 
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krisdelta
1,790 posts
70 months
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macpaul
122 posts
30 months
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Look at it from the point of view that the track is more or less the only place to give the car its head. It's not going to beat any trackday special though.
Trackday beginners tend to stand on the brakes at every corner as they don't realise the speed these cars can carry through and the brakes and tyres will suffer as a result.
As you get better, wear is reduced but I put on a spare set of old road wheels/tyres and some EBC yellow pads which have lasted fine for two or three sessions now.
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AMDBSNick
2,224 posts
31 months
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For what its worth I did a charity day at Donington albeit not the full circuit in my old V8V. Gave it some serious grief and she took it in her stride. Scrubbed the o/s of the tyres a bit but that was it. 
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Johnfrancis
370 posts
19 months
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Tracked mine five times now, no issues, just great fun, last one at Goodwood, car was doing a gallon of petrol every 3 laps(6 mpg!!)
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michael gould
3,217 posts
110 months
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remind me not to buy your cars when they come on the market.......nearly as bad as admitting your cars had some damage to it like Johng1 did .....twice !!
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ds2000
546 posts
61 months
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I've always found people that track their cars actually tend to take better care of them, maintenance wise anyway!
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Simon T
1,652 posts
142 months
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michael gould said: remind me not to buy your cars when they come on the market.......nearly as bad as admitting your cars had some damage to it like Johng1 did .....twice !! Why? Simon
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CPBRI
197 posts
18 months
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I'd have no problem tracking the V12V, but I use the GT3 instead.
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michael gould
3,217 posts
110 months
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Well I have a choice..... do I buy a car from “Would Be Racer Boy” who rags the arse of his car round a track several times a year which puts huge stress on the car and its components or, do I buy my car from “Captain Sensible” who drives his car to the golf club and back and occasionally does a ton on the motorway because he's feeling naughty.....You work it out.......and as for the comment people who track their cars look after them better, which fictional magazine did you read that in ?
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Simon T
1,652 posts
142 months
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But... Who do you believe?  Not sure I have ever seen an Aston being treated the way you say on a trackday, has anyone else? S
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aka_kerrly
4,788 posts
79 months
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michael gould said: remind me not to buy your cars when they come on the market.......nearly as bad as admitting your cars had some damage to it like Johng1 did .....twice !! What a odd thing to come out with. For some people the only difference between road and track is at least on a track everyone is travelling the same direction!
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Lunablack
2,839 posts
31 months
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michael gould said: Well I have a choice..... do I buy a car from “Would Be Racer Boy” who rags the arse of his car round a track several times a year which puts huge stress on the car and its components or, do I buy my car from “Captain Sensible” who drives his car to the golf club and back and occasionally does a ton on the motorway because he's feeling naughty.....You work it out.......and as for the comment people who track their cars look after them better, which fictional magazine did you read that in ? You do post some tripe on occassion Michael... Where do I start?? 1 most track day goers are enthusiasts not "would be boy racers" 2 driving a car on a track day doesn't induce huge stress....... Especially on cars that were built as sports cars.... Most tracks are far smother than the road to the golf club 3 you can of course buy a car from captain sensible, but there is no guarantee that it's been driven with any idea of mechanical sympathy 4 and yes I do believe that many track day goers are the type whom would spare no expense on the upkeep of their cars... I personally know of 2 track day enthusiasts who's cars regularly win concours competitions.. I've been to many track days, and 99% of the drivers warm their cars carefully, do cool down laps, and don't thrash the guts out of them.... Don't forget, it's a track day..... Not a race day.... Folk whom go out to prove a point, usually get spotted and asked to leave very early on...
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quench
32 posts
15 months
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michael gould said: Well I have a choice..... do I buy a car from “Would Be Racer Boy” who rags the arse of his car round a track several times a year which puts huge stress on the car and its components or, do I buy my car from “Captain Sensible” who drives his car to the golf club and back and occasionally does a ton on the motorway because he's feeling naughty.....You work it out.......and as for the comment people who track their cars look after them better, which fictional magazine did you read that in ? While it's true a regularly tracked car hasn't led a pampered life, it might be argued that the life of a garage queen is not so healthy, when the car is: - driven often for short distances, never really brought up to temperature so that condensation/moisture can evaporate; - taken out of the garage just to be washed, then put back inside straight away, with same result as above; - driven more cautiously or on the motorway, so never really run in properly. To the OP, brakes and to a lesser degree OEM tires are the main weak points, as per the links posted above.
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ds2000
546 posts
61 months
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michael gould said: which fictional magazine did you read that in ? As someone thats done quite a few and have friends that have done hundreds I feel I'm qualified to comment on the people I know. Granted I'd probably not use the Aston on track but everyone I know have renewed suspension components with uprated items, uprated their brakes and keep their cars in top mechanical order. A few of the guys are more anal about their motors than 90% of enthusiasts.
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michael gould
3,217 posts
110 months
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Well I look forward to you all putting in your ads " tracked on a regular basis by Aston Enthusiast " and see what reponse you get.
Personally if I did track my car or it had been involved in an accident I wouldn't mention it and, the first thing I would do if buying from somebody on PH is check all their posts
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Simon T
1,652 posts
142 months
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michael gould said: Well I look forward to you all putting in your ads " tracked on a regular basis by Aston Enthusiast " and see what reponse you get.
Personally if I did track my car or it had been involved in an accident I wouldn't mention it and, the first thing I would do if buying from somebody on PH is check all their posts so we should beware of buying a car from you as like you said if it was in an accident you would not mention it? S
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ds2000
546 posts
61 months
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Simon T said: so we should beware of buying a car from you as like you said if it was in an accident you would not mention it?
S Quite.... beware the seller that's had the audacity to have a bit of fun in his Aston..... my olde S2000 was in better shape for being tracked than any other on the market when I was selling, new shocks, new suspension, fully polybushed, all fluids changed at least every 10 months, waxoiled every 2 years, fully detailed.... poor buyer that flew in from Holland 5 years ago and still loves it now.... Anyway, O/P : Good pads, good fluid and enjoy yourself!
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Lunablack
2,839 posts
31 months
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michael gould said: Personally if I did track my car or it had been involved in an accident I wouldn't mention it and, the first thing I would do if buying from somebody on PH is check all their posts I'd rather buy a car with a known history...... Rather than one where the owner hides the truth
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Jockman
7,040 posts
29 months
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Lunablack said: Where do I start?? Well, Luna, you could start by using a spell-check and also stop using Accusatives (whom) when they should be Nominatives (who). As you were
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